Rita Sullivan Email & Phone Number

Decatur, Alabama, Us

• Evaluated the impacts of proposed changes to issues, weighed the options, then recommended the best course of actions to operators/foreman to troubleshoot daily tasks that related to quality and operational issues• Studied both unit bottlenecks in details and provided capital and non-capital solutions to mitigate the problems • Built multiple predictive parameters for Co/Mn concentration in the feed mix using available data only and turned it into an automatic program to proactively control oxidation reactor and allowed the unit to speed up• Continuously developed new calculated parameters such as to measure concentrations of impurities created and accumulated, and CRU Mott filter’s washing efficiency to allow time to make proactive moves in avoidance of oxidation reactor upsets• Took the lead role in reducing water content in oxidation reactor through team work which helped to reduce load in the unit backend, less impurities created, and higher yield • Aided in developing multiple capital projects to improve evaporator’s performances and ultimately eliminate the unit bottlenecks• Evaluated multiple reactors’ performance on regular basis to recommend when to increase temperature setpoint to avoid regeneration during campaign to avoid production loss, and when to replace with new set of catalyst

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

• Collaborated with different internal departments, developed business cases, and organized logically all related information needed for FEL1 stage for multiple capital projects with $500,000/year in savings and up• Supported Pulp Mill and Utility by using lean manufacturing methodology for process development and problem solving • Ran liquor models for the whole mill to find best possible run rates between all departments that maximize production as equipment are down for outages• Took the lead role in coordinating between the corporate Pulp PRO Audit Team and the Mill Team to ensure for a successful and valuable audit that better benefit the mills with potential viable projects• Took the lead role in driving the mill water deliberate improvement project to completion and successfully minimizing disruptions to BriteTop run during normal running conditions while allowing some extra benefits for other purposes• Aided in the implementation and rolled out phase of the new software BrainCube to the mill and worked closely with our mill BrainCube leader on all steps of the way, supported operations as they used it more• Finished yellow-belt project on reducing amount of 175# steam condensate going to the sewer instead of being reclaimed to reduce load on boilers• Performed root cause analysis to the chronic issue around rupture disk at Pine steaming vessel, and successfully eliminated the issue using the most safe and cost-effective way, and created a savings of $55,000/year• Optimized calibrations of kappa analyzers to further help operations cutting down their manual tests while results were still accurate, faster, and less varied between testers• Evaluated multiple ideas from Pulp and Energy Audits along with verified estimated savings, then presented to team for decisions • Coordinated and aided operations during annual outages with scaffold logistics to minimize waiting time in between jobs after all lockouts were completed

•Set up the store for daily business•Assured customer satisfaction by communicating about their salon needs•Used software to help manage business related income and expenses for tax purposes

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

• Optimized process unit to decrease amount of rejected fibers to create a savings of $29,000/year• Investigated issues and recommended ways to ensure railcar bale quality was what they were paid for which saved $18,000/year• Systematized the process of railcar bale samplings and its administration • Analyzed and evaluated data to determine the new set point for the water chest to reduce energy used which saved $37,000/year

•Entered data and made sure all the information was correct before handling back to the tax manager for final check•Prepared and sorted out customers’ paper files to compare the previous year with the current year to see changes year over year

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Associate’S Degree, Associate Of Sciences