Manager Plant

JAN MEYER

**** **** ***** ******, ***** PARK, TX, 78613 Cell: 832-***-**** E-mail: *.*****.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY

Highly energetic and driven Chemical/Metallurgical Process Engineer with an adaptive approach, good work ethics and contagious enthusiasm. Decisive and action orientated with the ability to interact with co-workers at all levels. With further education and training in Lean operations, Project Management and Six Sigma Black Belt, a continuous improvement and waste reduction attitude is forever present. Easily approachable, trust worthy with exceptional analytical, design and problem solving skills combined with the ability to handle pressure with ease as well as proven leadership skills while managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve their objectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015 Senior Process Engineer, MolyCorp – Mountain Pass, California

2015 Immigrate to United States of America (Permanent resident status)

2005 - 2014 Engineering Manager, Mining Dynamics – Johannesburg, South Africa

Optimization and evaluating of various metallurgical plant equipment units by using simulating software, including but not limited to 33 MW and 70 MW submerge arc furnaces, rotary kilns, heat exchangers, wet milling, dry milling, hydro clones, magnetic separation and crushing / screening plants.

Plotting of performance data, statistical analysis and mathematical modelling of various processing equipment and the automation via PID control loop and cascade controlling programs of these units.

Mathematical modelling, designing of alternative specialized equipment and modification of existing equipment to reduce downtime and optimization of circuit for increased production and reduced waste.

Process engineering and improvement of various chemical and heat exchanger processes to optimize heat energy recovery for the reduction of external fuel requirements

Training of plant personnel in start-up, emergency shut down, HAZOP studies and safe operating procedures of various process units.

Leading Research and Development programs into new process development in the catalyst and hydro carbon processing field and alternative production methods for safer and more feasible processes.

Project scheduling and operational management including financial planning and production forecasting.

Process simulation, evaluation and optimization of various reactors including CSTR, plug flow reactors and steam reforming fluidized bed reactors (steam reformer tubes)

Optimizing process and reducing waste by applying Lean Six Sigma Black Belt DMAIC and SIPOC principles.

Optimizing continuous casting processes.

2000 – 2005 Assistant Manager, DHI – Isando, South Africa

Project management and communication of progress to senior management

Key account management and customer liaison

Stock control and importing of equipment, spares and materials

Market research and customer base expansion

Departmental financial and personnel management

Compiling of safe working procedures and operating manuals

1995 – 2000 Process Engineer – P.P & E.S - Polokwane, South Africa

Designing of waste water treatment plants for the replacement of more expensive reverse osmosis plants treating mining effluent mainly for the removal of nitrides, chlorides and potassium

Cat ion and anion (DOW chemicals) process development for treating mining effluent producing potable water and removing sodium chloride and potassium nitrate (waste) for fertilizer industry (KNeW process)

Drawing of plant layout, PFD and PID schematics and compiling of start-up and operating manuals

Training of plant personnel and emergency shut down procedures

Preforming mass and energy balances with the applicable chemical reaction kinetics and thermodynamic data

1989 – 1995 Technical Assistant - Group Technical Manager, Highveld Steel and Vanadium - Witbank, South Africa

Commissioning of new U$14.2 mil (1989 value) Pelletizing Plant designed by Krupp Polysius - Germany

Automation of entire plant via Siemens Ladder Master software system – reduce to only 7 operators

Conducting and overseeing various milling plant optimization projects resulting in an increased plant throughput from 87 ton/h to 115 metric ton/h

Product quality optimization project and determining the optimum drying, firing and cooling temperature profile to increase crushing strength of pelletized product from 185 N/m to +320 N/m

Product influence on intermediate metal product from electric submerge arc furnace with regards to MW usage and oxide formation in slag

Optimization trails on basic oxygen furnaces and continuous casting processes.

1985 – 1989 Technician-in training, Atomic Energy Board – Pretoria, South Africa

Conducting of experimental trails on various uranium enrichment processes

Updating of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (PI&D)

Designing of minor components in Uranium enrichment plant

Trouble shooting and optimization of crystallizer plant (heat exchangers)

Development of the Apex 2000 differential membrane pilot plant

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1988 - 1990

National Diploma, Chemical Engineering – Vaal University of Technology

( World Education Services equivalency evaluation available upon request )

2011 - 2014

Bachelor’s degree, Chemical Engineering – University of South Africa

( World Education Services equivalency evaluation available upon request )

MANAGEMENT Six Sigma Black Belt – Lic# 1156006 - Management and Strategy Institute

Project Management – Lic# 1156007 - Management and Strategy Institute

AFFILIATIONS American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Membership nr. 990*******

Mensa High IQ society of South Africa – Membership nr. 100*******

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY Microsoft Office 2013 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)

Chemical Engineering simulation software - PyroSim, HX Optimum,

AutoDesk CAD 3D Plant Designer, Chem CAD 6.4, AutoDesk Civil 3D Designer

PROJECTS

1985 - 1989

Technician-in-training, Atomic Energy Cooperation of South Africa – now NECSA

Conducting of Apex 2000 differential membrane experiments for separation of uranium from a uranium nitrate solution

Upgrading of the UF4 fluidized bed reactor cooling water system and updating of PI&D diagrams

Determine optimum operating parameters for the electrolytic cells used for the electrolytic splitting of hydrofluoric acid, producing of H2 and F2 gas

Optimization of UF4 fluorination process for the manufacturing of UF6 gas

Design and commissioning of -400C/+800C Freon 12 exchanger system for Uranium hexafluoride crystallization process under own vapor pressure

1989 - 1995

Technical Assistant to Group Technical Manager, Highveld Steel and Vanadium, South Africa

Conducting trials on basic oxygen furnace, shaking ladles and continuous casting molds for the most efficient operating procedures to optimize various grades of steel manufacturing

Modelling and conducting experimental investigations on rotary kiln and electric submerge arc furnace using Min-Tek metallurgical simulation software (PyroSim)

Commissioning of U$14.2 mil (1989 value) Pelletizing plant designed by Krupp Polysius and Mannesmag Demag including operator training and writing operating manuals

Automation of the entire plant with Siemens Ladder Master software system to reduce operators to 7 plant operators and 2 control room operators.

Optimization of magnetic separators, belt filters, hydro cyclones, wet and dry milling increasing throughput from 87 metric ton per hour to 115 metric ton per hour

Improve intermediate milling product from 78% to more than 90% >90µm and Blaine number from 2700 to 3400g/m2

Trouble shooting and automation of drying, firing and cooler sections of plant to increase final product crushing strength from a 185 Nm to +320 Nm and reduction of handling breakage by 17%

1995 - 2002

Process Engineer, P.P & E.S – Polokwane, South Africa

Development and design of new water purification process for mining effluent to produce potable water by removing mainly chlorides, nitrides, potassium and sodium. DOW Chemical products were used in the cat ion and anion exchange process to achieve acceptable results and produce sodium chloride and potassium nitrate for the fertilizer industry – Potassium Nitrate ex Works (KNeW)

2002 - 2006

Assistant Manager, DHI – Isando, South Africa

Optimization and troubleshooting on various production units including but not limited exclusively to hydro cyclones, screening plants, belt filters, hot gas generators, heat exchangers, coolers and floatation systems.

Project scheduling, reduction of downtime with increase of productivity in various production units and complete plants.

2006 - 2015

Plant Process Engineering Manager, Mining Dynamics – Johannesburg, South Africa

Simulation of submerge ach furnace to determine influence of substitution of iron ore with pelletized product with regards to MWh/ton (furnace power consumption), slag formation and chemical composition of cast iron

Analysis of binding agent content and chemical composition influence on crunching strength of pelletized product

Statistical analysis of moisture content and drying / heating / cooling temperature profiles on product quality

Research project – Steam Reforming of Naphtha for production of Hydrogen gas

Project – Beneficial recovery of Thorium and uranium from mining effluent

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