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Thomaston, GA, US

Union City, GA, US

Dyeing and Finishing Process Engineer

Union City, GA, US

Life Cycle Maximization - Quality Assurance Six Sigma Project ManagementRaw Material Qualification - From initial yarn spinning trials through dyed and finished fabricStage Gate Project Management - Transition from Product Development to CommercializationCSRD Readiness Working Team - Global Sustainability supporting EU reporting standard through water.

Hanover, DE

Single End Treatment Efficiency Project - Improved Utilization Efficiency by 8 of 15% target (begin Nov 2022 - 8% gain achieved 3/2023, targeted completion in 4Q2023) through equipment sustainability, reduced minimum threshold for functional winders, built case for friction reduction in treatment oven, and bolstered training program for repeatability.

Evansville, IN, US

Manage and mentor two Process Technicians to improve yield, efficiency, and uptime Real time decisions for equipment settings and adjustments. Employed tactical and strategic approach to improve yield through proven process engineering methods Demanded and received new plan for grade changes to improve yield Delivered scheduling of routine and non-routine.

Engaged customer in technical solutions for innovation, cost savings, and supply chain security - hygiene market in the US ($30MM gross revenue)Responsibilities include Business Support, Project Management for Life Cycle Maximization/Cost Transformation, Product Development to CommercializationGather functional knowledge for use in product development.

Irving, TX, US

Global Nonwovens R&E - Business-to-Business Group - Supporting KC Professional- Technical Support: SMS Safety Apparel nonwoven fabrics, SMS/Meltblown Protective Fabrics, Stranded Elastic Sports Wrap - life cycle maximization, spec management, cost transformation- Project Leader: material sourcing migrations related to Halyard Health spinoff - ~$2MM.

Irving, TX, US

Global Nonwovens R&E - Product Development and Commercialization in Baby and Child Care Business- Executed a $100M line extension project for European Huggies Little Swimmers and Pull-Ups brands; $0.95MM in grade change cost savings- Extensively researched Polyethylene resin for use in Spunbond facings, including trials at Dow Chemcial's fiber spinning.

Quality Assurance support for in-house ERP transition to SAPFacilitate, manage, and support Statistical Process Control launch program for CTQ property analysisProduce and distribute quality reports - use Pareto charting to analyze and attack top five off-quality issues.Produce reports and conduct meetings for reducing machine downtime.Increase machine.

Process Engineer on shift in hygiene nonwovens facility producing $40MM in revenue annually:Troubleshoot critical properties online for all production lines - adjust machine parameters to improve quality and production.Make real-time decisions for immediate impact on material processing.Edit current material recipes to improve future processing.Provide.

Acclimation to Crescent business model from raw materials to finished goods warehouse.Provide structure for archiving Product Development projects.Facilitate culture change from subjective to objective quality assurance.

Varennes, Quebec, CA

Raw Material QualificationLean Manufacturing DeploymentCustomer Complaint ResponseStandard Work Instruction CreationProcess ImprovementNDC Infrared Technology ManagementSAP NavigationMinitab AnalysisInternal ISO 9001-2000 AuditorPlant OEE Co-championOSHA General Safety Certified

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Apparel/Textile Engineering Technology

Polymer And Fiber Engineering