Kyle Barras

About Kyle Barras

Progressive optimist and tireless performer with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a M.S. in Engineering and Technology Management from Colorado School of Mines. Skilled in prototype design and fabrication, computer aided design, creative problem solving, project engineering, project management, cost estimation, low-volume manufacturing, and high-volume manufacturing.

Experience

1. Senior Engineer

   Ball Corporation

   Apr 2022 — Present · Broomfield, CO, US

   Drives the front end of process innovation, ensuring that the global process development pipeline reflects industry trends and future needs.Applies new internal and external technologies to manufacturing processes to increase flexibility, reduce spoilage, and improve efficiency and long-term environmental sustainability targets.Ensures appropriate follow up on process innovation projects with engineering / operations teams during development cycle, to drive clearly defined innovation priorities for global technology implementation.Create packages for operations & engineering to optimize implementation and minimize operational issues in the plant environment.Makes use of analytical and statistical evaluation tools to assess process improvement performance.Applies stage gate and project management tools to enable and document cross functional collaboration w/ areas such as operations and engineering.Supports business cases for new processes including evaluation of capital equipment, support equipment, installation, and material usage.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

• Colorado School of Mines

  Master of Science - MS, Engineering and Technology Management