Process Optimization Engineer
Current- Led a multi-disciplinary continuous improvement project that was responsible for a 90% reduction in emergency downtime- Responsible for improving process safety of two different high hazard systems- Monitored daily yield and process quality and worked to troubleshoot various plant issues - Managed 11 capital projects totaling $867,000 and 4 optimization projects saving the plant $986,000 a year- Mentored 2 co-ops and 1 full-time employee and was a mentor for a six-sigma yellow belt project- Led all plant-wide daily and weekly meetings and worked closely with operators to improve plant moralKey Accomplishments: Obtained six-sigma green belt certification for work on vacuum system project, nominated for a Breakthrough Award for work on vacuum system project