Design, engineering and project management services for industrial clients in the greater Nashville, TN area.

Assess new project opportunities at customer facilities with outside sales team, develop process designs, preliminary drawings, cost estimates and technical proposals for delivery to customer.Manage awarded capital projects (generally range from $10k-$2M in size) start to finish.Prepare process and mechanical fabrication drawings (PIDs in AutoCAD, 3D skid modeling in Solidworks).Source all materials for projects. Examples include: positive displacement/centrifugal/twin… Show more Assess new project opportunities at customer facilities with outside sales team, develop process designs, preliminary drawings, cost estimates and technical proposals for delivery to customer.Manage awarded capital projects (generally range from $10k-$2M in size) start to finish.Prepare process and mechanical fabrication drawings (PIDs in AutoCAD, 3D skid modeling in Solidworks).Source all materials for projects. Examples include: positive displacement/centrifugal/twin screw/diaphragm/gear pumps, valves, tanks, mixers, heat exchangers, instrumentation, piping, fittings, hangers, structural materials, rental equipment.Work with controls engineers to develop functional design specification documents detailing how the equipment is intended to operate.Provide site supervision of subcontracted sanitary welders, fitters, riggers, and insulators throughout the project. Responsible for my team adhering to all internal and customer dictated safety requirements.Communicate and coordinate all activities and schedule with customer stakeholders including engineers, production, quality and maintenance personnel.Maintain project budget, keep work within well defined project scope and write and negotiate change orders with customers when necessary.Create, organize and deliver commissioning and turnover documentation (drawings, manuals, spare parts lists, operating procedures etc.) at the conclusion of each project. Show less

Led a multidiscipline engineering team of ~20 personnel (mechanical, chemical, electrical, CAD) in the design, build, installation and startup of high purity water treatment systems.Interviewed and selected new engineering hires, provided performance feedback and compensation reviews for team members.Created content and trained new engineers on design tools, engineering procedures, equipment operation, maintenance and troubleshooting.Assigned project responsibilities… Show more Led a multidiscipline engineering team of ~20 personnel (mechanical, chemical, electrical, CAD) in the design, build, installation and startup of high purity water treatment systems.Interviewed and selected new engineering hires, provided performance feedback and compensation reviews for team members.Created content and trained new engineers on design tools, engineering procedures, equipment operation, maintenance and troubleshooting.Assigned project responsibilities, scheduled and prioritized work for team members.Executed design details, bid preparation and cost estimation for large ($1-5M) capital project sales opportunities for senior account managers.Serve as subject matter expert and speaker at high purity water training seminars. Show less

Designed high purity water treatment equipment, performed sizing and component selection for systems in the life sciences, beverage, power, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical marketsTechnologies included: reverse osmosis, electrodeionization, media/carbon filtration, water softening, UV, ion exchange, heat exchangers, ozone, storage tanks, centrifugal pumps, valves, and piping systems.Prepared proposals and cost estimates for capital project sales ranging in size from $10k-$5M.… Show more Designed high purity water treatment equipment, performed sizing and component selection for systems in the life sciences, beverage, power, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical marketsTechnologies included: reverse osmosis, electrodeionization, media/carbon filtration, water softening, UV, ion exchange, heat exchangers, ozone, storage tanks, centrifugal pumps, valves, and piping systems.Prepared proposals and cost estimates for capital project sales ranging in size from $10k-$5M. Worked with sales team to generate and present bids to customers.Performed detailed engineering and project management (schedule, budget, customer communication) for assigned capital equipment projects.Generated, reviewed and approved process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and assembly drawings for release to production floor.Communicated with component vendors to quote, select and receive material needed for equipment fabrication.Wrote sequence of operation and functional specification documents that defined equipment operation for controls and automation team.Generated and executed validation and commissioning protocols (FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ) to ensure equipment was built to specification, operated correctly and satisfied the requirements of pharmaceutical customers.Authored and compiled technical documentation for customer turnover packages and user manuals (drawings, spare parts lists, operating and maintenance procedures, etc.)Frequently traveled for field support of installation, startup and commissioning of new systems.Provided technical support for field service technicians and onsite troubleshooting of water treatment equipment. Show less

Designed and performed experiments for synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles and polystyrene homo-polymer. Analyzed and interpreted results using transmission electron microscopy, FTIR and HPLC.

Maintained facility registration database and performed data entry tasks for the Chemical Risk and Development Branch in a Region VII summer internship.