Product Development Injection Molding

GREGORY T. HUSSEY

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Work Experience

PROCESS ENGINEER – MITSUBISHI CHEMICALS May 2015- Present

Worked in a fast paced plant part of the performance polymer division of Mitsubishi Chemicals, and learned to work effectively with union personnel.

Supervised and increased the efficiency, and optimization of several polymer production lines.

Developed DOE, formulations, and process parameters for new and existing products.

Lead role in calculating and monitoring line, and plant efficiency for all production plants in North America.

Member of the continuous safety team and continuous improvement team.

Communicated, negotiated, and influenced customers with concerns, product issues, and product design.

Developed technical reports for new production equipment, product formulations, optimization methods, and analytical results for product issues.

Worked with performance TPE, TPV, EPDM, PVC, and specialty polyolefin materials for the automotive, food and drug industries, and consumer products.

Assist with the development and optimization of processing and formulations for other plants within the performance polymers division.

Designed twin screw extrusion profiles, to increase production efficiency and for product development.

ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP- AMERICHEM January 2013- April 2015

Worked on and designed mechanical systems such as extruders, pumps, mixers, dryers, and injection molders.

Researched and developed a bio-composite material, while working simultaneously with a partner company.

Develop technical reports for R&D, production, and safety issues.

Member of the safety team, and implemented a new safety device to be used within the plant.

Worked in process engineering, product development, and research and design, giving me many opportunities to learn and communicate effectively with all levels of personnel.

Worked with a variety of polymers; Polyolefins, PS, PVC, ABS, PET, PA, etc.

Experience with color masterbatch and compounding and experience in color matching.

FURNACE OPERATOR – AKRON STEEL TREATING June 2012 – September 2012

Heated treated metals according to manufacturing standards.

Monitored equipment and furnaces and maintained the equipment during the heat treating process.

Manufactured in-process test to determine appropriateness of heat treating plan.

Education & Certification

The University of Akron, Akron Ohio August 2009 – May 2015

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2015

Polymer Specialization Certificate, May 2015

SKILLS

Knowledge and experience with analytical lab equipment: FTIR, SEM, GC, TGA, DSC, spectrophotometer, Instron equipment, plus all other common lab equipment used in the polymer industry.

Knowledge and experience with processing equipment: Twin screw and single screw extruders, Banbury’s, two roll mills, Brabender, high speed mixers, injection molding, blow molding, film, compounding and masterbatches.

Experience with color matching, formulation creation, extruder design, DOE’s, and technical reports.

Software knowledge and experience: MatLab, MiniTab, ChemCAD, ASPEN, Extruder design software, MS Office plus VBA programming, SAP, and JBA.

Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously as a lead role and with a team of professionals.

Experience with ASTM and ISO methods, SOP, and FMEA.

Experience with TPE, PVC, Polyolefins, PA, PET, ABS, and liquid silicone for MB / compounding.

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