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Woking, England, Gb

Responsible for tracking and execution of Lean Six Sigma projects for multiple Air Separation Units in Texas. Focused on driving engagement of local shareholders and generating both volume gains and cost reduction. Serves as a Project Champion for Green Belts as they execute yearly projects. Organizes and facilitates local Lean events. Oversees regional reporting of results and participates in annual planning. Manages over $2 million in project benefits per year.

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Primary driver of critical growth project for Pasadena site, which involved the integration of a new key raw material and significant diversification of the USA product portfolio. Responsibilities included updating of environmental permits, evaluating process design, coordinating with contractors, and creation of necessary supporting standard operating procedures. Supported side projects and day-to-day operations as needed.

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Directed production team comprising of operators, supervisors, and specialists to ensure safe, efficient operation of ethoxylation and specialty chemicals units. Promoted environmental compliance and education of workforce. Heavily involved in production planning and supply chain activities. Successfully achieved record monthly production volume multiple times to support business goals.

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Lead engineer for $280 million plant comprised of two ethoxylation trains. Responsible for daily, stable operation of both processes. Spearheaded project to improve plant capacity by reducing cycle times and identifying opportunities for DCS automation. Worked closely with operators and supervisors, serving as a resource for process chemistry and quality troubleshooting. Assisted R&D with introduction of new products, including scale-up and capability analysis. Traveled to plants in Mexico and Brazil to observe operations and identify best practices for use locally.

Columbia, Maryland, Us

Lead extrusion-based, continuous, hydroprocessing catalyst unit. Responsible for daily quality, troubleshooting, and optimization. Assisted capital project to replace pneumatic transfer system. Supported creation and implementation of a new production wheel, collaborating with planning and sales teams. Participated in strike contingency planning by training as a field operator.

Columbia, Maryland, Us

Rotational program for high-potential engineers consisting of diverse exposure to different areas of the catalyst manufacturing industry.

Columbia, Maryland, Us

Lead engineer for batch process that manufactured specialized polypropylene catalyst. Responsible for daily production quality, ensuring that the process was operating correctly and making adjustments to operating conditions or product recipes when needed. Lead continuous improvement projects to increase overall reliability of the unit and decrease unnecessary downtime. Assisted with plant-wide projects, including alarm management and solvent recovery systems.

Columbia, Maryland, Us

Lead project to implement changes in product specification reporting. Tasks included confirmation of new spec models using data analysis and generation of an implementation package for sales representatives.