Kyle Vandermolen's most recent work was with Solvay, a global leader in chemicals science and processing technology, as a Technical Services Specialist. He began his career as a Chemicals Coordinator at a US Steel Corporation Coke Plant, where he was a front-line shift manager in charge of a team of six union workers. He soon rose through the ranks to become Departmental Supervisor, in responsibility of supervising and coordinating the activities of four shift managers and more than 30 union workers.

1. Kyle Vandermolen
Chemical Engineer
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Solvay
Technical Services Specialist
May 2016 - Present Alorton, Illinois, United States
United States Steel Corporation
Process Manager
Oversee the Process Safety Management (PSM) Program and the Isolation, Purging, and
Reintroduction (IPR) Program. Coordinate and plan plant outages and projects.
May 2013 - January 2016 Granite City, Illinois, United States
Innophos Inc.
Production Engineer
Managed and planned capital projects under $100,000. Managed maintenance staff and all
contractor work. Monitored and troubleshoot plant processes for downtime, reliability,
improvements, and debottlenecking. Managed purchase requisitions and orders for
maintenance, plant, and process needs. Planned outages, changeovers, and shutdowns utilizing
plant resources and outside contractors. Adjusted and troubleshoot plant robotic packaging
system. Managed HACCP plans for plant. Aided Research & Development with development of
new products & oversaw plant scale trials. Provided technical assistance to Technical Manager
for implementation of Innophos products at various customers. Participated in plant audits
including BRCGFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative), NSF, Customer (Food Industry),
Kosher/HALAL certifications, among others. Tested and helped implement JD Edwards
Enterprise One resource management system.
September 2010 - January 2012
EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University

2. B.S., Chemical Engineering
Activities and societies: Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, Concert Board, Inter-Fraternity Council, New
Innovations in Tech Entertainment (N.I.T.E.), K-Day Chairman, Michigan Tech Student
Foundation, Michigan Tech Alumni Association, Michigan Tech Student Activities, Michigan Tech
Judicial Board, Michigan Tech Football.
1999 - 2004
AWARDS
United States Steel Award
Safety Excellence in Hazard Identification & Elimination
SKILLS
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Project Planning