Operations engineer for 330 tons/day chlor-alkali facility utilizing diaphragm and membrane cell technology.

Took lead on cost reduction and safety projects throughout mill between $20K to $1MM • Led project to resize bark fuel for more efficient burning in boilers • Collaborated with specialists on increasing green liquor temperature to create energy savings downstream • Responsible for weekly lab testing to show process efficiency and then communicated to a group of twenty or more peers • Supervised contractor work on paper machine Headboxes during annual outage • Led weekly safety meetings to a group of ten or more peers • Worked with a group of eight or more peers to update chemical handling and overall mill chemical safety • Examined everyday work practices and critiqued for safety and potential for hazards • Utilized root cause analysis for complex problems and situations such as inconsistent Kappa values between auto Titrator and operators • Managed troubleshooting of effective alkali drops from smelt tank to clarifier • Gathered analytical data from plant interface system and expressed it visually through Minitab or Excel • Calculated theoretical results for projects using knowledge from courses • Development of new projects from ideas gathered from mill workforce • Presented information to plant wide meetings to a group of thirty or more peers • Learned to manage multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines • International Paper White Belt Certified – Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma