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El Paso, Texas, United States

Genoa, Wisconsin

Genoa, Wisconsin

Kennecott Utah Copper - Concentrator, Bingham Canyon, Utah

• Planned and managed instrumentation and process control projects including scope variations, writing management of change (MOC) requests, risk assessments and making necessary changes to process documentation (P&ID.
• Co-ordinated with planner/scheduler to schedule project work and with vendors to locate/purchase the required parts and equipment to complete the projects in a timely and cost efficient manner.
• Organized and facilitated weekly planning sessions for new projects and to monitor on-going projects.
• Collaborated with engineering project teams and other specialists on multiple plant improvement projects.
• Advised craftsmen on instrumentation and control equipment installations, failures, troubleshooting, replacement and repairs.
• Completed Emerson Delta V Implementation I Course – 2016

Kennecott Utah Copper - Concentrator, Bingham Canyon, Utah

• Responsible for upkeep, co-ordination and organization of the shutdown maintenance forecast and analyzing shutdown work and cost data.
• Participated as a member of the in shutdown maintenance team in planning, prioritization, scheduling, managing outages, hazard identification, & documentation control.
• Analyzed shutdown work data and helped implement changes which resulted in decreased down time & increased efficiency, leading to decreased costs during scheduled shutdown maintenance.
• Participated in several Kaizen events to improve & implement the Visual Plant Lean Manufacturing Process

Kennecott Molybdenum Company, Magna, Utah

• Hired to inspect, repair & maintain equipment at the Molybdenum Autoclave Project facility during & after construction phase.
• Assisted in instructing and training other employees on site specific equipment and instrumentation.
• Trained as a Lock out/Tag out Isolation Officer.
• Participated in maintenance planning, prioritization, scheduling, hazard identification, and documentation control.
• Completed Balmert Leadership Training – 2013
• Completed Kennecott Improvement Training (Lean, 5S and Kaizen) - 2013

Groton, South Dakota

• Responsible for repair and maintenance of instrumentation and process control equipment in a corn ethanol refinery
• Used, programed and diagnosed programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS) and computer control interfaces for industrial electronic equipment.
• Participated as an active member of the Safety Committee
• Attended OZ Leadership Training - 2012

Mcmurdo Station, Antarctica

• Contracted to provide technical support to researchers at the Crary Science & Engineering Center while stationed at McMurdo Station Antarctica
• Advised National Science Foundation (NSF) research grantees on power issues, use of scientific, diagnostic and recording instrumentation and equipment used for scientific research.
• Worked with researchers to diagnose problems down to a component level and repair prototype equipment such as the long term underwater pH recording instrument (SeaFet) and the underwater robot (M-SLED) projects.
• Devised inventive solutions to problems in a remote location with a lack of access to parts and equipment that are normally available in research settings elsewhere in the world.
• Served as the Crary representative on the McMurdo Town Safety Committee.

Wahpeton, North Dakota

• Diagnosed and repaired problems in electronics, electrical, robotic, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment and systems while working as an instrumentation maintenance technician in a beet sugar refinery.
• Diagnosed, repaired and maintained scientific laboratory equipment including auto-analyzers, spectrometers, centrifuges and gas chromatographs.
• Used analytical troubleshooting skills to minimize plant down time due to maintenance breakdowns.
• Used, programed and diagnosed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and computer control interfaces for industrial electronic equipment.
• Documented and implemented new and experimental processes in conjunction with plant engineers.
• Installed new equipment to assist with increased plant productivity and automation, including a palletizing robot and automation of a temperature control system on a steam pulp dryer.

Wahpeton, North Dakota

• Diagnosed and repaired problems in electronics, electrical, robotic, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment and systems while working as an instrumentation maintenance technician in a high fructose corn syrup refinery.
• Implementation of control loop automation during plant construction.
• Diagnosed and repaired any issues that arose during plant startup.
• Performed daily, weekly and monthly preventative maintenance of electronic instrumentation, including calibration of in-line conductivity and pH monitoring devices, flow measurement equipment and in-line density.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Project Management

Currently working on obtaining my Degree

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician, 3.42 Gpa

Tutor, Industrial Safety Tutor, Electronics Technology Electronics Club president Member VICA