Engineer Quality, Process Development Engineer, product, chemist
Resume:
Barbara M. Ferguson
Moore, South Carolina
Telephone: (cell) 585-***-****
*************@*****.***
Summary:
Experience in a variety of assignments including:
Product Development (3 Patents)
Project & Team Management Process Development
Product/Raw Materials Delivery Planning & Budgeting
Procurement Negotiation
Quality – SPC – LSS Green Belt,
Manufacturing Scale Up
Safety- MSDS generation Shainin Apprentice, DfLSS Black Belt
Production Efficiency Enhancements Crucial Conversations
Experience:
Celanese International Enoree, S.C. 2012 - present
Process Development Engineer- Emulsion Polymerization
Scale up procedures/processes from pilot plant to manufacturing scale
Analyze batch cycle time and enable batch cycle time reduction
Trouble-shoot product quality and manufacturing issues
Xerox Corporation Webster, N.Y. 1989 - 2012
Product Delivery/Raw Materials Technical Specialist
Facilitate scale up and qualification of chemical toner manufacture
Create specifications for chemical toners
W rite and negotiate with suppliers chemical specifications for raw materials
Plan, budget and implement manufacturing qualifications of new raw materials
Identify and qualify new suppliers
Shainin Apprentice, Crucial Conversations, and Design for Lean Six Sigma (DfLSS)
Black Belt Certifications
Hardware Engagement/Product Development Engineer
Source, test and qualify media for color copying and printing
Supervise maintenance and operation of production color Xerox equipment
Supplier qualification and quality assurance (US and Europe)
Conduct qualification process training for associates in Asian market place
Lean Six Sigma certified Green Belt ($2M process improvement implemented)
Patent for Software application
Multinational Quality Engineer
Developed and issued piece part and tooling qualification criteria
Managed qualification of new tooling and piece parts (US and UK)
Analyzed data for tool robustness using SPC
Aided quality program implementation in new plant (UK)
Participated in ISO audits
Senior Buyer
Negotiated contracts, delivery and pricing for $40 M in buy of polymers, steel cores and
chemical additives.
Technical Liaison
Facilitated interactions between design and product delivery to ensure product
manufacturability
Coordinated formulation, design, testing, and evaluation aspects of projects
Patent for toner formulation
Associate Engineer/ Material Safety Data Sheet Specialist
Generated and maintained evergreen Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Ensured MSDS and labeling compliance with government regulations
Received three awards from management for productivity increasing mechanisms, one
for implementing an automated solution and one from a customer for assistance and
teamwork.
Technician
Performed analysis, bench characterization and data analysis of new design products
Set up and maintained testing equipment
Participated on an award winning team focused on a new manufacturing process
Assisted in polymer synthesis, measured electrical properties and generated mixtures of
experimental products for testing
Performed chemical analysis of finished products and raw materials for the Quality
Assurance Laboratories
Education:
B.S. Biology and Chemistry Empire State College
Patents:
US Pat.6319647: Toner and Developer for Magnetic Brush Development System
US Pat.7667874: Recommended Media List Media Database (Software)
US Pat. 8067076: Duplex Capable Paper Backed Transparencies
Community Activities:
Teacher in Church’s children’s organization
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