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Corpus Christi, TX, US

Houston, TX, US

Houston, TX, US

Associate Production Engineer supporting the production of high density polyethylene.

Houston, TX, US

Houston, TX, US

• Designed Power BI dashboards to visualize the realized, forecasted, and potential benefits of butane, isobutane, ethane, natural gas & propane feedstock hedging strategies
• Developed Power BI dashboard to visualize progress of initiative to extend vendor days payable outstanding and free-up working capital.

Houston, TX, US

• Automated Phillip Townsend (PTAI) North America & Europe polymer metrics data pipeline in Power BI o Enabled users in all business units to drive decision-making based on 18+ years of LYB polymers plant metric data by.
• Compiled and analyzed Palisade @RISK (Monte Carlo Simulation) data in Power BI resulting from a major study on turnaround interval and cost optimization for the 20 highest-value plants.

San Antonio, TX, US

• Completed pressure relief valve orifice area sizing calculations for over 30 vessels of varying types and collaborated with engineers at different sites to build guidance documents to be adopted by all Valero Ethanol.
• Created work instructions for dryer deluge system quarterly Preventative Maintenance of 92 deluge nozzles. Set up Repair/Replace Log for Technician to record nozzle failure history over time. Presented project idea for.
• Determined root cause of corn drag/leg transitions bottlenecking the corn receiving process. Published a recommended Turnaround Action Plan for upsizing the undersized transition piece.
• Upgraded centrifugal pump from dynamic (packing type) seal to a mechanical (cartridge type) seal. Learned to create effective work scopes and follow MOC workflow process.
• Developed and managed $25,000 project to demo 8 separate sections of deadleg piping. Learned best practices for Mechanical Integrity of piping processes.

Ames, Iowa, US

• Assisted Professor in teaching introductory chemical engineering class
• Lead weekly help room session to help students struggling with homework problems

Columbus, WI, US

• Spill Kit Project – Independently executed $10,000 project to identify spill potentials and assemble new spill kits
• Contractor Safety Training – Presented 30-minute safety and environmental awareness presentation to all new contractors
• Zone Inspections – Produced 15 zone-specific inspection binders that incorporated ‘Visual Standards’ to normalize processes
• Toolbox Talks – Organized weekly safety content for approximately 150 operators to review with supervisors
• Fire Extinguisher Inventory – Recorded type and size of 190 fire extinguishers around the facility and developed an excel spreadsheet to retain information
• Facility Layout – Generated a floor plan schematic of the facility to identify placement of eyewash stations, spill kits, fire extinguishers, blade-changing stations, emergency pull stations, safety mirrors and first.

• Independently maintained 11 acres of commercial landscape around a retirement home
• Maximized usage of limited resources while developing landscape features such as retaining walls, drainage tiles, and flower beds