708-***-**** acxxil@r.postjobfree.com Lansing, Illinois 60438

Career Summary: Chemical Stephen P. Dudzik 17102 Grant St.

Process Operator with the extensive knowledge of working safely, with hazardous materials. Highly qualified manufacturing related education, experience in training new personnel, and troubleshooting process problems.

Employment History

2007-2016 Chemical Process Operator, Stepan Company, Elwood, IL

Polyol / Distillation Operator: Operate and Monitor the operation of a pre and main distillation column. Maintain the operation of 3 batch reactors and 2 continuous reactors. Load and off load raw materials and finished products on rail cars and tank trucks. Operate track mobile, yard spotter and fork truck.

C-Bldg. Blends Operator: Blend various chemicals in 5 batch blending kettles. Assist in moving raw materials and finished products around the plant by lining up valves and piping systems.

Sulfonation Operator: Monitor and maintain 2 sulfonation units to produce soap based crude. Troubleshoot problems with the operation and product quality.

TWIC card holder: Transportation Workers Identification Credential holder until 2021.

2000-2007 Chemical Worker, Ashland Chemical, Calumet City, IL

Reactor Operator: Operated batch process to make acrylic resin while controlling exothermic reaction with reflux cooling and cooling tower water.

Lab Tech.: Conducted physical and performance testing on raw materials and finished products.

Material Handler: Responsible for the filtration of finished product and packaging in 55Gallon drums and tank wagons. Required to drive yard spotter to move tank wagons and box vans around plant.

Shift Mechanic: Operate and maintain 150 psi boilers, conduct boiler water feed water tests, maintain operation and water chemistry of cooling towers, monitor PH of plant waste water pond and plant drainage system, test emergency generators and fire pumps, perform pipe, pump, valve and minor electrical repairs.

Warehouse Person: Put together orders of finished products for shipment, receive raw materials and various freight, maintain and manage warehouse inventories, operate fork truck.

Skills Profiled

Monitor chemical systems and process.

Conduct sampling and physical tests on process materials and chemicals.

Performed preventative maintenance on fire extinguishers, hoses, & SCBA’s.

Performed Preventative maintenance on plant fire system valve pits.

Train new personnel in various positions.

Military experience

Military, E-4, Honorable Discharge, and U.S.S. Ranger (CV-61), US NAVY Completed Machinist Mate Class “A” School, Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Material studied included: pumps, valves, and tanks, piping systems, steam systems, lube oil systems, boilers, steam turbines, heat exchangers, basic electrical and theory. Served and worked in aircraft carrier engine/ boiler room.

Related Training

Experienced in the safe operation of in house overhead cranes.

Licensed & experienced in the safe operation of fork trucks & lift trucks.

The proper handling of hazardous materials from cradle to grave (RCRA).

(QS 9000) Quality Internal Auditor.

24-hour hazardous waste operator qualified (HAZWOPER).

Understanding of the use of (IATA), (IMDG) and (DOT) shipping regulations.

Education

2002 Associates Applied Science, Industrial Electrician, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL

2001 Industrial Electrician- Apprentice Certificate, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL

Industrial Maintenance- Technician Certificate, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL

1999 Petrochemical/ Refinery Process Technician Certificate, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL

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