Brian Koon, Ricp® Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Al, Us

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

I rely not only on my own knowledge and experience, but also on the expertise of a team of specialists. Together, we can provide innovative solutions and professional direction to help clients accomplish their objectives. Please let me know how I might be able to help you realize your vision for the future.

Phenix City, Alabama

Phenix City, Al

- Utilized blast furnace knowledge and expertise to rapidly improve and stabilize cupola operation.- Pioneered work instructions, Standard work, decision trees and process descriptions for Rockyard, Cupola and Fiberization. - Fiberization operations to standardize performance across shifts.- Blitzed Hot End housekeeping and 5S to improve safety and organization.- Collected data, analyzed and improved reliability of critical Fiberization units.

Fairfield, Al

Leveraged 10+ years in proactive cross-functional team leadership, strong communications, and project management expertise to deliver multi-million dollar savings, continuous improvement of productivity and quality. Led and mentored the Blast Furnace Team; developed effective Lean Six Sigma toolboxes to drive project success. Utilized DMAIC methodology and Lean Six Sigma techniques to troubleshoot, identify areas of underperformance, and efficiently solve challenges. Spearheaded mission critical plant war rooms to define and reduce project roadblocks. Oversaw growth from 8 to 100 projects during tenure. Used technical skills and analytics talents to garner relevant data and produce user friendly, clear and concise Excel spreadsheets that documented project KPIs — resulting in increased accountability and deadline adherence. Work closely with plant executives to accomplish key business goals via video conference calls and presentations Develop strong relationships with plant level leadership to align and drive plant level goals through Carnegie Way projects Facilitate plant war rooms to identify and knock down roadblocks for project.

Fairfield, Al

Streamlined workflow and communication between operations and maintenance to effectively create local blow-in procedures. Requested to develop a PI process to set standards in troubleshooting and continual improvement. Analyzed operating parameters of #8 BF capabilities 2.1M tons of HM production annually. Optimized burden materials and distribution for optimal operation and QA/QC. Engaged in Root Cause Analysis problem solving to determine causes of off quality and process deviations.

Used strong team leadership talents to oversee contractors in support for AMD, schedule production and maintenance, and serve as a key member in Hazard and Operability Analysis. Authored user friendly metric reports/procedures for the Sulfuric Acid and Acrylamide plant. Slashed chemical costs for cooling towers and increase operator efficiencies via automated water testing and chemical dosing devices. Reduced $160K annual disposal costs through implementation of environmentally friendly drip acid project. Partnered with consultants as Project Manager to troubleshoot and identify critical roadblocks to expand production. Oversaw project from initial idea to implementation — resulting in a 200 TPD increase. Applied sound technical judgment to optimized variable cost through process improvement projects Provided technical support to field engineers for various troubleshooting tests including Pegasy heat exchanger/conversion reports, LDEQ required environmental reporting as well as contractors during major outages for catalyst changes overs and heat exchanger cleaning

Began tenure serving as gatekeeper for ISO 18000/OSHSA 9001:2008. Multi-tasked to ensure PSM compliance according to OSHA standards.

Prattville, Al

Performed mass balances over the wood yard to quantify raw material losses. Analyzed and troubleshot petroleum coke system in lime kilns to ensure reliability. Collaborated with 3rd party vendors to design and engineer defoamer/refiner plate trials. Garnered relevant data to prepare monthly efficiency reports. Identified $50K in waste via a Kaizen waste elimination project. Improved resource usage and overall operations efficiency. Supervised contractors for process unit clean outs and repairs.Manage and organize multiple capital improvement projects for fiber recovery Prepare monthly salt cake report to monitor the mills chemical consumption Utilized BLOXs analyzer unit to help optimize system functionality  Monitor and trouble shoot petroleum coke system in lime kilns to ensure reliability Trained in project management, data and analysis skills, presentation skills, influencing others, and TAPPI moduleswww.internationalpaper.com/

Dalton, Ga

Began career leading experiments to minimize fluid dyer change over time and improve color testings. Learned excellent reporting/documentation skills and 5S through producing accurate weekly quality updates. Worked in lab to calibrate shades camera  Updated best practice files for carpet dying departmentwww.shawfloors.com/

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: AICHe, Chi Phi social fraternity, Science Olympiad, E-day Volunteer

High School

Activities and Societies: Wrestling team captain and vice president FBLA

Retirement Income Certified Professional