Chemical Engineer

JOSEPH G. BANKS

**** ****** ********* *** *********, NC 28213 803-***-**** *****@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Process Control Engineer

Ritedose Corporation (formerly Holopack International), March 2007 – present

Executed facility acceptance tests, capability studies, DOE, Operational and Performance Qualifications and other validation protocols on new and existing production processes and equipment.

Conducted Root Cause Analysis, determined product impact and corrective/preventative actions during deviation investigations.

Write deviation investigation and quarterly summary reports.

Create SOPs, work instructions, change control assessments, and inspection forms

for packaging components.

Reviewed current GMP and FDA regulations and guidelines for pharmaceutical industry.

Monitor efficiency, throughput, scrap and rejection rates on all packaging lines utilizing statistical process control.

Involved in audits, responsible for addressing audit findings

Responsible for addressing customer complaints.

Responsible for production and quality management on shift.

Monitored environmental conditions (temperature, pressure, humidity, and particulate concentration) in clean room areas of facility.

Review batch records for quality assurance.

Performed analysis of various process variables for stability and precision.

Performed product process and packaging monitoring.

Presenter during new employee orientation.

Caregiver

Home, June 2003 – August 2008

Provided total care for ailing mother that had Alzheimer’s Disease until her passing.

Environmental Engineer

Freightliner LLC, December 2002 – June 2003

Enforcing plant environmental policies.

Controlling the environmental cost center which includes the budget for environmental compliance and expense chemicals.

Overseeing the Chemical Review Committee and maintain all MSDS’s.

Managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste profiling, manifesting, handling, storage and shipments for large quantity generator.

Preparing and submitting all environmental reports, such as the quarterly air emissions report, monthly Indirect Discharge Monitoring Report, Right-to-Know, Tier II, Toxic Release Inventory, and NC Air Inventory.

Process Engineer

Day & Zimmermann International Inc., January 2001 – June 2002

Evaluated and prepared process design and reliability studies for various processes primarily at DuPont and pharmaceutical facilities including process pipe sizing, material balances, hydraulic calculations for pump sizing, heat exchanger calculations, and verification of PSM critical equipment documentation and SOPs.

Received training in cGMP and Validation.

Prepared and wrote equipment specifications and datasheets for process equipment and instrumentation.

Evaluated and reviewed P&IDs and PFDs.

Performed relief device calculations.

Project Manager, Technical

Concurrent Technologies Corporation, June 1999 – December 2000

Technical leadership and project management of assigned projects. Responsibilities included preparation of scope of work and all reports, scheduling, resource allocation, budgeting, design, procurement, installation, demonstration testing, and technology transfer of new process technologies.

Environmental Engineering Associate

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Bureau of Air Quality, December 1996 – May 1999

Prepared and wrote State Construction and Operating Permits as well as Conditional Major and Title V Operating Permits for various industries.

Thorough knowledge of air pollution regulations, both state and federal.

Performed emissions inventory for facilities in order to determine regulatory applicability and compliance.

Visited and inspected many industrial sites for regulatory compliance.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL

Clemson University – B.S. Chemical Engineering, May 1996

Registered Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.), State of South Carolina

Six Sigma Green Belt

Computer Skills: Minitab, Epicor ERP, LIMS, Windows applications, MS Project, Visio, Quality Companion, FreeWeigh.net, AFT Fathom, Crane Companion, AUTOCAD, ASPEN, HYSIM, Basic and Fortran languages

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