Joseph Byrd Email & Phone Number

Primary role: Planning, commissioning and qualification of chemical equipment for the Taylor Fab 1

Austin, Texas, United States

- Manage daily maintenance jobs, personnel, and projects including, but not limited to: welding, rigging, lubrication, primary (25k, 12.5k, 5k) and secondary (480V and under) electrical, and controls.- Manage and oversee all engineering projects via personal ownership or through the Senior Plant Engineer (direct report).- Equipment responsibilities: Coal & natural gas fired rotary kilns, quick lime hydrator, mills (cage, ball, Raymond), conveyors (screw, belt, blower), bucket elevators, vibrating feeders, dust collectors (bag & wet scrubber), material baggers & palletizers, pumps (liquid & trash), bin-mounted truck loadout and mobile equipment (telehandler, skid steer, and 40T mobile crane)

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

(Formerly Pfizer)- Raw material mixing, blending, and extrusion process engineer.- Implement extruder PID temperature control program resulting in a 25% increased throughput- Install and qualify captial integrity test equipment project for critical OFCA and Nitrogen filters.- Review and remediate existing gaps in calibration procedures, accuracy ratios, limits, and test points.- Perform defect analysis of customer complaints, production statistical outliers, and retain samples.- Identify and mitigate gaps in safety interlock equipment via risk analysis and standard work instructions- 6 months as an off-shift engineer, providing plant-wide technical assistance to drive efficiency, quality, and safety of operations

Austin, Texas Area

(Formerly Hospira)• Responsible for the filling, terminal sterilization, and packaging processes of multiple flexible container production lines during the 3rd shift• Manage and improve production processes to enhance product quality and maximize efficiency• Effectively coach and develop a multi-cultural production team to create a work environment that fosters safe and high quality work practices• Utilize 5S and SPC (Statistical Process Control) practices to ensure an organized, cost-effective manufacturing process• Identify and resolve personnel inefficiencies through coaching and Performance Improvement Plans as well as integrate new team members• Regularly work with Safety, Maintenance, and Quality departments to identify and eliminate potential hazards to the safety of area personnel and product quality• Continuously review Batch Records for data integrity and FDA compliance

Austin, Texas

6 month rotation as part of the Technical Professional Development Program• Network with Quality, Validations, Manufacturing, and Engineering to write and execute a sterilization loading protocol and successfully achieve a 98% defect reduction (See Awards & Honors)• Author of a study to evaluate the use of a visual detection system to prevent potential product mix• Created Preventative Maintenance instructions and Validations paperwork to install accountability equipment• Participant in the Manufacturing Value Stream Team that delivered $2MM in realized savings (See Awards & Honors)• Mentoring a Hospira employee regarding policy, documentation, industry standards, and personnel• Owner of a Change Request to update a commodity specification, requiring multi-site communication and review• Represented Hospira at the University of Texas Engineering Career Fair and interviewed several potential applicants for 2015 start dates.• Review HMI logic and real time data to accurately record and report line downtime.• Using Lean Six Sigma, improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the weekly line cleaning process

Austin, Texas

1 year rotation as part of the Technical Professional Development ProgramWarehouse Temperature Mapping Project• Researched and designed a detailed scope of work reviewed by an assembled cross-functional team.• Owner of the development and execution of a temperature mapping engineering study of the Austin Warehouse.Solid State Radio Frequency Development• Project manager of a Global Engineering project to implement Solid-State Radio Frequency sealing technology in bag fabrication and filling• Authored and executed Engineering Process Work Orders and R/D Batch Records to manufacture bags to be used in the development work and Engineering Study• Completed, summarized, and analyzed bag testing and run data for a Solid-State Radio Frequency bag fabricator engineering study and rotary filler development workGeneral Projects• Project manager of the assembly, retrofitting, and installation of multiple vibratory part feeders• Designed, quoted, and installed improved conveyor guards to reduce production falloff• Designed a scope of work to obtain the remaining life of sterilizing pressure vessels, including project specifications, drawings, and safety requirements• Managed a cross-functional CAPA response team addressing major bag impact locations in the manufacturing process• Actively supported the Austin site FDA audit in subject matter knowledge and documentation

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Provided data extraction and analysis of several Hartford Healthcare Hospital utility bills• Created summary files, including all extracted operational cost data and charts for the client’s review

Terre Haute, Indiana

• National Tutoring Association certified• Improved social and communication skills by interacting with callers of ages up to high school• Patiently answered inquiries pertaining to Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, Biology, and more

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Executed and reported an energy audit of a twenty-one story hotel building including suggested updates, potential energy and money savings, with payback length.• Created cost and energy savings opportunity templates, such as insulation, refrigeration, and exhaust hoods, to reduce report turnaround time• Audited several motors and air handling units in six AT&T buildings

Indianapolis, In

• Designed a technical drawing and bill of materials of an oil drainage system for a turbocharger• Improved drawings and design of a patented equipment while creating an inventory and pricing database

Mooresville, In

• Center lined multiple manufacturing machines; finding optimal operating positions to improve efficiency• Preformed maintenance checks and repaired line machinery to ensure quality

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Triangle Fraternity (Activities Director - 2012), Varsity Soccer (2011 - 2013)Achieved a minor in Spanish Language

Education record

Activities and Societies: • Varsity Soccer, Basketball, and Track & Field • National Honor Society • Math Club