Bob Sutherland Email & Phone Number

Santa Maria, California, United States

Retired

Santa Maria, California

Developed, tested, supported, and designed complex custom mechanical and fluid systems for turbomachinery in O&G, and power generation applications, including structural bases, oil tanks, oil systems, oil coolers, seal gas & seal gas control systems, process/utility systems, machinery control systems, and instrumentation & instrumentation systems. Employed engineering principals to preform evaluation of system pressure ratings, pressure loss, stress analysis, heat transfer, and energy balance. As passionate supporter of continuous improvement, developed and supported standardized mechanical & instrumentation libraries, and system design tools. Skilled in AutoCad, Jira, SAP, Sharepoint, Enovia, and familiar with Wiki, and Solidworks.

Greater San Diego Area

Conduct and analyze market research and monitor changes in Customer Service markets to reflect customer needs. Provide accurate market input to stakeholders as a result of interfacing with customers, industry experts, sales, engineering and finance. Establish viability of products and services through focus groups, select piloting, and feedback through industry forums. Deliver final product or service, along with pricing and product descriptions to sales and engineering. Collaborate with CS business segments to improve sales tools, training, and support.

Greater San Diego Area

Certified in DMAIC/DMEDI/CPS and chartered with improvements in People, Quality, Velocity, and Cost. Staunch advocate for 6-Sigma and continuous improvement, lead project teams to improve product and service offerings.

Riazzino, Switzerland

Managed two key business units, Package Refurbishment & Modifications (PRM) and Product Support Engineering. Led initiatives to improve and expand business with support of customer service direct reports. In coordination with leadership team, developed business strategy and structure model, financial and marketing plan, and functioned as integrator across Solar-Turbomach enterprise to develop detailed business processes.

Greater San Diego Area

Orchestrated and led team of 20+ staff to design and manufacture critical gas turbine packaged product. Shaped product applications selection structure, bills of material, and manufacturing support documentation to support market requirements. Utilized 6 Sigma methodologies as trained Black Belt to make data driven decisions. Key Achievements:* Developed innovative turbine packaged products, including sub-frames, intake and exhaust systems, control systems, fire and gas systems, fuel and lube systems, maintenance systems, sound suppression systems, enclosures, engines, compressors, and generators. * Skilled in Lean, DMEDI, and DMAIC techniques, quality & process improvement, and cost savings

Greater San Diego Area

Project Engineer responsible for major customer Alliances. With Project Management, PAE, and Sales team, managed customer relationships and expectations with regards to Solar products and services. Executed turbo-machinery projects, coordinated & communicated complex technical issues, managed technical aspects of customer relationships, ensured completion of key project milestones, set and facilitated internal kick-off meetings, customer kick-off meetings, and internal/external design reviews. As part of the project team, maintained project schedules and budgets from booking through commissioning.

Greater San Diego Area

Developed, tested, supported, and designed fluid systems for gas turbine engines, gas compression equipment, industrial power generation equipment, and marine propulsion units. With support from the purchasing group, developed and maintained supplier relationships and new supply chains. Worked with Allen-Bradley ladder logic and field adjustments. Improved inter-departmental communication as liaison between systems development engineering and product engineering. Effected continuous improvement of systems designs while acting as departmental representative for Quality Counsel. Trained staff personnel on systems design principals and philosophy and acted as mentor for junior engineers. Wrote technical reports and specifications to document historical data, engineering methods and conclusions. Promoted/supported engineering designs through design review presentation to both internal and external customers. Employed engineering principals to perform evaluation of system pressure ratings, pressure loss/minor losses, stress analysis, heat transfer, and energy balance.

Greater San Diego Area

Designed, developed, and tested liquid fuel systems, lube oil systems, and hydraulic systems for Auxiliary Power Units (APU's). Designed specialized torque and speed measuring equipment for starter motors on APU's. Designed small high speed close tolerance detailed sub-components for electronic liquid fuel controls and pump assemblies.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

As work center supervisor, coordinated the material, maintenance, and management (3M) program for mechanical systems onboard nuclear submarines. Directed the daily activities of 14 crewmen. Performed trouble-shooting and corrective/preventive maintenance of hydraulic, pneumatic, oxygen, hydrogen, water and other auxiliary systems. Directed an inter-divisional quality assurance program, including receipt and inspection of controlled materials. Prepared and presented practical training sessions for other technicians.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Executive, Business, Marketing, & Financial Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering