Bob Birkhauser

Background

Bob’s expertise is in Power and Recovery Operations, gained through over 50 years of manufacturing experience in the pulp & paper and power industries.  During his time in industry, Bob has held roles as project engineer, maintenance supervisor, pulp mill superintendent, power superintendent, and recovery manager.

Specialization

At Pillar Engineering, Bob specializes in, but is not limited to, the following pillars:

Senior Power and Recovery Engineer

Operations

  • Benchmarking

  • SOP Development

  • Best Practices Implementation

  • Outage Support & Management

  • Contractor Oversight

  • Mentoring and Teaching Young Operations Supervisors and Managers

Engineering

  • Process Center-lining

  • Small Project Management


Education

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.