Austin Wayne Kirk

Sharon, TN ***** 731-***-**** adebmp@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/austinkirkCHE Engineering Disciplines

Chemical • Reliability • Mechanical • Manufacturing • Process Observant Engineer with experience optimizing manufacturing processes by identifying low performance areas, determining ways to cut costs, making inspections on the field, and reporting to management. Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 2018 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE GPA 3.09

· Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE)

· Minor: Reliability and Maintainability Engineering (RME)

· Accredited program by EAC of ABET

Work Experience

Manufacturing Engineer Maclean Power Systems 2019 - Current

· Led and implemented a production management system transitioning the plant towards the modern smart factory layout.

· Tripled production on critical cell equipment within a $30,000 budget with projected savings over $175,000 annually.

· Installation and programming of a collaborative robot saving $100,000 annually.

· Developed a standardized downtime reporting language to assist in the reliability of equipment.

· Led and assisted installation for capital equipment.

· Developed LOTOTO procedures for equipment and advanced key safety items involving MSDS review.

· ECR’s / Deviations / Cost Analysis / Continuous Improvement (Kata) / Purchase Requisitions / Training Manufacturing Reliability Site Resource - Manager Kellogg Company 2018 - 2019

· Drove Continuous Improvement using the Kellogg’s Work System (KWS) in application for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

· Achieved scrap reduction of 10% on Flow Wrapper 4 using data analysis and root cause analysis (RCA) to diagnose origin of critical defects.

· Led technicians using High Performance Organization (HPO) principles to develop capabilities in all individuals.

· Scheduled Maintenance using SAP CMMS to deliver sustainability.

· Led management by identifying key principles for leader’s involvement with safety. School Work

· Avermectin Manufacturing Scale Up Analysis (CBE Senior Project)

· Presentation on results for the development of an Avermectin plant upscaling worth $386.84M in capital.

· Chemical Degradation: Applications in Water Treatment CBE Seminar Project

· Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) RME Project Report

· CBE Lab: Heat Exchanger Modeling Distillation Modeling PFR Modeling Fermentation Software Experience

· Microsoft Office ǀ R ǀ MATLAB ǀ Solidworks ǀ AutoCAD ǀ Aspen ǀ Aspen HYSYS ǀ SAP JDE EMAINT Skills

· TPS

· Kanban

· Certified Fanuc Programmer

· 5S

· Lean Six-Sigma

· Reliability Engineering

· RCA

· SPC

· GMP

· FMEA

· Process Engineering

· HPO