Senior Chemical Engineer

David M. Donelon

Cross Lanes, WV ***** 904-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/daviddonelon ********@*****.***

Results-Oriented Senior Chemical Engineer

Improve Production through Process Improvement and Capital Project Implementation

Extensive background in successfully designing and implementing capital and process improvement projects across chemical and metallurgical engineering disciplines. Expertise in optimizing batch reactors, grinding mills, solid / liquid transport systems, and separation and recovery systems to maximize yields and reduce costs.

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt responsible for mentoring Green Belt candidates in addition to providing area technical and troubleshooting support. Strong driver of workplace safety.

Certified Process Hazard Analysis Resource

Certified in Incident Investigation / Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)

Process Technology Operations Lab Liaison

Professional Experience

CHEMOURS / (formerly DUPONT) BELLE PLANT VAZO™ UNIT, Belle, WV 2011 to 2016

Senior Manufacturing Technology Engineer, Chemical Solutions

Certified Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) resource and Team Leader. Performed hazard analysis for any change to reaction initiator production process. Served as incident investigation / RCFA area resource. Led site legacy drilling program. Certified Pressure Relief Design Reviewer and 2nd Party Auditor.

Oversaw Vazo™ Capital Projects, supporting initial design, equipment selection, and overseeing installation.

Led and authored new baseline PHA’s (3 cyclic IDPHA’s) for Vazo™ unit, using Structured What-If Analysis Methodology.

Served as Vazo™ Process Safety Management (PSM) PHA Element Leader and Belle site PSM PSSR team member, auditing PHA’s in area on yearly basis with Site PHA Team, ensuring location was in compliance with PSM model, and leading changes recommended by team.

Developed and implemented piping inspection plan for Vazo™ unit based on gap analysis, identifying numerous pipe systems with no plan.

Improved Vazo™ filtration through filter modifications, reducing out of spec material and adding $345K of marketable product.

Specified, led, and commissioned installation of new agitator ($350K) in Vazo™ batch reactor coming in under budget ($11K) on an accelerated schedule, ensuring consistent product quality.

Developed process to generate new mineral sand product AlZiPure™ from tailings, and improving production rate from 3 to 7 tons / hour.

Oversaw Six Sigma projects:

oDeveloped process for generating additional Starblast™ from tailings with initial production rate of 180 tons / day and adding $15M of new product to future sales.

oImproved Starblast™ production rate to 500 tons / day through improving plant recovery, reapplying existing assets, and utilizing idled equipment.

oIncreased Kelsey Jig zircon yield from 54% to 81% when processing low grade tails.

Re-instituted recovery of Coarse Staurolite from tailings, adding $500K to yearly sales.

Improved Coarse Staurolite yield from 52% to 80%, allowing DuPont to meet all customer orders.

Received Engineering Excellence Award for participation on Energy Reduction Initiatives Team, supporting DuPont Titanium Technologies and attaining $100M milestone.

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DUPONT FLORIDA PLANT, Starke, FL 2005 to 2011

Mine Process Engineer

Certified as DuPont Six Sigma Black Belt. PSM Process Technology Spoke Champion and Assistant to Operations (ATO). Approved laboratory expenditures. Acted as Minor Capital Coordinator.

Served as PSM Process Technology Spoke Champion and Assistant to Operations (ATO), providing technical and troubleshooting support to area management for dry mills, wet mills, and dredging operation.

Worked as Lab Liaison, delivering technical support to site contracted laboratory facilities for DuPont Titanium Technologies ore samples.

ROUND MOUNTAIN GOLD CORP., Round Mountain, NV 1998 to 2005

Mill Metallurgical Engineer

Prepared month-end performance reports for Mill and Ore Processing. Tracked and reported on mill performance. Oversaw mill and crusher liner performance. Served as Relief Mill General Foreman and Relief Chief Metallurgist. Maintained KnowledgeScape SAG Mill optimizer system. JK SimMet modeling software to assist in mill optimization. Trained mill personnel in equipment and reagent safety.

Provided technical and troubleshooting support, achieving budgeted SAG mill throughput and recovery.

Tested existing and new technologies, improving recovery and coordinating special projects.

Implemented changes in spiral flow pattern, reducing mill spiral tail 0.003 ounce per ton gold and adding 8500 ounces per year to sales.

Implemented ore blending and ball load changes, achieving 8K ton / day SAG mill throughput.

Maintained KnowledgeScape Expert System, optimizing SAG mill throughput.

Coordinated installation of gravity plant thickener 2 weeks ahead of schedule and $20K under budget ($150K).

Increased mill throughput from 8K to 10K tons / day by implementing changes in SAG mill operation, grates, and ball charge.

Modeled, designed, and gained management capital ($756K) approval for installing new pebble crusher, reversing conveyor, and 2 screen machines, improving mill throughput from 10K to 11K tons / day.

Collaborated with Mine Engineering, testing offset drill pattern for reducing powder charge, oversize, and fines in blast material, and improving mill throughput.

Redesigned SAG mill liners, extending wear life from 7 to 9 months and improving uptime without increasing liner set purchase price.

Education

Master of Science (MS), Metallurgical Engineering, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte, MT

Bachelor of Science (BS), Metallurgical Engineering, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte, MT

Affiliations

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration

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