Robert Woods has over 25 years of experience in engineering roles within the paper industry. He holds multiple qualifications including a Diploma of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, and Graduate Diploma of Business. Woods has a history of successfully managing projects to improve safety, operations, and product quality. He is also experienced in leadership, technical troubleshooting, and maintaining continuous operations.

1. RESUME
NAME: Robert Woods
TELEPHONE: home: (02) 44417217 mob: 0418 678624
E-Mail: crwoods26@bigpond.com
Qualifications & Professional Development
Diploma of Engineering (Marine) with Distinction Aust. Maritime College
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) University of Qld
Grad. Diploma of Business (Management) A.P.E.S.A. / Deakin Uni.
Other Certificates / Training:
• Fundamentals & Advanced Pumping Training Course (2015)
• Confined Space Certificate EMS16605 (2013)
• INVENTOR 3-D Drawing 3 day course (2014); Guided on-line course (2015) ; Autocad Int.Certificate (2005)
• TPM Training: Getting LEAN & TPM to Work Workshop (2008); Advanced TPM Training (2009); Get New
Equipment Right the First Time Workshop ( 2015)
• HAZOP Leaders Course ( 2003 )
• Provide First Aid ( 2015 )
• White Card – Construction Industry Induction ( 2015 )
• Forklift HRW License ( 2015 )
Management Strengths:
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, from concept and design through to implementation, with recent
projects achieving their desired outcomes
• Ability to understand and solve technical problems enhanced by experience in an operational environment.
Able to work collaboratively with other operational staff and external resources to achieve desired outcomes.
• A keen eye for detail with patience, determination and persistence to trouble shoot technical issues.
• Demonstrated leadership & supervision abilities with experience managing operational and contract personnel.
• Strong understanding and application of engineering and maintenance activities in a continuous operations
facility.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
January 2011- December 2015
Project Engineer, Australian Paper – Shoalhaven Paper Mill, NSW
Duties: Implementation of Capital Projects to improve mill safety, operational performance and quality of product.
Provide engineering support and advice to management, operations and maintenance sections. CAD drafting and
design work. Drawing and P&ID updating. Drawing office support.
Achievements:
• Successfully engineered and managed a complex rebuild of the Wet End of a Paper Machine within budget and
on time. This project achieved its efficiency and product quality improvements as well as significantly improving
safety in the section.
• Designed and implemented an innovative reel guillotining system that enabled significant productivity gains to be
realized,
• Designed, engineered and implemented a unique system to feed the paper tail at the press section of PM3. For
a low cost, this project realized significant safety improvements and reduced paper feed times.
• Redesign of layout and relocation of mill trim baler systems to separate pedestrians from forklifts. This project
made very effective use of the available space and was well accepted by the crews.
• Designed and implemented an Automatic paper and tail cutter at low capital cost that resulted in substantially
improving safety and machine performance by preventing paper jam ups.

2. • Designed and implemented various chemical system upgrades/improvements for retention aid polymers, calcite
dosing, alum dosing, caustic make-down and dosing, and dye dosing systems to improve machine performance
and grade change stability.
• Designed layout and managed upgrade of a pallet wrapping line to the stretch wrap unit. This project reduced
paper losses and prevented potential injuries to operators by eliminating pallet falls.
• With consultants, designed and manufactured innovative lifting beams that made removal& installation of
machine components much easier and safer for the operators.
• Managed and implemented safety/guarding projects throughout the mill in accordance with the Australian
Standards
• Managed shut down of the effluent Treatment Plant and cleaning activities in accordance with EPA requirements
for the mill closure. This activity was done on schedule with no recorded incidents.
All projects were completed on time, within budget and achieved their desired operational improvements. Due to
restricted capital and engineering resources available, it was critical that all projects were well researched and
understood leading to innovative and elegant design solutions at minimal cost.
April 2006 – January 2011
Shift Manager, Australian Paper – Shoalhaven Paper Mill, NSW
Duties: Management and supervision of a Shift Production and maintenance crew comprising 16 personnel. I was
accountable for production on shift and the performance of my crew. The operational area comprised - 2 x paper
machines (on a swing shift operation), ancillary equipment, stock preparation, gas fired boiler, water, air, and effluent
plants.
Chair daily production meeting and weekly planning meeting with management and support staff when on D/S.
Achievements:
• In a period of significant change and site restructuring, I lead, coached and directed my team to achieve
production targets with no major safety incidents or absenteeism.
• With the introduction of Lean Manufacturing, I actively lead and guided my Shift team members as we formed
TPM Improvement Teams and implemented the TPM program. My teams achieved significant workplace
improvements resulting in the reorganisation and tidy up of work areas with tools placed on shadow boards,
instrument and pipe labelling, and marking out of designated work areas.
• During the transition of transferring all grades to one machine, our crew investigated and resolved a number of
operational issues affecting critical Watermarking grades. Our investigations, actions and recommendations that
were implemented improved the watermark quality and prevented any quality incidents. Investigated a long term
quality issue conducting machine trials to determine the cause of defects in the paper. My recommendation to
reduce Retention Aid chemical flows reduced defects and avoided potential product quality claims.
• Designed and installed replacement doctors on wet end rolls to achieve product quality improvements and
maintenance savings.
April 1998 – April 2006
Paper Mill Area Engineer, Shoalhaven Paper Mill, NSW
Duties: Implementation and management of Capital Projects in the Pulp and Paper Mills. Provide engineering support
and advice to management, operations and contract maintenance sections to improve plant performance.
Achievements:
• I successfully managed many upgrade and improvement projects across all section of the paper machines and
Pulp Mill. Projects were completed on time with no safety incidents, within budget and achieved their goals of
performance and safety improvements. I was a major contributor to the continued improvements in operating
efficiencies over the period with PM1 achieving record efficiencies in 2006.
• Engineered and managed various projects including:
o Stock screening Upgrade PM1- significantly improved paper quality and operating performance.
o Dryer Screen Cleaning Installations PM1,2,3 – paper quality improvement
o Doctor installations and upgrades on PM1,2,3 - quality improvement
o Design & installation auto tail feed dryer section PM2,3 - safety
o Implementation of guarding/safety improvements in accordance with Australian Standards and “Making
Paper Safely” Industry guidelines and Safety Committee recommendations,
o Screening Upgrades in the Waste Pulp Plant- reduce contaminants ; increase yield
o Cyclone cleaning system upgrades, Paper & Pulp Mills – quality

3. All these achievements involved consulting and working collaboratively with other engineers and operational
staff, management, maintenance personnel, suppliers and external contractors.
Sept 1994 – April 1998
Pulp Mill and Services Engineer, Shoalhaven Paper Mill, NSW
Duties: Responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Services Plant (3 x coal fired boilers; 6 MW steam
turbine; coal and ash conveying systems; Black liquor recovery plant & ancillary Services plant). The plant had 20
operational staff for a continuous 24/7 x 5 shift operation.
Achievements:
• Improved plant reliability by working collaboratively with the maintenance contractor to improve maintenance
practices and having better supervision of contract labour in overhauls.
• Reduced fuel consumption by implementing a program to record steam, condensate and fuel usage weekly and
by making operators aware of steam and fuel wastage and working to eliminate poor operational practices.
• Identified cause of continued boiler tube failures and implemented a plan to rectify the boilers and prevent a
reoccurrence through chemical cleans, changing the water chemistry control program, monitoring condensate
and improved testing and monitoring of water chemistry.
• Initiated a “Continuous Improvement” team approach between contract maintenance personnel and operations
personnel in my section. This initiative was taken mill wide and was key in improving the overall site wide
maintenance performance.
April 1994 –Sept 1994
Superintendent - Services and WAO Plant, Associated Pulp & Paper Mills – Burnie Mill, Tasmania
Duties: Responsible for the operations, maintenance and engineering support of the Services and Wet Air Oxidation
Plants (3x coal & wood fired boilers; 3x waste heat boilers; 2 steam turbine generators; steam, air, water reticulation
systems; centrifugal, screw, reciprocating air compressors; coal and wood waste conveyors; water filtration plants;
demineralisation plants; effluent treatment plant. Wet Air Oxidation Plant equipment included Centrifugal and
reciprocating air compressors; steam generating evaporators; H.P. pumps; HP combustion reactor for the black liquor
(20 MPa) and various pressure vessels.) The plant had 45 operational personnel on a continuous 24/7 x 5 shift
operation.
September 1991 – April 1994
Area Engineer - Services and WAO Plant
Duties: Provide engineering support and implement improvement projects. Assist to plan and monitor boiler
overhauls. Ensure Statutory and other pressure vessel plant inspections are carried out.
Supervise and carry out turbine overhauls in conjunction with turbine specialists.
Support maintenance when carrying out repair work on pressure plant.
Achievements:
• Established pressure vessel and safety valve register and statutory inspection regime
• Implemented safety valve testing procedure on main boilers
• Designed and installed a back wash system to WAO reactor to reduce cleaning down time.
• Designed and installed improved desuperheating/ pressure reduction station
• Redesigned boiler grate components and woodwaste transfer equipment to increase MTBF.
• Coordinated and documented weld qualification procedures with the DLI and welding workshop for pressure
vessel repair work and project work.
May 1988 –September 1991
Project Engineer, Associated Pulp & Paper Mills – Burnie Mill, Tasmania

4. Duties: Carry out project works during 2 upgrades of a caustic recovery plant including commissioning and training of
operators.
Achievements:
• Rebuild of fluidized bed furnace and combustion chamber refractory lining
• Redesign of tuyeres to prevent premature failure of fluid bed dome
• Redesign of a caustic leaching system to improve performance
• Design of a solids recovery plant
• Design and installation of boiler tube protection shields to prevent erosion from aggressive dust
• Leader of pre-commissioning team for the entire plant. Assist to commission sections of plant.
• Supervision of draftsmen in drawing office
Gained experience implementing project works including training of operators and plant commissioning works. Plant
equipment included: 2 stage fluidised bed furnace; HP & LP pressure boilers; lean and dense phase conveying
systems; pelletising, crushing, screening, milling equipment; conveyors and bucket elevators; caustic leaching
system; black and white liquor systems.
Extra – Curricular Activities
Outside of family life, I am a keen sportsman and follower. I enjoy squash, golf, & tennis and cross-country running.
Referees:
Bruce Borchardt
Shoalhaven Paper Mill Manager
Mob: 0427 126 507
John Bishop
Engineering Manager – Shoalhaven Paper Mill
Mob: 0407 425 101