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Herb Bolender

Lima

Summary

Dynamic Process Technician with extensive experience at Procter & Gamble, excelling in equipment maintenance and process troubleshooting. Proven track record in quality assurance and safety compliance, leading projects exceeding $1 million. Adept at chemical handling and fostering continuous improvement, ensuring operational excellence and team training.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Process Operator

Nutrien
Lima
05.2021 - Current
  • Perform daily samples, and process readings.
  • Prepare and lock out/tag out (LOTO) equipment for maintenance.
  • Troubleshooting process/equipment.
  • Training new hires safely and efficiently.
  • 2024 Turnaround Reforming Shepherd
  • Use of DCS to know process status of units.
  • Training in progress for board qualification.

Process Operator

Guardian Lima
Lima
11.2019 - 05.2021
  • Perform quality checks per standards, using lab equipment.
  • Sanitization and minor maintenance of ethanol-producing equipment.
  • Manual and automatic use of valves, VFDs, etc., in the field and DCS.
  • Chemical addition to fermenters and creating Prop's

Process Technician

Mars Inc
Leipsic
11.2017 - 11.2019
  • Maintenance, AM, PM, and CILs of all process equipment.
  • Cleaning and sanitizing of all equipment.
  • Quality sampling of all finished products and making adjustments to maintain quality standards.
  • Finding, documenting, and fixing defects.
  • Monthly safety and quality training.
  • Reporting daily results in the daily DDS meeting.
  • Maintaining work and development plan.

Process Technician, PC & IS Technician, Line Lead

Procter & Gamble Co
Lima
03.2004 - 04.2016
  • Maintenance coordinator for multiple production lines.
  • DeviceNet
  • RSLogix
  • Allen-Bradley Components
  • Program, maintain, and calibrate electrical components such as flowmeters, level switches, temperature switches, rupture discs, P&ID loop tuning, etc.
  • Ethernet communication.
  • Mechanical skills.
  • Loading and unloading of raw materials and finished products per safety and quality procedures.
  • Rebuild and maintenance of process equipment (valves, pumps, flow control valves, etc.).
  • Project lead (multiple projects) for electrical and controls > $1 million.
  • Low voltage qualified.
  • Archestra IDE.
  • Thin Client, Historian, Server setup and maintenance
  • Why-Why/Fishbone methodology.
  • Breakdown elimination.
  • Microsoft Project Manager.
  • SAP
  • Multiple training classes and qualifications.
  • Word, Ecel, PowerPoint

Education

High School Diploma -

Allen East
Lafayette
05-1992

Skills

  • Equipment maintenance
  • Process troubleshooting
  • Quality assurance
  • Safety compliance
  • Chemical handling
  • Continuous improvement

Timeline

Process Operator

Nutrien
05.2021 - Current

Process Operator

Guardian Lima
11.2019 - 05.2021

Process Technician

Mars Inc
11.2017 - 11.2019

Process Technician, PC & IS Technician, Line Lead

Procter & Gamble Co
03.2004 - 04.2016

High School Diploma -

Allen East

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