Plant Technician

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5667

Chicago, IL 60628

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2014-June 2014 Owen Corning

Summit, IL

Research & Development

Pilot Plant Technician

Set-up, breakdown and maintain test equipment

Perform blowdown and determine shut-down times

Log in and maintain inventory

Generate and input log test data

Pull samples of end product and measure and blend raw material for analysis

Perform lab testing

April 2013-Feb 2014 Hillshire Brand

Downers Grove, IL

Research & Development

Pilot Plant Technician

Set-up, tear down and safe operation of food processing equipment

Execution of experimental designs as developed by food scientists

Document and collect test data accurately and timely.

Prepared blends & Purge (by weighing & mixing) according to recipes

Pack, store and prepare end products for shipment

Trim, cut and grind meat

Cleaning equipment and maintaining good housekeeping

Take samples of prepared products

April 2011-Aug 2012 UOP/HONEYWELL

Des Plaines, IL

Research

& Development Pilot Plant Technician

Providing process control of the chemical plant equipment

Maintenance and repair of process equipment.

Troubleshooting of plant equipment and manufacturing processes

Monitoring control room daily plant operations

Perform pre-maintenance for start-ups and follow all shut down procedures

and practices.

Monitor plant activities and update the spreadsheet/e-log when changes

occur during the shift

Use LIMS to setup labels for samples, setup spreadsheets, Chemlaunch and

Chemserver.

Monitor PI for irregularities and to stay updated with plant status.

Monitor the control room up to 30 plant at a time updating the board and

updating processes when necessary

Take required representative samples

Verify, update and download values for SPP/Recipes.

Load and remove Rx's according to safety procedures.

Fill feed tanks and the ISCO's, slop product receiver tank.

Basic fundamentals of Chemical Pilot Plant Operations

UOP/Seelig School

RECEIVED CERTIFICATE

October 1984-December 1999 U S POSTAL SERVICE

Bedford Park, IL

November, 1993 - December, 1999

Acting Supervisor

Assessed and monitored daily work and assigned and delegated work details.

Met with employees and discussed employee work performance and if necessary

Issued discipline action.

October 1984 - May 2003 Distribution Clerk

Sort mail manually and by machine

Operate manual and mototized lifts

Operate and monitor control center

Troubleshoot, maintain and adjust equipment

Expedite, dispatch and prep containerized mail

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

November 2008- November 2009 FOUS Organization

Evergreen Park, IL

Volunteer

Secretary

taking notes

writing reports

typing documents

answering phones

copying & faxing documents

June 2001 - Present EPBC

Chicago, IL

Volunteer Administrative

Assistant

coordinate volunteer programs

talking with vendors on the phone and in person about donations

preparing reports

copying documents

meeting with city officials determining community needs

coordinating activities for youth and adults

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

January, 2009 - December 2010 Olive-Harvey Community

College Chicago, IL

Process Technology

Associate of Applied Science

Graduation December 2010

Relevant courses taken:

Safety, Health and Environment (36hr) Process Instrumentation (160hr)

General Chemistry (128hr)

Quality Control (40hr) Process Equipment (112hr)

College Algebra (36hr)

Introduction to Microcomputers (48hr) Operations (108hr)

Troubleshooting (54hr)

Systems (108hr) Simtronics Minitab

Internship

Simulated start-up, shutdown procedures

Monitoring gauges, dials and controls Troubleshooting system

Studied proper procedures for labeling samples

Simulated operation of centrifugal pumps, positive displacement,

progressive cavity and distillation towers

Operate valves for water, steam, chemicals and sludge.

January, 2008 - June 2008 Harold Washington College

Chicago, IL

Youth Develop Practitioner

RECEIVED CERTIFICATE

Creating a Supportive Learning Community Through Cultural Competence

Developing Self-Awareness and Self-Management Through Leadership

Building Academic Strengths Through Enrichment

Conflict-Resolution and Decision-Making

April, 2007 - June-2008 Wentworth Commons

Chicago, IL

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft PowerPoint

IC3

Certified

March, 2006 - June-2007 Chicago Area Project

Chicago, IL

Advancing Youth Development

RECEIVED CERTIFICATE

COMPUTER SKILLS

Typing 40wpm, preparing reports, 10 key by touch, spreadsheets, composing

letters, downloading programs, removing programs, using printer, ability to

use different types of programs, setting up computers, making connections,

faxing documents, copying documents, internet usage, Simtronics, Microsoft

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Access, Minitab Statistical

software: create spreadsheet, graphs and control charts. Setup Chemlaunch

and Chemserver; make adjustment to the HMI settings, access PI

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Good math skills, labeling machine, MPFSM, DBCS, OSS, SPBS, control room

tray line system operations (monitor, feed, stop, redirect), worked with

Digital scale, CDC and Univac computer, LMLM machine, coordinating the

storage and dispatch of equipment, LOTO procedures, ability to resolve and

diffuse problematic situations, manual and motorized hand lift, team

player, shipping and receiving, dock operations, preparing reports, trailer

securing, load planning, assigning work by priority, yardman, assess daily

work habits, operate and adjust machinery, coordinate grievance procedures,

ability to work with drivers and customers effectively creating a

professional, courteous and knowledgeable environment, implementation of

new equipment, start-up of new processes or improvement of existing

practices, training on new projects, identify process improvement

opportunities by data collections, practices testing and development. Gas

detection meter, Setting up bar-code reader and creating labels, measuring

and loading catalyst to reactors, fire extinguisher hands on training, RCRA

basics, spill prevention control and countermeasures, proper use and care

of PPE, respirator fitted, ability to follow SOP's effectively, check and

calibrate scales, collect and record equipment and process data, discarding

of process wastes into proper satellite containers, perform inspections of

safety equipment, setup and measure profilers, monitoring data trends,

install and remove reactors, start and stop pressure tests, start analysis,

install programs, perform shift readings when necessary, make changes to

control loops, take feed and product samples, ability to read P & ID,

ability to read blueprints, digital calipers manual and computerized, PH

meter, O2 meter, micrometer, setup and dismantle Polar massager PM 300,

setup and operate the Wolf-Tec Macerator, setup and run grinders, setup

and load Cozzini injectors, mixers, admixer, man the Heat and Control oven,

vacuum packing machine, tumbler, setup and run CFS slicer, setup and run

Handtmann VF 608 stuffer, CO2 tunnel, perform sandwich formulation, fill

test designs by gathering and mixing ingredients according to the recipe by

weights, form pickle or brine, list lot numbers used from ingredients,

process meat to testing(grinding, slicing or trimming), perform disposal of

unusable meat and seasoning, program and operate the smoke houses, setup

and run the CO2 tunnel, program the Chill blaster and smoke house and

smoker, weighing and blending of different types of asphalt, performing

blow-downs, determine run-times, softening points, viscosity and

penetration results, logging, storing and maintaining inventory, operating

and programming asphalt melter, generate project data,

AWARDS

Bravo Bronze Award received 7/2012 Key Initiative: Productivity Behavior:

Fosters Teamwork and Diversity

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