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Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, CA

Torrance, CA

• Established an Engineering Department with a 2MM yearly budget (5 employees) for a manufacturing plant of five production lines and 50 employees
• Responsible for creating all positions and responsibilities, interviewing, hiring, on-boarding, mentoring, and promotions within the department.
• Developed 10-Year plan for Employee Facilities, Infrastructure, Capital, and Non-Routine Maintenance projects.
• Managed Continuous Improvement process for the plant through the development of LEAN Value Stream Maps and Improvement Plans, Visual Process Performance Boards, Pulse Points, Gemba Walks, Reflection Meetings, and.
• Participated in Green Belt Projects and Kaizen Bursts (A3s) in all aspects of the business (quality, production cost, delay, wasted motion, 5S) with annual savings of 150K. Led successful effort in the Supply Chain.
• Automated Operating Line Takt Time process for immediate response to slowdowns.

Torrance, CA

• Exceeded KPIs for cost, reactive work, and PM/FromPM compliance in a department with 1MM yearly budget (8 employees).
• Increased equipment uptime by 30%, decreased department operating costs by 20%, and decreased storeroom value by 60% through focus on relationships and accountability, technician and operator training, process and.
• Reduced plant energy usage by 25% through a wholesome approach (occupancy sensors in offices/warehouses, light fixture retrofits, vfd motor control, efficient motors replacement, horsepower reduction, compressed air.
• Responsible for plant PLC and HMI programming. Introduced presence, measurement, flow, and vision sensors to aid with safety, quality, energy reduction, and automation.

Torrance, California

• Facilitated Lean Six Sigma Projects with yearly savings of $50K with a focus on cost, delay, and energy reduction.
• Led all aspects of capital projects (scoping, design, sourcing, file preparation). Completed installation through contracted labor ($100K per project).
• Managed all 3rd party contracts for equipment and facilities mechanical and electrical needs (bidding, selection, execution, supervision, invoicing).
• Led plant Safety Team in the creation of plant-wide pedestrian walkways, conducted safety accident investigations, and created a simpler safety suggestion procedure. Developed Safety Team manual and responsibilities.

La Verne, California

• Responsible for mechanical and electrical design, development, and support of methanol reforming systems and membrane-based Hydrogen purifiers.
• Designed and modeled reformer body using SolidWorks and built burner control system from scratch.
• Designed and executed stress tests, performed gas chromatography analyses, and troubleshooted sub-systems and complete systems.
• Used Six Sigma tools to organize and maintain component inventory, reduce system build times, and improve the operability and safety of products.
• Sourced system components and interfaced with contractors, vendors, and consultants.
• Experience in thermal insulation preparation and installation.

Des Plaines, Illinois

• Experience in process, instrumentation, and control system development for Pressure Swing Adsorption units for Hydrogen purification and CCR Platforming Units for production of high-octane blending components.
• As the company-customer interface, assignments included international on-site mechanical and electrical system checkouts, adsorbent and catalyst loadings, unit startups, unit optimizations, and training.
• Used Six Sigma Methodologies to develop Field Service Advisor training plans, with savings of $30K annually.

Melrose Park, Illinois

• Assisted with projects and trials for cytotoxic compounds in the Pharmaceutical Product Development group.
• Gained familiarity with cGMP, SOP creation, and clean room procedures.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Assisted in data collection and gas chromatography testing for renewable Hydrogen gas production though vapor-phase reforming of glycerol.
• Modeled reactor kinetics and catalyst deactivation at different operating conditions.

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Future Energy Challenge, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

B.S., Chemistry