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Midwest

Dodge City, Kansas

Joliet, Illinois

Ames, Iowa

• Providing technical support function for eight ethanol and biodiesel production facilities. Leading plant availability improvement through critical equipment reliability strategy development and implementation. .
• Subject matter expert for rotating machinery scope during eight plant turnarounds; providing ownership of scope development, planning, execution, documentation, and future work recommendations
• Developed reliability strategies for critical production equipment including centrifuges, rotary dryers, slurry mixers, and vacuum pumps; reducing unplanned failures & lost production

Provided leadership for reliability and plant uptime gains at an average of 2% per year by: executing economically disciplined projects, improving the mechanical integrity programs, and developing engineered solutions to reliability driven problems. Ownership of process safety information including drawings, inspection records, repair records, P&IDs, and.

Joliet, Illinois

Evaluated the feasibility of multiple heat sources for large reactor vessel including: steam, oil, and electric heating. Made recommendation based on economic value and long term reliability goals. Identified a new valve technology for improved reliability in a molten slurry application. Worked with valve supplier to provide custom valve design for meeting.

Marshalltown, Iowa

My experience was in the Special Products Group, whose expertise included sliding stem control valves for applications with high temperatures, high pressures, exotic materials, or specialty valve designs. This experience introduced me to a vast expanse of professional knowledge in the areas of: metallurgy, valve design and standards (ASME, ANSI, NACE).

Amana, Iowa

As a manufacturing engineer co-op, I was very fortunate to work on the assembly line for the company's very first bottom mount french door refrigerator with an ice/water dispenser in the door. I assisted with the roll-out and ramp-up in production for this innovative new product line. In my 8-month co-op, I was able to help the create value for the company.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

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