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Name
Jay Simmons
Title
Process Engineer/New Product Development Manager, NORPAC
Bio
Jay has worked for NORPAC for over 44 years. He started in the research & development division in Weyerhaeuser working on recycling and paper-making technologies supporting new product development for the fine paper and newsprint business sectors.
During the late 80s he was a key technical resource on the design and startup team for the new NORPAC deink facility, which started up in 1991.
Additional lead for projects for the deink facility included the development of NORPAC raw material quality measurement practices and reporting criteria.
From 1991 to 2016, responsibilities included managing raw material purchases, quality, strategies, process improvement projects, cost reduction, and quality improvement.
Current responsibilities include manager packaging product development, interface to sales strategies for new grades, manager chain of custody, environmental department support, technical process design support for planned new recycling facility, and process improvements & projects.
He is a member of the following efforts to improve quality and consumption of paper grades: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Recycling Steering Committee, Washington State Department of Ecology Recycling Steering Committee, and Washington State Recycling Development Center Advisory Board.
During the late 80s he was a key technical resource on the design and startup team for the new NORPAC deink facility, which started up in 1991.
Additional lead for projects for the deink facility included the development of NORPAC raw material quality measurement practices and reporting criteria.
From 1991 to 2016, responsibilities included managing raw material purchases, quality, strategies, process improvement projects, cost reduction, and quality improvement.
Current responsibilities include manager packaging product development, interface to sales strategies for new grades, manager chain of custody, environmental department support, technical process design support for planned new recycling facility, and process improvements & projects.
He is a member of the following efforts to improve quality and consumption of paper grades: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Recycling Steering Committee, Washington State Department of Ecology Recycling Steering Committee, and Washington State Recycling Development Center Advisory Board.
