Engineer Six Sigma

BRIAN SCOTT KOON Vestavia Hills, AL *****

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FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER/SALES ENGINEER

Lean/ Kaizen /Six Sigma Expertise High Impact Presentations Proficient Relationship Builder Offering 10+ years in engineering, team leadership, strategic relationship building, and technical project support that results in stakeholder buy-in, consensus and long-term loyalty. Accomplished in delivering solutions within deadline, scope, and budget. Skilled at translating complex technical topics into user- friendly summaries, clearly demonstrate value, and exceed customer expectations. Key Skills and Knowledge:

• Operational Excellence

• Leadership and

Direction

• Presentations

• Quality Control

• Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen

• Sales Management

• Project Management

• Consultative Selling

• Process Improvement

• Staff Development

• Cost Cutting

• Active Listening

• Results Oriented

• Highly Motivated

• Strong Work Ethic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

US Steel Fairfield, AL 2013-Present

OPERATIONS EXCELLENCES 2014-Present

Leveraged 10+ years in proactive cross-functional team leadership, strong communications, and project management expertise to deliver multi-million dollar savings, continuous improvement of productivity and quality. Led and mentored the Blast Furnace Team; developed effective Lean Six Sigma toolboxes to drive project success.

Utilized DMAIC methodology and Lean Six Sigma techniques to troubleshoot, identify areas of underperformance, and efficiently solve challenges.

Spearheaded mission critical plant war rooms to define and reduce project roadblocks.

Oversaw growth from 8 to 100 projects during tenure.

Used technical skills and analytics talents to garner relevant data and produce user friendly, clear and concise Excel spreadsheets that documented project KPIs resulting in increased accountability and deadline adherence.

BLAST FURNACE PROCESS ENGINEER II 2013-2014

Streamlined workflow and communication between operations and maintenance to effectively create local blow-in procedures. Requested to develop a PI process to set standards in troubleshooting and continual improvement.

Analyzed operating parameters of #8 BF capabilities 2.1M tons of HM production annually.

Optimized burden materials and distribution for optimal operation and QA/QC.

Performed Root Cause Analysis to determine causes of off quality and process deviations. PROCESS ENGINEER/ASST. SUPERVISOR Cornerstone Chemical Company/Cytec Waggaman, LA 2010-2013 Used strong team leadership talents to oversee contractors in support for AMD, schedule production and maintenance, and serve as a key member in Hazard and Operability Analysis. Authored user friendly metric reports for the Sulfuric Acid and Acrylamide plant.

Slashed chemical costs for cooling towers via 3D trasars and big slugger.

Reduced $160K annual costs through implementation of drip acid project.

Partnered with consultants as Project Manager to troubleshoot and identify critical roadblocks to expand production. Oversaw project from initial idea to implementation resulting in a 200 TPD increase. RESPONSIBLE CARE/PROCESS COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR 2010 Began tenure serving as gatekeeper for ISO 18000/OSHSA 9001:2008. Multi-tasked to ensure PSM compliance according to OSHA standards.

TECHNICAL PROCESS ENGINEER International Paper Prattville, AL 2009-2010 Performed mass balances over the wood yard to quantify raw material losses. Analyzed and troubleshot petroleum coke system in lime kilns to ensure reliability. Collaborated with 3rd party vendors to design and engineer defoamer/refiner plate trials. Garnered relevant data to prepare monthly efficiency reports.

Identified $50K in waste via a Kaizen waste elimination project.

Improved resource usage and overall operations efficiency.

Supervised contractors for process unit clean outs and repairs. Continued…

BRIAN SCOTT KOON Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

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CO-OP Shaw Industries Dalton, GA 2005-2006

Began career leading experiments to minimize fluid dyer change over time and improve color testings. Learned excellent reporting/documentation skills and 5S through producing accurate weekly quality updates. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

Auburn University Auburn, Alabama

GPA: 3.0

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Carnegie Way 101 and 201 (green belt training for Lean Six Sigma) Lean Six Sigma, Combining Six Sigma Quality with Lean Speed (Michael L. George) TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel)

Lotus Notes

Minitab

SQL Server

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST)

The Technological Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) Sulfuric Acid Today

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Auburn Abroad Alicante

Chi Phi Fraternity

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