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Salem, Mo, Us

Salem, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Inspected WEMCO Floatation Cells and improved Pb recovery by 1.5% by writing work orders to correct their Rotor-draft tube intersection. Inspected Denver Floatation Cells of Brushy Creeks copper circuit and improved Cu Recovery by 10% by writing work orders to replace Denver float cell agitators on Cu RoughersRecalibrated XRF to improve Brushy Creek Mill’s Pb and Zn Recovery. Created a XRF calibration for Brushy Creek’s Copper runs and improved Cu recovery by 5%.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Recalibrated Buick’s XRF on Pb Rougher and Zn RougherDirected and collaborated chemical clients on developing a lead dewatering agent for Buick’s lead concentrate.Improved Pb recovery 0.5 % by inspecting Buick’s Denver Floatation Cells and giving recommendations for their maintenance.

Fort Collins, Co, Us

Worked with metallurgical technicians and lab managers to prepare samples, to do flotation testing, and to do cyanide bottle rolls. Performed research and experimentation regarding chemistry of electrowinning a copper-cobalt-nickel nitric solution. Prepared and submitted geo-metallurgical production reports to report the geo-metallurgical content of gold ore. Key Accomplishments:• Took over a geo-metallurgical project to gather and interpret data for a heap leach gold operation. Created excel report and memo for the client.• Created Column leach report from scratch with data on cyanide destruction to be sent to a heap leach gold operation.• Researched and Created Bond Work index SOP to be used by metallurgical technicians.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Worked as on-site process operator to increase CIL and CIC recovery. Performed original research regarding chemistry of off-gas calomel system to find alternate calomel process using sodium chloride. Prepared and submitted daily metallurgical production reports to report the productivity of the plant. Key Accomplishments:• Improved CIL and CIC circuit’s recovery by 0.5% average by working as a CIL operator.• Optimized OPEX costs for Zadra Elution Process by developing a supporting inventory Excel program.• Pursued plant’s environmental compliance by calculating minimum diameter for off-gas crossover pipe in gas handling through fluid dynamics equation.• Proposed and tested an alternative redox reducing agent for managing mercury off-gas calomel system.

Golden, Co, Us

Participated in research of a novel rare earth reduction process with the University of Wyoming. Published journal article on recent trends in the rare earth reduction industry. Created operation costs for a variety of state of the art and novel methods for rare earth reduction (RER) into metals. Key Accomplishments:• Completed operation costs at significant time, pushing team’s contribution to the collaborative project ahead by months.• Discovered prominent journal article, concerning current trends in field, which is forwarded to prominent members in professor’s department.

Golden, Co, Us

Fremont, Ca, Us

• Designed, with a team of six, a system that measures the internal pressure of a helium hard drive, which would save Seagate thousands of dollars through not needing an internal pressure sensor in their hard drives.• Tested and organized data for testing prototype, utilizing six-sigma concepts, producing data for proof of concept of the prototype. Thereby convincing Seagate to further develop the project with automated and improved techniques. • Combined two measuring devices in an accuracy test, saving significant cost on the testing procedures.• Advised teammate on manufacturing parts for prototype, specifically on the design and manufacturing process, saving several hours on manufacturing.

Master'S Degree, Metallurgical And Materials Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering