Experience

CMC Materials

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Production Engineer

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  System owner of a high-volume manufacturing thermoset polyurethane line for advanced planarization solutions with a strong understanding of chemical and mechanical relationships used for continuous process, product, and equipment improvement. I have direct experience with:• Manufacturing Process Development• Equipment Qualification• New Product Integration• Facility Performance Reviews• Statistical Process Analyses for Quality Control (SPC)• Leading Capital Projects• Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork• Safety Prioritization• Sustaining Day-to-Day Operations



Georgia-Pacific LLC

• United States
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineering Co-Op

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

  Troubleshot daily operational issues throughout the entire manufacturing facility using FMEA-like skill sets while supporting long-term projects and product-quality advancements using DMAIC methodologies.• Led refiner capability investigations to optimize pulp quality and machine efficiency • Developed a process model that analyzed planned mill-wide production schedules in order to predict energy usage during natural gas curtailments, $300K savings from 2 events• Resolved an outstanding quality issue via root cause analysis studies, saving $150K• Simulated papermill operations to establish site-wide production limits during plant shutdowns• Managed a crew of contractors on night-shift during numerous multi-week plant shutdowns • Evaluated baseline process data for $2.0M breast roll shaker capital project• Assessed the post-installation efficiency and warranty of a $3.5M OCC plant pulp recovery strainer system and $1.2M OCC process water reject system• Oversaw environmental compliance studies to decrease solid material and lower pH in effluent streams• Designed operator checklists to optimize process water usage during unexpected drought conditions



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

  A member of the Oregon State University Rheology group headed by Dr. Skip Rochefort and Dr. Travis Walker. I researched polymer degradation to support graduate-level research and my honors thesis.• Examined high molecular weight polymer degradation in contraction flows• Designed a syringe-pump pressure transducer set-up in SolidWorks to test complex fluid break-up• Utilized standard/extensional rheometers and GPC/light-scattering equipment• Assisted with data collection and data processing for “Extensional Rheometry with a Handheld Mobile Device” in Experimentals in Fluids 2017• Developed a system to characterize polymer bead rheology on experimental HP ink-jet printers• Analyzed data collected from high-speed cameras via MATLAB image processing