John Anderson, PE
Maintenance/Project Manager at Quad County Corn Processors Coop.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
University of Michigan Integrative Systems + DesignDec, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
API 570 - Certified Piping Inspector
APIJul, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Engineer, (PE)
State of MinnesotaJan, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
API 653 - Certified Above Ground Storage Tank Inspector
APIApr, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Engineer, (PE)
State of KansasDec, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Engineer, (PE)
State of NebraskaApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
API 510 - Certified Pressure Vessel Inspector
APIDec, 2010- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Engineer, (PE)
State of IowaMay, 2011- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Quad County Corn Processors Coop.
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United States
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Maintenance/Project Manager
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Sep 2018 - Present
Responsible for developing and implementing the maintenance program. Managing the mechanical integrity (MI) program and also ensuring that the preventative maintenance program is properly followed through with. Experienced with COGZ CMMS system. Responsible for constructing and executing the capital budget for the company. Skilled in managing outside contractors during major yearly outages and also during everyday projects. * Responsible for managing the plant’s maintenance staff and also the water quality personnel. * In charge of developing the yearly CapEx budget and R&M budget. * Assisted with the installation of two new ICM Dryers and a new RTO. * Managed several projects that were designed to increase the amount of Corn Oil recovery within the plant. * Responsible for meeting Maintenance Department’s KPIs.
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Rasmussen Mechanical Services
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Sioux City, Iowa Area
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Senior Project Engineer
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Nov 2017 - Sep 2018
Managing large capital projects and designing process steam systems. Providing engineering assistance and guidance for our customers. * Managed the installation of a large CleaverBrooks water-tube boiler for a local company. * Developed P&IDs, isometric piping drawings, and formulated ‘bill of materials’ for projects. Performed steam flow/condensate flow calculations for various plant systems. * Bid on major projects (HVAC, pipefitting, boiler work) for our local customers. * Attended daily project progress meetings with customer’s management. Provided detailed information on how the project was advancing.
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American Natural Processors
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United States
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Food Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Manager
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Jul 2016 - Oct 2017
Managing the engineering department at American Natural. Responsible for developing continuous improvement programs, optimizing production processes, and ensuring workplace safety throughout the plants. * Managing capital improvement projects at several plant locations. * Operated a pilot scale evaporation unit to concentrate various sugar solutions for R&D work. * Debottlenecking a vegetable oil refinery and also a Crown Iron Works crush plant. * Developing preventative maintenance programs for several plant locations. Includes purchasing a new CMMS software package. * Working to develop an improved production process to make soy protein concentrate (SPC).
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The Andersons, Inc.
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager - Chemical & Process Engineering
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Sep 2011 - Jul 2016
In charge of the chemical and process engineering department at The Andersons Nutra-Flo. Managing the process and environmental engineers to ensure their work meets the company's business goals. Work scope covers implementation of capital projects, environmental compliance, research and development, and maintenance projects. * Installing new production processes at our manufacturing plants. Performed initial R&D, sized unit process equipment, and developed P&IDs and PFDs for the new processes. * Managed large capital projects that ranged from $3 million to $5 million each. * Worked with environmental regulators with air discharges and waste water discharges at our manufacturing facilities. * Updated our PSM/RMP programs for our anhydrous ammonia systems. Performed process hazard analysis (PHA) and management of change (MOC) on process changes in our anhydrous ammonia systems. * In charge of the mechanical integrity program. Implemented API-653, API-510, and API-570 inspection programs at our manufacturing facilities.
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Valero
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Engineering Manager
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
Managed the engineering department at the Charles City, Iowa bio-refinery. In charge of the engineering department's budget and responsible for the successful implementation of capital projects at the facility. The nameplate capacity for this bio-refinery is 140 million gallons of ethanol production per year and the facility typically employs 65 full-time workers. * Began construction on an additional fermentor which increased the production capacity of the ethanol plant. * Assisted the engineering departments at other Valero ethanol plants with their large scale outages. * Reviewed proposals for a new corn oil extraction process which we wanted to install within our facility.
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CF Industries
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Maintenance Engineer
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Feb 2010 - Jun 2011
Was responsible for maintaining and monitoring rotating equipment in a 950,000 tons per year nitrogen fertilizer production facility. Worked with turbines, compressors, reciprocating pumps, centrifugal pumps, heat exchangers, and high pressure vessels. Acted as technical consultant for the planners, maintenance supervisors, and operation supervisors. Was a representative for our facility at several annual SynGas conferences in Tulsa, Oklahoma. * Was responsible for several high profile O&M projects for the summer outage. Handled the planning, bidding, and installation for these projects. * Assisted the production facility with vibration analysis on the large capital rotating equipment. * Participated in process hazard analysis (PHA) meetings and provided process safety information (PSI) for these meetings. * Worked with the mechanical integrity program at the Sergeant Bluff, Iowa facility. I am a Certified Pressure Vessel Inspector (API-510). * Helped out with process engineering problems encountered at the plant.
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MidAmerican Energy Company
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Outage Project Manager
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Aug 2005 - Nov 2009
Organized and managed outage projects. Supervised contractors to ensure timely completion of work scopes. Maintained project budgets and tracked costs. Worked with union workers and union contractors. Worked efficiently with plant management and project engineers. Developed contractor work schedules for each outage. Took training courses which were provided by the company. Informed management on the progress of outage projects. * Responsible for outage management at Mid-American Energy utility power plants. Typically in charge of 80 boilermakers during boiler repairs and 50 millwrights during steam turbine repairs. * Managed O&M projects on large GE steam turbines. Typical O&M budget responsible for was $1.8 million. * Managed O&M projects on both Foster-Wheeler and B&W boilers. Typical O&M budget responsible for was $2 million dollars. * Responsible for $1.8 million coal crusher installation project at the Neal North power plant. * Managed an extensive expansion joint replacement project on the power plant's precipitator. This project was budgeted for $320,000.
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Ag Processing Inc
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United States
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Food Production
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300 - 400 Employee
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Plant Manager
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Jun 1998 - Aug 2005
Managed a biodiesel production facility for a multi-billion dollar per year corporation. Worked with outside contractors. Handled purchasing for this facility. Engineered plant expansion projects. Supervised the facility's operators and QC laboratory chemists. Researched and developed new products. Responded to QC questions from our customers. Interviewed and hired individuals for the facility. Took company sponsored training classes pertaining to management and research. Worked with international engineering design firms. * Responsible for the start-up and continual operation of the longest operating biodiesel production facility in Iowa. This facility supplied approximately 16% to the United States' biodiesel production capacity. * Worked with and optimized several different types of continuous distillation columns. One column separated methyl alcohol from water while the other column separated methyl ester from glycerine. * Optimized the transesterification reaction in order to reduce catalyst usage cost and reaction time. Also helped change the reactor design from a batch reactor to a continuous flow reactor. * Gained experience with centrifuges, flash evaporators, crystallizers, and filtration systems. * Helped develop annual operating and maintenance budgets for the biodiesel facility. Also made recommendations for yearly capital expenditures. * Worked on a multi-million dollar expansion project for the existing biodiesel production facility. * Developed a new process for producing the health food supplement, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), from soybean oil. This process is patented.
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Nutra Flo
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Sioux City, Iowa Area
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Plant/Project Engineer
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Sep 1996 - Jun 1998
Served as a plant/project engineer for a multi-million dollar per year company. Responsible for the implementation of plant projects. Designed new processes for the production of feed additives. Scheduled projects with outside contractors. Worked with state government environmental regulators. Created budgetary figures for plant projects. Attended national trade meetings. Trained new engineers and technicians. Purchased equipment for new production processes. Helped supervise production and maintenance employees. * Designed and engineered a new process for making dried porcine solubles (DPS). This included the purchasing of an automated bagging system, conveyers, and feed grinders. This new feed additive is now sold worldwide. * Specified and purchased a double drum dryer valued at approximately $250,000. * Worked with an industrial sized granulator and an inorganic reactor to make a zinc micronutrient for crop fertilizers. * Researched the use of various types of spray dryers for drying out porcine solubles.
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Steffen Engineering Inc
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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Environmental Engineer
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Jun 1994 - Sep 1996
Worked on projects concerned with soil and groundwater contamination. Investigated potential leaking underground storage tanks. Developed site sampling plans. Helped core out soil and groundwater samples. Analyzed samples for benzene and other purgeable hydrocarbons. Designed site remediation plans. Communicated with the state's water quality bureau. Presented formalized reports to our clients. Researched new methods for cleaning up contaminated groundwater. Maintained schedules and budgets. * Researched and developed underground aeration units for cleaning up contaminated soils. * Performed "Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments" on properties with suspected soil contamination. * Inspected the structural integrity of commercial buildings. These inspections also included a search for the presence of asbestos.
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Education
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Iowa State University
B.S., Chemical Engineering -
2001 - 2005
University of South Dakota
M.B.A., Business Administration -
Iowa State University
Secondary Major, Environmental Studies -
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering
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