Process Engineer

DAVID A. HARPER

**** ** ****** ****** • Topeka, KS, 66614

913-***-**** • ******.*****.*@*****.***

CHEMICAL ENGINEER

Safety oriented Chemical Engineer with Lean and Six Sigma experience. Recognized for strengths in continuous process improvement and quality. . Superb academic performance. Excellent problem-solving abilities. Intellectual curiosity and a strong drive to excel. Competencies:

• Lean Manufacturing / Pull Systems Experience • Extrusion and mixing of rubber polymers

• Process Safety • Process Improvement

• Process Capability and Pareto Analysis • DMAIC Process Improvement (Six Sigma)

• 5 Why Root Cause Analysis • Chemical Process Design

• Optimization • Quality

• Cost Reduction • ChemCad / MiniTab

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GOODYEAR, Topeka, Kansas 2008 to 2011

Global tire, rubber and chemical products manufacturing company with $18B in annual revenue

Process Engineer - Compounder

• Managed mixing, processing, testing, extrusion, and curing of rubber compounds.

• Issued and handled disposition of product holds, maintained and interpreted product, process & material specifications related to maintaining and improving the product quality within the manufacturing process.

• Executed continuous improvement and analysis of product irregularities, recommended solutions and facilitated cost down initiatives to improve manufacturing costs. Implemented a raw material substitution leading to a $160,000 annual cost savings, while maintaining all critical compound properties within specification.

• Identified and corrected unacceptable performance through analysis and technical knowledge of the product and process. Decreased the scrap rate on high running extruded Tread compound from 44% waste to 13% waste by improving process qualities of compound for extrusion.

• Conducted process and equipment trials to improve manufacturing capability and competitiveness.

• Measured and trended waste information for analysis of highest available return on investment in waste and cost reduction.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

BS, Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2008

General Chemistry Teaching Assistant

Laboratory Instructor for General Chemistry Lab

10 Hour OSHA Safety Certified

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ChemCad, Microsoft Office & Access, MiniTab

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