Quality Control Process

Kurt-Ingram Raymond Kirk Brown (Mr.)

Lot ** Blue Avenue, Angels Grove, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica

Phone: 876-***-****; 876-***-****. Email: ****************@*****.***

PROFILE

An energetic and enthusiastic individual who believe in team efforts. A hard working

detailed-oriented person with strong technical, evaluative, problem solving and excellent

interpersonal skills.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Process Design & Operations: Develop Mass & Energy Balances; Analyze plant/process

parameters during operation; Upgrade and design processes and equipment to meet and

exceed set targets; Specify equipment and chemicals for purchasing; Troubleshoot

process and equipment operations; Plan and coordinate turnaround of major Unit

Operations; Analyze data and research information with resulting communication to all

levels of staff; Develop cost estimates; Develop and optimize control strategies for Unit

Operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004 – Present Process technician with responsibility for technical operations, process and

quality control for mud circuit, Liquor filtration and environmental management system at

Windalco Alumina in Jamaica, West Indies.

2001 – 2004 Batcher/Plant Supervisor with responsibility to produce projects design

products, coordination of product delivery system, Supervision of drivers and

support staff and liaison with satellite plants at Jamaica Pre-mix Limited.

2000 – 2001 Acting Plant Manager with responsibility to produce projects design

products, coordination of product delivery system, Supervision of drivers and

support staff and liaison with satellite plants at Redimix Concrete Limited.

1998 – 2000 Quality Control Personnel in Quality Production Department at Redimix

Concrete Limited.

1994 – 2001 Contractual Laboratory Analyst in Quality Production Department at

Industrial Chemical Alkali Limited.

1993 – 1994 Senior Laboratory Analyst in Quality Production Department at Industrial

Chemical Alkali Limited.

1992 – 1993 Laboratory Technician in the Department of Chemistry at St. Hugh’s High

School.

1991 Pre-Trained Teacher- Taught grades 10 & 11 Mathematics at May Day

Secondary School.

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RECENT WORK HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT

West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco):

2004 – Present: Process Technician

General Responsibilities:

Assessment of the daily operating conditions and parameters in mud

circuit, liquor filtrate, external causticizer plant and Environmental

Management System to ensure conformance to control procedures and

that these procedures are pertinent effective, understood and followed by

team members.

Carry out adjustment to process control targets to maintain quality and

tonnage requirement.

Scrutinize operations for development of abnormal conditions or

bottlenecks and discuss with/or advise team members of corrective action.

Carry out routine checks on all instrumentations within the area of my

responsibility for good functionabily of same.

Carry out pump checks and analysis on all pumps within area of

responsibility to ensure proper pump performance.

Aid in reduction of vessel spillages and caustic soda loss from the mud

circuit by resolving poor process flow movement through the mud circuit

through improved pumping efficiency and filtration rate.

Aid in the implementation of filtration equipment cleaning project.

• Developed standard work method for Deep well and Mill water

Operations

Jamaica Pre-mix Limited:

2001 – 2004: Batcher/Plant Supervisor

General Responsibilities:

Produce concrete product in accordance to job design specifications.

Supervision twelve truck drivers along with eight support staff.

Coordination and management of product delivery system.

Management of raw material inventory control system.

Monitor product and raw material quality control system at location.

Laison with customers, do site visits and perform job estimates.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

2006-2009 Bachelor of Science in Chemical & Process Engineering

– Honors (Second Upper Class)

University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

Research Project: "Evaluation of rare earth element compositions

in the tailings of Jamaican Red Mud”. Kurt Ingram

Brown, Dwayne Denton – Developed cost effective extraction and

separation process.

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2007 Diploma, Unit Operation 1 & Process Engineering 1

Instituto Superior Politecnico Jose Antonio Echeverria, Cuba

Chemical Technology Diploma (Honors)

1994-1997

University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

Research Project: “Improve of the efficiency of the Salt

manufacturing plant at Industrial Chemical Company

limited,Jamaica”. L. Bucknall, Kurt Ingram Brown

AWARD

1996/97 – Certificate of nomination for student of the year awards at the University of

Technology.

1995/96 – Received Thermoplastic Jamaica Ltd trophy for the most outstanding second year

Chemical Technology student at the University of Technology.

1989 –received awards for outstanding achievements in Mathematics, Integrated Science,

Electrical Installation and a trophy for being the student of the year at May Day Secondary

School.

SHORT COURSES/ TRAINING / TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Technical Writing

Excel, Access, & PowerPoint) PI Procesbook & DataLink

Time Management (Windalco) (Windalco)

Statistical Process

Control(windalco)

INTERESTS

Participation in sporting activities, such as; football, cricket and pool.

World and Current affairs

Local and international politics.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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