M ichael Houston Black

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Loxley Al, 36551

Objective

Seeking employment as a Process engineer or Operations engineer that will utilize my

engineering experience gained while working with several different unit operations in the

specialty chemical industry.

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, U. of South Alabama May 2008

Relevant Experience

Terpene Resin Unit Engineer, Arizona Chemical

Panama City, Florida October 2011 to October 2013

• Eliminated bottlenecks in primary process streams by collecting data from process

trials, and implementing some preventative measures including maintenance, and

installing equipment where necessary.

• Created yearly production budget for the Resin Unit using SAP, and past information

that is updated to account for any new processes or new finished products.

• Responsible for all P&ID change documentation, Management of Change

documentation, Process Safety Information updates, and Supervisor Safety Audits.

• Developed Training Documentation for the Process Unit Operators, and develop a

tracking method for any retraining efforts. Responsible for operational and technical

development for operators.

• Designed and reported “Key Process Indicator” reports to the Operations Manager

weekly, and the Plant manager monthly.

• Maintained the Environmental Documentation efforts for the wastewater from the

plant with collaboration with the EHS department.

Shift Supervisor/Process Engineer, Arizona Chemical

Panama City, Florida July 2010 to October 2011

• Worked closely with the Unit Engineer to decrease batch reactor cycle times in the

Rosin Ester Unit; team supervisors and unit engineer set the production record without

having to increase raw material usage per ton of product.

• Performed multiple projects to increase efficiency/reduce downtime in the Tall Oil

refinery.

• Assisted with capital project implementation in the Rosin Ester packaging unit;

exceeded the company record for packaged product in a day by creating a culture of

equipment ownership by employees and active leadership in reliability tracking and

efficiency trials.

• Organized and safely executed the Tall Oil Refinery annual turn-around in December

2010; the turnaround was on schedule and under budget.

• Performed Safety Audits and delivered on corrective action items

Unit Leader, British Petroleum

Mobile, Alabama May 2010 to July 2010

• Worked to organize The Mobile Command Center during the first two weeks of the

incident. Held multiple leadership positions during the several months of the clean- up

effort.

• Drafted the Demobilization Plan which was implemented with U.S. Coast Guard and

BP endorsements.

• Designed several vessel and boom decontamination sites and wastewater/storm water

treatment areas.

Process Engineer, Evergreen Packaging (formerly International Paper)

Pine Bluff, Arkansas August 2008-March 2010

• Designed, performed, and reported chemical/process improvement trials.

• Successfully lead the pulp mill production crew in implementation of new technical

process procedures in order to (1) eliminate debottlenecking of the CLO2 generator,

and (2) increase production thru-put in the black liquor recovery boiler by decreasing

the amount of downtime to clean the boiler tubes.

• Worked as a temporary process manager (Shift Foreman); successful in providing the

necessary “hands-on” leadership to gain the team cooperation and support of a veteran,

union production crew in the Pulp Mill.

• Worked as a relief Process Area Manager in several mill areas; successfully gained the

support of the production crews by “leading by example” & demonstrating project

dedication and a strong work ethic.

• Created monthly pulp production, environmental reports, and other Key Process

Indicators as determined by OEE.

• Wrote the 2010 Pulp Mill Capital Investment Proposals for the 2010 Pulp mill Capital

plan.

• Assisted in creating a plan to increase Bleach Plant production.

Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office and SAP platforms

• Skilled with Mathcad, Aspen, and Matlab for design or iterative calculation needs

• Trained Level I RCFA Facilitator (In class training for approx. 24 hour with the Sologic

RCFA Method and software)

• Chair of the Supervisor’s Council at Arizona Chemical from January 2013-June 2013

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