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Industry: Manufacturing - Chemical Engineer
Resides:
Salary: Open
Relocate: Yes
On
the Market:
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSProven
track-record as a chemical engineer of selling ideas to customers, manufacturing,
sales, and suppliers. Four years
experience in product development and commercialization of new products,
where coordinating cross-functional teams is a necessity. Trained in Six Sigma statistical analysis techniques
for process improvement and product characterization. Exercised problem-solving skills daily to overcome
obstacles such as unavailable raw materials, conflicting trial schedules, and delivery of samples to
customers while maintaining confidentiality.
Designed and implemented Microsoft Access databases to optimize
organization of projects and trial samples.
Have demonstrated the ability to learn a new industry and motivated
to excel. EXPERIENCE(Confidential)
1999-Present
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, TN, 2001-Present
Responsible
for the development of multiple projects listed below as well as incorporating
current products into new markets. Coordination
with external suppliers critical to success of development projects.
Specializing in coating nonwoven webs with various resin formulations. TYPAR HOUSEWRAP·
Typar
is an improved housewrap that incorporated two products into 1 universal
/ international product. Typar
is a nonwoven, mineral-filled microporous film laminate and a $25 million
/ year business that continues to gain marketshare at 4-6%/year ·
Redesigned
product within 10 weeks to meet code requirements for 5 building code
agencies in the US and Canada and filed provisional patent to secure a
$4 million / year account ·
Designed
and implemented trials on location, at outside extrusion coating facilities,
and internal ink printing and converting facilities ·
Applied
Six Sigma techniques to development and commercialization efforts to identify
sources of variation and corrective measures TYPAR TAPE- Sourced raw materials and
potential suppliers for production of new tape, including private labeling
a Canadian sealing tape, a local hot melt adhesive tape producer, and
in-house capability at another facility CAN PADS- Initiated work to develop new
food contact approved separator sheet for use in the aluminum can and
PET bottle industry RIDGE-VENT- Identified cause of bow in
final product and upgraded nonwoven to satisfy customer’s needs while
expanding our knowledge of suppliers' extrusion coating capabilities MICROSOFT ACCESS DATABASE DEVELOPMENT-
Designed databases for R&D lab, project management, sample storage
and distribution TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES·
Present
semi-annual Project Reports for upper management including the President
of BBA Industrial Division and Executive Director of BBA Group plc ·
Track
project resources and assign appropriate work to group technician ·
Foster
relationships with current and potential suppliers ·
Provide
technical assistance to marketing and directly to customers DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, Simpsonville
SC, 2000 – 2001 ·
Established
priorities when developing a variety of carded, meltspun, resin-bonded,
and mechanically altered nonwovens from various synthetic and cellulosic
fibers for development and customer orders ·
Collaborated
directly with customers to develop new products and test methods as well
as qualify development materials for baby care and fem hygiene, including
lab co-ops ·
Achieved
Green Belt Certification as part of Six Sigma Program ·
Successfully
designed and implemented an Access database for Global Hygiene Development
Group, streamlining data management ANALYTICAL
LABORATORY SPECIALIST, Simpsonville SC, 1999 – 2000
·
Analyzed
competitive materials and authored formal reports ·
Mastered
analytical and physical testing including SEM, DSC, FT-IR, softness, abrasion
resistance, color, melt flow, MVTR, and chemical treatments ·
Fabricated
Access Database to standardize collection of laboratory data, facilitate
data analysis, reduce analysis errors, and generate reports for Simpsonville
R&D Laboratory ·
Managed
the writing and revision of R&D lab work methods- ISO format PROCESS IMPROVEMENT INTERN, Milliken, Pendleton SC, May 1998 – August 1998·
Led
process improvement effort to decrease equipment downtime by 15%, shipping
costs by $100,000 annually, and unnecessary overtime ·
Focused
on improving process flow in plant and working relationships RECENT TRAININGCollaborative
Negotiation Skills (USC School of Business) August 2002 High
Impact Presentations (Dale-Carnegie) June 2002 Coaching
and Teambuilding Skills for Managers and Supervisors (SkillPath) February
2002 Microsoft
Access and Microsoft Project Training (New Horizons) December 2001 Polypropylene
Fiber Technology (Clemson University) September 2001 Six
Sigma Green Belt Certification (BBA Nonwovens) November 2000 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND DESIGN EXPERIENCE·
Guided
and trained new development scientists to conduct trials involving carding
technology as well as the mechanical alteration of nonwovens ·
Trained
laboratory personnel regarding laboratory test methods and equipment use,
database implementation, and additional computer skills ·
Current
position involves daily contact with external suppliers and internal customers,
including process engineering, quality control, purchasing, marketing,
and management at the current facility SOFTWARE EXPERIENCEExtensive design experience with Microsoft Access Proficient in Minitab (Statistics), Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
and other software packages EDUCATIONB.S. Chemical Engineering Degree with Honors Clemson
University, Clemson South Carolina, December 1998 Graduate Level Course- Advanced Transport Phenomena
Clemson University, Clemson South Carolina, December
2000
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