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Cincinnati Area, Oh

Batavia, Ohio

Batavia, Ohio

Cincinnati Area, Oh

Filler Treating and Cutting, Plate Department - August 2017 to March 2018Press, Collation and Plate Department - September 2014 to July 2017As a Process Engineer:-Responsible for the day to day quality, productivity, and maintenance organization assistance for my Departments.-Plate Life Project Team – with the department supervisor and production planning, monitor and track the life cycles of capital investments in a key element of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) manufacturing. This team and the plate refinishing process led to the purchase of new equipment that increased output by 100%, leading to a reduction in labor costs. -Experience with justification and submission of Capital Expenditure Requests (CER’s) with the Press/Finishing Project Engineer.-Coordinate the implementation of new products with Research and Development-ISO and FSC auditing process

Cincinnati Area, Oh

-Worked with the Incoming Quality Manager to evaluate the print quality of production run outturns for all print and solid color paper suppliers. Received and reviewed all Certificates of Analysis (CoA) for raw, untreated filler papers.-Team member for ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Formica North America.-Experience with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) auditing process. Tracked and updated the Bank Account associated with this certification. -Supported the Finishing Operation for Process Engineering needs as needed.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

-Was a member of a Quality Team that led the organization to decrease customer complaints by 52% from 2010 to 2011-Performed Gage R and R tests on all lab equipment on a rotating basis to maintain calibration of the machines, while making results visible to the organization-Experience with installing process equipment and ensuring the changes did not negatively influence product quality-Worked with the Research and Development Department, Quality Department, and Operations to ensure product quality was maintained or improved through any machine changes or new supplier materials-Created and executed trials to evaluate new products, or changes to existing ones, and analyzed, summarized, and presented the findings through the use of A3's-Designed and implemented the use of Zontec 1000 SPC software to monitor product quality tests performed by the Quality/R&D Lab-Monitored CoA's from suppliers to ensure incoming raw materials met specifications-Participated in a project to reduce coating usage by 15% while continuing to maintain product quality

-Actively participated in the start-up of a new laminating machine while working to find the optimal run conditions for production ready materials within specification ranges through the use of DOE's-Designed and facilitated the move of the Research and Development/Quality Lab to the new plant in Erlanger from Cincinnati-Created the lock out tag out safety procedures for the new production equipment for the paper converting department-Created a procedure to monitor and control paper dust that led to a reduction in print defects-Participated in a problem solving experiment to prevent U.V. ink setoff. Resolution resulted in maintaining a casino business contract-Assisted in the development of a new paper by completing and analyzing lab tests on pre and post-printed material-Participated in the design of trial plans for new raw materials such as paste, paper, and ink-Analyzed trial results through the use of Minitab Design of Experiments and Gage R and R tests

-Designed a self sustaining document tracking sales to assist in the creation of production forecasts -Set production schedules for the unit plants producing North American engines and transmissions -Produced daily reports of production results for Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan -Observed and participated in forecasting production for a three year period