Manager Engineer

David R. Boucher

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Summary:

Seasoned leader, technical manager, training coordinator with experience is a variety of manufacturing and service organizations. Proven success in creating collaborative, productive teams in laboratories, engineering, analytical teams and operations. Analyzed various data sets, report and recommend actions.

Leadership Talent: Developed and promoted seven individual contributors to leadership positons. All continue to be successful, most have been further promoted. Motivated direct reports using performance management techniques and PCL principal centered leadership.

Technical Competence: Analyze complex data with a variety of programs: (SAS, Minitab, Northwest Analytical, MATLAB, Stastistica).

Organizational Ability: Training and using TBS (Toyota Business Systems), HOS (Honeywell Operating Systems), Six Sigma Methods and internal organic systems.

Communications: Set group expectation, act as a resource and track progress toward goals. Update leadership and stakeholders the status of standard work and projects.

Training and development: Developed pilot training program for flagship location. Contributed to the corporate training policy for three locations. Incorporated training materials, test methods, competency standards and considered special requirements for adult education. Implemented TRIM (Training Records Management System). Produced schedules, reports, results and recommendations all PSM and SPC training requirements.

Professional Experience:

Mississippi Power, Kemper County IGCC Facility

Process Engineering Supervisor July 2014- present

Supervised and responsible for the activities and work product of three process (chemical) engineers for the chemical processes at the Kemper County Energy Facility. Manager for three supervisors (two labs and an analytical group), 18 indirect reports.

Managed and reorganized the lab functions to a Chemical Products Lab and a Water treatment lab.

Implemented work processes: standard work, weekly reports, expected responsibility and accountability for all groups.

Supported and helped develop three team leaders’ training programs for SME (subject Matter Experts) and assigned all technicians responsibility. Outside normal job duties

Coordinated the activities to implement LIMS (lab information management systems. Structured data files to be available to statistical software.

Honeywell (UOP) Corporation

Senior Chemical Engineer, Senior Process Engineer March 2010-May 2014

Achieved Six sigma Green Belt certification.

Completed training operations and implementing SPC (statistical process control) DOE design of experiments) ANOVA (analysis of variance) Production engineering responsibilities include catalyst operations. Coordinate the activities for trials, production runs and new product development. Measure and report plant performance for my areas of accountability. MUV/POV/Yields/Rates/predict cost of quality.

Lead new product development, new technology introduction, alternate raw material evaluations.

URS Corporation

Senior Process Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer, 2005-2009

A variety of engineering, training, auditing and analytical assignments.

Arkema (Formerly ATOFINA) Axis, AL Technical Services Manager 2004-2005

Team leader for process engineering, process controls and technical exchange.

Alcoa World Chemicals, Port Allen, LA Senior Process Engineer 2002-2004

Lead new product development for the specialty chemical area. Coordinate toll manufacturing.

Borden Chemicals and Plastics Company, Addis and Geismar, LA

Technical Manager and Interim Production Manager, 1994-2002

Technical Manager of two PVC plants managing three supervisors, six engineers, 24 lab technicians

Oxychem, Pasadena, TX

Unit Superintendent, 1989-1994; Process Engineer, 1986-1989; Staff Engineer, 1977–1986

Managed four shift supervisors, one day supervisor two operation specialists and 64 direct reports.

Awarded OSHA Star Plant Site in concert with the PSM and training initiative at Pasadena

Recognized for training program development and PSM development work Part of the OxyChem Transitional Team due to the acquisition of Tenneco.

Education & Training

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Bachelor of Science Degree - Chemical Engineering

Internal auditor ISO 9001-2015 certificate # 05940303

Train the Trainer (TTS industries)

Train Statistical Process Control to the workforce and leaders

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, Black Belt Lean Trained

Experienced in OSHA regulatory areas including: 29 CFR 1910-119 (Process Safety Management) and 29 CFR 1910-1450 (Industrial Hygiene Standard for Laboratories)

Experience in ISO 14000, ISO 2000, Q9000

Principle Centered Leadership, Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Golden Goose

Certifications & Community Involvement

Achieved and maintained conformance of production and packaging with National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), Food and Drug Administration. (FDA), Kosher and others requirements

Plant representative for Kemper County School System and Kemper Academy.

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