Chrystal Garland Tomblyn *** Bitternut Lane

Taylors, SC 29687

864-***-**** abm4xs@r.postjobfree.com Willing to Relocate

Summary Master's level Chemical Process Engineer and certified Six Sigma

Green Belt with broad experience in specialty chemical and aerospace

industries. Project work has included cost reduction, process

safety, product development, raw material replacement, and quality

improvement.

Education Master of Science in Engineering, Dept. of Chemical Engineering

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV December 2000

GPA 3.86 / 4.00

Thesis: Effect of Manufacturing Process Conditions on the Durability

of Pultruded

Vinyl Ester/Glass Composites

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Cum Laude

Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV May 1997

GPA 3.57 / 4.00

Professional Cytec Industries, Cytec Carbon Fibers, Feb 2007- June Greenville, SC

2009*

Experience

Process Engineer II

* NOTE: Was part of 30% reduction in force due to economic downturn

Led strategic project for raw material replacement for PAN Fiber

Process with annual savings exceeding $1.5M

Evaluated multiple suppliers and toll manufacturers using Pilot

Facility

Scaled project without interruption to capacity-limited production

lines

Reduced variability for mixing and application

Developed method for particle size determination

Led cross-functional team for improvements with Pitch Fiber process.

Determined analytical methods for characterizing Pitch and Mesophase

materials

Worked to qualify alternate suppliers for Precursor vital to Pitch

fiber business

Developed models utilizing CFD software (Fluent) to evaluate process

improvements

Evaluated flow characteristics and potential gradient in polymer

piping

Modeled proposed process changes prior to approval and installation

Led Process Safety Assessment Program to propagate learnings from

SHE incidents

Conducted Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) using LOPA methodology

Completed numerous assessments of process variability

Developed Process Template for Operations training and process

condition settings

Milliken & Company, Chemical Division, Mar 2001- Feb Inman, SC

2007

Product/Process Improvement Engineer

Responsible for Succinic Anhydrides Process (July 2004 - Feb 2007)

Responsible for Pilot Plant Colorants Process (January 2004 - Dec

2005)

Responsible for Polymeric Colorants Process (Mar 2001 - Dec 2005)

Led plant quality cost improvements through TPM Quality Maintenance

activities.

Projects reduced off-quality by 68% to a record level of 0.08%.

Led cost reduction activities through TPM Focused Improvement

activities

Increased capacity on mature product line by 10%

Determined alternate outlet for waste fuel resulting in annual

savings of $350K

Completed capacity improvement projects along with planning future

expansion needs

Modified process to achieve 110% increased throughput to prevent

interruption

Led production team and managed production schedule to meet customer

needs

Directed plant CpK improvement projects

Led and participated in multiple Process Hazards Analysis (PHA)

Completed lab synthesis and analysis to ensure product quality

Managed contractor repairs to process equipment

Professional Mylan Pharmaceuticals, May 1997-Jan 1998 Morgantown, WV

Experience,

continued

Quality Control Chemist

Performed quality control testing for raw materials purity and

finished good consistency

Conducted testing in accordance with GMP practices and FDA

regulations.

Responsibilities included sample preparation and analysis via HPLC.

NOTE: Held this position full-time in between semesters

West Virginia University, Jan 1998-Dec 2000 Morgantown, WV

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering

Performed research and aided in the design and implementation of

government-funded project for US Army

Analyzed polymer composites for new structural applications

Conducted environmental degradation testing of polymer composites

West Virginia University, Aug 1997-Dec 1997 Morgantown, WV

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry

Instructed Organic Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry Laboratories

Supervised safety and assisted with experiments

Performed proctoring and grading assignments

Continuing Six Sigma Black Belt Denver, CO

Education Six Sigma Associates / Cytec Industries

Six Sigma Green Belt Greenville, SC

Six Sigma Associates / Cytec Industries

JMP( (Statistical Software) Greenville, SC

JMP / Cytec Industries

SOURCETM Root Cause Analysis and Incident Greenville, SC

Investigation

ABS Consulting

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) design with Greenville, SC

Fluent( and Gambit(

Ansys / Fluent

Project Management Atlanta, GA

Kepner Tregoe

Business Writing Greenville, SC

Communico

Design of Experiments and Design Expert( Spartanburg,

Greene, Gahagan and Associates SC

Statistical Process Control and SQCpack( Spartanburg,

Greene, Gahagan and Associates SC

Process Hazard Analysis Leader using HAZOP/What-If Knoxville, TN

Checklist

ABS Consulting / Process Safety Institute

Statistical Process Control for Chemical Processes Knoxville, TN

QualPro

Dale Carnegie Course(, 6-week intensive leadership Spartanburg,

development SC

Leadership Development, Inc.

Awards, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Cytec Industries, 2008

Activities, Recipient, CATALIST Project of the Year, Milliken & Co., 2005

Presenter, Milliken & Co. Sharing Rally, 2005

Recognition Certified PHA Leader, Milliken Chemical, 2003

Recipient, Full Graduate Stipend and Assistance, Dept. of Defense,

1998-2000

Recipient, Graduate Assistance, 1997

Member, WVU ChE Graduate Student Organization, 1997-2000

Recipient, William C. Ruoff Memorial Award, Outstanding Senior

Chemist, 1997

Co-Author, Funded EPSCoR Grant, 1996

Recipient, Fairmont State College Honors Scholarship

Recipient, Senator Jay Rockefeller Scholarship

President's List, Fairmont State College, 1996-1997

Dean's List, Fairmont State College, 1993-1995

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