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Texas, United States

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Sulphur, Louisiana, Us

Lake Charles, La, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Monitored and reported furnace unit day to day operations and parameters- Performed MTBF analysis for rotating equipment- Improved communications by implementing a new plant-wide logbook for operations, maintenance, and quality departments. - Conducted incident investigations, root cause analysis, and process hazard analysis activities.- Developed, and tracked furnace energy and production KPI’s.- Applied Six Sigma methodology to identify and drive continuous improvement projects.- Reviewed, updated and created new Standard Operating Procedures for operating units.- Drove furnace efficiency continuous improvement project, with an annual cost savings of $281,000, or 5.2% MMBTU/TON reduction.- Applied Statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort for the Furnace, CCD and Dryer units. - Prepared weekly, and monthly reports required to keep management informed on progress of projects, improvements made and other items as necessary.- ISO 9001: 2015 certified auditor.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Executed $17.5MM for 450 tpd. Sodium silicate furnace repair project, ahead of schedule and under budget, resulting in a $2.5MM CAPEX cost savings. - Led #2 Furnace to produce record volumes (300 tpd.) through debottlenecking projects and production optimization. Saved $4.6 MM in external raw material costs.- Reduced equipment rental costs by $300,000 annually through execution of projects to permanently install air compression systems and pumps.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Spearheaded energy management program, which identified new saving opportunities and deficiencies, while implementing “NRG Newsletter” plant-wide communication.- Developed conceptual presentations (including technical and financial aspects) for new capital and expense projects, and presented material to senior management for review and approval.- Managed all project activities, including scope development, process design, estimation, fund acquisition, cost control, procurement, construction and commissioning.- Executed yield improvement projects to lower waste costs by $1.3 MM. These projects included removal of product from filtrate streams, filtration element optimization, equipment spillage reductions, equipment PM improvements.- Performed process engineering, pre-op and commissioning for $36MM plant expansion.- Developed SOPs and MOC’s, for new and improved plant processes, compliant with plant’s safety policies and procedures.- Provided support for internal quality audit towards ISO 9001 certification and compliance.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Drafted manufacturing buildings using AutoCAD, complying with 5S methodology.- Reviewed and checked P & ID’s for fixed manufacturing equipment.- Accounted fixed assets from manufacturing equipment.

San Juan, Puerto Rico , Pr

Mechanical Engineering student

San Juan, Puerto Rico , Pr

Drag Force Analysis Due to Fluids on Different Structures-Modified vehicle geometry to analyze aerodynamics improvement-Made recommendations for drag forces reduction and performance enhancements.

San Juan, Puerto Rico , Pr

Formula SAE Engineering Team- Designed and analyzed steering wheel component of Formula race car using Solid Works & Pro/Engineer- Performed stress and finite element analysis using COSMOS.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

-Provided informative sessions about PPG and shared my experiences with students.-Collected resumes and helped identify key talents for PPG engineering job opportunities.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Compiled and organized lubrication database for mechanical equipment used in manufacturing plant.- Programmed plant equipment lubrication routes into platform PRIDE, reducing labor time and costs.- Developed Microsoft Excel macros to facilitate equipment count with a dynamic and user friendly interface.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

- Redesigned materials storage layout maximizing capacities while reducing costs and work flow-Drafted and developed batch sizes limits of 16 chemical blending mixers for production processes using AutoCAD.- Developed Lockout Tag-out procedures for tanks specialized tanks.- Performed Electro-coats procedures for coatings testing.- Corrosion tested coatings in different saline environments.- Verified structure integrity at a microscopic scales using a Scanning Electron Microscope.- Analyzed and evaluated crystal morphology and coating weights for audits.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General