Quality Assurance Plant
Resume:
Quick Summary
• ** years of process experience associated to chemical plants, career development under manufacturing, process control, R&D and quality assurance areas.
• Operative experience focus on batch (Akzo Technology) and continuous reactors (Zimmer/DuPont Technologies) associated to PET polymerization for commodities textiles (Mono filament POY/Staple fiber) and special polymers end use.
• Experience supporting a new Zimmer continuous polycondensation plant (CPU) construction project (Makzo Mty Mexico), covering civil work, construction, pre-commissioning (functional test protocols) and start up.
• Hiring, recruitment and training of new plant labor force.
• Strong background on either batch or continuous production schedule.
• Day to day optimization strategies (focus on energy, cost reduction process and yield improvement) based on business metrics using six sigma/lean manufacturing methodologies.
• Supporting supply change based on S&OP initiatives.
• Experience on DuPont PSM (PHA, MOC).
• Capex leader (multitask team) and annual budget responsible.
• Experience using CAPE tools (design, and process simulation).
BS/MS Master Degree (Chemical engineering).
Lean Manufacturing Black belt/Six sigma Green belt.
USA status: Permanent resident, green card holder
Relocation: Looking for relocation opportunity around Texas (San Antonio,
Houston, Dallas, etc). Other relocation would be negotiable.
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B. Vela
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Baldomero Vela
ADDRESS: 313 R.L. Honeycutt Dr. Wilmington NC, 28412 USA.
PHONE: 910-***-**** USA CELL: 910-***-****
E-mail: *********@*****.***
EDUCATION:
M.S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & PROCESS SYSTEMS - I.T.E.S.M. - 1994
Specialization: Polymer Engineering
BUSINESS CHEMICAL ENGINEER (IQA) - University of Monterrey - 1987 - Academic Honor Award
Excellence on Chemical Engineering - IMIQ - 9/88
CERTIFICATIONS:
Lean Process Black Belt - UANL - 6/04
Six-Sigma Green Belt - Quality Training - 6/05
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Up to present)
1.- DAK Americas (Formerly DUPONT) Dec 2007- Present
A) Senior Process Engineer (CP/Spinning).
Responsible for 3 continuous spinning lines coupled to CP polymerization units. (330 tons/day)
CP and Direct spinning process optimization and improvement (six sigma projects, Energy and operative cost savings programs, plant yields and process capability metrics Ppk, new developments).
Achievement(s):
Development on Aspen IP21 software of an on line intrinsic viscosity model estimator (85% lab inspection reduction~ Qualitivity), raw material (TPA delta Y) spinning correlation and set up of countermeasure plans. Support on Titanium catalyst (non antimony initiative) with R&D team, developing polymer recipes. Capital Expenditure improvement projects management (< $ 1.0 MM). Process HAZOP analysis and MOC update, PSM multitask team, ISO 9000 Internal auditor. CP training to other site process engineers (CR). Packs formula optimization (< 40 Breaks/MM lb on low deniers) and EFD (Fabric defects ~ 0).
2.- Akra Polyester (Mty Mexico) 1989- 2007
A) Textile spinning process superintendent 2002-2007
Achievements:
1) Black and full dull PET/PBT master batch yarns start up and performance improvement.
2) Optimal extruder cleaning procedure for luster change (Waste reduction).
3) Metallic sand filtration for conventional spin packs (all types of packs)
4) Internal spin pack filtration package redesign (not reusable mesh) with aluminum seal.
5) 146/36 automotive spinning/winding settings improvement.
6) Responsible of CPU plant and spinning lines.
Personal on duty: 4 Process Engineers, 1 Quality lab supervisor (Chemical lab).
5 Chemical Technical specialist
B) Process and quality assurance superintendent 2000-2002
Achievements:
1) PET polymer melt viscosity correlation between MFI (Melt flow index) and relative chip lab viscosity.
2) Polymer modifier additive project start up/implementation (POY/DTY products)
3) PSD PTA supplier control strategy for polymer %DEG stability
4) Internal “DELTA Y” PTA measurement procedure development (Purity control technique).
C) Direct spinning and texturized Pet plant operation superintendent 1998-2000
(35,000 Tons/y) Plant start up (3 continuous spinning lines and 13 new DTY machines) with automated
POY product handling.
D) Continuous PET plant production superintendent (CPU 100,000 T/Y) 1996-1997
• Plant start up and commissioning completion (Performance test ~300 Ton/day)
• Operational plant stabilization, identify critical process points as bottleneck and countermeasure Zimmer warranty
• SOP documents revision regarding process MOC changes, to provide resources for personnel retraining.
• TPA Raw material spec negotiation (Petrotemex Altamira/Cozoleacaque).
E) Pre-commissioning/Start up (Zimmer/Akra) engineering team superintendent (Makzo project) 1994-1996
• Operative personnel hiring, recruitment and training (4 shift supervisors and 60 operators)
• Operative manuals translation into adapted SOP documents for training.
• Support plant erection activities (P&I, plant Lay-out, together with Zimmer and Engineering Construction Co.)
• Completion and approval of 152 functional test protocol including:
• Esterificators, prepolycondensators and finisher level device calibration, motors, polymer pumps, silo rotary valves and level sensors, USG cutters, main heater, dowtherm valves, DT expansion tank, tanks levels, EG evaporator and vacuum jets functional test validation with Zimmer approval.
F) Process and quality control leader polyester batch plant (60,000 T/Y) 1989-1994
- Batch Process optimization (quality/productivity as daily operation) Akzo Technology.
- PET polymer batch reactors improvement projects:
• DCS automatization (New PLC Modicom 984)
• Variable poly-condensation stirrer speed inverter start up. (Cycle time reduction).
• PET polymer USG under water chip cutters start-up (SOC fine tune)
- DOE for new product developments (control and lab dispersion reduction strategies)
- ISO9002 quality system (internal auditor).
3.- PEÑOLES
Research and Technological Center 1987-1989
Extractive metallurgical Research Associate (R&D)
• Metallurgical process synthesis, projects lab and pilot scale up related to zinc/Cadmium recovery as oxides from effluents streams on Lead (Pb) refinery.
• Theoretical computer process synthesis and integration (basic engineering) via Aspen Plus simulation (Cape)
• Basic equipment sizing/cost module and plant investment software estimation (Chilton).
4.- Professional practices:
PEÑOLES. 1986-1987
Startup ammonium sulfate plant (SO4(NH4)2) for SO2 elimination (absorption/catalytic reaction and crystallization) on lead refinery.
Idioms:
Fluently English, 95% understood, German 10%, Spanish 100%.
Technical skills
SOFTWARE
Office (MS Excel 7, MS Word, MS PPoint), Minitab 16 Statistical software, Project, SAP, Lotus Notes (Capital Expenditure projects), Super CEP, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Aspen Process Explorer (IP21), Aspen process graphics editor, CHEMCAD chemical process simulation, DOE Taguchi software.
Training courses
1.- ISO Internal auditor course 1997
2.- Deutch Aktiv new (German course) 1996
3.- Melt spinning and synthetic yarn production (Clemson SC,USA) 1998
4.-Anatasa TiO2 applied to chemical fibers (Sachtleben) 1998
6.- Basics of Textiles (SC, Clemson University) 1998
7.- Intellectual property handling 1999
8.- Risk analysis techniques course 2002
9.- ISO9000:2000 internal auditor course (Certificate by B. VERITAS) 2003
10.- SIX sigma Green belt 2005
11.- PET Technology seminar (Prof. Jabarin, Leland, NC, USA) 2009
12.- Chemcad Ver 3.0 (Chemical Process simulation Software) 2011
AREAS OF INTEREST
R&D, Manufacturing & Process control, plastics (Polymers), cost/yields management, Learn different process Technologies.
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