Daniel V. Gribbons

***** ***** ****** ( MURRIETA, CA 92562

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER / PROCESS ENGINEER

Matheson Tri-Gas - Asan, Korea, New Johnsonville, TN, Tualatin, OR,

Newark, CA (Home office in Murrieta, CA)

3/2008 - 1/2014

. Corporate project engineer traveling and providing support and project

management for western US facilities.

. Planning stage through build, install, and startup for projects such as

hydrogen selenide gas batch production, hydrogen sulfide draining

neutralization process automation upgrade, cylinder vacuum bake out

systems, automated gas blend systems in the New Johnsonville, TN site as

part of a $26M investment, three year plant expansion.

. Provided process support in Asan, Korea for six months for projects such

as tungsten hexafluoride process and hydride mixing.

. Consolidation of process equipment from two plants into one in Tualatin,

OR involving UHP O2 and N2 bulk tank upgrades and installations, lab

construction, layout, and analysis equipment install, lab cylinder

sampling systems and piping install, LOx, LAr, and LN2 cryogenic filling

process, helium compressor install, CO2 vaporizer install, specialty

high pressure gas mix panels install experience with meeting all NFPA

55 code requirements for flammable mixes, medical oxygen filling process

install, automated gas blend cell fill system for inert gases and more.

. Collaborated with team to incorporate lean manufacturing and process

improvements into layouts and design.

. P&IDs, plant layouts, instrument selection, BOM, bid comps, CRs, Gant

Charts, MOCs, SOWs, PSSRs, vendor selection, contractor supervision,

permits, project closeout documentation.

Test Engineer / Engineer IV

General Atomics - Pasco, WA, San Diego, CA

2/2006 - 9/2007

. Responsible for conducting test optimization operations on cross-flow

filtration equipment at Pasco, WA site to gain useful data to

incorporate into final design of this unit as part of the nuclear waste

destruction program at the Savannah River Site.

. Supervised two shift operators.

. Responsible for writing equipment operation procedures, engineering

specifications for Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) equipment used

for destruction of chemical weapons for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-

Destruction project for Richmond, Kentucky.

. Led internal audits as part of quality team for the Advanced Process

Systems group.

. Responsible for requisition of quotation (RFQ), scope of work (SOW),

bid evaluations including procurement of vendor data for instrumentation

and controls for input to fabrication assembly drawings.

Chemical Process Engineer / Product Support Engineer

Thomson Consumer Electronics (RCA) - Lancaster, PA 2 yrs Thomson Display

Multimedia (TDM) - Expatriate to Mexicali, Mexico 3 yrs. 4/2000 - 5/2005

. Plant startup of Mexico plant $200M investment, 32V flat screen

television tube plant working on equipment design team and process team

participating in vendor checkouts in Kumamoto, Japan, supervising

installation, debugging, commissioning and eventual daily process

monitoring of Front-End equipment: Panel/Mask Prep, Photolithographic

Processes thru Aluminizing.

. Coordination of cross-functional continuous process improvement teams

focused on scrap and material cost reduction using tools such as FMEA,

PDCA, 5S, Six Sigma tools etc. closely monitoring KPIs implementing

stepwise changes as to impact production yields and efficiencies.

. Responsible for coordination of initial factory-wide yield reporting

system for a second 27V flat screen tube line.

. Leader of site engineering standards documentation change.

. Performed process conformance/compliance audits with engineering

standards.

. Provided engineering support to U.S. tube factories.

. Conducted plant testing of new products: 32V - 16:9, 32V - True Flat,

38V - Flat 16:9.

. Conducted plant testing of new materials: China glass, different types

of graphite dag, phosphors.

. Responsible for equipment checkout of phosphor slurry carrousels and

mask wash equipment in Kumamoto, Japan prior to shipment to Mexico.

Production Engineer

The Budd Company (ThyssenKrupp) - Carey, OH

9/1999 - 4/2000

. In charge of projects involving tool tryouts, design, build and launch

of new mold dies in Detroit area, secondary trim presses, and

drilling operations for thermoplastic sheet molding manufacture of

new model Ford and GM auto body parts.

. Provided engineering support to the production department in order to

minimize downtime and scrap.

. Responsible for lines such as Ford Ranger grill, Windstar cowl panel,

and Mountaineer fender and initiating improvement and cost savings

programs.

. Ensured quality assurance through SPC-Cp/Cpk tracking with corrective

action plans for out-of-control situations.

Chemical Preparation / Process Engineer

Philips Display Components (Magnavox) - Ottawa, OH

4/1995 - 9/1999

. Received eight weeks training in Eindhoven, Netherlands world

headquarters and also in Durham, England, and Aachen, Germany.

. Responsible for plant startup of Chemical Preparation Department as part

of a $115M plant expansion participating in equipment design development

with vendors to fabricate turnkey systems, supervising installation,

conducting equipment testing, debugging, and commissioning of three

phosphor slurry preparation systems, phosphor reclamation centrifugal

systems, acid dilution systems, and polyvinyl alcohol preparation

systems, DI Water systems, including ozonation, pickling and passivation

of equipment.

. Responsible for optimizing process equipment and trouble shooting for

causes of various process defects on a daily basis.

. Served as Environmental Representative for 32V Front-End to ensure

compliance with EPA regulations.

. Led activities on various continuous improvement teams to achieve

department goals for yields, throughput, and customer quality (e.g. dent

reduction, phosphor and graphite related defects reduction).

. Planning and overseeing equipment shutdown maintenance and cleaning

activities.

. Conducting engineering tests to determine root causes effecting product

cost, quality, and performance.

. Responsible for all aspects regarding the chemical preparation

department supervising and training of eight Chemical Process

Operators.

. In charge of process documentation and control procedures, operator

instructions, and developing OCAPs.

. Conducted internal audits to ensure ISO-9000 approval.

. Represented U.S. Aluminizing operations at information exchange

conference in Nanjing, China.

Tool and Die Maker

Accutron Tool Company - Willoughby, OH

9/1988 - 4/1995

. Worked in family run business building prototypes of many types of close

tolerance jigs and fixtures.

. Performed design, layout, and build of the following types of fixtures:

Turning, Milling, Holding,

Grinding, EDM, Plastic Extrusion, Gun Drilling, Pressure Test, and

Final Acceptance Gauges.

. Operated tool room Equipment: Bridgeport, Engine Lathes, Jig Bore,

Surface Grinder and more.

. Supervised and trained employees.

Technical Research Assistant

Common Wealth Scientific Industrial Organization(CSIRO) - Melbourne,

Australia (International Internship)

6/1992 - 12/1992

. Contributing member of the Materials Research Team in the Fibre

Composites Group working on a research project sponsored by Boeing.

. Fabricated and tested carbon fiber laminate panels for the aerospace

industry in autoclave.

. Conducted experimentation as to the effects of humidity and jet fuel

saturation on carbon panels.

. Tested tensile and compression strength properties of carbon fiber

composite materials on the INSTRON machine.

. Process design modifications on Prepregger unit (Carbon fiber tape

processor) as to optimize uniformity of output.

Research Assistant

Brunel (The University of West London) - London, England (International

Internship)

6/1991 - 9/1991

. Worked for the head of the Chemical Engineering Department aiding in

research and documenting effects of white layer development during deep

hole drilling processes.

. Collected and prepared samples of a variety of machined surfaces.

. Characterizing surface integrity of machined surface specimens on AMS20

Measurement Machine.

Technical Knowledge/Skills

PROFICIENT: MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE (OUTLOOK/ POWER POINT/ WORD/

EXCEL), MS PROJECT, ACAD

Working Knowledge: MS Project, Visio, Adobe, CONOPS, HAZOP, PHA, NFPA

Code, 5S, PDCA, FMEA analysis, GMP, SPC, Six

Sigma Green Belt trained, lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering - Cleveland State

University - Cleveland, OH (1994)

Minors: Chemistry and French

Some MBA classes - Findlay University - Findlay, OH as well as

University of Phoenix.

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