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Engineer Plant

Location:
Edwardsville, IL, 62025
Posted:
July 13, 2010

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Resume:

*** ********* ***

Edwardsville, IL *****

Phone 505-***-****

E-mail *******@*******.*** Alan Anthenat

Objective

I continue to utilize my engineering and operations background to grow into a

position with increasing responsibility with a successful organization

Education

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering

Summary Of Work Experience

Experience in Ethanol and Pharmaceutical Industries

Ethanol Pilot Plant Capital Improvements, Operations, Maintenance

Process Design & Project Management

Business Start-up Entrepreneur/Owner - ability to wear many 'hats' in an

organization

U.S. Patent Holder

Sourcing and Purchasing, Vendor and Client Relations

Supervisory Roles

3D Equipment Design, Modeling, and Prototyping

Plantwide Documentation Updates

International Experience

Engineering, Design & Operations Experience

Variety of Project Design & Project Management Team experience including:

P&ID concept work, construction drawings, and as-built updates

Piping Layout and Design

Material Sourcing & Purchasing, both standard and unique custom solutions

Worked with operations director, lead capital projects engineer, general

contractors, individual contractors (union and non-union) to ensure projects were

completed properly, safely, and on time

Projects including

(4) Process Equipment and Basic Technology Upgrades

(2) New Equipment Installations, associated piping and utilities

(2) Structural/Architectural Modifications

Supervise and operate pilot plant operations during client trials

Continuous improvement of plant operations and processes, operator effectiveness

and safety

Troubleshot equipment and process errors and failures; investigate problems, make

decisions and resolve

Update plant 3D schematics and trial pfd's using AutoCAD 2009

Update all plant P&ID drawings to current status

Design and Implement a Plant Maintenance Daily Tasks Program (Access 2003)

Completed "Fundamentals of Applied Ethanol Technologies" - Extensive Dry Grind,

Ethanol Process training

Design (concept thru prototype) of a new Class 100 grade pharmaceutical vial capper

and patent holder

Concept team member for new aseptic pharmaceutical production facility

Design and manufacturing experience with vial and ampoule fill/finish equipment

including vial and ampoule washers, depyrogenation tunnels, filling and stoppering,

and capping

Quality & Validation activities including IQ/OQ/PQ, FAT/SAT

Business & Management Experience

Ethanol Plant Shift Supervisor (including process operations, utilities,

maintenance)

3rd shift supervisor, sheet metal union shop-17 brake operators + supporting

personnel

International Experience - internship in Italy

Client liasion to ensure that the plant was capable and ready to meet client needs

Inventory Asset Management & Controls

Material Sourcing & Purchasing for processes and equipment (both standard and

unique custom solutions)

Instructional Lead for 4 week course "Study of Applied Ethanol Process Systems: A

Green Jobs Training Initiative"

Website design, updates, and maintenance

Supervised PM contracts and service plans, emergency repairs, and on-site

troubleshooting

Performed operator training for pharmaceutical equipment

Work History

February 2008 - Current

National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center & Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Title: Ethanol Plant Operating Coordinator

Duties: Process & Project Engineer / AutoCAD Designer / Shift Supervisor

SIUE Campus, Edwardsville, IL

October 2005 - Febuary 2008

AWS Bio-Pharma Technologies, LLC & BEAM, LLC

Design Engineer, Service Manager, Co-Owner

St. Louis, MO/Albuquerque, NM

Note: Company was a startup, and I left due to a lack of funding available

(downturn in economy)

Skills

Proficient in the following applications:

AutoCAD 3D Solid Modelling, and all 2D use

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint

Flexible job mindset- enjoy filling multiple job roles as the need arises

Typically I develop designs then prefer a 'hands-on' approach to problems

Statistical quality/process control, TQM, and Minitab software

References

Art Kotsybar, Plant Manager, National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Center

618-***-****

Thommy Schmidt, Engineer, Burns & McDonnell Engineering

618-***-**** x236

Dave Kistner, Research Engineer, National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Center

618-***-**** x240

Nate Fuller, Operations Shift Supervisor, Abengoa Bioenergy

618-***-****



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