Engineer Chemical Engineering

Retired from *M after ** years of service.

Last position at 3M: Manufacturing Sr. Specialist

I have worked 29 years in the field of extrusion and over 14 years in multi-layer extrusion. This included designing, installing, and commissioning two production lines, one in 3M Hutchinson, MN and the second in 3M Gorseinon, Wales. I assisted both lines in resolving manufacturing issues and was regarded as one of the experts in elastics coextrusion. I presented research at the 1997 Global Melt Symposium, co-authored a paper at the 2000 Global Melt Symposium, presented at 3M New Extrusion Lines Net Conference, and presented at the 3M Co-extrusion Fundamentals Seminar.

I have proven skills in: Statistical analysis (DOE, RSM, Statistical Process Control), Green Belt Trained – lead Six Sigma projects, and been a team member on other Six Sigma projects.

I am motivated by continuously learning. I have taken graduate level courses in Statistics from Iowa State University. I purposely changed jobs to experience different technologies in multi-layered film extrusion and hot melt coatings. I have strong problem solving and interpersonal skills. I enjoy solving problems through using the tools I have been taught by others and try to pass on these skills to others that I work with.

Academic Qualifications

2002 – 2003 Completed 13 credits in Iowa State Masters in Statistics program.

1976 – 82 University of North Dakota, BS Chemical Engineering

July 2016 to January 2017 (downsizing layoff).

R&D Engineer YKK (Macon, Ga)

•Lead project to benchmark and recommend improvements to the production extrusion lines.

•Mentor current R&D engineers in understanding extrusion processes.

•Use extrusion experience to recommend equipment for new production lines.

July 2006 to May 2013 (retire date).

Process Engineering Sr. Specialist 3M (Hutchinson SPD Focus Factory)

•Lead projects to improve Magic TapeTM film quality. Projects have included installation and use of defect inspection data to identify defect causes and work on elimination of contaminates. Design and installation of screen changers for filtration of polymer melt. Screw designs to improve mixing of the film components. First pass yield improvement projects. Through these efforts waste was reduced by 40%. First pass yield has improved 3%.

•Lead projects to improve polyolefin extrusion. These included process control upgrades, raw material substitution, new product scale up, purchase of new screw, and takeaway modifications to reduce film bag.

•Lead Raw Material Technical team. Projects included raw material qualifications, scale up of raw material substitution at facility in France, contamination identification and elimination.

•Continue to consult with facility in Wales on Cloeren feedblock design to support related business.

Aug. 2004 to July 2006

Process Engineering Sr. Specialist

•Lead projects associated with multilayered film products. These included polymer filtration, twin screw extruder screw design, moving product from pilot plant to production facilities, layer distribution improvements, and extruder start up/shut down procedures.

Oct. 2000 to Aug. 2004

Sr. Process Eng/Process Engineering Specialist

•Led projects associated with hot melt coatings including raw material substitutions, new product scale up, process improvements, PLC programming improvements, and screw design to reduce screw wear from material corrosion.

Sep. 1987 to Oct. 2000

Sr. Process Eng/Process Engineer Specialist

•Led projects supporting multilayered film technologies including design and installation of lines in US and UK plants, new product scale up, fixed and adjustable feedblock design, raw material qualifications, PLC programming, and layer distribution improvements.

IT Skills:

•Strong PC skills including Minitab, MS Word, Excel, & Power Point, have configured “Fisher Provox ” data acquisition and control system.

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