ENGINEERING MANAGER Summary Mechanical engineer 30 years progressive experience specializing economics driven project justification, management mechanical design. Much career focused paper converting equipment operations developing roles maintenance reliability systems. More recently responsible facilitating capital investment portfolio Halsey Mill. Highlights Project management Paper converting equipment Facility plant modifications DMF Project Work Process Written verbal communication skills AutoCAD Excel Accomplishments Start-up major converting equipment lines emphasis long term reliability. Designed implemented mill project work process improve economic thinking operational ownership mill driven projects. This streamlined mills approval process projects. Experience Engineering Manager May 2011 Current Company Name City State Responsible facilitating capital projects plan process. This included developing process evaluate projects stakeholders determined phase gate challenges developing engineering talent work within expectations GP Project Work Process. Transitioned working manager responsibility managing several projects $4MM range addition responsibility overall capital portfolio. Develop clearly written venture summaries communicate DMF economic rationale projects Responsible hiring developing engineering talent organization. Manager Maintenance Reliability January 2009 May 2011 Company Name City State Member mill leadership team responsible safe work performance contract adherence 76 person maintenance group. Included hiring development craftsmen salaried personnel maintenance department. Utilized reliability experience provide focus mill reliability improvements areas lubrication, precision maintenance work, sustainable PM processes, BOMs procedure based job plans. Recognized time one effective converting maintenance efforts company lowest maintenance cost per case company. Supervisor Reliability Engineer November 2005 January 2009 Company Name City State Led converting PM program focus developing sustainable results developing mechanical work standards job plan library converting equipment implementing CMMS (Passport) support PM inspection program, parts rebuild program, periodic machine rebuild efforts. Led RCM efforts establish maintenance reliability plan new Perini PCMC equipment implementing results CMMS. This effort required educating team RCM methodology, facilitating RCM process large team establishing vision incorporating RCM effort existing PM program. System administrator Passport CMMS system. Developed tools understand repair PM processes, provided training PM processes. Managed Machine shop including supervision machinists, managing flow work shop. Process &Tooling Engineer November 2000 November 2005 Company Name City State Responsible developing improvements laser patterning lamination process recognized least reliable process production line. Improvements web handling design led 80% output improvement bottleneck process. Other contributions included developing SPC strategy reduced variation increased reliability. Established SPC system provided startup assistance line transferred Singapore. Designed started next generation laser patterning operation adhesive film successfully bringing process line ahead schedule exceeding quality specifications. Led leak testing process improvement efforts, SPC compliance investigation correct GR&R practices. Participating leading task force efforts understand quality issues factory. Coordinated adhesive related improvement efforts teams including scientists, vendor representatives supply chain personnel. Converting Plant Engineer January 1993 November 2000 Company Name City State Responsible budgeting, planning, managing capital improvement process Halsey Mill tissue/towel converting plant. Primary responsibility construction management, vendor negotiations installation startup planning several $1MM+ installations. Startup Superintendent new technology towel rewinder complex. Provided project management installation, training startup followed supervision operation two year period difficult redesign efforts start issues resolved. Senior Converting Analyst November 1992 January 1993 Company Name City State Worked manufacturing sites develop utilization improvement plans manufacturing assets. Development Designer, Mechanical Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer January 1984 November 1992 Company Name City State Design engineer developing specialized machinery paper converting industry. Developed machinery equipment layouts manufacturing facilities, managed CAD installation developed computer simulation models complex manufacturing facilities. Education Bachelor Science Mechanical Engineering University Idaho School Engineering City State Skills budgeting, CAD, construction management, engineer, film, hiring, inspection, laser, machinery, managing, mechanical, negotiations, processes, process improvement, project management, quality, simulation, SPC, strategy, supervision, system administrator