Chemical Engineering
Resume:
ALEX CEDILLO
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Cerritos, CA 90703 LinkedIn URL: www.linkedin.com/in/alex-cedillo SENIOR CHEMICAL ENGINEER / PROCESS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT A highly dedicated and self-motivated professional with excellent qualifications in chemical engineering, manufacturing & laboratory operations, project management, working with budgets exceeding $5 million. Combines well-developed analytical and technical talents with proven troubleshooting skills. Utilizes all available resources to complete assignments on time and within budgetary constraints. Excellent team player with communication and supervision skills. Fluent in Spanish. AREA OF EXPERTISE
Laboratory and Manufacturing Operations
Capital Project Management
Process Design & Control Engineering
Scale-up / Commission / Start-up
Industrial Safety & Ergonomics
Laboratory and Chemical Hygiene
Process Safety Management
Maintenance Management System
Clean Rooms Classification
Team and Crew Supervision
Procedures & Operator Training
Multi-Department Communication
New Product Development
Six Sigma / 5S Manufacturing
P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Honeywell UOP, Anaheim, CA
SENIOR ENGINEER, R&D II 1999 - 2019
Senior Chemical Process Engineer with multiple responsibilities accountable for manufacturing, quality product support, process-equipment troubleshooting and improvement activities aimed at optimizing product quality and manufacturing process capability. Project manager for designing and improving manufacturing and commercial equipment, overseeing team of engineers, contractors, managing budget, conducting design reviews, coordinate safety reviews, developed SOP, SOC, JSAs, and training. Support R&D product development and scale-up, and laboratory operations.
Managing a $5M project for the design and installation of a natural gas separation membrane casting and drying machine. New equipment increased manufacturing production capacity by 50%, and with the advantage of processing new developed products.
Project Manager for re-engineering and automating a manufacturing QC gas tester, increasing productivity 80% and eliminating operator error.
Managed a comprehensive reengineering and work redesign of process controls of obsolete membrane coater including QC analytical instruments. The equipment and instruments upgrades allowed for spare parts standardization, mitigate ergonomic concerns, reduce operator error, and increase operation productivity by 40%.
Project Manager for development and scale-up of new membrane for natural gas separation. New membrane was commercialized incrementing business product portfolio.
Site leader and one of the approvers for the Management of Change (MOC) system. Served in the Safety Committee and HAZOP team ensuring all projects received adequate process design and safety reviews.
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PROJECT ENGINEER 1995 - 1999
Project Manager for automating several manufacturing and laboratory processes.
Designed an automated seven component gas blending system eliminating the need to order such gases from suppliers with 4-week lead time.
Acted as liaison between Sales and Field Customer Service staff during commercial plant commissioning, and start-up. Accomplishing smooth transitions of plant operations to customer operating team.
PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEER 1993 - 1995
Project Manager for designing and installing laboratory equipment to support product development, and simulation tests.
Improved and automated hardware of existing mixer-polymer delivery system, and membrane dryer; reducing process time, operator error, and mitigating ergonomic deficiencies. ENGINEER I, R&D I 1990 - 1993
Supervised QC technicians, Managed QC analytical equipment improving data accuracy, and process operation.
Implemented data acquisition system to existing membrane dryer leading to an increase in productivity, and eliminating operator error.
E DUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering, Universidad Iberoamericana, A.C. – Mexico SOFTWARE SKILLS
MS Office ● SAP ● HYSYS ● Aspen ● OPTO22 ● Keyence PLC ● Honeywell / Rockwell PLC & HMI ● Minitab ● AutoCAD ● LabView ● Accolade ● Wonderware ● Honeywell e-MoC. TRAINING
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified ● OSHA Safety (Hazmat) ● ISO 9000, 9001 and 9002 ● Electrical Codes ● CPR / First Aid ● Manager Training in Managing People ● Industrial Safety ● High Pressure Gas Hazards ● Chemical Spill First Responder ● Electrical Code ● Hazard Communication ● Total Quality Management
(TQM) ● Hazard First Responders ● Management Of Change (MOC), 5S Manufacturing. PUBLICATION
Cedillo A. “Marvellous Membranes.” Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine, Vol. 21, Number 12, (2016) 27-30
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