Engineer Process

KAREN CERRITELLI LONGWORTH

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SUMMARY

Degreed Engineer with 25+ years of experience in Process Engineering, Environmental, Health & Safety, Quality, ISO, and Plating. Provided daily technical assistance, guidelines, and training. Especially skilled at coordinating site-wide programs, including employee safety and TUR (toxic use reduction) employee suggestions.

EXPERIENCE

Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., Littleton, MA 2015-2017

Deputy Safety Officer

Specified, purchased software, and led teams to convert hard copies of (Material) Safety Data Sheets to a searchable electronic database. Coordinated with seven company sites for access to database.

Created training and processing procedures for safety initiatives.

Inspected manufacturing shop floor daily for safety-related issues; set policies to implement improvements and correct deficiencies.

Led investigations on safety events; upgraded equipment and processing methods.

Developed evacuation procedures with cross-functional personnel.

Coordinated hazardous waste lab pack pick up; distributed manifests and changed containers for environmental compliance.

Materials Systems Inc., Littleton, MA 1996-2015

EH&S and Quality Manager, Sr. Plating Process Engineer

Sr. Plating Process Engineer

Developed Electroless Nickel Plating process for PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) ceramic, single crystal, and composite materials.

Developed process to determine amount of solution to prepare for each Nickel bath. Saved one hour per run; trained operators to use and maintain records.

Supported Engineering and Manufacturing projects of multiple production plating batches to meet customer schedule.

Conducted plating trials for new materials and different etching chemicals.

Re-developed plating process when chemicals were no longer commercially available.

Continuously improved plating process, chemicals, equipment, tanks, and fixturing.

Updated plating training matrix for ISO 9000 compliance; presented metrics at Management Meeting.

Quality Manager

First manufacturing employee hired in company led transition from R&D to production.

Audited internal procedures to assure compliance; generated non-conformances; trained new internal auditors.

Provided technical expertise with travelers/routers, processing instructions, recordkeeping, quality procedures, and inspections.

Approved final shipment paperwork prior to shipping products to customers.

Managed calibration and repairs of electronic, mechanical, presses, furnaces/ovens, and balances.

Environmental, Health & Safety

Developed policies and trained employees in Safety Orientation, Lockout/Tagout, Hazard Communication, Safety Data Sheets, Evacuation, Lead Handling, Fire Extinguishers and Respirators.

Led team to solicit employee suggestions; evaluated and implemented cost-saving ideas.

Led TUR Resource Conservation initiative for energy reduction in facility. Production more than doubled with an electricity increase of only 5%.

Completed Federal Form R for TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) reporting for processing 100 lbs of Lead Compounds per year.

Completed State Form S for TUR (Toxic Use Reduction) reporting for Lead Compounds.

Developed lead compound tracking in facility.

Determined ways to reduce hazardous waste and exclude non-hazardous wastes from collection drum.

Researched, specified, and ordered safety equipment, respirators, PPE, chemicals and tanks.

Maintained master schedule for safety checks, OSHA requirements, testing and inspections.

Reviewed MSDSs (Material Safety Data Sheets) for regulatory compliance, including SARA 313, Extremely Hazardous Substances, Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxics (PBTs), REACH, SIN List, and isocyanates prior to product acceptance into facility; cautioned employees about health warnings.

Pratt & Whitney, Middletown, CT 1987-1996

Senior Process Engineer

Provided technical expertise, training and written procedures for day-to-day operations in surface treatments, adhesive bonding, chemical cleaning, and industrial washers for jet engines.

Liaison between Environmental Group and Manufacturing Shop to assure environmental compliance.

Responsible for eliminating Pratt & Whitney’s 13th place standing in 1991 among top 20 air emissions polluters. Reduced OSHA exposure and environmental air emissions under Clean Air Act by replacing degreasers with industrial washers.

Plant-wide coordinator for eliminating and replacing ozone-depleting chemicals.

Researched, specified, ordered, and implemented $1.8M of chemical cleaning capital equipment.

Maintained cleaning equipment and tank lines by troubleshooting issues. Determined appropriate staff required to fix problems. Coordinated plumbers, lab technicians, programming, and chemicals.

Trained 300 employees in use of new equipment across three shifts.

Manufacturing Engineering Development Trainee

Supervised 25 manufacturing employees; managed day-to-day operations.

Developed procedures for degreasing, wax operations, and surface treatments.

EDUCATION

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 1987

B.S. Mechanical Engineering/Materials

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