Bill Boone Getting Into The Game

Bill Boone has had to be a referee for one of the biggest mergers in the in-plant business.

By Mike Llewellyn

WHEN Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum merged operations last year, the move meant big changes for the in-plants at both energy companies.

Seeing the value of running an in-house printing operation, the new company, ConocoPhillips, turned to 32-year veteran in-plant supervisor Bill Boone, manager of Conoco's shop, to assist with the monumental task of merging the two operations into one.