Chemical Engineer

Objective

Utilize Engineering leadership, management, project and process skills. My strengths are self-starting, trouble-shooting, communication, innovation, situation-oriented, team-oriented, creativity, and results-oriented approach.

My ideal job is technical director/advisor, pursuing key objectives in analysis, troubleshooting, problem-solving, process and project development based on company values, pursuing company objectives, optimizing, diversifying and maintaining process and product applications through system enhancements and minimizing costs.

Experience

March 2016 to April 2019 Medicago Durham, NC

Senior Project Engineer

Pioneered process modeling using SuperPro, SchedulePro, MS-EXCEL and MS-Projects software to define production, labor, process and equipment bottlenecks.

Developed process liquids and solids waste mass balances, designed new automated waste treatment processes and equipment installation used to obtain County Operations license.

Provided Process and Project Engineering for 2017 efforts to upgrade waste treatment facilities, evaluating vendor proposals, directing day-to-day contractor efforts and leading various redesigns during installation.

Spearheaded post-start-up Process Engineering troubleshooting, system upgrades and redesigns.

Spearheaded post-start-up Project Engineering Process and Equipment Upgrade installations.

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. Project redesigns identified major cost reductions and avoidance as well as defined better engineering solutions to meet project objectives. MS-EXCEL software was used.

Managed secure plant documentation distribution while leading design of new automated documentation handling system.

February 2014 to March 2015 Cabot Corporation Marshall, TX

Process Engineer

Optimized granular solids screener process, improving productivity by 20% using MS-EXCEL and WORD software. Developed and implemented automated screener performance index with on-line monitoring. Upgraded screener process preventative maintenance program.

Resolved contracted screener performance issue, avoiding customer loss.

Served as process engineer for new multi-million dollar plant installation, producing plant mass balance, computer-generated process flow diagrams, and leadership in process hazard analysis.

Assisted Plant Project Engineering Division by developing scope, financial justification and computer-generated equipment arrangement drawings. Led project proposal presentation to company financial officers for million-dollar solids packaging system.

Defined bulk powder handling process parameters, enhancing reliability and reducing downtime. Defined bulk transfer bottleneck and piping redesign as remedy.

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) software.

Initiated, designed, developed and implemented new tank telemetry system that enables Customer Service representatives to securely and interactively direct deliveries by multiple carriers via internet to directly manage Customer product 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 formed with Safe Handling Inc. to build and maintain this plant.

Designed, built and implemented new product dissolving skid (dubbed AutoVoss) that featured the first semi-automated batch operation at half the cost of typical dissolving skids. Two new units were purchased, installed and currently in operation at customer facilities.

Designed and implemented the first automated bulk-batch dissolving system, dubbed BOSS (Batch-On-Site-Solution), installed and fully operational at customer site in Managua, Nicaragua.

Designed and implemented Chemtrade Tank Monitoring System (TMS), an internet-based system that enables customers, carriers, production, sales, and customer service to more effectively manage sulfur-based liquid products inventory.

Managed $400K engineering project that designed and installed bulk-powder handling and dissolving facility in Chemtrade Production plant in Leeds, SC, providing process and equipment engineering, vendor and contractor oversight, book-keeping, and computer-assisted drawings.

Provided engineering, cost estimation and technical expertise to support Sales into new and competitive markets.

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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