Darren Lee Fribence

**** ********* ******,

Worthington, Ohio. 43085

848-***-**** e-mail: ac1hgn@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

•15 years’ experience as a Supervisor, Technical Service Engineer, Process Engineer/Regulation Specialist with experience in the regulation of the EAF/LMF both electrically and chemically. A good working knowledge of several EAF and an extensive knowledge of local and remote monitoring of EAF’s using a variety of electrical metering. Experience with Continuous Improvement, Analytical Methodology, Cost of Ownership and ROI (LEAN, Kaizan, Six Sigma, Green Belt trained).

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AmeriFab Inc. Indianapolis, IN 2016 to 2017

Sales Manager

•Responsible for finding new customers within North America and selling water cooled equipment to existing Mini Mills within North America.

SanGraf International Inc. Independence, OH 2013 to 2016

International Technical Service Manager

•Responsible for supporting the efforts of Sales and STS Department by visiting customers both domestic and international to analyze EAF and LMF furnace performance and make tactical recommendations to improve production, reduce energy and achieve other customer goals.

•Continuous Improvement and Analytical Methodology (LEAN, Kaizan, Six Sigma, Green Belt trained)

GrafTech International Inc. Parma, OH 2011 to 2013

Technical Service Engineer (Arc Furnace Monitoring System)

•International field applications engineer providing our customers with a Total Package of high quality “Value Added Services” that include technical information, arc furnace monitoring, training courses and analytical tools to help customers identify opportunities for operational growth.

•Continuous Improvement and Analytical Methodology (LEAN, Kaizan, Six Sigma, Green Belt trained)

C/G Electrodes LLC, St. Mary’s, PA 2007 to 2011

Technical Service Engineer

•Responsible for the installation and commissioning of Furnace Monitoring System both domestically and internationally. Charged with developing new system functionality that would result in increasing value to customers and use this value to leverage graphite electrode revenue.

•International field applications engineer providing our customers with a Total Package of high quality “Value Added Services” that include technical information, arc furnace monitoring, training courses and analytical tools to help customers identify opportunities for operational growth.

•Created data-bases for keeping track of company indicators and goals.

•Principles of Transformer Maintenance S. D. Myers

•Advanced Concepts in Transformer Maintenance S. D. Myers

Alliance Shippers, Keasby, New Jersey 2005 to 2007

Supervisor and Logistical Analyst

•Responsible for leading a team of dispatchers and logistical analysts utilizing Rail, Inter-Modal and OTR transport for domestic and international shipping lanes for several large company accounts.

•Analyzing KPI data for continual improvement.

•Created data-bases for keeping track of company indicators and goals.

Gerdau Ameristeel, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 2004 to 2005

Process Engineer/Regulation Specialist

Process Engineer/Regulation Specialist in the company’s Melt Shop with 5 years’ experience in the regulation of the EAF both electrically and chemically. Electrical regulation was helped by using AMI/GE SmartArc Technology, and chemically using PTI Combustion Technology. On the process side, extensive use of Microsoft Excel and more recently Mini-Tab 14 in the analysis of company data used for tracking consumption, delays and quality. Involved in the design and installation of new technologies to keep pace with today’s world and help to reduce cost. Updated and created new CAD documents as required.

•Responsible for overseeing the maintenance of company transformers (46kva, 35kva, 26kva, 120mva & Series Reactor).

•Responsible for keeping track of all electronic & electrical PM’s.

•Created data-bases for keeping track of company indicators and goals.

•Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, AutoCad and SolidWorks.

•Used Mini-Tab 14 (Six Sigma Green & Black Belt Software eg. Histograms, Scatter Plots, Control Charts & Pareto Charts).

•Lean Manufacturing techniques

•Created and implemented Action Plans using analyzed data.

•Worked as an ISO Lead Auditor.

•Auto-Cad 2000

•SolidWorks 2000

•Visual Basic 6.0

Gerdau Ameristeel, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 2002 to 2004

Electronic Technician.

I worked for the Electrical Maintenance Department within the Melt Shop.

•Responsible for the up keep and PM’s on Electronic devices in the Melt Shop, including scales, PLC’s, digital meters and measurement devices.

•Trouble-shooting a variety of PLC’s within the Melt Shop and Caster (Allen-Bradley, Siemens).

•Replacing lost documentation.

•Creating missing or incomplete electrical CAD drawings

•Worked as an ISO Lead Auditor

Emcore Corporation, Somerset, New Jersey 1999 to 2001

Associate Engineer.

Associate Engineer in Advanced System Design Group with 2.5 years’ experience in designing, testing and developing new control systems for capital equipment in the MOCVD Semi-Conductor industry. Worked for a diverse range of electronic and electrical companies from small electrical repair companies to large international companies. Integrated, designed, built, and tested a new digital communication system (Device Net utilizing LabView) to replace the existing analog system.

•Planned the evaluation and research of various new digital gas flow meters and discrete I/O.

•Standardized Electrical and Mechanical drawings to be used by the Sustained Engineering Group.

•Created and edited Bills of Materials.

•Assisted in the updating of internal and customer Training Programs.

•Maintained the company database used for tracking failed digital components.

•Wrote and edited ISO 9000 Procedures and Work Instructions.

•Worked as an ISO 9000 Lead Auditor for all the company SBU’s at corporate level.

•Worked as a QS 9000 Auditor/Lead Auditor for the company’s automotive SBU.

Emcore Corporation, Somerset, New Jersey 1996 to 1999

Final Test Technician.

Tested and calibrated MOCVD capital equipment that utilized PLC’s to control all their analog and digital circuits. Responsible for demonstrating the customers MOCVD capital equipment both domestically and internationally that was located in Class 100 and Class 1000 clean rooms.

•Evaluated the integrity of the system to flow gases (AsH2, PH3, Si2H6, etc) using helium leak detectors.

•Installed and demonstrated MOCVD capital equipment both domestically and internationally that was located in Class 100 and Class 1000 clean rooms.

•Worked as an ISO 9000 Internal Auditor within my departments SBU.

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

•Auto-Cad Release 14 Synergis Technologies

•SolidWorks 2000 Cymquest

•Principles of Transformer Maintenance S. D. Myers

•Advanced Concepts in Transformer Maintenance S. D. Myers

•Visual Basic 6 Microsoft

•ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Perry Johnson Inc.

•Auditor/Lead Auditor of Quality Systems ISO 9000 Perry Johnson Inc.

•Process Auditing for ISO 9001:2000 Stat-A-Matrix

•Selective Electro-Plating Selectron

•Certificate in Mathematics Cambridge University

MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Association for Iron and Steel Technology (A.I.S.T)

Electric Steelmaking Technology Committee International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA) ANSI-RAB National Accreditation Program.

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