James Derrickson P.E. Email & Phone Number

 Highly analytical and detail-oriented with proven success in system design and an unwavering commitment to quality assurance.  Confident leader and collaborative team member; thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure work environments requiring quick thinking, sound judgment, and decisive action. Creative and resourceful problem solver, eager to leverage theoretical knowledge and engineering principles to develop innovative solutions for business/engineering challenges. Proficient in Revit, SKM, AGI, Visual Basic, C++, Python, MATLAB, Mathematica, Minitab, Verilog, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD; eager to learn new technologies.Operations Manager - Batch Anneal, June 2015 – August 2017Advanced through multiples roles, initially contributing to the Linestop Reduction Project and Combustion Team as Process Engineer before transitioning to Process Engineer – Welder Team Lead and then to Operations Manager – Batch Anneal. Provided leadership and direction for daily operations of process line, including establishment of long-term improvement plans and oversight of monthly maintenance for 14 multi-stack anneal furnaces. Developed remedies for quality defects, maintenance concerns, and scheduling updates. Directed frequent team activities designed to enhance the development of staff roles.• Managed 10 employees while supervising the production of 300K+ tons of steel in just seven months.• Performed parts repairs while guiding funding of more than $2M to equipment upgrades.• Designed a tracking system to determine root causes of failures, leveraging data-driven insights to prevent lost line production.• Utilized Visual Basic to develop an interactive, user-friendly database for reading and writing individual burner data.• Managed repair and tuned 250+ individual radiant-tube burners to restore continuous anneal furnace back to basic conditions.

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  Colorado School Of Mines

  3.76 Gpa