chemical engineer, plant process engineer, project engineer

JAMES E. EVANS, P. E.

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SUMMARY

Engineering professional never satisfied with the status quo. Adept at finding the root of problems and addressing issues. Safety, teamwork, education, and communication are the guiding principles. Works across companies and departments and builds consensus.

• Department Management

• Chemical Engineering

• Facilities Management

• Water and Wastewater Engineering

• Problem Solving

• Project Engineering

• Multidiscipline Engineering Experience

• Safety and Consensus Building

EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer

Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta, Div of Nestle, Haverhill, Mass., Supplier of filled pasta and sauces. 2009 - 2010

– Develop scope of work and justification for plant projects and manage projects to completion. Insure project remains within scope and budget and is executed safely.

Significant achievement: Instrumental in bringing online new filled pasta line and sauce line as part of a 15MM dollar project

Project Engineer

Siemens Water Technologies, Shrewsbury, Mass., Supplier of water treatment systems 2005 – 2008

- Develop and provide drawings and bills of material for clients to construct fully operational water treatment system plants. Work with engineers and contractors in field to build plants that comply with company and client specifications. Ensure safety and environmental concerns are properly addressed.

Significant achievements:

• Inherited two 2MM-dollar projects from leaving engineer bringing to successful completion.

• Instituted new Bill of Material breakdown simplifying materials control and ordering.

• Optimize activities among production, backwash, and clean in place cycles.

• Guided 4 projects in at significant cost savings benefiting both client and employer.

Consulting Engineer

Competitive Engineering, Leominster, Mass., Independent consulting firm 2003 – 2005

- Process and consulting engineering services consisting of short-term assignments for a variety of problems and issues. File reports to regulatory agencies, stamp drawings for submissions, and assist clients in finding root causes of problems.

Operations Manager

CNC International, Woonsocket, RI., Specialty chemical manufacturer 2002 – 2003

- Managed 6 hourly employees comprising the production, maintenance, and shipping departments. Improved formulations of specialty chemicals with new raw materials and processing conditions. Set priorities in manufacturing and maintenance activities to keep plant running to meet deliveries.

Significant achievements:

• Instituted programs to improve cleanliness of plant and products leading to reduction of bad material.

• Reduced costs of raw materials by finding alternate suppliers and improving profitability.

Senior Engineer

ChemDesign Corp., Division of Bayer, Fitchburg, Mass., Specialty chemical producer 1997 – 2002

– Design and manage projects to safely and effectively manufacture products involving complex organic chemistry. Managed several projects simultaneously, laboratory trials through finished product. Coordinate projects among internal departments and external customers. Qualified and validated processes. Trained personnel. An ISO 9001 company.

Significant achievements:

• Redesigned and optimized in-place cleaning systems reducing contamination.

• Instituted sanitary intermediate product handling system increasing production time and cleanliness.

• Replaced inadequate plant instrumentation with appropriate application for improved control.

• Improved batch reactor system to reduce cost of product approximately 20%.

• Instituted changes to batch polymerization process improving yields and profitability.

• Installed and commissioned membrane filtration system for product cleanliness.

Facilities Manager

Weetabix Company, Clinton, Mass., Cereal / food product ingredient producer, GMP facility. 1986 – 1997

- Managed a yearly maintenance budget of $2MM and a yearly capital budget of $5-7MM. Directed two maintenance groups consisting of two supervisors and 23 hourly employees in a union shop. Managed all facilities, maintenance, and new project installations. Specified and installed all building utility systems. Ensured compliance with regulatory agencies requirements. Interviewed, hired, evaluated, and disciplined personnel as needed.

Significant achievements:

• Engineered new steam distribution system resulting in increased efficiencies and higher throughputs.

• Installed and operated waste water treatment system resulting in permit compliance.

• Upgraded 3 phase and one phase electrical systems - changed facility from 600 to 480 volt service resulting in better availability and reliability.

• Designed and installed natural gas system in production facility, resulting in substantial savings of fuel costs.

• Specified and installed several packaging lines consisting of VFFS packaging, horizontal continuous cartoners, and case packers.

• Installed chilled water cooling of milling systems to increase productivity of cereal milling operation.

• Upgraded compressed air system and lowered the cost of this utility by 20%.

• Replaced wooden floors with concrete increasing sanitation and product protection.

Process Engineer

W. R. Grace Co., Acton, Mass., Extruded plastic sheet producer 1984 – 1985

- Process and project engineer in plastic sheet extraction operations. Responsible for process optimization, troubleshooting, and efficient operation of plant.

Significant achievement:

• Improved on-stream time of operation to over 90 percent for three consecutive months and decreased off spec material to below 3 percent for 6 months, both new area records.

Process Engineer

Diamond Shamrock Co., Delaware City, Del., Commodity chemical producer 1976 – 1984

- Process and project engineer in polyvinyl chloride and chlorine/caustic plant operations. Responsible for process optimization, troubleshooting, and efficient operation of plant.

Significant achievements:

• Installed new deionized water system meeting increased production demands.

• Engineered and installed compressor systems, cooling water pumps, steam system improvements, and reactors improving operational efficiency.

EDUCATION

• University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Mass., Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

• University of Delaware, Newark, Del., Specialized coursework, Chemical Engineering

• Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., Building electrical system design, Structural system design and engineering

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Registered Professional Chemical Engineer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Numerous courses and seminars in engineering, chemical engineering, and management topics.

AWARDS AND SERVICE

• Received Bayer’s Presidential Achievement Award for the year 2000 and 2001 for efforts in improving product profitability and for improvements to safety and emergency response systems on site.

• Veteran, US Army, 1969 - 1975

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