Engineer Process

CHARLES AMARO

**** ******* *****

Kalamazoo, MI *9009

Phone: 269-***-****

Cell: 618-***-****

*************@*******.***

Education:

. BS in Chemical Engineering

University of Puerto Rico - Mayag ez Campus

Affiliations:

. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)

. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

CRB Engineering - Senior Process Engineer 05/01/13-Present

Lead Process Engineer for the F & B and Consummer Goods for CRB in

Kalamazoo. Working with the design, construction and commision of Food &

Beverage projects. He is also part of the SD1 and SD2 teams, working with

new clients and quality services.

Kellogg's - Food Process Manager 3/2011 to 4/30/13

. Deliver Consumer Complaints reduction and Quality targets on the

priority lines per the Quality Summit. Assisted stabilization of

manufacturing processes through application of food science principles

and statistical data analysis to identify root causes of production

issues:

o Supported Augusta's Line 5 Pecan Sandies process improvement

initiative. Completed capability study, Scorpion profiles, root

cause analysis to stabilize product formulation to improve line

performance.

o Completed capability study and Scorpion profiles on Lines 2 and

4.

. Developed a quality / process audit for the mixing area to minimize

inventory discrepancies between system and mix sheets. Completed a

time study to improve the mixing cycles by validating the lay time.

Resulting in a reduction in mixing batches to eliminate excess lay

time.

. Coordinated a Cookie 101 and oven technoloty training for the Augusta

bakery with WKKI.

. Coordinated a Scorpion 2 training by Reading Thermal for Food process

managers, Engineering, developers and food techs at WKKI.

. Assisted FPMs from Battle Creek and Lancaster developing profiles on

the Shred line ovens using the Scorpion 2.

. Completed phase 1 and 2 for project Reaper in Augusta and phase 1 in

Columbus.

MECS Inc. - Senior Process Engineer 10/07 to 3/2011

. Provided support during construction of a Spent Acid plant for Reliance

Oil Refinary in Jamnagar, India.

. Sized mist eliminator filter cartridge packages for chemical plants.

. Designed Dynawave scrubber systems for petrochemical and concrete

facilities.

. Calculate the process design parameters for sulfuric acid coolers for

acid dilution systems.

. Design an oleum system for a 50MTPD Sulfur Burning plant in Russia.

. Develop P&ID's, PFD's for biomass to ethanol pilot plant in Lancaster,

California for Blue Fire Ethanol. Develop process equipment

specifications and bid packages.

Abengoa Bioenergy R&D- R&D Engineer 05/05 to 10/2007

. Develop P&ID's, PFD's for biomass to ethanol pilot plant in York,

Nebraska. Develop process equipment specifications and bid packages.

Provided support during construction, commissioning and start-up.

. Develop P&ID's, PFD's for biomass to ethanol production plant in

Salamanca, Spain. Review process equipment specifications and bid

packages. Process equipment inspection.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.- Process Engineer 10/00 to 05/05

. Kellogg's, Battle Creek, MI / Memphis, TN / Omaha, NE / London, Canada.

o Developed P&ID's for a soy protein based cereal line process.

Calculated all the design parameters for product pumps (minor

ingredients and brine). Specify sizes and parameters for divert

valves, flow control valves, flow meters and others. Write

purchasing requisitions for the different pieces of equipment.

Witnessed equipment test at the vendor site in Canada for bulk

bag unloaders.

o Capital Projects, provided plant engineering services to the

morning food operation completing small projects, interacting

and selecting vendors, equipment and contractors.

. Conveyor belt cleaning system installation, commissioning

and start-up.

. Ingredients addition system improvement.

. Quality laboratory construction.

. Installation of photo-eye rejection system for the

packaging lines.

. Installation of breaks for vibratory bin bottoms on the

flour and sugar silos.

. Improvement to the oil and nutrients application system

prior to the drying process.

. Installation of temperature and moisture monitors at the

dryers discharge to improve product quality.

o Developed P&ID's for a soy protein based cereal line process.

Calculated all the design parameters for product pumps (minor

ingredients and brine). Specify sizes and parameters for divert

valves, flow control valves, flow meters and others. Write

purchasing requisitions for the different pieces of equipment.

Witnessed equipment test at the vendor site in Canada for bulk

bag unloaders.

o Provided technical support on a new product start-up. Made

modifications to the almond feeding process to minimize almond

dust accumulation, improving final product quality.

o Developed P&ID's for a rice based cereal coating process.

Verified the process material (vegetable oil and cinnamon sugar)

calculations based on the cereal load. Calculated all the design

parameters for product pumps (vegetable oil unloading and

recirculation). Specify sizes and parameters for divert valves,

flow control valves, flow meters and other instruments on the

vegetable oil lines and the cinnamon sugar equipment to dusting,

coating drum, sugar auger feeder, gravimetric feeder, volumetric

feeders, hoppers and spray manifold. Write purchasing

requisitions for the different pieces of equipment, oil supply

and sugar dusting.

. Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN. Provided technical support developing and

revising P&ID's on a biopharmaceutical project. Calculated pressure

relief valves and rupture disks loads for fire condition following NFPA

standards and the line capacities. Calculated the glycol loads used in

vessel jackets based on the process cooling requirements.

. Kraft, Granite City, IL. Developed and modified utility hot water and

steam P&ID's for a soft drink plant. Calculated line sizes for steam

and domestic hot water based on flow and users requirements.

. Nestl -Purina, Dunkirk, NY. Developed utility hot water and cooling

water P&ID's for a dog food plant expansion project. Calculated all the

design parameters for utility hot water and cooling water tanks and

pumps. Calculated the design parameters for a steam injection control

valve and an air receiver. Wrote construction specifications for

process mechanical equipment installation, process piping and utility

piping. Wrote equipment specifications and data sheets for utility hot

water and cooling water tanks and pumps, steam injection control valve,

air receiver and utility water heat exchanger.

. Wrigley, Chicago, IL. Calculated all the design parameters for product

pumps for a new gum base manufacturing plant in China. Specify sizes

and parameters for process tanks and melting vessels. Write

specifications for the different pieces of process equipment.

. Coors, Memphis, TN. Developed P&ID's for the ammonia system on a

brewing plant project. Wrote the SOP considering design, operation and

safety parameters for the ammonia system as part of a PSM project.

. Brach's Confections, Chicago, IL. Developed P&ID's on a candy plant

relocation project.

. Unilever, Jefferson City, MO. Calculated all the design parameters for

product and utility pumps for a hair products production line. Provided

technical support by reviewing and revising P&ID's, generate and

maintained the equipment and line lists with all the data requirements

and specifications.

. Cerro Copper, Cedar City, UT. Designed a dust collector system for high

temperature particulate for a copper tubing production line. Reviewed

information supplied by vendors on bag house, sparks trap, rotary valve

and fan for conformance to process requirements and composed a bid

package for submission to the purchasing department. Provided technical

support by reviewing and revising P&ID's.

. Searle-Pharmacia, Chesterfield, MO. Provided technical support by

reviewing and revising P&ID's on a biopharmaceutical project.

Flexible Packaging Group- Quality & Production Engineer 05/98 - 07/00

AVON Lomalinda Inc. - Plating Engineer and Lab. Supervisor 10/97 - 05/98

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATES:

. Illinois Professional Engineer License (P.E.)

. Michigan Professional Engineer License (P.E.)

. HACCP - Covance 2013

SPECIAL CLASSES AND TRAINING:

. Sanitary Design and Construction

. Construction safety and health principles - OSHA 10 Hrs.

. Fundamentals of Successful Project Management

. Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines

. AspenTech

o Process Modeling Using Aspen Plus

o Physical Properties in Modeling Products

. Powder and Bulk Mixing course

University of Winsconsing

. Pump Design and Equipment Selection

AICHE - ASME

. Problem Solving - TWI

. Oil Oxidation

. Oven Technology and Scorpion Data Logger

SKILLS:

. Bilingual (Spanish/English).

. Computer knowledge includes MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point),

Lotus Notes, Project Wise, MSS for Objects (Fourth Shift), Aspen Plus,

UNIX systems and AutoCAD.

REFERENCE: Available upon request.

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