Experience

CPM Wolverine Proctor

• United States
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Market Segment - Nut and Seed Processing

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Senior Application Engineer

  • May 2022 - Apr 2023

• Application Engineer

  • Apr 2018 - May 2022

  • Calculate heat balance and mechanical loading for over 100 dryers and ovens for various customers in the food and chemical industries • Design and run tests on lab equipment in order to size machines and specify equipment settings for customers all over the world as well as maintain equipment electrically and mechanically.• Assist customers with equipment issues including onsite troubleshooting and maintenance. At times this equipment is processing tens of thousands of pounds an hour of final product• Work alongside sales, estimating and final engineering in order to design and sell equipment.• Re-programming over 10,000 lines of code for a machine design program from A Basic to Matlab in order to keep it on a workable platform.• Provide process knowledge assistance to the sales group including on site customer visits to assist with machine sales in the United States as well as internationally (China, UK, South America). Show less



TIMET

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plasma Melt Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Focused on achieving Disc Quality qualification on furnace for customers such as GE and Rolls Royce • Manage daily operation of Furnace, Alloy Line and 8,000 Ton Compaction Press.• Work alongside maintenance department to increase throughput on Alloy Line/Press from 250 lbs/hr to 2,200 lbs/hr.• Ran a Six Sigma Green Belt project to reduce furnace cleanout times from 120 hours to 60 hours for an added annual production (most recent were 52 and 56 hours).• Increased knowledge on plasma melting in order to continuously improve furnace.• Developed projects to improve furnace yield to 99.6%. Show less

• Plant Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Planned, scheduled and coordinated large scale capital projects as well as small day-to-day.• Work with operations to mitigate safety concerns, furnace downtimes and efficiency issues.• Lead team for Plasma Furnace qualification (this is a rigorous government mandated process)• Wrote procedures, updated equipment, managed 10 furnace operators, reported daily to facility management on status• Developed and began implementation of $2 million capital project to update raw materials blending process for entire facility.• Steps in during any breakdown for mechanical maintenance support (hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical valves, vacuum systems, welding) Show less



Marathon Petroleum Corporation

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Planned, scheduled and coordinated detailed phases of large-scale projects as well as field managed these construction projects.• Identified the most efficient and acceptable resolutions to complex engineering problems.• Coordinated contractors, area personnel and other project team members to deliver high quality projects within specified time frames. Identified design, process and equipment options to satisfy client needs, minimize costs and limit potential operational problems.• Maintained timely and accurate oral and written technical reports regarding assigned engineering activities. Maintained open and effective communications with project teams to increase productivity.• Collaborated closely with procurement teams and suppliers on purchase and delivery of components. Show less

• Measurements Process Engineer (Temporary Assignment)

  • Feb 2016 - May 2016

  • Requested by management for Temporary Assignment based on experience managing projects for the department.• Sat on review board for large-scale pipeline expansion projects.• Specialist on pipeline metering, proving and sampling systems and budget coordinator - managed approximately $5 million worth of project funds.



White Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Worked during summers and holiday breaks in engineering division of coating process.• Collaborated with Engineers from other companies to create coated parts with maximized efficiency.• Learned how to run all of the machines on the floor (lathe, mill, HVOF and Plasma coating guns).• Developed drawings and tooling for coating of different parts.

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013