Experience

Rubicon LLC

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Mar 2023 - Present

  Process Lead for capital projects on a Global Team

• • Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

• • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Site Process Improvement Lead for Global Reliability Improvement Program and supporting major capital projects.

• • May 2017 - Jan 2020

  Supporting major capital projects. Commissioning manager and project Production Rep for new phosgene unit and new MDI splitter.



BASF

• Geismar, LA

• Technology Engineer

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Developed capital project scopes and acted as a manufacturing rep on projects. Led successful trial of distillation/purification of waste methanol for reuse as raw material. Also provided Process support to production. Developed capital project scopes and acted as a manufacturing rep on projects. Led successful trial of distillation/purification of waste methanol for reuse as raw material. Also provided Process support to production.



Rubicon LLC

• • Dec 2015 - Jan 2016

  MDI Production SuperintendentResponsible for:-Meeting production requirements and quality-Management of unit production personnel-Maintaining safety and environmental compliance-Prioritizing unit maintenance activitiesApproval of all unit MOC’s

• • Sep 2010 - Dec 2015

  - Full time lead process engineer for $62MM MDI plant expansion developing process scopes including P&ID development, instrumentation and equipment sizing and selection- Responsible for developing process packages for capital projects of all sizes- Provide day to day technical troubleshooting- Participate in PHA's and write MOC's- Perform environmental calculations- Provide technical support and supervision during T/A's



Evonik

• Garyville, Louisiana

• Production engineer(3 years) Production Manager(1 year)

  • 2006 - 2010

  As Production manager: - Responsible for meeting production schedules of various products and quality targets - Managed group of 40 people while providing all operating instructions in 220 million lb/yr superabsorbent plant. -Responsible for meeting EHS standards and goals As Production Engineer - Led production trials of new products. - Wrote SOP's, trained operators - Provided day to day troubleshooting - Reduced steam usage in dryers saving $400,000/yr As Production manager: - Responsible for meeting production schedules of various products and quality targets - Managed group of 40 people while providing all operating instructions in 220 million lb/yr superabsorbent plant. -Responsible for meeting EHS standards and goals As Production Engineer - Led production trials of new products. - Wrote SOP's, trained operators - Provided day to day troubleshooting - Reduced steam usage in dryers saving $400,000/yr



Ferro Corporation

• Baton Rouge Area, Louisiana

• Process engineer

  • 2002 - 2006

  - Increased production capacity of sold out Benene Phosphinic Acid production unit by 20% without capital expenditure. - Developed and oversaw the start-up of a new Calcium Stearate process and product required to maintain $3 million in sales. - Provided all production supervision, instructions and maintenance scheduling for 4 months while setting production records. - Wrote SOP's and trained operators - Developed process engineering packages for capital projects ranging from $50M-$1.5MM - Tracked downtime and yields Show less



Chemtura Corporation

• Geismar, LA (Formerly Crompton Corporation)

• Process engineer

  • 1999 - 2002

  - Generated process engineering packages for capital projects - Performed environmental calculations (Title V and TRI) - Tracked yields and downtime - Participated in start-ups, wrote SOP's - Generated process engineering packages for capital projects - Performed environmental calculations (Title V and TRI) - Tracked yields and downtime - Participated in start-ups, wrote SOP's