Andy Bernhard Email & Phone Number

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Marion, IN

• Reduced copper scrap by $90K annually and decreased machine ramp down time by 67% between loads by adjusting draw lengths for each head of rigid stranders
• Compiled weekly reports of compound usage from each production line to identify sources of waste and overusage in the plant and take corrective actions to mitigate
• Completed inventory of wire drawing and stranding dies to allow more flexibility to make adjustments to wire and strand size and reduced cost of die size changes by… Show more
• Completed inventory of wire drawing and stranding dies to allow more flexibility to make adjustments to wire and strand size and reduced cost of die size changes by modifying obsolete dies.
• Led project to upgrade inkjet printers on (4) production lines
• Set up trials for (2) different continuous inkjet printers to replace the obsolete printers currently being used

Beloit, WI

• Led minor (<$500,000) and small (<$10,000,000) projects from front end loading through commissioning
• Responsible for project schedule, monthly spending forecasts, scopes of work, equipment specifications, design, construction, and contractor safety
• Installed cyclone on a fermenter to prevent personnel exposure to enzyme aerosols, reportable product loss, and to allow fermenter to be run at 2%-4% higher levels
• Following ammonia system process hazard analysis automated the… Show more
• Following ammonia system process hazard analysis automated the system, provided emergency stop capability at all control stations and storage tank, and installed a gas detection system connected to the site ventilation
• Participated in development of site roles and responsibilities form and training matrix for new capital engineers

Gibson City, IL

• Participated on a PHA for the grinding department on site by sizing relief panels, performing M&E balances, and collecting information on the grinding process.
• Assisted with creating an equipment design database for the grinding, lecithin, and protein departments.
• Created and programmed new views in the equipment design database used on site to meet the needs of different personnel on site.

Gibson City, IL

• Created process safety management (PSM) documents and inspections.
• Participated on the site’s ISO 14001 implementation team and helped to update records for environmental audits as a certified site.
• Wrote capital appropriations requests (CARs), work orders, and purchase requisitions for projects I helped manage on site.
• Created process technology packages for systems containing pressure relief devices (PRDs) and communicated with foreign contractors performing the PRD sizing… Show more
• Created process technology packages for systems containing pressure relief devices (PRDs) and communicated with foreign contractors performing the PRD sizing calculations.
• Analyzed data on natural gas consumption to determine if adjustments needed to be made in the gas allocation for the 3 major products on site.

As a resident assistant I inform residents about current campus events, refer students to other campus services, plan, organize, and carry out floor activities and dinners in my building for approximately 18 students, and serve as a role model for students by the way I conduct myself on campus.

I set up a milking parlor for 200 cows, moved cows out of their free stalls to be milked, used a tractor to clean manure out of the free stalls, applied straw to rebed the mats in the free stalls, treated sick cows with medication, and cleaned out the milking parlor after each milking.