Scott Basom Email & Phone Number

United States

Facilities

Bothell, Washington, United States

Provide key engineering support of plant facilities fire protection systems, infrastructure, safety, and plant air supply.Investigated, planned, and coordinated replacement of over 2000 obsolete sprinkler heads on critical storage and production area fire systems, and flushed the systems to ensure reliable operation to improve insurance auditor scores, and.

Longview, Washington

• Staff mechanical engineer in a 3500-ton per day pulp and paper manufacturing plant, providing all phases of capital and expense project execution, trouble shooting, and design, in support of production.
• Conducted a feasibility study for a new plant wide roll handling system for twelve paper machines to consolidate roll handling operations and reduce operating costs.
• Designed layout of process equipment for offloading starch from rail cars to provide delivery of lower cost bulk purchases.
• Estimated, planned, procured, and directed the installation of additional drying equipment on #7 paper machine to balance dryer hood air flow and optimize energy efficiency and production that resulted in energy.
• Planned layout, utility connections, procured equipment, and directed installation of PackIndustrie core making equipment to utilize plant supplied paper for producing and supplying winder core for twelve paper.
• Calculated process flow and pipe design requirements, directed a consulting engineer, procured equipment, planned, scheduled, and directed contractors in the installation of a 400 ton per day re-pulper to efficiently.