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Midland, Michigan, Us

Clayton, Mo, Us

Kingsport, Tennessee, Us

•Performed a plant alarm management project to increase the quality of alarms and decrease number of operator touches. Analyzed and identified 4 various areas for improvement with a reduction potential of 78% in overall alarms.•Quantified the variability of the pilot plant acetate yarn process by conducting a capability study to support more sensitive future research. Overall variability results decreased by 52% in the pilot plant.•Standardized acetate yarn setup by generating an equipment index of over 200 items promote experiment repeatability and accuracy. •Organized volunteer opportunities within the community for over 100 summer interns. Coordinated with engineering interns and theRegional Center for Advanced Manufacturing to organize catapult builds for Girls Inc.

Riyadh, Sa

•Executed the installation of a current transducer to mitigate the risk of overflowing powder and increase reliability of the flaker auger motor system to achieve a cost reduction of $180,000/year.•Specified alternative flowmeter to be installed outside of plant turnaround and minimize overall project cost. Properly controlling the phenol flow reduces risk of line pluggage and tank overflow.•Led a team in the instillation and pre-startup safety reviews of 13 hose camlocks to increase the reliability and safety of the railcar unloading system. Project completed ahead of schedule and achieved a cost reduction of $15,000/year.•Evaluated plant expansion joint pressure ratings to increase plant safety by reducing the chance of over pressurizing a line. Initiated MOC and worked with a vendor to specify and design two expansion joints of higher pressure ratings.

Riyadh, Sa

•Wrote DCS code to reduce high oxygen level nuisance alarms and operator touches by >7,000 per year. Implemented a management of change project and worked with site combustible powder expert to ensure oxygen level was within regulations.•Reduced plant nitrogen usage by 200 SCFM by adjusting vessel purge set points when equipment is put into calibration. •Designed alarms and wrote code interlocks to identify phosgene valve failures and improve site safety by minimizing gas leak-bys. Personally initiated and completed project on time and to management and operations satisfaction.•Led a cross functional team of maintenance and engineering leaders to complete EHSS critical PM’s on time and complete risk assessment and deferrals when necessary. Improved maintenance management of EHSS critical assets.

Riyadh, Sa

• Improved powder transfer process by analyzing system alarm data. Identified 45 consistently unreliable diverter valves and reduced 11% of the valve alarms. • Led a site wide field audit of over 400 steam traps and nitrogen/air lines to improve site sustainability. • Trialed tablet technology to increase ease and accessibility of operator field rounds that improve equipment reliability.• Evaluated pelletizer roller data with Aspen trending software to determine cause of shortened roller life. Developed two temporary procedural changes to help increase roller life with a projected monthly savings of $14,000.

Tuscaloosa, Al, Us

• Determined the effect of the addition of a cyano functional group on the efficiency and stability of small molecule organic solar cells.• Manufactured solar cells and developed small-scale experiments in order to optimize the small molecule organic solar cells.• Presented results to a live broadcasted audience and at The University of Alabama’s 2015 Undergraduate Research Conference.

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering

High School