Blake Bombardier
Kansas City
Summary
Professional engineer with deep expertise in process optimization, quality control, and continuous improvement. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Skilled in process design, troubleshooting, and lean manufacturing. Reliable and results-driven, with proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency and driving impactful outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Process Engineer
Cargill
05.2023 - 12.2024
- Led safety improvements and owned the Process Safety Management for the plant.
- Improved product quality by conducting root cause analysis on process deviations and implementing corrective actions.
Senior Process Engineer
Archer Daniels Midland
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Set production targets for refined corn oil, and implemented continuous improvement initiatives to increase production throughput and achieve consistent run-rate
- Established lab sample rounds for operators and worked with the lab through various quality issues to ensure in-spec product to customers
Utilities Engineer
Archer Daniels Midland
01.2020 - 10.2022
- Collaborated as a member of the Utility Center of Excellence (UCoE)
- Worked with an EPCM and others within the UCoE on transitioning away from coal to green fuel sources
- Modeled plants with various steam and generational options
- Led a gas turbine project through the first2 phases of front-end loading (FEL) development
- Support for plants in my region, both remote and hands on
- Focused Improvement Lead for the Clinton complex
- Led the team to exceeded year over year increased savings goal of $8 Million dollars
- Assisted in rolling out our new hopper tracker powerapp for all locations
Production Engineer
Archer Daniels Midland
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Oversaw nine capital projects that all came in under budget and on time
- Finished all projects with zero safety incidents
- Conducted several incident investigations across the plant as a member of our incident investigation committee (IIC)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kansas State University
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Programmed code to sort and extrapolate satellite data
- Ran simulations to determine a likely worst case solar proton event
Engineering Intern
ADM
06.2016 - 08.2016
- Worked on implementing new cracking rolls to the process
- Analyzed data and created automated reports on plant metrics to determine efficiencies and upsets
- Self-taught the new digital warehouse system and helped implement and teach colleagues
- Created piping and instrumentation diagrams
- Designed a project to replace incandescent lighting with LED’s and provided financial analysis
- Led the intern team project for creating video standard operating procedures
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas12.2017
Skills
- Hazard analysis
- Project management
- Process implementation
- Cost reduction
- Computer-aided design
- Water treatment
- Process design
- Process troubleshooting
- Mentoring junior engineers
Timeline
Senior Process Engineer
Cargill
05.2023 - 12.2024
Senior Process Engineer
Archer Daniels Midland
10.2022 - 04.2023
Utilities Engineer
Archer Daniels Midland
01.2020 - 10.2022
Production Engineer
Archer Daniels Midland
01.2018 - 01.2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kansas State University
09.2016 - 12.2016
Engineering Intern
ADM
06.2016 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Kansas State University
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