Columbus, Indiana, United States
Chemical engineer with 10+ years of R&D and manufacturing experience in the chemicals and plastics industries.
Provided technical assistance for twin-screw and single-screw polymer extrusion and compounding systems, with a focus on rigid and flexible sheet extrusion Supervised extrusion and compounding system installations and provided start-up assistance Planned, developed, and executed lab trials and provided written technical reports of results Mentored and trained new and returning co-op students on extrusion equipment operation, lab trial preparation, and report writing
Provided engineering and quality support for powder compounding and pellet extrusion (batch and continuous). Managed a cross-functional team and increased pellet throughput using Lean Manufacturing problem solving tools. Supervised co-op students and operators on continuous improvement projects.
Provided engineering and quality support for brine treatment, chlorine refrigeration, and chlorine storage (OHSA PSM Covered), including CSTR, gas absorption/scrubbing, and reactive distillation operations.
Researched and tested methods of silica functionalization with silanes for mixed matrix membrane applications.