Project Engineer

Dev Toutu

*** *. ******* **. *** ** . MONTICELLO, AR 71655

***.*****@*****.***. 479-***-****(MOBILE)

OBJECTIVE

Chemical Process Engineer with relevant work experience, business

knowledge, leadership experience, and excellent communication skills

actively seeking a competitive and challenging full time position as a

Process Engineer

CORE CompETENCIES

. Project Management

. Process Monitoring, Improvement, & Optimization

. Ability to work well in a Team/Individual setting

. Excellent Oral & Written Communication Skills

. Data Analysis & Problem Solving Skills

. Ability to Multi-Task

Education

. M.B.A., Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas,

Fayetteville AR, May 2009

. B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR,

December 2006

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Production Engineer

July 2009 -

Present

CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION, Arkansas Pulp & Paper Division, McGehee, AR

I. Board Mill Chemical Trials - Conducted chemical trials on the wet end &

dry end of the paper machine; Reduced wet end defoamer cost by $

315,000/yr via trials & decreased usage; Decreased SBR Latex coating

chemical cost by $ 765,000/yr via trials; Other trials in progress

include platy clay trial for better sheet quality, high carbonate

coating trial, and cross linker coating trial

II. Board Machine Centerlines - Created folding carton & blister board

grade centerline target ranges for board mill operators using

historical best run data for light weight, middle weight, and heavy

weight grade runs; Used PI extensively for historical machine data

collection

III. Foil Blades - Trialed various foil blades on fourdrinier to optimize

board machine table vacuums & drainage elements for machine runnability

& sheet quality

IV. Webvision Cameras & Quality Defect Detection - Used sheet break

detection cameras & ABB Ulma quality defect detection system

extensively to troubleshoot the root cause of breaks & off grade on the

machine

V. Chemical Inventory - Responsible for month end chemical inventories for

all board mill chemicals; work closely with purchasing department to

order & maintain chemical inventories

VI. TMI Tensile Tester - Purchased & installed tensile tester in quality

lab; created work instructions for quality testers

Other Job Functions:

. Wrote work orders for board mill maintenance related issues . Created

purchase requisitions for board mill chemicals, instruments, and other

operating equipment . Work closely with board machine operators to

constantly improve machine runnability, sheet quality & safety . Created

new work instructions & updated older work instructions for board mill

operators . Used PI & Envoy software on a daily basis to troubleshoot

machine runnability & quality issues . Wrote AFCE's & AFLE's for board

mill capital projects . Responsible for board mill cleaner inventories .

Shutdown responsibilities include hydro blasting, short loop boil out &

ensuring proper lock out - tag out procedures

Process Engineering Management Co-op

May - August 2008 & January - July 2009

GREEN BAY PACKAGING, Arkansas Kraft Division, Morrilton, AR

I. Kappa Increase Project Lead - Conducted initial study to increase Pulp

Mill Kappa target from 95 to 115 and % Yield from 61% to 66%; Project

provides flexibility to the mill by either reducing weak liquor usage

(cost decrease) or increasing mill production (profit increase); First

Scenario (reduction in weak liquor usage) leads to annual cost savings

of $ 2.6 million; Second Scenario (production increase) leads to annual

profit increase of $ 11 million; Project requires installation of a

rejects refiner & screen in the Pulp Mill; Calculated project ROI &

payback period; Successful implementation will place mill within the

higher end of the industry spectrum in Kappa & Yield %

II. Pre-Evaporation Project Lead - Project recovers wasted heat from the

blow heat accumulator for steam usage on the Pre-Evaporators; Created

mass & heat balances for the Evaporators & Recovery Boiler; Conducted

trials on Washer lines & calculated Recovery Boiler & Washer

efficiencies; Performed project cost justification analysis by

calculating project ROI & payback period; Leads to $3.9 million in

annual plant cost savings; Also leads to increased Recovery Boiler

efficiency (burning higher solids %), increased Washer efficiency,

decrease in chemical costs, increased black liquor solids from the

washers & increase in number of digester blows

Other Job Functions:

. Collaborated with the Engineering Management team to focus on cost

savings projects . Worked on plant process economics, project

feasibility & valuation; evaluated future capital projects . Developed

a basic understanding of major quality issues faced by the company and

collaborated with the Quality team to reduce quality issues & maintain

high quality standards . Learned the fundamentals of Tiny TERM,

Crystal, & Capstone software applications & utilized them for customer

account handling, process monitoring, and quality reports

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Chemical Engineer Co-op January 2007 - January 2008

GREEN BAY PACKAGING, Arkansas Kraft Division, Morrilton, AR

I. Soda Loss from Pulp Washers Project Lead - Project was used to

determine washing efficiency; Conducted Soda loss washing trial over 2

month period; Collected pulp samples from Washers and conducted Soda

loss experiment; Correlated Soda loss with wash water conductivities,

stock flow rate, shower water flow rate, & mill steam rates; Analyzed &

presented experimental results; Trained operators on experimental

procedure; Soda loss data used for possible addition of a brown stock

washing stage or a completely new washing line

II. L & W Fiber Analyzer Project Lead - Measured fiber properties such as

fiber lengths, widths, shape, blend, curliness, coarseness, kinks, &

fines %; Used to study refining effects on fiber properties; Primary

usage in the secondary or recycle fiber area for medium grade runs

III. TECO In-Line Freeness Tester Project Lead - Involved in equipment

installation, operating procedures, calibration, usability, &

maintenance; Monitored freeness results on a daily basis; Trained

operators on usage & maintenance procedures; Primarily used for base

freeness tracking on the Paper Machine

IV. Score Cracking Quality Issue - Integral member of Quality team to

troubleshoot major quality issue; Ran refining trials to correlate

amount of refining to score cracking; Created trends and compiled

machine variable data from periods with no score cracking and compared

to periods with significant score cracking issues; Monitored other

variables related to score cracking such as sheet moisture, caliper,

starch content, & sheet formation; Helped detect major sources of the

problem and reduced number of customer score cracking quality

complaints by more than 50% thereby retaining existing customers

Other Significant Projects:

. Corn Starch Viscosity determination for Cargill . Ring Crush Trial on

Paper Machine 1 . Washers Mat & Vat Consistency determination for

Hercules . Paper Machine 1 Table Rebuild Project . Capability study on

31KL grade paper . Paper quality testing . Prepared training manuals

for Pulp Mill . Freeness trials on pulp samples from refiners .

Capstone training for quality lab . Evaporators & Mud Washers solids

determination . Prepared online log-sheets for Paper Machine Tenders &

Foremen . Prepared quarterly quality data reports . Recruited Interns &

Co-ops for mill

Senior Design Project Team Member

February - May 2006

Albemarle Corporation & University of Arkansas Dept. of Chemical

Engineering, Fayetteville, AR

. Project aim was to recover bromine from flame retardants used in

plastics

. Considered various designs while working with a group to determine

the best possible design

. Used Pro-II & Aspen Plus simulation software extensively to design

pilot plant

. Performed initial cost estimate and economic analysis for process

development

Engineering Peer Mentor August - December 2006

Bell Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

. Served as a mentor and leader for 18 freshmen engineering students;

contact was weekly

. Helped freshmen register for classes & connected them to campus

resources

. Served as a positive role model, support person and guide for

freshmen to help them adjust to campus life

. Assisted in student professional development and in the formation of

study groups

Computer Lab Operator June 2005 - December 2006

University of Arkansas, Computing Services, Fayetteville, AR

. Assisted students, faculty & staff with computer and printer related

inquiries and issues

. Identified and fixed computer problems

. Helped lab users learn and utilize computer software whenever

possible

. Involved in setting up university email accounts for new users

. Trained new computer lab operators and monitored general computer

lab activities

Leadership ExperiencE

President - American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE),

Fayetteville, AR January - May 2006

. Responsible for all events sponsored by AIChE

. Increased student membership by 10 %

. Arranged and coordinated meetings with executive committee on a

weekly basis

. Invited guest speakers and recruiters to AIChE meetings

Vice President - Arkansas Union Advisory Committee (AUAC), Fayetteville,

AR August 2005 - May

2006

Committee Chair - SHPE Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) 2006,

Fayetteville, AR

Other Significant Experience:

Professional Development Institute, University of Arkansas, Fall 2006 .

Monster Diversity Leadership Program, Monster Career Development, Summer

2006 . LeaderShape Institute, University of Arkansas, Summer 2004 .

Emerging Student Leaders, University of Arkansas, Spring 2004 . Global

Young Leaders Conference, Congressional Youth Leadership Council, Summer

2002

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Professional MEMBERSHIPS

CSCMP, AIChE, TAPPI

Awards & HONORS

FE Exam Passed, Oct 2006 (EIT # 7114); Walter & Lucille Owen Scholarship in

Chemical Engineering, 2004-05; Non-Resident Tuition Award, 2002-2006; Who's

Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, 2005; National

Dean's List, 2005; 1st Place Award HENAAC College Bowl, 2006; Russell E.

Westmeyer Memorial Fellowship, 2009

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Visio, Publisher, Access, Outlook, and

PowerPoint

. Working knowledge in Capstone - PARCView, PI - Process Books, Envoy,

Foxboro - Go Global Interface, TK Solver, Pro II, Aspen Plus, Tiny

TERM, Crystal, Stat Tools, JD Edwards, Proficy, Elixir, Webvision

Retail Link

. Completed Intro to Retail Link Training Course - 8th & Walton (Company

Summary, Store Detail, Store of the Community, Supplier Score Card,

Market Basket, Supplier Matrix, CPFR)

SAP Skill Set

. Working knowledge in SAP Basic Business Processes - Order to Cash,

Purchase to Pay, MRP & Production Process; SAP basic functionality &

navigation; SAP processes & how they fit within the value chain;

Business Process Improvement using SAP

SQL Skill Set

. SQL Query language basics; Microsoft SQL Server; Basic SQL Syntax;

Database reporting

Data Mining

. NCR Teradata system, ACNielsen, & Enlighten; Using Decision Trees &

Association Analysis; Data Mining & CRM to better understand consumer

behavior & customer decision making

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