Plant Engineer

Lakeshia Williams Stewart

*** ******’s Court Baton Rouge, LA 70810; 601-***-**** mobile, *********@*****.***

________________________________________PROCESS ENGINEERING / PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT /

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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Strategic Planning & Analysis • Training and Development • P&L Analysis• Forecasting • Budget Management ● Performance Management • Leadership Development ● Talent Assessment • Change Management

o Experienced professional in production engineering and management, including strategic and tactical planning, leadership, team building, plant budget management, cost analysis, and through-put optimization

o Recognized results in safety, profitability, and operational efficiencies

o Experienced in organizational restructuring and initiating processes/programs to maximize resources

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Geismar, LA October 2008 to Present

Honeywell, a Fortune 500 company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems.

Annual sales of $36B with 128,000 employees

Production Engineer, 125 Plant Sept. 2010 to Present

Monitor and optimize raw material yields

Maintain records of plant and individual equipment performance

Interpret results and recommends corrective action for optimum plant operation

Update operating procedures to account for process changes

Currently pursuing Black Belt certification

Production Supervisor, Aclon Unit Oct. 2008 to Sept. 2010

Served as manufacturing lead for overall plant operation, including all key functional areas, with an annual operating budget of $9.0MM.

Responsible for daily implementation of production plan

Assist in developing and achieving annual operating plan

Works with operations and environmental departments to assure regulatory compliance

Assists with the development and performance of operations personnel

Six Sigma Green Belt certified

Investigate and resolve customer quality complaints

Conduct month end closing utilizing SAP

Reduced overtime costs by 15% for 2009

Championed development of Aclon’s Safety Committee

Ensures area conformance to PSM requirements

Actively assisted purchasing department in renewal of 2009 contract with GE

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Plaquemine, LA July 2006 to October 2008

Dow Chemical is a leading science and technology company that provides innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets.

Annual sales of $50B with customers in more than 175 countries

Manufacturing Representative/Improvement Engineer

Day-to-day activities included managing contractors, coordinating projects and ensuring that projects were installed safely and on time/budget. Collaborated with team to enhance project definition and design.

Provided engineering support for $41.4MM facilities upgrade capital project

Returned to operations 13 capital projects in 2007. ($6.5MM)

Assisted in planning and scheduling projects for turnaround

Supervised 6 projects on night shift during 37-day turnaround

Aligned closely with purchasing department in capital procurement of equipment for facilities upgrade project

Conducted Behavior Based safety audits

Led pre-startup reviews for sub-projects

Trained operators on process improvements

Served as liaison between plant and project team

Facilitated root cause investigations using Apollo methodology

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION August 2001 to July 2006

Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals.

Annual sales $20B with 50,000 employees

Plant Manager, Memphis, TN July 2005 to July 2006

Responsible for overall operations of reusable plastic container (RPC) plant with generated revenues totaling over $20MM

Drove continuous improvement of plant’s production goals and performance.

Led management team and plant supervision to drive division initiatives for both the plant and the customers.

Partnered with HR to restructure/rebuild staffing

Assisted in development of plant’s business plan

Championed plant’s 5S implementation

Optimized plant’s sorting process

Led plant initiative for driving Safety Excellence

Partner with RPC Director to develop plant Business Plans and Goals

Provide feedback on performance vs. goal to crews

Managing Executive, Southeast Region, US Jan 2005 to July 2005

Management trainee for Operations Manager Developmental program.

Process Engineer, Monticello, MS Aug. 2001 to Jan. 2005

Managed and monitored process modifications and chemical trials concentrated in pulp mill, paper machine and power and recovery

Served as relief supervisor in pulp mill

Led multiple project teams across key functional areas

Led continuous improvement team in multiple areas utilizing the principles of lean manufacturing.

Led implementation of 5S program in production areas

EDUCATION

M.B.A., William Carey University, Hattiesburg, MS

Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Thesis Title: Mass Integration for Waste Utilization and Resource Conservation in Planetary Habitation Systems

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS

CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma Green Belt

PUBLICATIONS

2003 El-Halwagi, M., Williams, L., Hall, J., Aglan, H., Trotman, A., and Mortley, D.

“System Integration Strategies for Advanced Life Support Systems”, Biosphere and Life Sciences.

El-Halwagi, M., Williams, L., Hall, J., Aglan, H., Trotman, A., and Mortley, D.

“Scheduling and Mass Integration Strategies for Planetary Habitation Systems”,

Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng.

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