Engineer Six Sigma

CHARLES CHABAN

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TOWSON MD 21204

410-***-**** work

443-***-**** cell

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SUMMARY

Self-motivated and capable production engineer/manager with solid education and hands-on experience. An excellent two-way communicator with effective team building skills. Strong on technical, environmental, and safety practices. Proven results in a variety of continuous processes and new projects--with the ability to handle major operations yet keep a firm grasp on the details that lead to success.

WORK HISTORY

RG STEEL LLC 2003-PRESENT

Bethlehem Steel Corp 1977-2002

Tin Electroplating Engineer

Investigate and schedule repair, interval cleaning, and yearly outage work for Chrome, Halogen/MSA plating lines. ●Monitor and adjust chemistries of baths to maintain optimum ISO 9000 standards for plating efficiency and production. Initiate enhancements in plating section including process/piping upgrades, experimental roll materials, anodes, plating cells and tanks. ● Raised on-line trimmer availability from 70>98% and dropped production delay rate 25>15%. Provide technical expertise for design, engineering development, and installation of Chrome line trimmer and new MSA bath for tinplating. ●Handle all environmental issues including fume scrubbers, waste/spill management and tank cleaning. Six sigma project testing new materials for plating line rolls saving cost and reducing quality issues. ●Process engineer for MSA and Halogen bath operations. Raised plating line yields from 94>97%.

92-97--Halogen Senior Foreman

Supervised 10 operating and maintenance foremen and oversaw 60 hourly employees. ●Monitored the operating parameters for electrotinning and chromeplating. Reviewed lab analyses and efficiencies to maintain continuous optimization. ●Wrote and performed LOTO and confined space procedures. ●As safety team member, contributed to safety performance upward trend. Reviewed product quality samples making shipping decisions based on customer requirements. ●Reviewed and edited SOP/SPC data for quality and operational parameters. Supplied technical input and guidance for new projects [automatic chemical feeders, chrome in-line trimmers].

87-89, 90-92 Coke Oven Battery General Foreman

Developed and integrated 17 supervisors and 90 hourly workers into goal-oriented teams that pro-actively communicated and interacted to achieve the business plan and solve various facility-related problems. ●Raised production $250,000 per month. Improved quality to 98% compliance by initiating and adhering to SOP/SPC-TQM program. ●Fostered commitment with energetic communication and teambuilding techniques enabling us to go from 80>96% compliance on environment edicts. Lowered accident rate 10% by weekly face-to face discussions with force on the hazards and preventions in our area. Reduced overtime and absenteeism 5% through constant and aggressive pursuit of causes and corrections. ●Trimmed 25% from a monthly $2.5 million operating budget with a team effort to avoid wasteful spending, improve efficiency, and limit hands-on inventories. Reorganized preventive maintenance program so that forces raised equipment availability from 88>99.3%.

89-90--Capital Project Coordinator

Collaborated on the design and construction of a state-of-the-art full-scale gas desulfurization/catalytic ammonia destruct facility to purify coke oven gas and recover sulfur in cooperation with the Dept. of Energy. Collaborated on design, construction, and installation of innovative new system by the KRESS CORP to capture fugitive emissions during coke pushing in order to comply with 94 CLEAN AIR STANDARDS.

85-87--Coal Chemical ByProduct General Foreman

Built staff of 4 supervisors and 80 hourly workers into cohesive unit that excelled in Employee Involvement teams that tackled quality, safety, and production issues.

Engineered and operated site remediation and waste recycling processes. Built and operated Bio-oxidation industrial waste water treatment plant that bettered NPDES permit levels for outfall effluents to the Chesapeake.

84-85--Coal Chemical Senior Foreman

Initiated and coordinated teambuilding effort with 45 hourly workers to solve operational and safety problems. Planned and orchestrated major maintenance outages for gas cleaning/desulfurizing/HCN stripping and light oil recovery units. Developed and maintained controllable parameters for 15% increase of tar and light oil yields.

77-84--Coal Chemical Shift Foreman

Directed operations of gas cleaning/oil recovery plant and 10 hourly workers. Arrange emergency maintenance repairs for equipment. Maintained defined operating parameters and control of product quality, environmental compliances, and safe working conditions for personnel and facility for eight-hour shift.

EDUCATION

BS--Chemical engineering University of Pittsburgh 77

MBA--Management/finance Loyola College 81

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