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Portage, Indiana

Portage, Indiana

Apply geometric big data to improve productivity, reliability and quality for clients. Utilize laser measurement technology and 30 years’ experience in the metals industry to seek out root causes and provide innovative solutions to resolve nagging production, maintenance and product quality issues due to alignment and wear. Provide historical data and analysis to enhance predictive maintenance and reliability efforts.

East Chicago, In

Was responsible for Quality Assurance of 5 million tons per year of hot rolled steel coils manufactured at two separate hot rolling mills. Managed staff of 10 engineers and 5 union personnel.Product applications included substrate for exposed and unexposed automotive (coated and cold rolled), plus ultra-high strength steels), as well as Hot Rolled product for linepipe, tube and heavy equipment. Customers included automakers (Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford, Chrysler, etc) as well as oil and… Show more Was responsible for Quality Assurance of 5 million tons per year of hot rolled steel coils manufactured at two separate hot rolling mills. Managed staff of 10 engineers and 5 union personnel.Product applications included substrate for exposed and unexposed automotive (coated and cold rolled), plus ultra-high strength steels), as well as Hot Rolled product for linepipe, tube and heavy equipment. Customers included automakers (Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford, Chrysler, etc) as well as oil and energy (American Steel Pipe, PSL, Stupp Corporation, TMK IPSCO, Tenaris, etc) heavy equipment manufacturers (John Deere, Caterpillar, etc), among others. Show less

Project manager for manufacturing development of UHS steel products at Indiana Harbor plant. Team Lead for multi-disciplined cross-functional development teams. Interfaced with customers (Honda, Toyota, Chrysler, Ford, Nissan) at project initiation and during development and qualification process. Responsible for identifying and initiating closure of gaps in process capability for achieving world-class manufacturing. Responsible for identifying lowest-cost manufacturing route and attaining… Show more Project manager for manufacturing development of UHS steel products at Indiana Harbor plant. Team Lead for multi-disciplined cross-functional development teams. Interfaced with customers (Honda, Toyota, Chrysler, Ford, Nissan) at project initiation and during development and qualification process. Responsible for identifying and initiating closure of gaps in process capability for achieving world-class manufacturing. Responsible for identifying lowest-cost manufacturing route and attaining acceptable profit margin. Show less

Responsible for operation, equipment, and a workforce of 23 union and 5 professionals at the vacuum degassing and ladle metallurgy facilities at #4 BOF Steelmaking. Also responsible for personnel and equipment involved in the safe transport of molten steel to and from these facilities. Cost management via innovative use of new and existing refractory materials was a focus, as well as training the workforce to produce quality products in a safe manner.

East Chicago, In

Responsible for testing and reporting NPDES permit data for Indiana Harbor Works (Inland Steel). Supervised 5 union and 4 professional employees.Reduced missing data errors to zero via implementation of tools of quality and improvement in communication.

East Chicago, Indiana

Responsible for clean steel practices and surface quality improvement for product from two pickle lines, two tandem mills, and two roll shops. Performed factorial experiments to determine significant quality parameters and instituted work practices and purchased equipment to maintain appropriate surface quality levels. Developed industrial application of laboratory test equipment to continuously monitor rolling solutions for appropriate lubricity.

East Chicago, In

Created business case, developed scope, chose equipment, and authored software functional description for a fully automated steel testing laboratory to serve a Basic Oxygen Furnace facility. Presented project and received Board of Directors' approval.

East Chicago, In

Responsible for union personnel and analysis equipment (OES, ICP and combustion) for in-process testing of molten steel during processing at BOF and Open Hearth facilities. Participated in specifying test equipment to support new ladle metallurgy (LMF and Vacuum Degassing) and continuous casting facilities. Benchmarked best sampling and testing practices in US and in Japan. Wrote acceptance criteria and brought OES instrumentation online. Managed up to two steelmaking laboratories at one… Show more Responsible for union personnel and analysis equipment (OES, ICP and combustion) for in-process testing of molten steel during processing at BOF and Open Hearth facilities. Participated in specifying test equipment to support new ladle metallurgy (LMF and Vacuum Degassing) and continuous casting facilities. Benchmarked best sampling and testing practices in US and in Japan. Wrote acceptance criteria and brought OES instrumentation online. Managed up to two steelmaking laboratories at one time. Show less

Mba, General Business

Ba, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Biology and Chemistry Clubs, Chorus