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Duluth, MN, US

Superior, Wisconsin, United States

Superior, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinate finished product blending and movements while managing fuel compliance and product quality.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Designed and implemented a refinery wide PI Asset Framework to e ffectively visualizeprocess flows and data utilizing PiVision and PowerBI.
• Collaborated with process engineers and refinery leadership to create Key ProcessIndicators for reporting while incorporating calculations into PI to allow forinstantaneous report generation and data storage in PI.
• Created a refinery wide line list composed of 8500 lines from P&IDs while utilizingPython to increase e ciency.
• Managed a contractor to incorporate updates on >400 P&IDs while staying underbudget and on schedule.
• Assisted in managing the refinery MoC system and incorporated procedural & softwareupdates to increase ease of use.
• Created a tracking tool to provide weekly reports with VBA decreasingreporting time to 5 minutes (90% reduction).

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

• Worked as an on-site pipeline engineer providing hydrotest support for a major pipeline project to ensure a successful execution of mainline hydrotests. Responsibilities included ensuring the contractor complied with.
• Executed normal, buoyancy and shut-in stress analysis cases utilizing Bently’sAutoPipe to mitigate unintended stresses on the pipe.
• Created contractor guideline reports which included MechanicalProjection, Equipment Crossing, Equipment Move Around and Timber Mat Plan to ensure a smooth construction execution.
• Reviewed the pipeline route for high consequence areas where higher grade materialsare needed to ensure the integrity of the pipeline.
• Created material requisitions with procurement data sheets ensuring all design aspectsmet the requirements of regulatory and company specifications.

University Of Minnesota - Duluth

• Summary: Troubleshoot AV problems and communicate resolutions with professors whileusing lean principles to optimize daily activities and increase customer satisfaction.
• Drafted process maps to update standard technical documents and train employees
• Developed a data collection system to identify frequent AV problems and implement areduction plan to diminish response time by 50%

Red Wing, Minnesota

• Summary: Established a collaborative internal network of inclusive of contractors, operatorsand managers to design and implement process improvement and cost saving measures.
• Leveraged DMAIC to implement a cost reduction project saving the facility $60,000/year
• Project managed the implementation of an automated caustic dilution system
• Executed payback periods and energy savings for process improvements

Duluth, Minnesota

Approach: Separated a mineral sample using dense medium separation by preparing a heavymedium composed of suspended solids to mimic high density solutions.Results: Using X-Ray Diffraction analysis, approximately 75% of the desired mineral wasrecovered in the sinks

Bs, Manufacturing Engineering

Minor, Business Administration