Quality Engineer /Manager

KEVIN MITCHELL

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Chicago, Illinois 60652

Phone: 773-***-****

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CHEMICAL ENGINEER

Chemical engineer with extensive experience in laboratory design, construction, and operation. Expertise in combustion modeling, air pollution control technology, and safety. Developed and managed processes to reduce operating costs, cycle times, and achieve customer goals. Regularly managed several projects concurrently. Trained in Microsoft Office, Visual Basic, and Six Sigma (Green Belt). Coauthor of five papers on pyrolysis and emissions control catalyst technology. Served as Chair of Chicago section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Major accomplishments include:

-Led TQM team that implemented changes in quality assurance procedures resulting in an estimated annual savings of $130,000.00

-Reduced by 50 percent anticipated setup costs of a utility engine test cell

-In collaboration with Kemira Corp. Finland supervised transfer of robotic production line for coating environmental catalysts for joint venture Universal Kat, LLC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Union Tank Car Company, Chicago, Illinois 2004 – 2009

Manufactures, repairs, certifies, and leases rail tank cars for bulk shipment of chemicals.

CAR CLEANING ENGINEER

Prepared, peer reviewed, and revised safety documentation for use in cleaning and repair of rail tank cars following Responsible Care Management (RCM) guidelines.

-Evaluated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for applications of coatings to interior and exterior of tank cars

-Conducted and coordinated safety audits and industrial hygiene studies at tank car repair facilities

-Wrote and peer reviewed safety procedures for repair of tank cars at customer locations

-Wrote Job Safety Analyses (JSA) for flare operations

-Gave presentations on safety issues at internal corporate seminars

Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc., South Chicago Heights, Illinois 2000 – 2004

Fabricator of mufflers and other stamped metal components for small engines.

EMISSION CONTROL MANAGER

Created new corporate research and development program for design and manufacture of catalytic mufflers for utility engines. Trained personnel and prepared operations manual.

-Designed and supervised construction of laboratory for testing two cycle engines

-Wrote Visual Basic control and data acquisition programs for measuring emissions, exhaust temperature, and muffler surface temperatures

-Prepared laboratory documentation for ISO 9000 certification

-Wrote safety and quality system documentation for joint venture Universal Kat, LLC

ECHO INC., Lake Zurich, Illinois 1995 – 2000

Manufacturer of portable power equipment for lawn and garden applications.

EMISSION AUDIT ENGINEER

Oversaw emission laboratory operations for compliance testing and research. Prepared operational

documentation.

-Conducted emission laboratory correlation study with Echo parent company Kioritz Corporation Japan

-Reduced downtime by 50% by recommending upgrades to existing emission test cell

-Established record keeping system and data organization for submission of quarterly reports to the California Air Resources Board

-Developed Visual Basic programs for use in data acquisition and laboratory automation

-Served on corporate strategic planning committee

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AlliedSignal Environmental Catalyst, Des Plaines, Illinois

Manufacturer of emission control catalysts for mobile and stationary sources.

RESEARCH ENGINEER

Managed projects to continuously improve environmental catalyst products. Oversaw daily operation of two engine dynamometer test cells and vehicle emission laboratory. Directed joint research programs with suppliers and customers.

-Supervised set up of diesel engine test cell

-Oversaw project that had major influence on legislation regulating sulfur content in automotive fuels

-Supervised test phase of project that resulted in customer being first manufacturer to have a Flexible Fuel Vehicle certified by the California Air Resources Board

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois

M.S. & B.S., Chemical Engineering

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Wheaton, Illinois

Certificate of Environmental Studies

CONTINUING EDUCATION

“Explosion Protection Seminar, Fike Corporation

Small-Scale Biodiesel Production: Small Business, Municipal, and Personal Use, Loyola University Chicago

Six Sigma Green Belt training, Chicago Deming association

“Microsoft Unlimited Potential,” TEC Services

“OSHA 10 Hour Training,” Illinois Safety Council

“Hearing Protection & Conservation,” Aearo Company

“Callidus Technologies L.L.C. Flare Seminar,” Callidus Technologies L.L.C.

“Introduction to Industrial Hygiene,” Illinois Safety Council

“Principals of Acoustics and the Measurement of Sound,” Bruel & Kjar

“Pierburg Emission Bench Maintenance and Troubleshooting,” Pierburg Inc.,

“Introduction to Visual Basic 5,” Learning tree International

TQM training course, AlliedSignal

“Introduction to Gas Chromatography,” Chicago Chromatography Group

“Catalyst and Reactors for Emissions Control,” AIChE

AFFILIATIONS

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Chicago Catalyst Club (CCC)

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