Experience

Work

Plant Engineer & Production Supervisor

Powder-fill manufacturer · 2023 to 2025

• Commissioned four production lines: a supplement blender, an encapsulation station, and two packaging lines sharing a robotic palletizer.
• Redesigned a powder transfer system that fed the filler at about 20% of capacity. Output rose 80%, the line ran with one fewer operator, and the dust and washdowns were gone.
• Selected and integrated OEE software, giving live production rates on every line.
• Implemented a CMMS for sanitation and preventive maintenance, and served as SQF system administrator.
• Managed vendors, budgets and cross-functional teams on capital projects.

Maintenance Technician

Coatings manufacturer · 2022 to 2023

• Built a closed-loop flush station and a hands-free spray test simulator on a single-board computer, cutting material use by over 66% and man-hours by over 50%.
• Commissioned and debugged a chemical blending facility and filling system, and led troubleshooting on the startup of automated coating lines.
• Developed motor controls and safety devices for blending equipment, and fixed data transfer between inventory and Siemens blending systems.

Maintenance Technician

Bakery · 2021 to 2022

• Maintained Allen-Bradley systems and fabricated specialized tooling by machining and welding.
• Proposed monitoring the rate of change of motor current on a proofer to catch jams without false alarms from slow flour buildup.

Multi-craft Engineering Specialist

Distribution operation · 2017 to 2020

• Maintained integrated Knapp, AS400, Siemens S7 and ASRS systems, and repurposed and fabricated equipment.