LAURENT  PARENT, P.E.

5 Mayfield Drive                                                                                 Home:   207-857-9334

Westbrook, ME 04092                                                                        Mobile:  207-991-3024

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

·         Licensed Professional Engineer

·         Experienced in leading a staff of engineers

·         Can successfully manage multiple projects

·         Skilled in organizing and presenting technical information

Professional Experience:

Metso Inc., Biddeford Maine

Metso is a manufacturer of paper and nonwovens processing equipment and systems.  Had responsibility for process and controls engineering of complex systems for paper making as well as R&D.

                     1999 to present                      Member of Leadership Team

                     1997 to present                      Manager of Technology and Development

                     1989 to 1997                          Manager of Process Engineering

                     1986 to 1989                          Process Engineer

                     1987 to 1990                          Manager of Service        

                     1985 to 1986                          Process and Controls Engineer

·         Instrumental in making Metso the leader in THRU-AIR® drying and constantly setting new performance standards for the industry.  This has been accomplished through creative product development with rapid response to customer's needs and anticipation of market trends.

·         Member of business unit leadership team participating in policy making, setting business goals and strategy, budgeting, capital investment decisions, and other management activities.

·         Managed a staff of engineers including a research scientist, process development engineers, process engineers, and controls engineers.

·         Responsible for product development, laboratory facilities and testing, process engineering, controls engineering, and software development. 

·         Formed and led a corporate emissions team to keep abreast of worldwide emission regulations, assist customers in the permitting process for new construction, maintain a database of compliance data, and writing of consistent performance guarantees.

·         Awarded three patents and have seven other inventions in the patent process.

·         Supervised over twenty system start-ups from static check-out of electrical, controls, and mechanical systems to performance verification of all systems.

·         Developed in-house software to more accurately model the process, improve productivity and enhance technical presentations to customers.

GTE Products Corporation, Standish, Maine

                 1982 to 1985                                     Product Development Engineer

·         Developed electro-mechanical control devices from conception to prototype and customer acceptance.

·         Performed functional and environmental cycling tests.

·         Designed special manufacturing equipment for the developed products.

·         Improved the production process in a Haitian assembly plant and was able to reduce inspection time by 95% while improving product quality and yield.

Central Maine Technical College

                 1983 and 1984                                 Instructor

·         Taught a night course in materials science.

Technical Papers and Presentations

·         Improved Moisture Profiles by TAD Hood Profiling by Laurent Parent at Tissue World 2004.

·         Short Course instructor to the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 1999 and 2000.

·         INFLUENCE OF SPECIFIC ENERGY ON THE PROPERTIES OF NONWOVEN FABRICS by Laurent Parent and Tim Connolly. Published by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 1993.

Education and Professional Development

·         Underwent an extensive Leadership Effectiveness Analysis^TM resulting in diagnostic feedback of practices and behaviors that need to be strengthened, modified, or added to my leadership repertoire.  The process consisted of various tests, a 360° evaluation, and several one-on-one meetings with an industrial psychologist.

·         Attended various management training courses over the years including the comprehensive Bridge training in Dublin.

·         University of Maine, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1982