Experience

Intrepid Potash
• United States
• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Process Engineer

  • Aug 2021 - Present


ASARCO

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tankhouse Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Oct 2020

  • In October 2020, Asarco closed all Amarillo operations except one department and laid off 90% of personnel. • Responsible for the overall operation of large copper electro-refining facility. Managed over 70 bargaining and non-bargaining employees including 7 supervisors. • Know and understand the Basic Labor Agreement (BLA) and responsible for handling grievances and any employee relation issues in/outside the grievance process. • Achieved more than a 10% increase in efficiency, utilizing Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, and FMEA (+5-Why/Fishbone) root cause analysis. • Quality Assurance - ISO-9001:2008 compliance and managed transition to ISO-9001:2015 Standard. • Responsible for annual and multi-year production forecasting and operating costs with an annual budget over $10M. • Benchmarking with other companies and global industry professionals. Subject-Matter Expert presentations at international industry seminars. • Promoted from Sr. Engineer to Manager position only after 3 years of employment with Asarco. Show less

• Process Engineer

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Shortly after becoming employed by Asarco, was asked to assume both current engineering role and acting Tank House Manager for a 3-year time period. Responsible for all activities related to current role and tank House operations and management of over 70 bargaining and non-bargaining personnel including 7 supervisors. • Responsible for process optimization and improvement, daily SQL, and Excel data analysis/management in engineering role. • Maintained ISO-9001:2008 compliance. • Selected by Plant Manager in 2017 to be a member of the Health & Safety Committee. Show less



Legacy Molding Corporation

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Design and troubleshooting of plastic injection molds, and their use in manufacturing numerous plastic consumer parts. • Design and implementation of robotic automation and manufacturing process optimization. • Automation solutions sourcing and cost estimation. • Proficient using SolidWorks 3D CAD/CAM software. • Design and troubleshooting of plastic injection molds, and their use in manufacturing numerous plastic consumer parts. • Design and implementation of robotic automation and manufacturing process optimization. • Automation solutions sourcing and cost estimation. • Proficient using SolidWorks 3D CAD/CAM software.



Strathmore Minerals Corporation

• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Metallurgical Engineer

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2013

  • Directed ore testing program and engineering design effort for uranium recovery project • Ensured compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Environmental Protection Agency regulations. • Developed and analyzed PFDs and P&IDs for various processing facilities. • Supervised well-logging team and drilling contractors in field operations. • Continuous forecasting of project operating and capital costs throughout the entirely of the design phase of the project. Show less