Background

Tom has worked with Buckman International as a global subject-matter expert in pulping and related processes. During his six-year tenure, he worked with Sales Associates and their customers in 19 countries. He is the author of a series of global webinars discussing various facets of the pulp industry from pitch control to bleaching enzymes. He has authored several papers and made presentations for World Pulp and Paper, TAPPI, Pulp and Paper Canada, ABTCP and CIADICYP. He has taught introduction to pulping courses for customers and sales associates alike on four continents and has visited over 150 mills, roughly half of which are in North America. He is an instructor for TAPPI’s Introduction to Pulp and Paper short course and Pulping and Bleaching Short Course.

Tom worked internally at several mills during his career and held roles as technical manager, managed a corporate PSM audit team, and chaired the corporate fiberline manager’s roundtable. Tom’s area of emphasis is pulping, bleaching, and liquor cycle management, which includes black liquor evaporation, recovery boilers, and recausticizing/lime kiln operations. He also has experience in paper manufacturing (packaging and graphics) and held licenses in both wastewater and drinking water operations in the State of Kentucky.

Specialization

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