Engineer Manager

RAFAEL MARTIN PALACIOS

**** ****** ****** *** ***, MD 21014 443-***-**** ********.****@*****.***

SUMMARY

Chemical Engineer with experience developing new processes and optimizing existing ones with a focus on safety and cost. Proven ability to solve complex chemical manufacturing problems with innovative solutions and a hands-on approach.

Specialized in blending of aluminum chloride products with low/high viscosity polymers, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, ferric chloride and ferric sulfate.

EXPERIENCE

PRODUCTION MANAGER GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, Baltimore, MD-

10/2009 – 03/2018

Led 3 high performing teams (ACH, ACS and blending) to accomplish their operational/safety goals for 8 years for waste water treatment. Supervised 9 chemical operators and a mechanic.

Ensure training to the working force was adequate and effective

Ensure company goals were met and exceeded.

Applied “self management working team”concepts to provide guidance and accountability to the working force.

Improve first pass prime blends efficiency from 82% to 98% in a six years.

Maintain excellent working relations with company upper management and workers union. Provided input to “3-year union contracts” renewals.

Maintain environmental plant data to keep up with air and waste water permits as per environmental authorities.

Continuously reduced equipment and maintenance and cost by following preventive maintenance SOP’s and ensuring proper training was given to the operators.

QUALITY AND CONTROL GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, Baltimore, MD 11/04-10/09

Updated company procedures for routine tests of specific gravity, percent chlorides, percent aluminum, and iron content.

Developed spreadsheets to calculate specific gravity, percent chloride, and percent aluminum for the production of blends.

Generated Certificate of Analysis for every shipment leaving the plant.

PROCESS ENGINEER COGNIS CORPORATION, Harrison, NJ

03/98-10/02

Extensive work with acrylates in developing a standard process involving reaction, washes (neutralization and salt extraction), and distillation (solvent removal).

Scaled up several urethanes and epoxy resins for production.

CHEMICAL OPERATOR COGNIS CORPORATION, Harrison, NJ 01/96-02/98

Responsible for handling dangerous chemicals such as flammables, corrosives, toxics, and carcinogens. Reviewed, planned, and operated equipment for batches.

Maintained and diagnosed equipment to ensure it was in good working order. Operated numerous production batches of UV esters.

Followed procedures for handling and disposal of chemicals.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Chemical engineering-

new jersey institute of technology - 01/1998

Six-Sigma-Green Belt Certification

SKILLS

Fluent in Spanish

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