A consulting service specializing in the supply of
specialty chemicals to the pulp and paper industry.
Areas of specialization include:
qSpecialty
Chemical Applications (all types)
qSpecific
Areas of Expertise
oSizing
(alkaline & rosin based)
oRetention/Drainage
oDeposition
Control
oWet
Strength
oLiquid
Packaging Production
qChemical
Industry and Pulp/Paper Industry Networks
qBuying/Selling
Programs and Contracts
qIndustry
Surveys
qTraining
qStrategic
Planning
Typical assignments from chemical companies include:
qDevelop a
sales & marketing plan for new product introduction.
qSurvey and
Market Analysis.
qNetworking
& Industry Presentations.
qContact
Development.
Work for Pulp & Paper Producers
qRFP
preparation and development.
qSupply Chain
optimization.
qPurchasing
negotiations.
THOMAS F
THOMAS F. MILLER President
Mr. Miller is a seasoned
veteran of technical sales, marketing and the servicing of specialty chemical
products for the pulp and paper industry. His background includes work in
field sales and servicing, marketing, product development and management,
P&L responsibility and quality management. During his nearly thirty-seven
year career in the chemical industry, his involvement has always been with
chemical suppliers directly aligned with pulp and paper manufacturers. During
the past seven years, Mr. Miller has been heavily involved with all issues
relating to Supply Chain optimization, the "bundled bid" process
via comprehensive RFP's and developing co-supplier relationships in order to
expand chemical product offerings for various customer requirements.
Mr. Miller graduated
from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA in 1966 with a degree in Chemistry. His
involvement with the supply of specialty chemicals to the pulp and paper
industry began immediately upon his graduation and has continued ever since.
Mr. Miller has also been trained through numerous industry and university
programs during his career.
Mr. Miller's working
career includes twenty-six years of service with Hercules' paper chemicals
business in seven different geographic locations. His work included three
tours of duty in the areas of product and market development, corporate sales
and marketing as well as extensive work in field sales and servicing of
specialty chemicals business for the pulp and paper industry. Mr. Miller's
work portfolio also includes an ex-patriot general management assignment for
the Hercules paper chemicals business in Brazil and service as Quality
Director during the move to TQM in the 1980's. For the past seven years, Mr.
Miller has played a key role is establishing and expanding the Strategic
Accounts efforts of the Eka Chemicals Division of Akzo Nobel in North
America.
Mr. Miller is a member
of TAPPI, the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry; PIMA, the
Paper Industry Management Association and SAMA, the Strategic Account
Management Association. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the North
Carolina State University Pulp and Paper Foundation and is currently serving
as a member of the Executive Committee. During his career, Mr. Miller has
traveled extensively developing contacts and associations with pulp and paper
mills and aligned suppliers throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific and South
America. His language capability has included fluency in Brazilian
Portuguese, French and German.
Mr. Miller has worked with
and/or visited over 80% of all pulp and paper manufacturing locations in
the Americas.
Mr. Miller's experience
includes extensive product development in the areas of sizing, alkaline
papermaking, retention/drainage, liquid packaging, wet strengthening and
deposition control. He has been involved with the issuance of several
patents within these fields.
Mr. Miller has published
several technical papers and has copyrighted several Market Surveys for
specialty chemical applications in pulp and paper. TF Miller Enterprises
is offering some of these studies for sale.
TF Miller Enterprises is
involved in the brokering, toll manufacturing and sales/servicing of
several pulp and paper specialty chemicals.
Mr. Miller
is a nice guy.
TF Miller Enterprises, Inc. was started by Mr. Thomas F. Miller in March,
2003. The primary mission of TF Miller Enterprises is to provide consulting
services to the global chemicals industry seeking to sell specialty chemicals
to the pulp and paper industry. TF Miller Enterprises also works directly
with pulp and paper producers on technical applications as well as purchasing
programs, supply chain optimization and corporate contracting.
The principal, Mr. Thomas F. Miller, is a technically trained sales and
marketing professional with more than 38 years of service working for various
global chemical companies involved with sales to the pulp and paper industry.
He has always worked with applications into pulp and paper manufacture and
has substantial experience globally as well as throughout North America. Mr.
Miller served in a senior management expatriate assignment in Brazil. His
experience includes exposure to pulp and paper operations throughout the
world.
TF Miller Enterprises, Inc. is located in Atlanta, GA. The organization
has substantial networking ties to various supplier, consulting, advisory and
cooperative groups working with the pulp and paper industry.
Thomas F. Miller graduated from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA with a
degree in chemistry in 1966. He immediately embarked on a career within the
paper chemicals group of Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE. His career
with Hercules encompassed nearly 26 years and included service in seven
locations, an expatriate assignment in Brazil and senior management positions
always within the pulp and paper chemicals business. Mr. Miller also worked
for Akzo Nobel, Eka Pulp and Paper Chemicals Division, Marietta, GA for 7
years. His specific areas of expertise involve sizing, alkaline papermaking,
wet strength applications, liquid packaging, surface sizing materials,
retention and drainage applications as well as rosin based products.
Mr. Miller also served in a capacity as Hercules' Worldwide Director of
Quality in the 1990's. His experience included incorporation of all aspects
of Total Quality Management into the Hercules organization as well as global
ISO 9000 certifications.
Mr. Miller has had language fluency with Brazilian Portuguese, French
and German in the past. He is a long-term member of TAPPI and PIMA and has
served on the Board of Directors of the NC State Pulp and Paper Foundation
working in roles on the executive, external affairs and investment advisory
committees.
11/7/04
TF Miller Enterprises, Inc
TF Miller Enterprises, Inc. was started by Mr. Thomas F. Miller in March, 2003. The primary mission of TF Miller Enterprises is to provide consulting services to the global chemicals industry seeking to sell specialty chemicals to the pulp and paper industry. TF Miller Enterprises also works directly with pulp and paper producers on technical applications as well as purchasing programs, supply chain optimization and corporate contracting.
The principal, Mr. Thomas F. Miller, is a technically trained sales and marketing professional with more than 38 years of service working for various global chemical companies involved with sales to the pulp and paper industry. He has always worked with applications into pulp and paper manufacture and has substantial experience globally as well as throughout North America. Mr. Miller served in a senior management expatriate assignment in Brazil. His experience includes exposure to pulp and paper operations throughout the world.
TF Miller Enterprises, Inc. is located in Atlanta, GA. The organization has substantial networking ties to various supplier, consulting, advisory and cooperative groups working with the pulp and paper industry.
11/07/2004
TF Miller Enterprises, Inc
Thomas F. Miller graduated from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA with a degree in chemistry in 1966. He immediately embarked on a career within the paper chemicals group of Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE. His career with Hercules encompassed nearly 26 years and included service in seven locations, an expatriate assignment in Brazil and senior management positions always within the pulp and paper chemicals business. Mr. Miller also worked for Akzo Nobel, Eka Pulp and Paper Chemicals Division, Marietta, GA for 7 years. His specific areas of expertise involve sizing, alkaline papermaking, wet strength applications, liquid packaging, surface sizing materials, retention and drainage applications as well as rosin based products.
Mr. Miller also served in a capacity as Hercules' Worldwide Director of Quality in the 1990's. His experience included incorporation of all aspects of Total Quality Management into the Hercules organization as well as global ISO 9000 certifications.
Mr. Miller has had language fluency with Brazilian Portuguese, French and German in the past. He is a long-term member of TAPPI and PIMA and has served on the Board of Directors of the NC State Pulp and Paper Foundation working in roles on the executive, external affairs and investment advisory committees.
11/07/2004
Contact Information:
Contact
Information:
Thomas F.
Miller (Tom Miller) TF Miller Enterprises, Inc.
Cell: 678.463.2376
Home: 770.645.8709
Fax: 770.518.3462
Email: tfmiller@bellsouth.net