Barry Coe

646-***-**** • acukgr@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1998

• Master’s Thesis in Nonlinear Mathematical Dynamics of Chaotic Systems

• Graduate Research Assistantship

Georgia Tech and Morehouse College Dual Degree Program Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, 1994

• Dupont Scholar, Lubrizol Scholar, Pillsbury Scholar

• Morehouse Track, Georgia Tech Football Team

• Morehouse Dean’s List, NASA Program Tutor

University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, 2001-2002

• Obtained valuable coursework in Finance, Accounting, and Management

• Consortium of Graduate Management Fellowship Recipient

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

• Completed 160 of 160 classroom hours required for certification.

Professional Engineer Certification - Currently taking self study course to obtain PE in 2017

Objective - Currently seeking long term challenging position in engineering.

CORE ACTIVITIES, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES

Process Development and Design- Successful at obtaining lab scale parameters, procedures, recipe development scale-up and testing, equipment specification and simulation, including report writing, validation and qualification according to regulatory standards.

Process Improvement – Champion of new ideas and seasoned change agent. Creative ability to apply first principles, transport phenomena of mass, heat, fluids, reactor design, thermodynamics, R/D studies, culture and process changes to transform processes to improve yield, throughput, and quality and obtain significant measurable results.

Project Management - Successful at leading large capital and plant level projects from initiation to completion with full documentation including conducting reviews and reports.

Automation - Successful at installing and implementing automation systems including integration, programming algorithms, batching sequences, database repositories and coded instructions, creating graphics, critical alarms, instrumentation troubleshooting, control loop response optimization, operator training, and reporting of automation procedures according to regulatory standards.

Process Maintenance - Able to troubleshoot product formulation, process, equipment training and instrumentation using FMEA, 5-why tools and root cause techniques to assess processing obstacles and bottlenecks and take corrective actions focusing on safe methodologies.

Process/Product Analysis - Successful at conducting laboratory, pilot and process level experiments using analytical instrumentation such as GC, X-Ray Diffraction, NMR, HPLC, FTIR, statistical analysis, modeling, simulation and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to obtain comprehensive control and understanding of all aspects of processes and products.

Leadership - Successful at leading teams through projects and original ideas for implementation including presentation and communication of initiated ideas across communication and management platforms, management of projects on cross-functional teams, coaching, mentoring and training of operations personnel, writing, training and presenting formal procedures and training documentation, and presentation and accountability for final results.

EXPERIENCE

September 2014 to December 2015 Jayhawk Chemical, Galena Kansas

• Performed complete relief valve analysis including API 521compliant sizing and case evaluation including modeling of relief scenarios and of flare consequences.

• Used Crane references and fundamentals to optimize and create heat transfer and flow models for LOPA analysis, control valve sizing, pipe sizing, and venting simulations for sub-sonic and sonic relief systems.

• Successfully specified instruments and completed instrumentation, loop diagrams and equipment data sheets.

• Provided process parameters for process equipment such as heat exchangers, restriction orifices and condensers.

• Successfully took leadership role in balancing multiple projects’ deliverables.

• Showed exceptional time and project management skills to meet deadlines on overlapping projects.

• Specified and supervised installation of 750 HP 25,000 lbs/hour boiler including two stage economizers, stack analysis and continuous blowdown system.

• Worked directly with welders and electricians providing pipe design and loop diagrams including hard-wire safety interrupt wiring configurations, instrument wiring, field junction box and rack slot channel specification for multiple projects and LOPA safety installations accounting for hundreds of installations.

January 2014 to September 2014 Leidos Engineering – Contract Tulsa, OK

Chemical Engineer

• Supported ammonia processing and utilities units regarding processes and projects.

• Performed mass, heat, thermodynamic and fluid calculations and modeling (Hysys and Excel Software) for ammonia processing.

• Performed complete relief valve analysis including API 521compliant sizing and case evaluation including modeling of relief scenarios and of flare consequences.

• Successfully specified instruments and completed instrumentation and equipment data sheets.

• Provided process parameters for process equipment such as heat exchangers, restriction orifices and condensers.

• Successfully took leadership role in balancing multiple projects’ deliverables.

• Showed exceptional time and project management skills to meet deadlines on overlapping projects.

January 2011 to January 2014 Middough Engineering & Consulting Company, Toledo OH – Contract

Chemical Engineer

• Supported British Petroleum processing and utilities units regarding processes and projects.

• Performed mass, heat, thermodynamic and fluid calculations and modeling (Hysys and Excel Software) for refinery firewater, and air delivery systems, liquid petroleum gas, butane, propylene, and alkylation units.

• Performed complete relief valve analysis including API 521compliant sizing and case evaluation.

• Successfully specified instruments and completed instrumentation and equipment data sheets.

• Successfully completed field and PID verification and revision for utility and process systems.

• Provided process parameters for process review meeting and provided parameters for equipment sizing based on Hysys modeling of distillation columns, heat exchangers, condensers and reboilers.

• Successfully took leadership role in balancing multiple projects’ deliverables.

• Showed exceptional time and project management skills to meet deadlines on overlapping projects.

Nopvember 2009 to November 2010 Gabriel Performance Products (specialty chemicals), Ashtabula OH – Contract

Process Design/Controls Design/Project Management

• Performed mass, heat, mass transfer(decant), fluid calculations and modeling as well as equipment and control design for installation of hot oil delivery system to a batch reactor CSTR configuration.

• Successfully specified heat exchanger, pumps, control valves, hand and check valves, control software programming(Delta V), loop diagrams, alarms, instrument specification and locations, PID’s, expansion volume according to site HES requirements.

• Reviewed final field construction packages, supervised construction and performed commissioning.

Process Development

• Successfully performed full report and analysis of set-up cost estimate and production rate calculations based on newly installed and existing equipment for new processes/products.

• Wrote bench scale procedures for scale-up studies, analyzed bench scale results and provided scale-up parameters for new process/products.

Process Engineering

• Ownership responsibility of batch process to make specialty chemicals including using six sigma tools to improve process.

• Interfaced and supported operations, analytical and maintenance and created SOP’s and maintenance work requests.

• Successfully performed troubleshooting using FEMA and root cause analysis on all aspects of process, wrote daily operator instructions and created batch reports.

• Successfully performed formal and specialized operator training prior to start-up

• Successfully performed strategic improvement designs and completed management of change packages as well as field drawings and installation supervision.

2006 - 2009 Pacific Paradise Realty

Facilities Manager

• Performed a large variety of engineering, maintenance, management, interpersonal responsibility in a position of extremely high visibility and trust.

• 24-hour, seven days per week on-call responsibility for all facilities and systems.

• Managed all aspects of 27 unit facility.

• Maintained, managed and reported spare parts supply and usage as well budget and cash flow.

• Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing 1500 amp electric service and power distribution, heating, plumbing and boiler systems.

• Implemented, maintenance prevention program to proactively replace system equipment and parts that improved reliability and reduced equipment and facility outages.

• Used excellent interpersonal skills to assess, select and vendors and interact as a corporate functionary.

• Presented vendor bid packages to management for major construction and managed all projects.

• Completed hands-on repair and construction for electrical, plumbing and heating systems.

August 2008 – November 2009 Firmenich Flavor Company, Anaheim CA

Process Engineer/Controls Engineer, Delta V Software/Hardware

• Ownership responsibility for engineering support of continuous semi-batch processing line.

• Responsible for implementing and leading capital projects and coaching operations team through revised SOP’s and training on new equipment.

• Responsible for measurable improvements in processing production and processing culture.

Production Time Increase 53% to 77% in five months, Difference = 24% Percent Increase 45%

Production Units/Day 3726 to 5611 Difference = 1885 Units/day Percent Increase 50.59%

Additional revenue $ 2,777,200 / Year

Cost overall was reduced

Yield Overall Improvement

Project Return on Investment ROI= 92,000 % due to high impact low cost project strategy

• Performed modeling and simulation of process to used to design equipment modifications to improve yield and capacity.

• Performed mass and thermodynamic balances to understand process and verify modeling.

• Wrote/modified algorithms in the control program and identified hardware needs to improve reliability/performance of operations.

December 2007 – August 2008 Tesoro Oil Refinery - Contract

Process/Project Engineer

• Completed conceptual process design through commissioning of multiple projects for major west coast refinery.

• Utilized communication skills to interact with management through daily operations personnel to determine optimal design for particular application based on operational needs.

• Followed specific project management work process to ensure consistency of project deliverables.

• Performed facilities investigation, design calculations, equipment selection, pipe designing, vendor contacting, CAD P&ID and PFD drawing modifications and updating for each project.

• Furnished detailed design and construction packages for each project.

November 2006 - December 2007 ETEC Consulting, contract – British Petroleum Oil Company, Carson California

Project Manager

• High profile project manager for a major petroleum refinery.

• Performed technical design validation of Safe Operating Limits for petroleum refinery rated at 400,000 gallons/day gasoline product from crude.

• Developed complete work process to execute technical revalidation of operating limits.

• Validated energy and thermodynamic balances for distillation columns and heat exchangers to understand design requirements for revalidation.

• Validated relief valve sizing and temperature and pressure rating for pressure vessels.

• Reviewed relief valve packages and U1 manufacture’s data sheets to verify proper relief scenarios and equipment sizing.

• Lead validation team to coordinate, manage and revalidate operation of units. Team members were direct reports and consisted of experienced process engineers and operators.

• Utilized interpersonal and team building skills to successfully train team members.

• Utilized leadership skills to identify, initiate and execute critical parts of the project to ensure quality of deliverables.

October 2005- November 2006 Pellu Systems (specialty chemicals), Gardena, California

Process/Design Engineer

• Performed complete engineering design and configuration for the new facility, including process modeling, CAD process flow diagrams, equipment sizing, equipment layout, and space optimization.

• Managed and coordinated the build-out of the new installation. Met with equipment suppliers and contractors to bid installation alternatives and select most cost efficient application.

• Demonstrated hands-on ability from construction experience to perform many hands-on activities during the installation.

• Met with customers to develop business relationships key to successful business.

• Optimized output capability, wherever possible and created innovative design attributes to eliminate cost and remain within budgetary expectation.

• Completed all accounting documents including balance sheet, cash flow, income statement as well as project cost analysis and profit projections and forecasts.

August 2004 – September 2005 Armstrong World Industries, Auburn NE

Process Engineer/Plant Engineer

• Successfully used engineering design to increase daily volume 22% by reducing rework 73% by creating and analyzing highly accurate process model from engineering principles.

• Created and implemented an ACCESS database to identify and track rework. Database currently being implemented at sister plant. Coached and trained operators on program usage.

• In charge of all processes for a two-shift unionized plant operation. Integral part of lean implementation team that is responsible for adding a new lean production line. Performed takt time and process capability studies for lean sigma implementation.

• Analyzed all aspects of the process and modified key attributes to improve process as a whole.

• Developed computer model and simulation of process to aid in analyzing process and comparing actual results.

• Performed 5-why and root cause analysis in order to troubleshoot and improve process.

• Responsible for all plant process equipment and systems including Ph lab, air handling, plant water and humidity, process heating of ceramic material and process organic fluid systems.

• Wrote SOP's for key aspects of process including coaching operators during implementation.

•Demonstrated team building skills while interfacing and collaborating with core team including, quality, safety, inventory, and maintenance managers, shift superintendents and supervisors.

2002-2004 Amazon Construction, NY 415-***-**** 29079279#

Project Manager

• Managed budget, personnel, materials and interfaced with customers for electrical and construction contracts.

• Designed power systems and installed electrical services, devices and equipment in residential and commercial settings.

• Obtain gainful experience in a supervisory role. Exhibited management skill to execute projects with attention to detail to ensure an on-time completion schedule.

December 2000- September 2001 Kraft Foods Tarrytown, NY

Chemical Engineer

• Demonstrated exceptional team building, communication and interpersonal skills. Delivered controls design, as a member of a cross-functional team, consisting of Corporate Business Team Engineer, Plant Manager, Plant Engineer, Process Development Engineer, Product Development Scientists. The product is currently generating $ 10MM to $25MM revenue. Employed successful leadership, coaching, facilitation, presentation project management skills.

• Collaborated with Design Team on an ongoing basis to analyze, plant, design, implement and assess new capital projects, valued at $3MM to $9MM. Implemented knowledge of CGMP, OSHA, EPA and FDA facility requirements and regulations. Utilized knowledge of chemistry,

statistics, equipment design, cost estimation, process control and process scale-up. Required to use of knowledge of sterile operations and equipment validations as well as in-depth knowledge of process equipment and utility validations. Utilized material, heat, and energy balance to accurately design, model and specify continuous and batch systems.

• Performed financial analysis of controls segment for multiple projects. This included proposing strategic design attributes and process improvement that concurrently optimized process and reduced installation/production costs by 15%. Showed ability to interface at all levels, from production floor to executive team.

• Scoped complete controls package including specifying I/O points, architecture, programming instrumentation and power requirements.

• Presented detailed financial analysis of each project including the development of alternative designs and models. Designed manufacturing systems and estimated costs to implement these capital projects. Portfolio presently returning 20% on initial investment.

•Communicated with vendors to assess and recommend equipment required to meet immediate production needs and long range projections. Showed strong communications skills for interaction with both colleagues and vendors.

December 1998- November 2000 Westinghouse Savannah River Company Aiken, SC

Process/Controls Engineer

• Facilities engineer with successful oversight of plant systems such as compressed air, plant steam boilers, water treatment systems, refrigeration units, HVAC systems elevators, fire protection systems, electrical distribution, and waste handling systems.

• Demonstrated outstanding ability to solve complex problems with optimal solutions. Completed mathematical model of planned equipment, using numerical methods to simulate complex dynamics of multi-component mass, heat, and fluid transfer to determine optimal equipment design.

•Developed long term strategy for nuclear material system process upgrades.

• Maintained safe and continuous complex nuclear processing in a Class A security cleared position, in a weapons grade nuclear materials processing facility including root cause analysis, writing, reviewing and approving operations and equipment SOPs. Conducted troubleshooting

and written reporting of safety assessments and procedure modification and documentation.

• Planned, created and implemented software to meet production requirements. Integrated this software with hardware and instrumentation systems to deliver a completely automated production package on highly complex and critical process. Demonstrated excellent computer and analytical skills. Analyzed and modified software code on simulation systems to test software, before installation, on processing monitoring and controls instrumentation.

• Identified analyzed and resolved potential and current system failures to avoid system shutdowns, production losses and dangerous conditions.

Summer 1990 Internship - The Pillsbury Company Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Managed a data acquisition and analysis team for a plant start-up project.

• Collected and analyzed process data on a plant-wide scale during the building and testing phase of a plant start-up.

• Managed and presented data collection as part of an ongoing system of feedback to be used for further process refinement.

Summer 1990 Internship - The Pillsbury Company Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Performed design of experiments trials at the plant level for a newly installed steam blanching system.

• Determined optimal setting for new steam blancher that improved product taste, appearance, and reduced product degradation.

• Designed test apparatus and performed laboratory, and sensory test of products for each trial.

Summer 1988 Internship - University of Pittsburg Chevron Science Center

•Performed pre-formulation investigation of lattice structure based on relative sizes of and atomic structure of superconducting compound's components.

•Synthesized superconductive newly formulated material from raw materials for Yttrium Barium Cupric Oxide based superconducting material.

•Performed sintering and transition temperature experiments related to stable composites.

•Characterized structure of newly developed material using x-ray diffraction to understand atomic level superconducting properties.

•Authored report of formulation impact on dynamic structure and transition temperature according to analyzed data.

COMPUTER SKILLS – Delta V Control Systems Software, Microsoft Access Programming, Allen-Bradley Control System Software, Microsoft Software Applications, C++ Program Language, Fortran Programming Language, UNIX, D/3 Control System Software, Microsoft Project, Visual Basic, Minitab

PERSONAL

• National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Chapter Programs Chair

• National Management Association Public Speaking Certificate

• North August Recreation League Assistant Football Coach

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