Experience

I. Schumann & Co., LLC

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Foundry Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  • Manage and develop new energy savings projects for the plant• Manage continuous improvement projects to yield higher recovery of finished goods. • Determine production schedule based off of customer demand, incoming scrap, and manpower. • Analyze daily production and critique operations to improve performance • Manage foundry crew to ensure best practices are being followed in order to increase production and furnace life• Develop process metal reduction projects throughout the plant Show less

• Quality Engineer

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Preform Internal audits for ISO 9001 quality management system• Update and write new Standard Operating Procedures throughout the plant • Approve scrap items for foundry use based upon the chemical make-up and melt percent recovery • Preform calculations to determine the various amounts of scrap items needed to produce specific copper base alloys at a specified price• Developed new pouring technique to improve quality of product in order to satisfy customer desire



Ross Environmental Services, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Chemist

  • Nov 2018 - Sep 2019

  • Test hazardous waste samples in lab to ensure environmentally safe disposal • Compare test results with customer profiles to reaffirm consistency • Record results in database and report any discrepancies between tested and expected results • Develop different reagents for use in testing hazardous waste samples • Test hazardous waste samples in lab to ensure environmentally safe disposal • Compare test results with customer profiles to reaffirm consistency • Record results in database and report any discrepancies between tested and expected results • Develop different reagents for use in testing hazardous waste samples



Optimax Systems, Inc.

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Nov 2017 - May 2018

  • Developed standardized measuring method for measuring rough surfaces on interferometer • Chemically etched optics with hydrofluoric acid to directly measure subsurface damage • Designed experiment to determine a correlation in surface roughness to sub-surface damage • Used results to determine controlled removal schedule for optics • Collected data on aspheres and ran a regression to predict the time to complete a lens • Inserted the data into a database and developed a search engine to easily find completed lenses • Developed an AI to repeatedly run the regression as the data table grows with new optics to keep the prediction up to data Show less



Machine Tool Research, Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Managed all parts of the rebuilding of a large planar mill • Called vendors and organized the purchase and time of arrival of major components • Coordinated with machine shop and assembly floor to ensure parts were ready for assembly on time • Organized process in order to ensure strict deadlines were met for the customer • Managed all parts of the rebuilding of a large planar mill • Called vendors and organized the purchase and time of arrival of major components • Coordinated with machine shop and assembly floor to ensure parts were ready for assembly on time • Organized process in order to ensure strict deadlines were met for the customer



Xerox

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemist

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Produced multiple chemical toners with different formulations to improve fusing and storage of toners for color printers • Designed experiments to test formulations and process for new toners • Identified driving force for improved storage performance • Ran Pilot Plant designed experiment to compare manufacturing spiral heat exchanger to lab cooling techniques • Determined proper cooling process and designed lab equipment to assure toner with attributes to meet customer requirements Show less



Garlock

• Palmyra, New York

• Product Development Engineer

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Designed an experiment to improve the sealing capabilities of Therma-Pur™ • Tested varying concentration of the materials used in Therma-Pur™ • Used regression equation to generate three new formulations with optimal sealing capabilities to meet customer requirements • Worked in product development lab with team of engineers devising formulation and process of new gasket material • Designed an experiment to improve the sealing capabilities of Therma-Pur™ • Tested varying concentration of the materials used in Therma-Pur™ • Used regression equation to generate three new formulations with optimal sealing capabilities to meet customer requirements • Worked in product development lab with team of engineers devising formulation and process of new gasket material