Dr. Richard Phillips is an Adjunct Professor and Executive in Residence in the Department of Wood and Paper Science (Paper Science and Engineering) at North Carolina State University, having retired as Senior Vice President-Technology and Manufacturing from International Paper. In this position, Dr. Phillips was responsible for providing manufacturing and engineering services, as well as oversight of corporate research and development for International Paper Companies. Dr. Phillips was responsible for the establishment of an integrated pulp and paper mill facility in Brazil and was a board member of the joint venture between IP and Ilim in Russia. Currently, Dr. Phillips teaches Strategic Business Practices in the Pulp and Paper Industry at NCSU and provides leadership and critical thinking across the Department. Dr. Phillips earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University. Dr. Richard Phillips is a recognized expert in strategic and investment analysis in the pulp and paper industry.
Dr. Gonzalez is co-director of the Tissue Pack Innovation Lab (
www.go.ncsu.edu/tissue) and Faculty of Conversion Economics and Supply Chain in the Paper Science & Engineering Program at NC State University. Prior to joining NC State University, Dr. Gonzalez was corporate controller manufacturing and logistics for North, Central and South America for Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA, currently Essity, the biggest global tissue producer). He also held several positions in controlling and manufacturing at Smurfit Kappa Carton de Venezuela (an integrated forestry, pulp and paper, and packaging solutions company). Dr. Gonzalez supports companies in analyzing emerging technologies and materials and their impact on their cost structure and profitability. Every year, Dr. Gonzalez’s group evaluates the hygiene tissue market (product performance, product offering, and pricing), establishing correlation between regional behaviors and global megatrends. Dr. Gonzalez ‘s group develops process simulation and financial models for pulp and paper mill facilities to understand process economics and the impact of new investments.
Dr. Hasan Jameel is the Jordan Family Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University and board member of Packaging Corporation America. Dr. Jameel’s professional specialties include pulping and bleaching, process optimization and simulation, bio-energy and gasification. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton. He has industrial operational experience with International Paper. Dr. Jameel has received numerous honors and awards for his work, including the Johan C.F.C. Richter Prize from the TAPPI Pulp Manufacture Division. Other TAPPI honors include the David Wetherhorn Award (1994), TAPPI Outstanding Instructor (1995) and the Wayne Carr Best Paper Award (2002).
NCSU Strategic Market Analysis and Financial Training for the Pulp & Paper and Related Industries