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Chemical Process Engineer with expertise on Continuous and Batch Unit processes at Chemical Process Manufacturing Facilities for over 20+ years. Highlights of expertise include: • Unit Operations: Batch Reactions, Filtration, Agglomeration, Granulation, Crystallization and Packaging• Extensive Experience: Organic Chemical Reactions, Surfactants Chemistry, Soaps, Disinfectants and Cleaning Compounds• Polymers and Resins: Extrusion of Polymers Plastics• Specialty Chemicals: Sulphonation and Sulphation• Spray Drying Powders: Towers Current/Countercurrent and Baghouses Fines Recovery• Fat Splitting Towers, Sweet Waters Processing (Triple Effect Evaporator), Distillation Columns, Fatty Acids Glycerin recovery• Edible Oils Refinery: Degumming, Neutralization, Bleaching, Filtration, Deodorization• Laundry & Toiletries Kettles Soaps: Liquid and Bars• Hydrogenation Catalyst: Hard Fats and Esters (Biodiesel) • Paper Pulp processing: Virgin & Recycled Digestion, Paper Manufacturing: Rolls, Tissue and Napkins Towel• Waste Water Treatments: Filtration, Reverse Osmosis, Sludge Deposition and Organic Methods• Pilot plant on Toll Manufacturing settings, R&D Scale-Up: Proper scaling up of Laboratory Data to Commercial Launch• Process Safety Management: Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and Job Risk Analysis (JRA), OSHA: Lock-out, Tag-out, Energy Isolation and Confined Space as Safety Rules• Evaluation of Process Safety Behavior by Layers of Protection Assessments (LAPO)• Compliance with Plant Environmental Regulations, Incident report (root causes/corrective actions), Air Emission calculations• Yield/Heat and Material balances with Process Flow Diagrams (all phases), Design & Validation of Pressure Safety Relief Valves and Vacuum Breaker • Plant Management: Supervisor/Trainer of Production personnel, Support/Backup to Superintendents and Area Supervisors on-call 24/7, TWIC card holder• Plant Capital Projects: Design Phase, Equipment Purchase, Construction, Installation and Process Start-Up
Minnesota Soybean Processors
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Plant EngineerMinnesota Soybean Processors Oct 2021 - PresentPlant Engineer • Managed multiple projects across the organization, drove lean culture company wide and worked independently with minimal supervision• Identified, facilitated, and led process improvement projects, problem solving tools, conducted training sessions, and led/moderated meetings and workshops within manufacturing, to maximize business profit• Increased productivity and uptime, improved operator efficiency and ergonomics, reduced costs, improved standardization, and eliminated wastes; ultimately, reducing cycle times and improving quality of all relevant processes in the enterprise
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Engineering ConsultantN/A Apr 2015 - Dec 2016• Provided consulting services to a variety of Chemical Process Manufacturing Facilities nationwide and overseas, supervised Operations activities to ensure business performance goals are obtained in regards to safety, production, training, quality, cost, delivery, and environment • Managed financial performance of assigned projects or components, owned Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and raw material inventory/safety stock• Ensured on-time delivery of Management of Change (MOC’s) through quality system and kept Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's) up to date• Managed to ensure standard operating procedures (SOP’s) were complete and up-to-date, and ensured that suggested corrective actions for Process Updates were complete
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Senior Process Chemical EngineerOxford Global Resources Dec 2014 - Apr 2015Beverly, Massachusetts, UsFuture Fuel Chemical Company• Production Lead of trials for toll manufacturing, scheduling, and forecasting future requirements• Developed and improved manufacturing processes by studying product and manufacturing methods• Provided manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor and material costs -
Production EngineerOxford Global Resources Jul 2013 - Dec 2014Beverly, Massachusetts, UsGreat Lakes Chemical Corporation, Chemtura Corporation, Bromine and Brominated Products & Specialty Chemicals• Led and sponsored a training program on the operation and service of a new filtration equipment for technicians & operators that increased capacity by 12%• Spearheaded Capital Authorization Request for equipment replacement and worked with suppliers to define costs and best options• Prepared production data for weekly cost review of controllable spend, near misses, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) data report• Prepared and managed management of change (MOC's) as needed and handled equipment related issues• Coordinated and scheduled runs on a variety of production lines for chemical extraction and hydrogenation
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Process EngineerOxford Global Resources Feb 2013 - Jul 2013Beverly, Massachusetts, UsEvonik Jayhawk Fine Chemicals, Manufacturing products for the Pharmaceutical industry• Performed calculations for flow release, and evacuation of safety process valves to ensure sizing and specifications were adequate for the pressure rate and release, to prevent regulator valve malfunction• Executed Process Hazard Analysis for continuous and batch Hazardous Reaction Processes• Saved thousands of dollars on penalties from OSHA, readjusting and calibrating several process safety and vacuum breaker devices• Updated and standardized process flow diagrams (PFD's), piping and instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's), standard operating procedures (SOP's) as necessary, and managed management of change (MOC's)
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Production EngineerOxford Global Resources Feb 2012 - Feb 2013Beverly, Massachusetts, UsEvonik Cyro LLC Specialty Chemicals, Manufacturing of Polymers• Coordinated Meta Methyl Acrylate (MMA) Distillation Columns maintenance shutdowns, which decreased Plant downtime by 30% with support of production and maintenance personnel• Led Six Sigma project for cost analysis of the Production Yield of MMA, saving more than $250,000 USD per month on raw material, by every 1% yield on reaction increased • Selected and installed new equipment and instrumentation that resulted in the application of a Six Sigma Yield increase project with a team of 3 engineers• Trained Technicians and Operators on the usage and handling of Acrylonitrile, Acetone Hydro Cyanide and others toxic and hazardous raw material involved on the production of the MMA Polymer• Authored operating and shutdown procedures, involved actively on Management of Change (MOC)
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Project Lead/Plant EngineerCésar Iglesias, S.A. Jan 2009 - Nov 2011Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, DoManufacturing of powder detergents, laundry soaps, edible oils and specialty chemicals• Modernized the Used Soybean Oil Refinery with new equipment accordingly with the best technology in the market saving more than $200,000 USD• Led a team of 5 engineers to turnaround, overhaul, install and start-up a 150 metric tons/day used soybean oil refinery, completed project on time and within budget, saved 20% of the original scheduled costo Evaluated the Edible Soybean Oil Refinery methods, identifying the Neutralization step discharging 10% impurity rate in Soap Stock, an Alfa Laval automatic continuous centrifuge was installed at a cost of $300,000 USD, reducing impurity rate to 0.3%o This initial high cost was recovered in 3.75 months, with additional yearly savings of $960,000+ USD -
Process EngineerFlint Hills Resources Oct 2007 - Jan 2009Wichita, Ks, UsManufacturing of Hydrocarbons cracking Polymers• Selected equipment and specified instrumentation valued at $4MM that improved performance and quality of treated water for cooling towers and heat exchangers, resulting in 15% increase on the Cracking Reactors output• Monitored performance for process equipment and systems to gather and define critical parameters, reported key performance indicators (KPI), and troubleshot polymerization processes -
Process EngineerAmerican Technical Ceramics Sep 2006 - Sep 2007UsEtching Area, Process OwnerManufacturing and Semiconductor Etching & Plating• Supervised etching and plating processes, directed and trained process operators in handling, storage, and use of hazardous chemical solutions, and applied process safety risk analysis -
Field Maintenace TechnicianHolland Pump Company Nov 2003 - May 2006West Palm Beach, Florida, UsManufacturing of portable pumps and water systems• Installed and performed maintenance duties on dewatering portable systems, diesel driven pumps/turbines, and rotary positive displacement pumps; diagnosed and replaced broken parts and fluids on machinery -
Project Lead/Plant EngineerCésar Iglesias, S.A. Oct 1985 - May 2003Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, DoManufacturing of powder and bar detergents, laundry soaps, edible oils and specialty chemicals• Led the Engineer group that successfully implemented the change of technology and equipment (Film Reactor) for the manufacturing of Sulphonic Acid (specialty chemical from sulphur and alkyl benzene)o Allowed the Company to sell this Raw Material to competitors in the Dominican Republic market (Unilever, Colgate, Palmolive, P&G and others)o Custom-made reactor in the Dominican Republic using authorized mechanical drawings from a supplier that bid the reactor over $1MM USD and a long lead time deliveryo Installed the reactor without down-time, making the product with better yield (97%) and excellent (honey bee) color, that saved on the Reactor construction at least $700,000 USDo Implemented recipe for the production of synthetic detergent bars, that replaced Sodium Carbonate (powder) by Caustic Soda (liquid) to neutralize the Sulphonic Acid resultso Avoided unit shut-down by lack of raw material, potential loss of more than $800,000 USD for lacking product (synthetic detergent bars) in the warehouse for sale in the market• Analyzed existing processes to identify non-compliance with existing regulations and closed the identified gaps• Led the data collection effort of the site to facilitate yearly budget planning and better use of the plant resources
Rafael Pichardo, Msem, Lssmbb ✔ Education Details
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New Jersey Institute Of TechnologyEngineering Management -
Universidad Autónoma De Santo DomingoChemical Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about Rafael Pichardo, Msem, Lssmbb ✔
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Rafael Pichardo, Msem, Lssmbb ✔ works for Minnesota Soybean Processors
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Rafael Pichardo, Msem, Lssmbb ✔'s current role is Chemical Process Engineer | Specialty Polymers, Soybean Seeds, Crush and Extraction of the Soybean Oil,Refining and Bleaching and Making of the Biodiesel.Edible Oils, Soaps & Raw Materials | Commissioning & Start Up.
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Rafael Pichardo, Msem, Lssmbb ✔'s email address is rp****@****uth.net
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Rafael Pichardo, Msem, Lssmbb ✔ attended New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Universidad Autónoma De Santo Domingo.
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