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Milwaukee, WI, US

Oak Creek, WI, US

Greensboro, NC, US

• Managing projects from start to finish, cost ranging from $10K to $1.5MM
• Managing $1.46MM installation project that finished with a 41% gross profit margino Kept track and ordered material as needed, minimal material left over at conclusion of project
• Collaborating with sales team and customer for defining project scopeso Quoting projects, determining the necessary materials and labor required
• Sizing and quoting pumps for customers
• Designing and installing jacketed piping loop
• Leading the installation of two scraped surface heat exchanger systems replacing two outdated systems, in short shutdown periods

Westchester, Illinois, US

• Refinery and Dry Starch Unit Controls Leado Modifying controls for process improvements Reduction of water usage that will save $500,000 per yearo Maintaining system hardware components Provox, DeltaV and Allen.
• Leading conversion efforts for Refinery Provox to DeltaV migration
• Supporting capital engineering projects
• Configuring OPC Datamanager
• Maintaining graphics for GE Fanucs Intellution Interface
• Converted control for two PLC controlled units with Provox interface to using Intellutiono Reduction of need for Provox hardware support

New Orleans, Louisiana, US

• Managing successful completion of multiple capital projects simultaneouslyo Controls upgrade to PLCs for packaging lineo Tank repairs per API-653 and API-570 inspectionso New truck scales to replace outdated scaleso.
• Partake in PSM reviews
• Assist in maintaining IMTT-Illinois’s ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 certification
• Direct Management of Change policy
• Supervising contractors on site
• Issuing safe work permits involving the following, hot work, elevated work, excavating and shoring, confined space, hoisting and rigging, lock out / tag out, and line break permitting for contractors

Libertyville, Illinois, US

• Supporting start-up activities for various pieces of process equipmento Thin Film Evaporatoro Disc Centrifugeo Ceramic Micro Filter
• Control loop tuning
• DeltaV code modifications for process needs
• Troubleshooting and investigating process issues
• Investigate contamination issue using the DMAIC process
• Specifying replacement pumps

Libertyville, Illinois, US

• Lead process engineer for successful completion of $150 million fermentation facility design projecto Coordinated design completion with a 5 engineer teamo Lead development of distributed control system
• Managed manufacturing direction development for fermentation facility
• Organized and maintained equipment database and cost tracking of equipment compared to budget values
• Identified process improvement opportunities
• Managed and developed functional control specification documents for the DCS system
• Worked with and managed a team of engineers during the design phase

St. Louis, Missouri, US

Lead multiple product rework testsScoped out solutions to replace or update an old melting systemScoped out solutions to solve packaging warehouse heater problems, targeting safety and ergonomics.Updated Process/Engineering Flow Diagrams