GARRETT FRANCZEK
Hilbert
Summary
Full-time engineering position within manufacturing sector, specializing in packaging and paper products
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Engineer
Ahlstrom
08.2023 - Current
- Optimizing wet-end chemistry and chemical dosing to improve machine runnability
- Responsible for a 7-person crew on T13 paper machine
- Represented Ahlstrom at Career Fairs and Customer Plants
- Helped Create and Modify Existing Lockouts and Process Production Pages
- Frequently served as fill-in shift supervisor
- Improved machine efficiency by ~8% by identifying and replacing inefficient vacuum system
Process Engineer Co-Op
ND Paper
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Analyzed Break Patterns and eliminated a recurring defect saving company ~$140,000 (2.5% OME)
- Developed enhanced Machine Overview interface using PARCview and Centerline
- Created plots and presenting findings to engineering, maintenance, and corporate teams
- Running and collecting data for daily management meeting
- Traveling to supplier plants to collect and troubleshoot breaks
Grounds Crew
North Shore Golf Club
06.2017 - 09.2020
- Worked as a Team Leader for a group of 4-5 employees
- Responsible for organizing the completion of daily tasks for the team
- Communicated with the Superintendent of the Golf Club
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison
01.2023
Skills
- Microsoft Excel and Word
- Technical communication
- MATLAB programming
- Equipment Maintenance
- Aspen software
- CNC machining - 3 axis
- AutoCAD
- Production planning
- Manufacturing processes
Certification
UW-Madison Leadership Certificate, Achieved over 100 hours focused on leadership development.
Timeline
Production Engineer
Ahlstrom
08.2023 - Current
Process Engineer Co-Op
ND Paper
05.2022 - 12.2022
Grounds Crew
North Shore Golf Club
06.2017 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison