Plant Operations Pilot
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Summary of Qualifications
More than 30 years of experience in the chemical manufacturing industry, includes experience in a quality control, pilot plant operations, process chemistry, environmental chemistry and the biotech industry. This experience has given me a great skill set and abilities to perform at a high level in the chemical industry.
March 2024 – present Chemist, Allied Petrochemical Alvin, Texas
Research and Development Chemist
Provide plant operations with technical support on sulfonation projects and work directly with the lab technician and lab manager on QC related issues.
Perform glassware lab bench work and analytical testing as needed to support existing projects or potential new projects.
Perform any necessary calibrations and maintenance on lab instrumentation to include GCs, KF moisture analyzer, Non-volatile residue analyzer and general bench type applications.
March 2022 – March 2024 Verdant Specialty Chemicals Liberty, Texas
QC / Process Chemist
Support the QC Lab as necessary to satisfy the ISO 9000 program.
Provide analytical and process chemistry support for batch type reaction units manufacturing specialty organic chemicals. Reactions to include esterifications, ethoxylations (Palestine, TX location), aminations and polymerizations for many applications such as emulsion breakers, surfactants, petroleum additives, detergents and dispersants.
Perform pilot plant reactions and distillations as necessary utilizing a five gallon and a three gallon reactor.
Perform glassware lab bench work.
Work directly with Process Engineers and customer representatives providing process chemistry support for new customer projects.
Method development and maintenance on Mettler and Brinkman titrators, Agilent Gas Chromatographs, FTIR and NIR technologies.
July 2021 – March 2022 Altivia Oxide Chemicals Crosby, Texas
Product Development Chemist.
Work directly with Process Engineers and customer representatives by providing process chemistry support for any upcoming new business.
Update the design of a five-gallon pressure rated stainless steel pilot plant reactor for potential Ethylene Oxide and Propylene Oxide projects.
Responsible for writing SOPs for operating the five-gallon pilot plant reactor on Ethylene Oxide and Propylene Oxide projects to prove our capabilities to the customer on potential new projects.
Perform pilot plant reactions in bench top glassware as requested by the customer to prove our capabilities on potential new projects.
Responsible for setting up any customer analytical methods or ASTM methods and developing new methods as needed.
Assist in the QC Lab with training technicians and operations personnel on methods for upcoming business.
Method development and maintenance on Mettler and Brinkman titrators, Agilent Gas Chromatographs, FTIR and NIR technologies.
Nov. 2019 – Nov. 2020 Chemicals Incorporated Bay City, Texas
QC / Process Chemist
Manage daily QC Lab functions supporting a specialty chemicals production plant.
Responsible for all QC lab personnel and their daily activities.
Provide analytical and process chemistry support for batch type reaction units.
Troubleshoot production issues by providing lab data from pilot plant reactions.
Satisfy certification of ISO 9001:2015 requirements for QC Lab
Sept. 2013 – July 2019 Senior Chemist, KMCO LLC Crosby, Texas
Senior Chemist
Project leader on new product introductions within the Technical Group.
Worked directly with Process Engineers and customer representatives providing process chemistry support for new customer projects.
Provide analytical and process chemistry support for batch type reaction units manufacturing specialty organic chemicals. Reactions to include esterifications, ethoxylations, aminations and polymerizations for many applications such as emulsion breakers, surfactants, petroleum additives, detergents and dispersants.
Perform pilot plant reactions and distillations in bench top glassware.
Operated pressure rated stainless steel pilot plant reactors on multiple chemistries to include Ethoxylations, Propoxylations and Maleations.
Responsible for setting up any customer analytical methods or ASTM methods and developing new methods as needed.
Responsible for training QC technicians and operations personnel on methods.
Method development and maintenance on Mettler and Brinkman titrators, Agilent Gas Chromatographs, FTIR and NIR technologies.
May 2008 - Sept 2013 Marathon Petroleum Corp. Texas City, Texas
Refining Chemist
Refining Chemist of crude oil overseeing Lab Technicians and daily operations of Refinery Lab
Support QC function of Refinery Lab and Refinery Process Units as needed
Quality Control testing on process unit samples as well as final goods materials.
Perform the necessary ASTM testing as required by the petroleum refining industry.
Adhere to SQC requirements to include daily QC standards and any industry or in-house round robin testing while utilizing the NWA software program.
Responsible for maintaining the area of the Refinery Lab that supports the WWTP and the process water from the various units in the plant.
Responsible for preparing QC standards and performing all equipment calibrations as necessary to assure accurate data is reported.
Oct. 1999 – May 2008 KMCO LLC Crosby, Texas
QC / Process Chemist
Support the QC Lab as necessary to satisfy the ISO 9000 program.
Provide analytical and process chemistry support for batch type reaction units manufacturing specialty organic chemicals. Reactions to include esterifications, ethoxylations, aminations and polymerizations for many applications such as emulsion breakers, surfactants, petroleum additives, detergents and dispersants.
Perform pilot plant reactions and distillations as necessary utilizing a five gallon and a three gallon reactor.
Perform glassware lab bench work.
Work directly with Process Engineers and customer representatives providing process chemistry support for new customer projects.
Method development and maintenance on Mettler and Brinkman titrators, Agilent Gas Chromatographs, FTIR and NIR technologies.
Feb. 1999 – Oct. 1999 Applied Biosystems Stafford, Texas
Chromatography – Final Test Chemist
Successfully completed product line transfer from Boston to Houston – Integral 100Q HPLC product line.
Responsible for chemical related issues for HPLC group including inventory, waste and standards preparation.
Created and updated necessary Quality System documentation including procedures, test records and data sheets to ensure company certification to ISO 9000.
Nov. 1993 – Jan. 1999 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Pasadena, Texas
Shift Chemist
Quality Control testing on process and final product samples generated by four batch reaction chemical units producing organic peroxide initiators for the polymer chemical business.
Train new employees on analytical testing, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Performed any necessary maintenance and troubleshooting on various analytical instruments including GC/HP 5890 and 6890 series and the HP and Waters HPLC.
Responsible for all metals analysis required by GFAA and Flame AA.
Involved in SPC charting as well as standardization and calibration of various analytical systems and instruments.
Education
Skills
University of Houston - Downtown Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
BLISS and ROSS LIMS system
Visio and ChemSketch software
Follow PSM requirements
PHA and RCI facilitator
Process chemistry experience in multiple organic reactions.
Years of experience with lab analytical instrumentation and lab methodology.
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