Herman Clarke

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Stuttgart, AR 72160 Cell: 337-***-****

n0k5im@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS/ ACHIEVEMENTS

• EIT Certified

• Engineering work experience with chemical blending plant

• Knowledge of motivating, problem solving, principles of supervision and organizational communication through Supervisory Management Course (10 weeks)

• Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, awarded spring 2005

• Student/Athlete four years in college (track and field)

• Know of RCFA techniques which include: phase measurements, bearing mobility and operating deflection shapes

• Extensive hands-on project work involving efficiency, work design, stress analysis, material behavior, product design, process selection, quality assurance, corrosion protection and absorption chiller design calculations experience

EDUCATION

McNeese State University, expected graduation date: Summer 2013

• Master of Engineering, concentrations: Engineering Management

Mechanical Engineering

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2003 - 2007

• BS. Mechanical Engineering

• Minor in Mathematics

EXPERIENCE

Sage V Foods, July 2012-Present

Stuttgart, AR

Extrusion Production Manager

• Sets daily production priorities for operators.

• Verifies and insures products are being produced to customer standards.

• Supervises extrusion production personnel to maintain productivity, plant cleanliness, and overall flour mill performance.

• Maintains and improves upon production efficiencies, waste reduction, and process improvements.

• Follows, understands, and trains team to all policies and procedures; including quality and production SOP’s, safety standards and GMP’s.

• Ensures required company records and forms are maintained. Reports any defective materials or questionable conditions to plant management and/or maintenance.

• Promotes company vision and supports plant culture.

• Develop SOP’s and PM’s for flour mill processes and equipment.

• Travel, as necessary, to meet with customers.

Petro-Rite Chemical Blending Plant, January 2010 – July 2012

Lake Charles, LA

Blending Plant Manager

• Monitor operations for a 25,000 gal chemical blender

• Blend oils formulated with food grade, high VI white oils, and additive packages which meet FDA 21 CFR 172.878, 21 CFR 178.362 OR 21 CFR 178.370 specifications

• Manufacture industrial inorganic chemicals and all other basic inorganic chemicals

• Blend oils that are high quality and high purity and refined from technical grade

• Monitor sensors, annunciators, indicators and controls and interpret synthesized information, making adjustments where necessary

• Responsible for blending RIG-RITE BOP FLUIDS which are synthetic, biodegradable, water soluble fluids engineered specifically for use in offshore blowout preventer accumulators that has improved characteristics against bacteria, resistance, anti-wear, corrosion protection, fluid resistivity, surface tension and Ph.

• Responsible for blending RIG Rite Subsea Control Fluid ( Ethylene Glycol and Proprietary mixture of Alkaline soaps)

• Update plans for new projects

• Observe overall plant equipment health, and initiate changes to improve plant performance

• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of pumps, valves, discharged fluids

• Responsible for schedules of producing chemicals and budget estimation, technical support and inspecting plant areas

• Use viscosity meter and viscosity charts to attain percentages used to blend oils of different viscosity

• Significant improvements in facility lighting and ventilation and improvements to compressed air system

• Troubleshoot, analyze and make recommendations on equipment and system problems

• Assisted general manager in market research for the selection of chemicals

• Worked safely around high pressures and temperature and heavy equipment

• Develop specifications for new and replacement equipment that meets industry standards

• Develop simple operations and maintenance record keeping

• Worked safely in environmental and occupational hazardous areas

• Safely climbed and entered confined spaces, working around high temperature, pressure and noise levels

• Worked safely around and with plant chemicals

• Observed and participated with Quality Control tests performed on location before and during jobs as well as adjustments made to ensure consistency of pumped fluid

Kingston College, Sept 2008 – June 2009

Kingston, Jamaica

Mathematics Teacher

• Prepare and present lessons that will enable students to learn math skills efficiently

• Offer clear directions, explanations, and deadlines for assignments

• Develop and maintain a comfortable and orderly classroom atmosphere that

Promote and support learning

• Listened to student concerns and problems to foster individual growth

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Aug 2007 – Jan 2008

Lafayette, LA

Energy System Design Assistant - Mechanical Engineering Department

• Responsible for 800Kw gas turbine from Solar Turbines, a 100 ton

Thermax absorption chiller and a 100 ton cooling tower from Coastal Engines

• Member of a design team that researched and composed a report on the

• Preliminary design and piping diagram for a combined heating and power system (CHP)

• Responsible for design calculations for the absorption chiller which includes hot water

• Flow rate, chilled water flow rate and the cooling water flow rate and calculations for the heat exchanger, heat transfer and exit temperature of the exhaust gas.

• Reduce fuel cost by about 27% and is beneficial to the environment as it decreases the emissions of NOX, SOX, mercury and CO into the atmosphere

• Increase the system’s efficiency up to 90 percent

• Relieved the problem of back pressure build up at the end of the turbine

• Developed P&ID illustrating flow rates, temperatures, instrumental data and the connections between various equipments

• Design exhaust product temperature to maximize boiler efficiency but safe margin for corrosion protection

• Featured in “Preliminary Design and Piping Diagram for a Combined Heat and Power System for the College of Engineering at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, using Donated Equipment” Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Journal, Vol. 23(1), 2008

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Auto Cad computer design modification tools

• Computer Aided Manufacturing tools

• Math Lab

• Visual Basic programming

• Microsoft Office

• Solid Works

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