Process / Project Engineering, Project Manager, Program Manager

Objective

Utilize Project and Process Engineering skills and experience.

Strengths

Team-oriented troubleshooting, problem-solving, data-oriented, process and project development utilizing statistical data analysis and process simulation. Proficient in MS Office Suite software. Self-starting, excellent communication skills, innovative, situation-oriented, team-oriented and results-oriented. Experienced with Schedule-Pro/Super-Pro/Aspen computer simulation software, cGMP documentation.

Experience

March 2016 to April 2019 Medicago (Vaccine Producer), Durham, NC

Senior Project Engineer

Produced User Required Specifications (URS) to generate and collect vendor packages for major equipment and systems selections and installations.

Developed vaccine production waste treatment processes and efficacy testing. Designed waste treatment processes based on customer (Operations, Maintenance, Production) needs, emphasizing and adhering to cGMP, Safety standards and guidelines.

Produced and presented vendor assessment packages for selection by company stakeholders.

As company liaison, provided oversight to contractors and vendors for design, procurement, installation, validation, start-up and documentation of new waste systems and equipment.

Produced and upgraded process descriptions, process flow diagrams, PID, GA’s.

Pioneered computer process modeling for vaccine production scheduling, labor and multi-user systems.

April 2015 to September 2015 On-Board Engineering Corporation East Windsor, NJ

Project Manager, Program Manager

Led Projects Design Team in reassessing outstanding projects for newly purchased chemical plant in Fayetteville, NC that identified major cost reductions and avoidance via better engineering solutions.

Managed plant documentation archives transition from paper to more secure and accessible electronic media.

February 2014 to March 2015 Cabot Corporation Marshall, TX

Process Engineer

Improved solids screening productivity by 20% via optimization using MS-EXCEL data analysis software.

Developed and implemented automated screener performance index with on-line monitoring.

Upgraded screener process preventative maintenance program.

Avoided customer loss via quick resolution of contracted screener performance issue.

Produced plant mass balance and computer-generated process flow diagrams.

Conducted and documented existing process and incident troubleshooting and hazard analysis.

Led Project Engineering efforts to acquire financial justification for new million-dollar powder packaging system. Developed scope, produced equipment GA’s, and conducted justification presentations.

Defined bulk powder handling process parameters, enhancing reliability and reducing downtime.

January 2003 to August, 2013 Chemtrade Performance Chemicals, US LLC Charlotte, NC

Project Manager / System Maintenance Manager / Technical Specialist

Developed and produced process balance, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation drawings, equipment fabrication drawings, cost estimates and implementation scheme for new product chemistry for multiple customer sites. Utilized MS-suite (EXCEL, WORD, PROJECTS, POWERPOINT) software.

Initiated, designed, developed and implemented new internet-based tank telemetry system that enabled production sites to remotely deliver liquid product to multiple customers via multiple contracted carriers and maintain customer-site inventory.

Designed, developed and implemented new dust control system for product dissolving skids that eliminated safety concerns, sustaining business with major customer.

Managed $900K engineering project that designed, installed and started 10 million-pounds-per-year dissolving plant in Auburn, Maine, providing process and equipment engineering, vendor and contractor oversight, book-keeping, computer-assisted drawings, and contract negotiations. Served as company liaison for partnership with product vendor to build and maintain this plant.

Designed, built and implemented upgraded product dissolving skid with semi-automated batch operation at half the cost of typical dissolving skids.

Designed, installed and started up the first automated bulk-batch dissolving system in Managua, Nicaragua.

Provided engineering, cost estimation and technical expertise to support Sales division.

Managed project budgets and maintenance budgets for projects and tolling partnerships.

2001 to 2003

Clariant Corporation

Charlotte, NC

Project / Process Engineer

Lead Engineering for Installation and Start-up of new zinc-based sodium-hydrosulfite plant in Trois-Riviere, Quebec. Utilized MS-EXCEL, ASPEN continuous process modeling and Cost Estimator.

Designed new fluidized-bed dryer for Trois-Riviere plant that eliminated severe maintenance issues associated with previous plants. Dryer design was used to replace zinc-plant dryers in Chemtrade Leeds and Kalama facilities.

Lead development of an electrolysis-based process to recover zinc from spent zinc-oxide. Conducted pilot trials and economic analysis for implementation.

1994 to 2001

Clariant Corporation

Mt. Holly, NC

Staff Process Engineer – Central Engineering

Designed new Klebosol reactor installed in production plant in Martin, SC that eliminated foaming bottleneck associated with similar plant in France. Lead automation development for plant.

Designed new dust handling system that debottlenecked superabsorbent polymer plant in Portsmouth, Virginia, increasing plant capacity by 15%.

1991 to 1993

Hoechst Celanese Corp.

Charlotte, NC

Senior Staff Development Engineer

Led team that devised and implemented plan to reduce finish oil use by 50% in fiber drawing process, reducing production costs by $2 million per year.

Created new fiber producing process yielding more uniform fiber at lower costs.

Led Finish Oil Task Force that enhanced fiber finish uniformity to world class standard.

1989 to 1991

Hoechst Celanese Corp.

Charlotte, NC

Senior Fibers Research and Development Engineer

Trained company Technical Service representatives in US and Canada in new yarn spinning technologies (air-jet and high-speed ring spinning).

Gained new business by eliminating fiber deficiencies in major customer converting mill.

Engineered first company micro-denier staple product and process.

1986 – 1989 Hoechst Celanese Corp. Charlotte, NC

Staple Research and Development Engineer

Developed Competitive Fibers User-Friendly Computer Database

Served on Task Force that significantly reduced major long-fiber product defects for plant’s largest customer.

1980 – 1986 Celanese Corp Charlotte, NC

Flat Filament Research and Development Engineer

Defined disastrous polymer side reaction that led to new polymer commercialization in all bright-fine-denier product lines.

Discovered and resolved disastrous seasonal impact on finish oils, leading to significant new product commercialization.

Developed process and conducted test marking for highly successful ‘Ceylon’ flat filament product line.

Education

1975 to 1980

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

Bachelor of Science Degree – Chemical Engineering

Cooperative Education Program with Standard Oil of Ohio, working in oil /chemical refining, catalyst research and development, process simulation.

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