Engineer Quality Assurance

Derrick Gradney

Experienced professional

*** **** ****** - **** *******, LA 70601

**************@*****.*** - 337-***-****

Experienced professional seeking a manufacturing technical/management role to optimize corporate

profitability through efficient and effective manufacturing, statistical and administrative strategies.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr. Process Engineer - (Chloride Processes)

Louisiana Pigment Company L.P - Westlake, LA - February 2013 to November 2014

Sr. Process Engineer

• Responsible for providing technical support to titanium dioxide production and process operations.

• Provides operational and technical support for extensive process/system changes.

• Responsible for providing upper management with monthly/quarterly, semi and annual emissions and On-

stream time reports for Waste Heat Boilers, Incinerators and overall manufacturing process.

• Responsible for managing $3.80 MM + in Capital Projects 2014

Sr. Process Engineer - Site Processes

Lucite International Inc - Beaumont, TX - September 2011 to November 2012

ACH, HCN, Site Services/Utilities)

• Responsible for providing technical support to site project teams in three process areas [HCN, ACH and Site

Services steam, cooling and water applications)].

• Served as site Manufacturing Excellence PSM (PHA Element) Champion for Lucite Operations Beaumont

Site.

• Responsible for mentoring mid-level engineers in job responsibilities.

• Responsible for managing $1.01 MM + in Capital Projects.

Production Supervisor

BioLab Inc - October 2009 to September 2011

Responsible for supervisory oversight of 28 Union operators (Finished production and Warehouse)

• Successfully used Six Sigma tools to modify process control parameters which significantly impacted

specialty production campaigns.

• Developed mentoring training curriculum for new hire operators which reduced errors, improved personnel

morale and fortified KPI in responsible process area. Curriculum was adopted by manufacturing area and an

improvement to training profiles.

• Implementation of LEAN manufacturing directives to significantly reduce hazardous material accumulation,

storage and disposal.

Production Supervisor/ Sr. Production Engineer/Process Excellence Site Leader

BioLab Inc - Westlake, LA - May 2008 to September 2011

Westlake, LA May 2008 - September 2011

Production Supervisor/ Sr. Production Engineer/Process Excellence Site Leader

Sr. Production Engineer/Process Excellence Site Leader

BioLab Inc - May 2008 to October 2009

Responsible for Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma compliance at Lake Charles facility site.

• Responsible for $1.11 MM + in Capital Projects.

• Obtained Six Sigma Black Belt and LEAN Manufacturing training, respectively (2008)

• Chosen to be a site leader for SAP 6.0 Implementation Team; Held responsibility for SAP (QM) Leadership

at Site during SAP rollout 2009 and continuous support (2009 - 2011)

Chemical Engineer ATO/Area Chemical Engineer - Power

DuPont SRW - Orange, TX - August 2005 to April 2008

Water/Steam Systems)

• Process Engineer in Power Operating Area (PSM Facility)

• Served as SRW Site Chlorine Guardian & Member of DuPont Chlorine Network (2005-2008)

• Served as Area Safety Committee (Power Unit) Chair and Co-Chair for 2 years

• Obtained Green Belt Certification (2006) and TCEQ Potable water operator certification (2008)

• Successfully instituted state driven primary disinfection system using alternative disinfectant to address

disinfection by-products concerns for Potable Water Plant at Sabine River Works

• Worked with Business Unit Lab (SES Incinerator Unit) personnel and TCEQ on water quality issues for

surrounding process units

Operator /Chemical Engineer- Chemical Cleaning

Phillip Services Corporation - Westlake, LA - August 2004 to June 2005

Served as Chemical Cleaning Operator in various Decontamination/Reactive Chemistry cleaning platforms at

various plants (domestic and international)

• Under general supervision works with management and plant staff to develop, design and implement

Industrial Services and Chemical Cleaning processes to achieve production, environmental and safety goals

in accordance with PSC policy.

• Supported Water retention group on different occasions

• <1 yr water treatment experience

Sr Materials and Process Engineer/Jr Systems Engineer/Quality Assurance Inspector

Northrop-Grumman Corp - Lake Charles, LA - February 1995 to July 2004

Systems/Flight Line Engineer II

Northrop-Grumman Corp - January 2001 to March 2002

Sr. Materials & Process (M&P) Engineer

Northrop-Grumman Corp - May 1996 to January 2001

3/02-07/04)

Quality Assurance Final Assembly Junior Inspector

Northrop-Grumman Corp - February 1995 to May 1996

Sr. Materials & Processes Engineer/Materials and Processes Leader

• Solely provided Lake Charles Site with M&P support for approximately 2 years.

• Provided technical support to site relative to materials and process documentation relative to E-8C Joint

STARS aircraft.

• Responsible for completing multiple engineering projects including successful change of recommended

primer and topcoat system to alternative system for E8-C Joint Stars aircraft due to sheeting issue during

flight(s)

• Responsible for research leading to identification and testing of unknown coatings found in fuel tanks of

inducted Boeing 707 aircraft which saved over 3,000 coating removal man hours

• Assisted Structural Engineers with assembly and/or rework dispositions to aircraft.

• Served as Northrop Grumman M&P Representative to tri-venture with Raytheon and Boeing

Systems/Flight Line Engineer Jr.

• Served as support Systems Engineer II for 1 years.

• Trained in 150 system applications for Air Force (E-8C) Joint Stars program using Boeing 707 aircraft.

• Given responsibility for sole support of aircraft while on flight line.

Quality Assurance Final Assembly Junior Inspector

• Supported Sr QA/QC Inspectors with various QA/QC Maintenance work inspections & buy offs (1995-1996)

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

• Experienced in Aspen IP21 and PHD Uniformance Process Data historian software

• Experienced in various DCS Applications (Delta V, RSLogix 5, Provox, Honeywell TPS/TDS 3000)

• Experienced in SPC/6 Sigma Mini-Tab software usage (14 & 15)

• Experienced in various PHA data collection softwares (Hazard Review Leader, PHA Works/Tracker Client

Works)

• Experienced with Plant Maintenance softwares Avantis (formerly Shawware), Chief, Maximo

EDUCATION

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

McNeese State University - Lake Charles, LA

May 1999

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