Engineer Project

Eric M Walton

**** ******* *** ( Mt Zion, Illinois 62549 ( 630-***-**** (

****.*******@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Proficient in PLC programming, troubleshooting, design, and

utilization

. Project prioritization and managing multiple priorities simultaneously

. Knowledgeable in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Kaizen

improvement initiatives

. Driven to find innovative and creative solutions to engineering

problems and roadblocks

. Ability to design and develop layouts for new equipment installations

. Equipment and process optimization (life cycle cost, capacity,

reliability, flexibility, and de-bottlenecking)

. Project management up to $100k (capital installation, upgrade, and

maintenance) from inception to completion

. Four plus years of packaging equipment surveillance, capital

installation, troubleshooting, and improvement including high-bay and

robotic palletizers, case and box packers, bag and pallet conveyors,

shrink and stretch wrap systems, bulk bag loading and unloading, and

vacuum packaging machines

. Train operations and maintenance personnel on all new equipment

installations and modifications

. Write safe operating procedures for all equipment modifications &

installations

. Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and developing

processes to reduce contamination and record gaps

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2006

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, GPA 3.63/4.0 (Honors)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Cabot Corporation, Tuscola, Illinois March 2007 to Present

Production Engineer - Packaging

Manage capital projects including new equipment installations

and retrofits, troubleshoot

mechanical and electrical equipment, develop new PLC and HMI programs,

investigate

customer complaints, pursue cost reduction projects, and identify and

correct opportunities

for off-quality product

ExxonMobil Corporation, Houston, Texas June 2006 to March 2007

Facilities Engineer, Western Facilities Group

Provided surveillance, troubleshooting, and project support for two

off-shore oil platforms

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Fullerton, California & Neenah, Wisconsin

May 2005 to August 2005

Plant & Project Engineer - Co-op May 2004 to January 2005

Designed equipment upgrades, de-bottlenecked processes, troubleshot

equipment issues,

developed facility capital upgrades, wrote equipment specs, and

updated equipment files

and drawings

Rexam Beverage Can Americas, Elk Grove Village, Illinois May 2003 to

January 2004

Testing Engineer - Co-op

Evaluated new, damaged, and consumer submitted aluminum cans for

quality and

performance testing, developed new tests to evaluate new can designs

and benchmark

against competitive can manufacturers

FUNCTIONAL AREAS & TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Project Management Cost Reduction Programming - PLC & HMI

Capital equipment installations and Interpret and modify existing PLC

start-ups Packaging configuration programs

redesigns Develop and program new PLC control

Shutdowns and equipment overhauls Oil systems

platform start-up optimization Program new HMI touchscreens

Equipment upgrades and redesigns Power Utilize PLCs to optimize & troubleshoot

usage reduction equipment

Project economic justification

development Packaging savings oppo

Equipment Optimization & Training Cost Reduction

Reduce downtime through root cause Packaging configuration redesigns

analysis Oil platform start-up optimization

Eliminate nuisance alarms via root Power usage reduction

cause analysis Packaging savings opportunities

Reduce equipment cycle time by removing

bottlenecks

Train operators and maintenance

personnel on equipment operation,

maintenance, and troubleshooting

Safety Troubleshooting

Inter-locked guarding - designed & Mechanical, electrical, and instrument

installed failure modes

Evaluated new designs for safety Diagnosing failed equipment utilizing

concerns PLCs

Process Hazard Analysis PLC troubleshooting - software &

Pre-Startup Safety Reviews hardware

Equipment fault reduction Root Cause Analysis, 5-Whys

investigations

Design

Existing equipment upgrades and

redesigns

Equipment layout and process flow

Knowledge of electrical and control

system abilities and limitations

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Process Control/Automation Computer Aided Design Process Surveillance

(CAD) Aspen Process Explorer

RSLogix5 & 500 (PLC-5 & SolidWorks PI Processbook

SLC500) Pro Engineer 2001i2

RSLinx AutoCAD

RSView Personal Designer

PanelView (HMI Design)

MachineShop (HMI Design)

Business Management Statistical Other

Software Analysis/Computing ANSYS Finite Element

JD Edwards North-West Analytical Analysis

SAP Minitab Matlab

Mathematica

Microsoft Office

Applications (Including

VBA programming for

building custom tools and

programs)

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