Kyna Patterson

Phone: 801 897 6005 E-Mail: kynajp@gmail.com

Profile
Goal-oriented Process Engineer with five years of experience in metal refining. Six Sigma Green Belt certified
with a record of data driven process improvements. Skilled communicator, trainer, and department
coordinator with a focus on good interpersonal relationships.

Experience
Senior Process Engineer
Asahi Refining January 2016 - Present
 Developed data charts to determine and measure effective improvements.
 Reduced waste process time and labor requirements for three critical processes.
 Streamlined old process to take half the space but retain same treatment capacity.
 Created and modified piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and process flow diagrams (PFDs).
 Created and updated old SOPs, OPLs, new process tests, and new equipment designs.
 Support operations through process upsets and to accommodate customer needs.

R&D/Process Engineer
Johnson Matthey March 2013 – December 2015
 Investigated, tested, and documented methods of reducing gold processing time.
 Tested, created, and analyzed a pilot plant for removing copper from silver electrolyte.
 Lead and participated in project FMEAs reducing selenium exposure and dealing with Cl2 exposure.
 Completed 6-sigma greenbelt project on identifying and mitigating ergonomic issues in gold refining.

Mill Engineer and Manager

Amnor Energy April 2012 – September 2012
 Designed, optimized, and tracked gravity separation process for silver and gold ore.
 Hired, trained, and scheduled the operations crews.

Education and Certifications

University of Washington 2006-2011
B.S in Chemical Engineering with a specialty in Environmental Engineering. GPA: 3.39

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE/EIT) Certification October 2011

Certificate of Chinese Proficiency July 2010

Elementary Grade B proficiency

Skills
 Proficient in MatLab, Simulink, Aspen, and SQL.
 Skilled at PowerBI and the Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, Powepoint, Teams).
 Familiar with JMP and using DOEs.
 Basic AutoCAD knowledge and experience in creating and modifying block for use in P&IDs
 Can program Ignition scripts. Ignition is a SCADA software.