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Colby Foster

Tampa

Summary

Engineering manager with 5+ years of field experience in oil refinery operations and 3 years of experience in the food and beverage industry.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Engineering - USA

Treatt USA
03.2023 - Current
  • Serve as Project Manager/Engineer to scope, design, and execute site capital improvements for projects ranging from $5k to $5MM
  • Provide management support for capital projects
  • Coordinate with site Operations and Maintenance leaders to develop, implement, and sustain RCM/TPM programs
  • Lead the execution of continuous improvement efforts to support profit enhancement
  • Assist site teams to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals
  • Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to solve operational issues and implement improvement projects
  • Fill in for operations and maintenance roles as needed to ensure continued operation of the facilities in the network

Project Engineer

Treatt USA
04.2021 - 03.2023
  • Analyzed current operations to identify opportunities for profit enhancement
  • Designed and implemented projects to improve productivity, yield, labor efficiency, and operating costs
  • Obtained six sigma black belt certification with product transfer automation project
  • Assisted site teams to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals
  • Served as Project Manager to scope, design, and execute site capital improvements
  • Communicated and collaborated cross-functionally to solve operational issues and implement improvement projects
  • Ensured plant processes adhered to expected safety and quality standards and close gaps where necessary
  • Coordinated and support R&D for new startup/trial/sample runs and optimization activities
  • Supported the site with the development, execution, and alignment of company ESG initiatives

Field Services - Process Advisor

Honeywell UOP
09.2017 - 04.2021
  • Led over 20 projects as Chief Technical Advisor including P&ID verification and redlining, column and reactor tray installations, catalyst loadings and activations in United States, Canada, Spain, Poland, China, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Kuwait.
  • Completed technical reports for unit inspections, catalyst/adsorbent loadings, and start-ups that included detailed explanations of any troubleshooting.
  • Assisted start-up efforts for a natural gas CO2 removal unit on a FPSO off the coast of Brazil.

Development Engineer - R&D

Honeywell UOP
09.2015 - 09.2017
  • Met with operations team on regular basis to ensure research specialist and plant technicians were in sync regarding test schedules.
  • Created detailed procedures for start-up, shutdown, and operation of pilot plants and worked closely with HSE team to ensure procedures followed safety protocols.
  • Applied rapid problem solving techniques to troubleshoot plant issues using PI ProcessBook and Microsoft Excel.
  • Implemented database organization system for inventory of over 3,000 catalyst samples as part of Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
2015

Skills

  • Presentation skills
  • Process improvements
  • Troubleshooting
  • Technical Support
  • Startup and Shutdown Management
  • Root Cause Analysis

Certification

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Timeline

Head of Engineering - USA

Treatt USA
03.2023 - Current

Project Engineer

Treatt USA
04.2021 - 03.2023

Field Services - Process Advisor

Honeywell UOP
09.2017 - 04.2021

Development Engineer - R&D

Honeywell UOP
09.2015 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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