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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Us

Providing process engineering services for clients in consumer products, pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, and biotech industries. Specialties include process flow diagram development, GMP risk assessment, process hazard evaluation, hazardous material code assessment, equipment and user requirement specification, cost of goods sold (COGS) analysis, and contamination control strategy (CCS) assessment.

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Led process design from conceptual phase through detailed design for capital projects up to $10MM at domestic and international manufacturing plants. Performed process simulations for proposed plant modifications and developed preliminary capital cost estimates. Worked with multi-disciplinary project team to commission and start up new equipment.• Investigated options to reduce catalyst project cost and risk, resulting in a technology change saving $1.5MM in capital investment• Designed and commissioned $10MM capital project for caustic evaporation and storage, achieving $4.1MM annual cost savings on raw materials• Managed process design and commissioning plan for complex inert packaging project with 5-week installation and commissioning schedule, avoiding loss of business on $10+/kg contribution margin product• Developed composite reactive hazards training and presented to over 50 engineers, safety specialists, and production managers worldwide, standardizing and elevating process safety at plants• Facilitated process safety studies (process hazard analyses, layer of protection analyses, combustible dust assessments, facility siting evaluations, pre-startup safety reviews, and relief device sizing), ensuring existing and proposed processes met company risk criteria and industry best practices

Brussels, Be

Planned scale-up of new products from lab/pilot to manufacturing plant. Evaluated process performance (production rate, quality, yield) and made recommendations for process improvement. Created engineering packages and facilitated cost estimates for capital projects. • Organized scale-up of new polymerization technology from lab/pilot to production by writing procedures, operator training, process modifications, data analysis, and reporting, providing innovative product offerings to customers• Designed and implemented improved reactor emulsion screening system, increasing polymerization productivity by 7% and increasing process yield• Evaluated > $100K non-functional surfactant abatement system, worked with team of internal experts to identify and screen alternate process technology, implementing chosen technology to meet business emissions reduction goals

Us

Managed process improvement efforts. Analyzed and improved operating procedures. Converted off-grade inventory into sellable product and reduced off-grade production.• Organized effort between research and plants to make process raw material changes, resulting in estimated $167K annual savings and qualification of additional supplier to ensure availability of raw material• Engaged research and production staff to revise key operating procedures and train operators, contributing to an increase from 90% to 98% of in-spec production• Determined methods to rework rheology modifier off grade inventory, resulting in $85K raw material savings over 3 months

Master Of Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Chemical Engineering