Dynamic Team Player who contributes a background in Project / Process Engineering, Strategic Analysis / Planning, Project Management, Process Improvement, Budget Planning, and Data / Records Management.

  Out-of-the-Box Thinker who offers skill in Process Safety Management (PSM), Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), MOC Engineering Review, and ASME / OSHA Regulatory Complxxxxxxnce.

  Ambitious Self-Starter who demonstrates complementary experience in Agricultural Business Operations, Team Building, Scheduling, and Workflow Prioritization, as well as Needs Analysis, Purchasing, and Quality Assurance.

  Improved durability and production of dairy cows by establishing long-term goals and creating top-notch teams.

  Personally led strategic farm s problem-solving efforts with regard to nutrients, weather, harvesting, and quality.

  Successfully managed numerous capital projects as Process Engineer (Ethanol) for Valero Renewables, including proactively upgrading adsorption beads and improving overall distribution in sieve vessels.

  Upgraded Thermal Oxidizer from PLC to Delta-V system, including handling programing and equipment upgrades for automatic boiler controls, as well as reviewing SRS and participating in SAT and FAT.

  Strategically steered Process Safety Management (PSM), including and Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), and further participated in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) to complete essentxxxxxxl NH₃ PHA Action Items.

  Redesigned a new work area to reduce lifting and reduce stair use, and created new operations procedures.

  Reduced fermenter head pressure by upgrading CO₂ scrubber packing.

Farm Operator ￨ Supervisor

  Direct forward-thinking agricultural business operations, including managing details-focused contract labor; planning and prioritizing schedules and workflow; and expertly coordinating all health and nutrition of farm assets.

  Cost-effectively analyze inventory and handle purchasing of all consumables (e.g. seed, supplies, machinery).

  Ensure seamless farm processes by monitoring crop scouting, approving crop spray, organizing harvests, and scheduling repairs and maintenance, as well as routinely performing daily farm tasks (e.g. milking) to meet goals.

Process Engineer Ethanol

  Designed projects up to $900,000, including defining scope; requesting funding; creating budgets, RFIs, RFQs, PRs, and AFEs; creating timelines; requesting and reviewing quotes; selecting contractors; reviewing and approving drawings; updating P&IDs; completing MOC and PSSR requirements; and interacting with teams.

  Coordinated efforts with technicxxxxxxns before new equipment installation, tracked projects, monitored POs, commissioned equipment, verified parts ordered, updated files, retired assets, and closed projects.

  Led safety-oriented initxxxxxxtives vxxxxxx MOC engineering reviews of proposed changes, performed safety inspections with operations and maintenance teams to eliminate hazards, and participated in conference calls.

  Spearheaded efficient Process Safety Management (PSM) and Management of Change (MOC) initxxxxxxtives, including maintaining large-scale databases and creating, tracking, and obtaining approvals and signatures.

  Actively led targeted training of operators and maintenance technicxxxxxxns, and closed MOCs as required.

  Maximized success by leading continuous improvement efforts, including maintaining worksheets to reduce energy, creating notifications and monitoring WO scheduling, handling red line and approving P&ID changes, reviewing pipe thickness information, recommending re-testing / pipe replacement, and upgrading pumps.

Assocxxxxxxte Engineer Utilities Department (Internship)

  Played a vital role in managing a large-scale chemical dosing pump project to reduce chemical use.

B.S., Chemical Engineering (Business Emphasis, Chemistry Minor) University of Xxxxxx

B.S., Farm Operations Xxxxxx State University

Engineer-in-Training Certificate (No. xxxxxx) ￨ Microsoft Office Suite ￨ Microsoft Access ￨ Microsoft Project