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Verdigris, Oklahoma, United States

Yazoo City, MS

Norco, LA

• Managed all aspects of operation for the Norco Polypropylene Catalyst Production Unit including plant operations, production planning, logistics, maintenance and production prioritization, policy and procedure reviews.
• Led a multi-functional operations group of operators, technical advisors, and logistics technicians through changes in corporate and plant leadership
• Collaborated with payroll personnel to identify, explain, and resolve pay discrepancies for salaried non-exempt employees upon migration to a new payroll system
• Managed product quality through use of key indicators of process control, coordination with third-party lab, and determined the disposition of material either suspected or confirmed to be off-spec in one or more.

Norco, LA

• Tabulated monthly production data and reported metrics to plant manager for communication to key business personnel
• Collaborated with R&D personnel to conduct product development trials, accommodate requests for special samples, and review product quality data
• Ensured continued compliance with company and government-issued process safety regulations
• Reviewed management of change (MOC) documents for process safety compliance, operation and operability, material compatibility and reactive chemical potential
• Conducted process hazard analyses (PHAs) for new projects
• Led root cause investigations (RCIs) for a large variety of equipment failures, quality excursions, and process safety near misses, as well as significant successes

St. Charles Operations

• Provided day-to-day technical support for polypropylene catalyst production unit
• Directed daily production to meet customer and business needs, and coordinated with maintenance scheduler to balance plant maintenance and production needs
• Ensured compliance with corporate and government-mandated process safety regulations
• Gathered and analyzed process data; collaborated with environmental reporting group to ensure accurate annual environmental reporting
• Coordinated product development trials to facilitate development of next generation polypropylene catalysts
• Led and participated in RCIs as an independent facilitator to ensure objectivity of investigations

• Monitored plant-wide power consumption/made recommendations for reducing down-time power use
• Worked with LEAN/Six Sigma teams to create a value stream map of process to reduce process cycle times and improve production efficiency
• Presented key findings on multiple, concurrent projects and developed path forward plans for each
• Led DuPont Student Employee Network and organized monthly networking teleconferences for DuPont's student employees across the nation

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering