Experience

Kay Dee

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Consultant

  • May 2020 - Present



USA Triathlon

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Professional Triathlete

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Professional Triathlete specializing in 70.3 distance.



Novozymes

• Denmark
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Investment Portfolio Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2020

  * Establish and maintain the Capital Projects Portfolio for North and South America (8 sites). * Approves and recommends projects to VP/SVP/EVP based on justification, scope, risk management, project execution plan and resources. * Develop and improve project management tools and processes* Ensures proper project governance and reports KPI/spend/estimates on portfolio to VP/SVP/EVP level. * Coordinating User Manager group to ensure alignment on project methodology and deliverables.

• Staff Engineer

  • Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

• Senior Process Engineer

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

• Granulation Process Engineer II

  • Mar 2015 - Jan 2016

• Americas Region Water and Energy Coordinator

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

• Process Engineer- Water and Energy

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

• Fermentation and Recovery Process Engineer

  • Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

  As a bulk process engineer, I was responsible for both fermentation and recovery processes.Engineering Skills• Successfully implemented new hands free control strategy in fermentation • Led spent biomass system redesign• Executed new control strategy for preservative dosing to recovery concentrate effectively lowering off-spec batches from 90% to 3%. • Developed and implemented schedule for recovery and fermentation processes• Advised one summer intern in recovery process

• Fermentation Process Engineer

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2013

  I was hired to start up a new production facility making enzymes for the ethanol industry. During that time I also completed two core graduate ChE courses at NC State. Engineering Skills•Oversaw proper installation of equipment including placement of flow meters and valves as well as ensuring the gaskets, valves, and flow meters matched the application•Created commissioning test protocols to document the limits of the equipment and utilities. These limits were used to develop the fermentation product manufacturing process. •Responsible for shaping fermentation DCS interface and tuning of valves.•Steered design and installation of 5 new systems and automation of 4 existing systems in both recovery and fermentation as the User Manager for the CTEC project •Trained four teams of operators on fermentation process and theory* EHEDG Training Course Novozymes Franklinton, NC (May 2013 )Organizational/Leadership Skills•Directed fermentation plant commissioning by organizing daily workload for 7 staff and 20 operators. •Managed combined commissioning and completion schedule for operations, maintenance, and contractors•Collaborated with recovery and formulation staff to lead the commissioning of the final product transfer system and trained four teams of recovery operators



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Project Title: Development of Hydrothermally Stable Solid Acid Catalysts•Synthesized sulfonated carbon catalysts and analysed the effect of calcination temperature on the amount of sulphur present after synthesis (data from elemental analysis) •Used NMR to characterize homogeneity throughout the process, determine the general structure, and measure aromatic cluster size



Flint Hills Resources

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Engineer Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Performed daily monitoring and unit optimization of Fluid Catalytic Cracker• Developed Hysys® model of deisobutanizer tower to assist in debottlenecking sulfuric acid alkylation unit• Installed new design of static mixers to relieve pressure build up in dimersol unit• Used Hysys®, PI, and Microsoft Excel to solve mass balances and moisture analysis



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2008

  Development of a combined core-in-shell material for combining catalysis and sorption for hydrogen productionLearned catalyst production and testing techniques, including gas chromatographAnalyzed reaction conversions to determine optimal catalyst/sorbent combinationDemonstrated conclusions by giving presentations to graduate research group



Nutra Flo

• Warehouse Clerk (Part-Time)

  • May 2002 - Aug 2007

  Sorted and learned proper method of cleaning partsHelped decrease error by automating equipment division’s inventoryDeveloped filing system for company safety materials