Engineer Mechanical

Lora Zeidler

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573-***-**** • *****@****.**

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lora-zeidler

PROCESS ENGINEER

** ***** ** ************* ********** in detail design applications of mechanical systems and seven years of process engineering experience in aluminum industry. The key responsibility is to generate and manage all process settings and procedures in order to provide a customer with a qualitative product.

Core competencies include the following:

Process monitoring and evaluation

Operational Procedures

Problem Identification / Solvers

Process Improvements

Process Control / Inventory Control

Staff Training

Solution Development

Change Implementation

International Experience

Data Analysis

Project Management

Raw Materials

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Noranda Aluminum, New Madrid, MO 2012 - Present

Process Engineer in Pot Service and Iron Cast Carbon Rodding Departments

Provided engineering and supervisory support to successful efforts to return 38 pots to service in two months.

Participated in effort to yield year-over-year pot life improvements.

Researched and recommended improvements for critical material selections based on data analysis.

Developed improved methods for iron casting cathode block assemblies to yield improved pot life and pot operations.

Performed studies on iron casting of anode and cathode assemblies to yield reduced voltage and energy savings.

Developed and maintained Standard Operational Procedures to improve operational performance in iron cast and reline operational processes.

Developed process control systems to ensure consistent product quality.

Met with operators and production crews regularly for training and feedback.

Investigated process streams to identify and eliminate materials that negatively impacted metal purity.

Managed and controlled cast iron chemistry and material flow in iron cast smelting process.

Reviewed and implemented process improvements and operating procedures to improve safety, quality, and facility environment.

Century Aluminum, Ravenswood, WV 2006 - 2009

Process Engineer in Pot Service Department

Identified, evaluated, developed, and implemented process improvements activities.

Gathered and analyzed data, as well as implemented solutions to complex problems, involving operational, production process, and technical aspects.

Visualized opportunities for process improvement and acted on those ideas through equipment modification, process improvement, and material changes.

Coordinated with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment and materials; evaluated product to ensure adherence to established specifications and quality standards.

Identified technical issues in operational processes and determined the ways to resolve them to achieve quality goals.

Provided technical training on the process and equipment operations.

EPCKU Scientific Research Institute of Shipbuilding & Shipbuilding Plant,

Nikolaev, Ukraine 1983 - 2003

Engineering Design Engineer / Piping Designer / Mechanical Engineer

Calculated stability and unsinkability of a ship.

Issued Standard Operational Procedures for the ship’s mechanical systems.

Designed hydraulic, cooling, fuel, and oil systems of a ship.

Detail design applications of:

Energy Power System

Mechanical Systems

Machine Design

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, 1983

Shipbuilding Institute after Admiral Makarov, Ukraine

Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Business Administration,

Specialization in Management &Marketing, 2012

West Virginia University at Parkersburg, WV

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

TMS Anode Technology for Aluminum Industry, 2014

Noranda Inc., Evansville, IN

Management Training, 2006

Century Aluminum Inc., Ripley, WV

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