Kevin Biehle, Range Fuels’ Vice President of Production, has 24 years of experience in manufacturing platform development, operations cost management, Lean Manufacturing, and Operational Excellence techniques. Kevin participated in the design, build, and operation of the first fully integrated thermo-chemical cellulosic ethanol optimization plant in the world; Range Fuels’ K2A Optimization Plant. He managed the Commissioning, Startup, and Operation of the Soperton Plant; Range Fuels’ first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant. Before coming to Range Fuels he spent the first 20 years of his career with BASF in various manufacturing leadership positions and nearly 2 years with VeraSun Energy a producer of corn ethanol. Kevin earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri – Rolla and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s business school Kellogg.