Tom Rodencal

Current

President at Rodencal Paper Consulting Inc.

Past

Director Paper Machine Technology at Domtar
Sr. Paper Staff Engineer at Georgia Pacific
Staff Engineer at International Paper

Manager Finished Products at International Paper
Engineer at Hammermill Paper Co

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Education

State University of New York College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry

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Connections

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Industry

Paper & Forest Products

Tom Rodencal’s Summary

Recognized industry expert in paper machine optimization, troubleshooting, and overall quality improvment. Thirty five plus years experience in both corporate and mill managment postions in several large pulp and paper companies. Experienced in training, capital project development and execution, strategic studies, and equipment start-up.

Tom Rodencal’s Specialties:

Specailists in paper machine operations auditing and troublshooting. Familiar with advanced diagnotstics techniques. Expertise in wet end operations including reducing process variaiton.

Tom Rodencal’s Experience

President

Rodencal Paper Consulting Inc.

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

March 2009 — Present (9 months)

Offering operations improvement, benchmarking, capital planning, and strategic planning support for paper mill and pulp drying operations.
Director Paper Machine Technology

Domtar

(Public Company; Paper & Forest Products industry)

April 2004 — February 2009 (4 years 11 months)

Support to all manufacturing sites including capital projects, technical serivice, technolgy transfer, and profit improvement. Conducted company network meetings between mill sites. Worked with corporate procurement on key paper machine purchasing programs.
Sr. Paper Staff Engineer

Georgia Pacific

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

1997 — 2004 (7 years )

Worked in the Engineering, Technology, and Manufacturing Services department providing technical and engineering support to all GP manufacturing sites. Member of a machine audit team that conducted comprehensive operations improvement studies of paper, board, and tissue machines.
Staff Engineer

International Paper

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

1992 — 1997 (5 years )

Provided technical and engineering support to all IP manufacturing sites. Worked in the Paper Mfg. Services division in Mobile, Al. Lead process engineer for a greenfield 1200 tpd fine paper machine project from scope development to startup.
Manager Finished Products

International Paper

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

1989 — 1992 (3 years )

Finished products department manager for a 1700 tpd bleached pulp and paper mill operation in Georgetown SC. Also served one year as the mills Manager of Technical Services which included oversight of the engineering, technical, environmental, and quality departments.
Engineer

Hammermill Paper Co

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

1972 — 1978 (6 years )