1. Edmundo Araya
368 Lathlin Avenue P. O. Box 4355
The Pas, Manitoba
Telephone: 204-880-1455
Email: araya.edmundo@yahoo.com
Multi skilled, matured and experienced technical professional with experience in DCS manufacturing environment, Lean
Manufacturing principles, process optimization, project management and water treatment system design and installation
QUALIFICATIONS
 Second Class Power Engineer
 Operational and maintenance knowledge of
boilers, cooling towers and refrigeration systems
 Basic pipe fitting and welding
 Intermediate understanding of process controls
and instrumentations
 Read and interpret engineering drawings
 Water testing of boiler water, cooling water,
waste and raw water
 Pump, vessel and pipe sizing for the design of
various water pre-treatment such as multimedia
filter, ion exchange and reverse osmosis
 Preparation of qualified service reports
EDUCATION
 Knowledge and application of lean manufacturing
components such as Kaizen, 5S, Six sigma, Statistical
Process Control, correlation analysis, kanban system,
JIT, KPI, CAR/PAR analysis
 Operation of Distributed Control System (DCS)
 Supervisory and management skills
 Advanced knowledge of water treatment chemicals
such as phosphates, oxygen scavenger, amines for
boilers, alternating biocides and zinc based corrosion
inhibitor for cooling towers, and retention aids for
paper forming
Power Engineering Technology
Red River College
Winnipeg Manitoba
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Don Bosco Technical College
Mandaluyong City Philippines
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
August 2013 – 2014
June 1993 - March 2000
Assistant Shift Engineer (Power Group) June 2014 – Present
TOLKO Kraft Paper Manufacturing, The Pas, Manitoba
 Maintained zero downtime when operating recaustization and kiln process and water treatment
 Read, record and analyze machine data and parameters and ensure that all are within control limits making
prompt and timely adjustments when necessary.
 Assists senior operators for power boiler and recovery boiler
 Lock-out and Tag out of equipment/tanks and vessels during shutdown and for maintenance work.
 Ensure at all times that safety standards and procedures are carried out.
Print Machine Operator Jun 2010 – Aug 2013
Sunwest Graphics Ltd. (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
 Operate sakurai screen press machine
 Train newly hired operators
 Kaizen team member that developed new changeover procedures that resulted in 35% reduction in changeover
time
 Formulate and mix new color shades as approved by customer

2. Edmundo Araya
Service Sales Manager March 2009 – April 2010
Solerex Water Technologies Incorporated (Philippines)
 Improved the company’s satisfactory rating from franchise owners by developing technical training for service
technicians and service coordinator thereby increasing the company’s value.
 Worked with different suppliers to implement a Kanban system ensuring that materials are available when
needed.
 Satisfy service and upgrade requirements of franchise stores.
 Prepare service proposals and quotations
Application Engineer
NALCO Saudi Ltd. (Saudi Arabia) Aug 2007 – Aug 2008
 Learned everything about water, its sources, dynamics and how it affects its numerous applications.
 Collect, test and analyze utilities water (boiler, cooling towers, closed cooling systems, reverse osmosis,
demineralizers in paper mills and gas plants
 Prepare qualified personal service reports with SPC (Statistical Process Control) and recommendations
Wet-End Operator Jun 2005 – Jun 2007
Arab Paper Manufacturing Corporation (Saudi Arabia)
(Kraft and Liner mill with 500MTD capacity)
 Operate wet-end section of paper machine
 Maintain proper dosing of chemicals
 Adjust headbox settings, chemical dosings, vaccum box, press loadings, for achieving certain paper qualities
based on paper grades
Technical Supervisor Feb 2004 – May 2005
Sigma Packaging Corporation (Philippines)
 Train and supervise print and finishing machines operators
 Operate 8-color gravure printing machine
 Implented SMED principle or ‘single minute exchange of die’ to eliminate waste and minimize downtime during
chang-overs. Examples where standardizing the Allen bolt size for securing rolls and providing uniform tools for
each lead operators.
 Implementation of smed, Kanban, and kaizen principles enabled the company to take on “smaller” customers at
a profit margin comparable to regular “bigger” customers