Designed and deployed five closed-loop reinforcement-learning systems from POC to production across industrial process applications.
Analyzed model behavior and supported production tuning using SHAP, hyperparameter optimization, YAML deployment configuration, Grafana, and cloud infrastructure.
Delivered projects producing more than $2M in documented value.
Reinforcement LearningSHAPAWSGrafana
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Process / Operations / Advanced Process Control Engineer
2020 – 2022
Chemical Engineering
Developed and supported advanced process control and real-time optimization applications across olefins operations.
Automated real-time furnace monitoring with Python by generating custom status signals and operator alerts to improve response time.
Modernized plant data analysis using Python regression models for distillation quality control and production optimization.
Built real-time and forecasted emissions dashboards using Python and Power BI to help prevent EPA compliance violations across three plants.
Identified approximately $350K/year in nitrogen savings through condition-based analysis of a closed-loop regeneration system.