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Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Houston

• Lead the Process Engineering Group, responsible for maintaining the Houston site’s critical Process Safety Management (PSM) program. The site operates 24/7 and employs 200 people producing 600 different resins, amines.
• Essential duties encompass reviewing all engineering design proposals, analyzing all Management of Change (MOC) initiatives, conducting Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and serving as one of the plant’s RC14001.
• Currently manage Process Engineers, a Senior Process Engineer, a Chemist and a Contractor who functions as a Project Manager.

Houston, Texas Area

• Eco-Services is a leading producer and supplier of Sulfuric Acid for industrial use. Formerly part of Rhodia, which was acquired by the Solvay S.A. chemical company in 2011. Solvay sold the Eco-Services unit to CCMP.
• Developed detailed equipment and processes Operator Training Manual and Program for operators and engineers.
• Managed capital expenditure budget and annual maintenance turnaround budget of $1.5 million.
• Responsible for annual maintenance procedures and outcomes. Process required a 2-3 week production shutdown and maintenance effort requiring >12 hour work days. Directly responsible for key maintenance decisions.
• Member of corporate on-call emergency response team.
• Managed 10 direct reports, including Engineers, Production Supervisor and USW Process technicians. Trained 6 Process Engineers and Developed & Qualified 4 Process Technicians.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area & Arnhem, Netherlands

• Worked with production operations in the U.S. and Europe to design, establish, and improve industrial scale production of treated wood products. Also, designed production processes for plants in Ireland, China, and.
• Responsible for all aspects of process design and improvement for the industrial scale ability to react wood with acetic anhydride to produce a more stable and durable product. Critical job responsibilities included.
• Identified numerous production shortcomings, principally missing processes and procedures, causing waste and inefficiencies. Drove operational changes through to implementation. Example: Optimized cycling pressure and.
• Developed 5 Chemical Engineers, including individuals from Asia, Africa, and North America.
• Submitted Patent Applications for commercial scale wood chip acetylation processes

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Responsible for Continuous Process Improvement for energy, chemical, and wood pulp production units. Managed all small and moderately complex CAPEX projects. Provided guidance on production rates based on inventory.
• Managed 20 ROI improvement projects delivering a total of $1 million in annual savings. Projects included ones to measure flow on water wells, amps on motors, well casing damage, flow-production, and fine water.
• Provided critical support during startup for a $270 million, 78 megawatt boiler and turbo generator capable of producing 1600 PSI steam pressure. The Induced Circulation Fluidized Bed (ICFB) petroleum coke boiler.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

• Served as an Intern during college and hired as a Process Engineer post graduation. After one year of full time employment, I was promoted to Shift Supervisor of a union facility.
• As Shift Supervisor: Supervised 3 process units (Utilities, Chemical, and Woodyard) and 18 direct reports (1 Mill Wright, 1 Electrician & Instrumentation Technician, and 16 Process Technicians).
• As Process Engineer: Served as Project Coordinator & Operations Leader for operationally critical improvement projects including biomass gasification, water purification, tall oil production, and boiler feed water.
• As Intern: Designed and installed a dye system to significantly improve color quality control using the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE), L*a*b* color space coordinates. Selected pumps, dyes, and.