2014 TAPPI Tissue 101: Properties and Processes Course Faculty
November 6-7, 2014
Co-located with November 2014 TAPPI Yankee Dryer Subcommittee Meeting
Miron Construction, Neenah, Wisconsin
 | Bruce W. Janda, Course Chair Co-founder and Principal of InnovaSpec, LLC and Course Chair has over 37 years of experience in the Paper and Nonwoven industry, specializing in Tissue and Towel Processes and Products. Bruce held positions in the Tissue industry at Georgia-Pacific, Kimberly-Clark and others with roles in Product Development, Engineering, and Manufacturing. He worked on the supplier side at AstenJohnson as the Product Manager for TAD and Forming Fabrics in addition to leading serving as the North American Product Business Leader and Global Innovation Leader for Forming. Bruce has extensive applications experience on World Class, high speed Tissue and TAD machines in North America and Europe both as a producer and supplier. He had the opportunity to participate in three new tissue machine projects as process design leader, construction supervisor, and checkout/start up leader. Bruce has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, MBA from University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, Executive Scholar Certificate from the Kellogg School of Northwestern University, and Lean Sigma Black Belt Certification from AstenJohnson. He has 15 US patents issued and 3 pending, all related to Tissue and papermaking. One of his key product development projects was leadership of the eMotion® electronic towel dispenser and TAD towel from concept through manufacturing and commercialization. This now represents a $1 billion/year sales brand for Georgia-Pacific. |
 | Rene Naranjo Rene is with BTG-Americas and has 39+ years in the Tissue Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Conventional and TAD. His experience includes 25 years at Kimberly-Clark in Process and Operations. He also served for six years at Voith Sulzer Paper in the Paper Machine Design and Research & Development divisions. Rene's experience also includes work with Voith/Andritz as a Senior Engineer in Process Technology and in Associated Machine Design with the Sales and Design Engineering Department. Additionally, he worked 7 years with AstenJohnson as a Global Product Manager TAD Tissue Technical Resource. |
 | Lucyna M. Pawlowska A Tissue Process Application Specialist working for Kemira North America. She interfaces closely with Kemira’s sales and research and development, as well as the mill production staff to facilitate product development and the introduction of products into the market place. Prior to her current position, she worked in paper chemicals R&D for 18 years developing new products, such as retention aids, temporary wet strength resin, dry strength resins, internal and surface sizing agents, emulsifiers for sizing agents, softeners and tissue creping aids. Lucyna has a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the Charter Oak State College, Newington, CT, and a Master Degree of Commodities Engineering from the University of Economy, Krakow, Poland. She relocated from Poland to U.S.A. in 1988 and gained her US citizenship in 1993. In 1991 she started her career in the paper chemicals industry with American Cyanamid. Due to a series of spin offs and acquisitions in the paper chemicals industry, during her career she worked for Cytec Industries, Bayer, Bayer Chemicals and Lanxess. She joined Kemira Chemicals Inc., in April 2006 following the acquisition of Lanxess. Lucyna was awarded four patents and filed several patent applications. She has presented at paper conferences in the U.S.A., Canada, Poland, and South Korea. She is a member of TAPPI. |
 | Jeff Peters BTG Americas, Jeff graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He started his career with Hercules Incorporated. Over his 23 year career, he spent time in field sales, Global Tissue Applications, Tissue Business Management and Global Tissue Marketing. Jeff left the paper industry for a few years to test his entrepreneurial spirit. Four years ago he joined BTG Americas as their Tissue Applications Manager. |
 | Peter E. McCabe Peter has 33 years of experience in the Paper industry specializing in the Tissue and Towel segment. In 2002, he joined AstenJohnson as the Product Manager, Design and Applications Specialist for Tissue Forming and Through Air Dried fabrics. He has also had the roles of Tissue Business Team Leader for North America and European markets, and Strategic Business Manager. Currently, Peter serves as the Business Team Leader for the Midwest US leading the Sales and Service team. He has extensive Chemical and Machine Clothing applications experience on World Class, high speed conventional Tissue and Through Air Dried machines. Prior to joining AstenJohnson, Peter was a Regional Sales Manager with Georgia-Pacific Resins for 16 years and a field sales/service rep for Hercules Incorporated for 5 years. Peter has a B.S. degree in Chemistry and Business from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire (1981). |
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Daniel Hédou Daniel is in his 17th year with AstenJohnson and his current title is Marketing Manager/Press Global Technology Leader for AstenJohnson in Clinton SC. He graduated as a mechanical engineer with a management option from the University of Ottawa. He since acquired a lean sigma black belt and marketing certification from Cornell University. Daniel has held various positions in the paper industry starting in press applications and technical service, and various positions in product management, and sales and marketing with clothing and chemical companies. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, working out and playing acoustic guitar.
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