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Mr. John McKinnon

McKinnon Engineering LLC

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I am a seasoned water and wastewater treatment process engineer with more than 36 years of experience in process and equipment design, operations optimization and troubleshooting, operator training, and regulatory affairs.

My projects have addressed a wide range of processes, including biological treatment, physical/chemical treatment, membrane systems, sludge and residuals handling and disposal, effluent recycle and reuse, and permitting and regulatory compliance support.

I have experience in the pulp and paper, plywood and dimensional lumber, petrochemicals, electronic materials, consulting services and municipal wastewater industries. During my tenure at Kimberly-Clark, I coordinated water and wastewater treatment design and process improvements for more than 55 facilities in 23 countries. I also coordinated the corporate water use reduction program, which has eliminated more than 10 billion gallons of fresh water usage to date.

I recently retired and have launched my own industrial water and wastewater consulting firm, McKinnon Engineering LLC, where I will provide the same high quality services to clients around the world. For more details, please see my Web site at www.McKinnonEngineering.com.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Ms. Sanitary Engineering, 1977
Water and Wastewater Treatment
1975 To 1977

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
B. Chemical Engineering, 1975
Chemical Engineering
1969 To 1975

Job History

McKinnon Engineering LLC
President
January 2014 - present

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Global Water Stewardship Program Leader
Roswell
July 2009 - January 2014

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Engineering Technical Leader II, Wastewater Specialist
Roswell
November 1999 - July 2009

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Engineering Technical Leader I, Wastewater Specialist
Roswell
November 1995 - November 1999

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Senior Engineer, Wastewater and Solid Waste Specialist
Roswell
June 1990 - November 1995

Stone Container Corporation
Regional Manager, Environmental Services
Atlanta
March 1986 - June 1990

Brown and Caldwell Consulting Engineers
Senior Environmental Engineer
Atlanta
October 1984 - September 1985

Monsanto Electronic Materials Corporation
Environmental Control Supervisor
Spartanburg
June 1981 - October 1984

Monsanto Chemical Corporation
Senior Environmental Engineer
Alvin
January 1979 - June 1981

International Paper Company
Senior Research Engineer
Mobile
November 1976 - January 1979