Manufacturing Engineer Lean and Energy Optimization
Resume:
Optimize Manufacturing Engineer
Utilizes effective management, technical, and supervisory skills in the design and improvement of simultaneous projects & processes while maintaining cost capital budgets, engineering plans, scheduling systems, materials and resource plans, financial progress reports, manpower and material resource reports. A diversified, hands-on, “in the plant” engineer that delivers projects that enable management to realize extended profitability & future corporate viability.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Developing and implementing policies and procedures, resulting in improved efficiency and productivity of process lines. Managing multiple projects to successfully achieve milestones, ensuring projects completed within all cost and scope specifications. Delivery of completed projects that included thorough documentation and training materials. Instrumental in planning and executing innovative strategies to achieve objectives for process improvement.
Project Management Process Improvement Lean Development
Problem-Solving Energy Evaluations Facility Modifications
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Industrial Engineer, 2015 – 2018
Aallied Die Casting of North Carolina, of RCM Industries, Inc., Rutherfordton NC
Conduct process time studies for operator optimization. Reconfigure the shipping and secondary process flow. Champion a True Lean initiative as the model cell implementer and standards writer. Successfully integrate air decay and laser etching systems into production lines. Lead engineer for sales and quoting.
Design and commission a vision inspection system for automotive customer utilizing Keyence vision, Allen Bradley MicroLogix and an ABB robot.
Design, program and commission a jet cooler package utilizing Allen Bradley MicroLogix, Automation Direct HMI, as an IIOT package which interfaces directly to equipment and plant MES.
Design in CAD and propose a waste heat reclamation process.
Design, construct and commission 3 unique 0.1MMBTU natural gas metal warming processes.
Process Engineer, 2014
Performance Friction Corp., Clover SC
Evaluate and re-design a flame control assembly for polymer-sand molding process.
Re-write the Direct Logic control system into RSLogix 500 platform, inclusive of complete rewire of the system to include sensors and operator interfaces.
Create an innovative sand auto-fill process.
Engineering Sub-Contractor, 2011 – 2013
Contractor to General Electric, GTTC, Greenville, SC
Engineer to Electrical and Instrumentation group supporting heavy-duty industrial gas turbines. Line item electrical owner for Bearing instrumentation, Exhaust thermocouples, Turbine instrument schematic, Wobbe meter, Ignition exciter, and Mass flow meter.
Schematic owner for gas turbine instrumentation and the Closed Loop Emission Control system.
Strategic member on the 24-hour electrical construction of a new design build-to-print lube oil system.
Project / Process Engineer, 2010 – 2011
GCA Services to PPG Industries, Fiberglass, Shelby, NC
Evaluate and conduct usage equipment studies of Pierret industrial choppers to determine root cause of failures, creating an estimated cost savings of $83K / year.
Process Engineer to the startup of new ballistic panel system from reclamation materials.
Project Engineer - Process Improvement, 2004 – 2008
Zemex Minerals Group:
Spruce Pine & Kings Mountain, NC, Attapulgus & Monticello, GA, & Edgar, FL
Assess system processes and provide optimization changes. Develop, perform troubleshooting and tune control process loops for power control, re-circulation, fuel usage, and sizing separation. Monitor plant energy usages and complete zero-downtime initiatives.
Review and evaluate for capabilities and improvement to: disk and drum filters, heated roller mills, vibrating screens (wet and dry), clarifiers, flotation and densification systems, belt ovens, and kilns.
Provide project leadership for the automation, electrical, and controls for a $14M expansion.
Lead Engineer on the mods to a burner control system for 25 TPH sand dryer and 10 TPH Roller mill.
Construct a $3M automated PCS to realign material from dredging system to drying processes developing/designing a PAC system to control pumps, levels, and operator HMIs.
Assistant Plant Manager, 2001 – 2004
Solite Inc., Arvonia, VA
Manage 48 employees and to be personally accountable for safety, training, and task performance within a productive mining facility. Administration of a projected budget of $4M worth of assets and production expenditures.
Instrumental in the development and initiation of a plant-wide training program, including documentation and procedures.
On-Site Engineer, directing and site training construction and electrical contractors during the installation of a $2M aerosol reclamation facility.
Promote and develop a Preventative Maintenance Program to utilize similar equipment and processes across three company production facilities.
Process / Instrumentation Engineer, 1995 – 2004
Solite Inc., Arvonia, VA
Design and develop manufacturing control systems in support of kiln burning and environmental process operations. Interact with operators to identify and analyze continuous improvement.
Unravel an environmental noise concern by engineering in the use of 2 - 250HP variable speed drives to the Solite Lightweight Aggregate facility in Arvonia, VA.
Increase motor lifetime, eliminate noise, expand combustion process, advance capability of bag houses, and generate a significant electrical cost savings six-month ROI with VFDs.
Change flame conditioning parameters to increase the effectiveness of hazardous waste combustion nozzles to increase fuel usage by 8% and decrease downtime by 15%.
EDUCATION
Certification from the Association of Energy Engineers in Energy Management
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA ~ Graduate Studies Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Longwood College, Farmville, VA ~ B.S., Chemistry & Physics
Commonwealth College, Norfolk, VA ~ A.A.S. Business Management & Computer Science
United States Navy - Naval Nuclear Power, Submarine, & Steam Turbine
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