Engineer Process

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Hilliard, OH ***** 614-***-****

**********@******.**************.*** Wesley Randall

Profile Process engineer with unique experience who is

equally comfortable in the office or in the field.

Possesses excellent technical capabilities and a

demonstrated history of continuous improvement.

Experience Jul 2007 - Jun 2009 ISP Fine Chemicals Columbus, OH

Process Engineer

Duties include scale up of processes from bench or

lab pilot scale to small production scale,

including performing cost estimation for new

products, specifying equipment modifications,

performing Process Hazard Analysis via Layer of

Protection Analysis (LOPA), and process

troubleshooting.

Implemented a safety improvement on an established

product line that lead directly to a yield

improvement, and set the precendent for further

improvements.

Streamlined Process Hazard Analysis system. PHAs

take a fifth of the man-hours, but are more

consistent, more detailed, and more resolution

oriented than previous process.

Jan 2002-Jul 2007 Cytec Industries Willow Island,

WV

Process Engineer (IV 2002-2004, V 2004-2006, VI

2006-2007)

Duties included design and implementation of

general improvements for the industrial and

pharmaceutical (cGMP for APIs) batch surfactants

processes, IQ/OQ design and implementation, new

product introduction, Process Hazard Analysis,

authoring or modifying standard operating

procedures or log sheets, training personnel in

accordance with the Management of Change

procedures, and general troubleshooting.

Reduced TOC metric (liquid waste sent to treatment)

by 18% using Six Sigma methodology and philosophy.

Modified stripping procedures for products that

reduced cycle time by 25% and variability by 50%.

Implemented a $450K capital project to increase

reactor vacuum capacity that exceeded expectations

by 52% without an increase in cost. The system is

also more reliable, flexible, and energy efficient

than the previous reactor vacuum system.

Improved batch recipe control system programming

for 40+ products. Eliminated safety and

environmental hazards and increased plant capacity

by 7% through streamlined batch programming.

Created systems from scratch to monitor, report and

ensure compliance with Title V permit. These

systems were then able to cut environmental

reporting efforts from several days to minutes, and

were later critical in cycle time reduction efforts

for the plant.

Designed an inexpensive and effective replacement

process to transform scrap waste into sellable

product. New process is safer, more environmentally

friendly, and consumes no critical equipment hours.

Jun 2000-Jan 2002 Cytec Industries Willow Island,

WV

Process Reliability Engineer

Duties included equipment specification,

standardization, maintenance troubleshooting, and

design and implementation of equipment reliability

improvement programs site-wide across three

production plants and two utility plants.

Created and administered an equipment vibration

analysis and oil analysis program. Trained 30+

operators to perform basic condition monitoring on

equipment.

Coordinated data integrity efforts for the site in

the corporate wide implementation of a new

Computerized Maintenance Management System

(Maximo). Directed a team of six temporary

employees to complete the transition from the old

CMMS.

Education 1996-2000 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

B.S., Chemical Engineering.

Degree Option in Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces.

Relevant Skills

and Training Six Sigma Blackbelt Training through Six Sigma

Associates

Lean Manufacturing Training through the West

Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Proficient in MS Office (including Access, Project,

Visio)

Proficient in Aspen, ChemCAD and SuperPro modeling

programs

Proficient in JMP data analysis program

ISO 9001 Internal Auditor

Technician Level HAZWOPER Training

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