Devin Wiseman
Nashville,TN
Summary
Process engineer focused on gaining comprehensive knowledge of every area of plant operations, using continuous improvement to strengthen performance and process reliability.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Process Engineer
Bridgestone Metalpha
02.2023 - Current
- Optimize electroplating of copper & zinc onto carbon steel wire by controlling hydrochloric acid activation baths, managing solution concentrations for the insoluble anode baths, and monitoring of rinsing baths to ensure surface cleanliness. Reduced supplemental chemical usage from 100kg/month to 100kg/quarter.
- Manage combustion furnaces through atmosphere monitoring, fuel ratio optimization, and analysis of the steel microstructure. Decreased major scrap events from from 5x/year to 1x/year.
- Collaborated with maintenance team & contractors to implement improved monitoring systems into furnaces, HCl recovery system
- Conducted root cause analysis with production team to reduce wire breakage from 5 per 100 tons to 2 per 100 tons.
- Utilize Lean Six Sigma methodology & JMP software to reduce scrap and target inefficiencies
- Develop process documentation to ensure compliance with quality standards (SOP, Quality Control Matrix, PFMEA)
Process Control Engineer I
Hankook Tire
04.2021 - 01.2023
- Managed the batch rubber testing lab by ensuring that correct procedures were followed and troubleshooted devices such as Rubber Process Analyzer, Moving Die Rheometer
- Oversaw the integration of an automatic rubber inspection robot into the manual testing process.
- Participated in numerous external & internal ISO Audits
- Created work instructions, revised PFMEA, continuously educated plant on 5S methodology
Technical Process Intern
GlaxoSmithKline
10.2020 - 02.2021
- Manufactured toothpaste including the brands Sensodyne and Aquafresh
- Decreased process variability using Aspen Process Explorer for a GMP environment
- Collaborated with senior engineers to solve unique process issues
- Updated existing process information and assisted with implementing new products
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University At Buffalo, The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY05-2020
Skills
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Council for Six Sigma Certifications
- Data analysis
- Team collaboration
- JMP, Minitab, Microsoft Office, Aspen, CAD
Timeline
Technical Process Engineer
Bridgestone Metalpha
02.2023 - Current
Process Control Engineer I
Hankook Tire
04.2021 - 01.2023
Technical Process Intern
GlaxoSmithKline
10.2020 - 02.2021
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University At Buffalo, The State University of New York