Engineer, Process, Simulation, Code, Automation, Manager

Kristopher J. Kacynski

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Chemical engineer with 5+ years of experience focused on process design, plant simulation, equipment specification, and program management. I am able to design, execute, implement and excited to relocate. EXPERIENCE

Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, Process Engineer Sept. 2018-Present Manistee, MI

● Collaborate with operations to increase production rate of MgO in a $200MM annual revenue facility

● Improve industrial hygiene via fugitive dust collection system installation and design

● Refined milling circuit through bottleneck identification and operator training yielding +20% productivity

● Project manager of multiple small capital projects with an annual budget of $250k/project

● Lead field safety meetings with employees and contractors Praxair Inc., Process Engineer June 2015-Sept. 2018 Buffalo, NY

● Lead process engineer on developing a $10MM product line cryogenic distillation plant

● Specified control valves, flow elements, pipe sizes, pump head, and heat exchanger ordering drawings

● Executed worldwide projects with multinational teams for brownfield and greenfield plants

● Developed heat/mass balances, process instrumentation diagrams, and equipment specifications

● Created software in VBA to check UniSim plant distillation models reducing simulation time by 50%

● Calculated expected plant power and utilities with +/-5% accuracy in less than eight hours Steel Dynamics Inc., Process Engineer Intern May 2014-Sept. 2014 Chisholm, MN

● Supported wet-end process optimization including thickeners, agitators, conveyors, and screens

● Evaluated vacuum rotary filter bags from new low cost supplier for durability and power

● Lab tested magnetic separation drum unit with pipes and pump to reclaim plant tailings Packaging Corporation of America, Technical Engineer Co-op May 2013-Dec. 2013 Valdosta, GA

● Resolved evaporator fouling issues through root-cause-analysis (RCA)

● Employed laboratory results to resolve brine pump blockage and eliminate daily cleanings

● Oversaw automated flocculant dosage system and turbidity meter installation for water treatment lab EDUCATION

Michigan Technological University Sept. 2010-April 2015 Bachelor’s Degree, Overall GPA: 3.3

● Led team of chemical engineers to create a theoretical home brewery using computer software

● Analyzed design and economics of a hydrocarbon refinery and Fischer-Tropsch reactor plant

● Consistent Dean’s List Honors including both semesters senior year TECHNICAL SKILLS

● UniSim 410/440/451

● PI ProcessBook Software

● Microsoft Office Suite & VBA

● Mathematica/MATLAB

CERTIFICATIONS/ AWARDS

● Praxair Special Recognition Award

● Marine Corp. Distinguished Scholar Award

● Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

● Chamber of Comm. volunteer team President

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