We're a firm of highly motivated professionals with decades of experience in complex process industry operations and dedicated to amazing our clients.
We help chemical, energy and other process industry firms leverage their existing assets by optimizing the interfaces between infrastructure, manufacturing process and technology systems to create significant improvements to operating and bottom line performance.
We ultimately serve as a catalyst to help our clients
- make better, more profitable investment decisions regarding their operating assets
- identify and harvest no-cost improvements across multiple operating areas and
- implement these solutions faster and more effectively
- A proven methodology and disciplined approach that works fast to create superior results. Our approach is like a reaction and refining process in a chemical operation with 5DN team members acting as a potent catalyst.
- Highly experienced, creative professionals with the capability to think on multiple dimensions and generate robust solutions. Our people have a knack for challenging existing assumptions in a non-threatening way that engages your knowledge workers to “think out of the box.” We work with your team to identify and understand your issues and opportunities and collectively create high-impact solutions for your business.
Our people are difficult to put into one category, but all have a passion for unconventional thinking that creates measurable bottom line results. 5DN team members have been employed everywhere from the shop floor to the executive suite at companies like BASF, Dow, DuPont, Eastman Chemical, ExxonMobil, Shell, Texaco, Stone & Webster, and Lummus, just to name a few.
Each member of our team provides a different perspective and is committed to developing "out of the box" solutions. Here are just a few examples of the professional experiences of people on our team.
- Former senior executive who implemented $10 billion in chemical plant projects on 3 continents over a 25 year period
- Internationally known expert on steam, cogeneration and compressed air systems who developed steam system software used by hundreds of companies
- Former M&A team leader who designs Porsche race engine parts in his spare time that are known around the world as the key to winning endurance competitions
- Prior division VP who developed and implemented a strategy that created a $15 billion/year chemical business
- A JV specialist who forged billion dollar ventures with Shell, Air Products, Total and others
- Senior level design and construction manager who developed world scale ethylene plants on 3 continents
- Project manager who led an effort that identified and implemented solutions that saved $20 million/year in energy and resulted in winning an ACC award for 2 years in a row for his company
- Senior refinery technology manager who increased feedstock and product flexibility at a 100,000 bbl/day operation which resulted in over $50 million/year in benefits
- Former VP who designed commissioned and operated air separation and synthesis gas plants around the globe during his career 20+ year career
- Senior process engineer who set the standard for best practices that was incorporated into GE's gas turbine operations and maintenance program
- Chemical operations expert who created a successful industrial equipment maintenance company
Perhaps the most important characteristic of our people is humility. We've learned that the best ideas come from collaboration and team support leads to successful implementation.
Results, Innovation, Speed, Teamwork and Fun.
Results
We've helped our clients collectively save over $50 million. We are committed to make a sustainable difference to our
customers. If you are looking for another consulting report to put on your bookshelf, please contact a different firm. Our
ideal client is motivated to achieve an ambitious outcome. Are you ready?
Innovation
We strive to innovate and create customized executable solutions and we ignite this innovation capacity in your team.
Each of our team members is cursed with a high level of intellectual curiosity and a desire to improve complex processes. We
believe that something great can be even better. Maybe your operational and technical challenges need a dose of innovation.
We can help.
Speed
Faster is better. Speed creates focus and focus creates superior results. We innovate and implement faster and help
others do the same. Our philosophy is to question why it can't be done sooner. Our methodology is geared toward speed and
execution.
Teamwork
Just like safety and quality - process improvement, operational efficiency and organizational effectiveness are created
or missed at the "shop floor" level. Our entire business model is "shop floor" focused and our projects engage engineers,
operators and management to make sure real changes are put in place where sustainable results can be achieved.
Fun
We do what we love and we love what we do. We need to make the things we do fun for our clients and for ourselves. We
keep our tone light, but we've found that some of the best ideas come out of extreme concepts that wouldn't be possible if
there wasn't a little laughter in the room. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but our work produces serious results.
Serious sailors know that there are areas on the sea where the winds are unreliable. One is called the "Doldrums" and it exists in a band around the globe that is approximately 5 degrees North and South of the equator. When sailors in the Doldrums need to travel quickly, they are forced to adjust their strategy from reading wind signals to using the ocean current to move their vessel in the desired direction. 5DN understands when to look at one set of signals or adjust and observe another set of signals to achieve an outcome. Many companies find themselves in a similar predicament where the rules of their business change and they need a different approach to get beyond a plateau and to the next level of performance. We provide the "different approach" to help you get "5 Degrees North" where the wind is much more reliable.
Our first priority in all of our client relationships is confidentiality - our business model revolves around this covenant. We ultimately maintain confidentiality by employing people that have demonstrated proven experience with this level of responsibility and trust. We sign confidentiality agreements with all of our clients and have internal processes to make sure confidential information is secure, but the integrity of our people is the ultimate guardian.