Austin Healey Email & Phone Number

Boulder, Co, Us

Management of the engineers and technicians on the Consumables Manufacturing Engineering Team, responsible for the global production processes and manufacturing software for Sievers standards and reagents.• Responsible for designing and maintaining a suite of custom manufacturing software for Consumables production optimization and quality data tracking.- Writing software to track critical production information and perform complex calculations related to measurement uncertainty.- Using Java, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, and JavaFX to build custom applications specifically tailored to niche production processes, developing in each layer from the database layer through the GUI.- Maintaining all code on GitHub, performing regular pushes during development, and automating building with Gradle.- Interfacing with other components of our broader manufacturing software environment including Tableau reports, VBA code in Excel, and our in-house MES system.- Working as needed to troubleshoot and maintain legacy software written in c# and c++.• Day-to-day engineering support for manufacturing in Boulder as well as sites in Hungary, India, and China.• Continuous improvement of current TOC, endotoxin, and bioburden-related products and the processes used to make them.• Development of production processes for new products.• Software development of in-house manufacturing software for improved efficiency and data integrity.• Ensuring compliance with key industry standards affecting a Certified Reference Material producer, ISO 17025 and 17034.

Paris, Ile De France, Fr

Management of the engineers and technicians on the Consumables Manufacturing Engineering Team, responsible for the global production processes for Sievers standards and reagents.• Engineering support for manufacturing in Boulder as well as sites in Hungary, India, and China.• Continuous improvement of current products and the processes used to make them.• Development of production processes for new products.• Software development of in-house manufacturing software for improved efficiency and data integrity.• Ensuring compliance with key industry standards, ISO 17025 and 17034.

Paris, Ile De France, Fr

Responsible for leadership of the global production processes for making Sievers standards and reagents.o Working cross-functionally with product management and technology teams to assist in development of new products and determination of their manufacturability. o Development and validation of ISO 17025 and 17034 compliant production processes and quality control sampling protocols.o Leading the lab and manufacturing team in preventative maintenance and calibration of equipment.o Troubleshooting of product and production equipment issues.

Ludwigshafen, De

Support for BASF's Geismar, LA Butanediol and Formic Acid plants with:Production Execution:o Process Expertise and Technical Supporto Equipment and Instrumentation Troubleshooting and Redesigno Production PlanningProcess Safety:o Management of Changeo RCFA of Incidents and Corrective Action ImplementationMaintenance Support:o Priority Setting for Equipment Repairso Liaison with Service Groups and ContractorsProcess Optimization & Continuous Improvemento Lean/Six Sigma Projectso Coordination with Technical Experts for Process ImprovementAsset Management:o Optimizing Downtime through Coordination, Planning, and Execution of Shutdowns and Turnaroundso Catalyst Tracking and Planningo Tracking and Analysis of Causes of Lost Production

Ludwigshafen, De

Supporting chemical intermediate plants at the Geismar site through:• Capital Project Process Design • Safety relief design and validation • Sizing and selection of pumps, compressors, drums, heat exchangers, control valves, flow orifices, all types of instrumentation, distillation columns, steam desuperheaters, and much more.• Process Simulations• Plant Troubleshooting• Process Optimization• Process SafetySupported butanediols, tetrahydrofuran (THF), polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF), n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), and gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) plants. Previously supported acetylene, 2-pyrrolidone, n-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) plants.

Ludwigshafen, De

Worked in a research group at the corporate headquarters in Ludwigshafen as part of a team of scientists and engineers developing a biochemical process to produce the biopolymer schizophyllan through fermentation of a fungus.

Ludwigshafen, De

Working as part of the North American Plant Optimization team for my first Professional Development Program assignment.o Detailed analysis and technical optimization of processes producing polycaprolactam (Nylon 6), acetylene, cyclohexanone, acrylic polymer resins, and fatty alcohols.o Generation of continuous improvement recommendations concerning all facets of a production facility from process control strategies to operational procedures.o Generating additional production from existing facilities through continuous improvement.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Anseth Research Group1. Synthesized poly(ethylene glycol) microparticles and functionalized them with extracellular matrix proteins. 2. Characterized the size distribution and protein entrapment capabilities of the PEG microparticles.3. Created microwell devices for cell aggregation using photolithographic techniques.4. Created beta-cell aggregates with PEG microparticles incorporated using the microwell devices.5. Investigated the effects of functionalized microparticle incorporation on beta-cell aggregates.Techniques learned: hydrogel synthesis, microsuspension photopolymerization, photolithography, cell culture, confocal microscopy, and image analysis.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, Us

Chemical engineering co-op, Process Engineering/ Product Commercialization• Supported the development of new products from conception through pilot plant testing and scale up.• Worked as a member of a team designing a plant expansion, specifically raw materials receiving, storage, and distribution.• Performed experiments in lab, pilot plant, and plant settings.• Worked as part of a team designing, installing, and starting up the Create Your Own Candy Bar attraction at Hershey's Chocolate World.

Bachelors, Chemical Engineering

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