Engineering Consultant providing project management and process engineering services for manufacturing in food and finished goods. Solving problems and capital improvements for manufacturing by developing and improving processes, engineering for new equipment and expanded facilities, and providing training resulting in efficiency improvement and cost savings.

Capital Project Manager, Site Engineer, and Plant Management staff member for a global adhesives company • Project Manager with full scope and budget control on a multimillion-dollar consolidation project of manufacturing plants, resulting in significant cost savings.• New facility construction, equipment relocation, process start-up, and facility closure and restoration.• Created, scoped, designed, and managed new warehouse construction for supply chain warehousing… Show more Capital Project Manager, Site Engineer, and Plant Management staff member for a global adhesives company • Project Manager with full scope and budget control on a multimillion-dollar consolidation project of manufacturing plants, resulting in significant cost savings.• New facility construction, equipment relocation, process start-up, and facility closure and restoration.• Created, scoped, designed, and managed new warehouse construction for supply chain warehousing consolidation, resulting in $2 million annual savings. • Process development including equipment procurement, installation, and start-up for several new products with impact sales of 16 million.• Owner of the manufacturing automation systems and upgrades including specification, procurement, and administration resulting in process control and productivity savings. Delta V, AB plc control• Multiple projects, small to multi-million dollar• Sustainability projects development, resulting in 200% ROI• PHA, PSSR, MOC, Ergonomics Plant administration, Safety committee Show less

Plant / Project EngineerPlant Engineer and Capital Project Manager responsible for maintenance and facilities at a printing plate and chemical manufacturing company • Provides engineering for plant facilities, equipment, maintenance, project, and process development.• Manages all capital projects, equipment, and process improvements.• Maintenance Direct Reports• Provided manufacturing capability for a new product introduction of aluminum treatment and coating… Show more Plant / Project EngineerPlant Engineer and Capital Project Manager responsible for maintenance and facilities at a printing plate and chemical manufacturing company • Provides engineering for plant facilities, equipment, maintenance, project, and process development.• Manages all capital projects, equipment, and process improvements.• Maintenance Direct Reports• Provided manufacturing capability for a new product introduction of aluminum treatment and coating • Instrumental in the development of a $10 million plant expansion plan Show less

Project Engineer /Manager for an engineering consulting firm, Responsible for mechanical project engineering and management for high speed automation at major brewing company. • Provided concept designs for line modifications and established Scope plans and documents• Wrote specifications and bid packages for bottle line installations for new bottle packages. • Construction and start-up support

Production and Engineering Manager for all manufacturing production and engineering with responsibility for orders from sales to shipping of capital equipment manufacturing.• Decreased manufacturing costs resulting in 9.6% increase in manufacturing gross profits. • Introduced product enhancements through new control system technologies to increase sales

Electrical Engineering Manager for the development of electrical controls and software for the beverage industry. Managed personnel and projects, software programs, standards and provided research for new product development.• Provided research of in-line blending technology for new processing equipment.• Reduced engineering time on control packages by 30% resulting in shorter lead-time product delivery

Design and Corporate Engineer responsible for mechanical and electrical development and improvement of automated high-speed capital equipment for metal food cans. • Design project leader for the mechanical and electrical design of capital equipment for material, handling, welding, positioning, at very high speed assembly rates of over 600 units per minute. • Developed automatic product handling equipment with results of $3 million per year efficiency savings.

Progressive career handling multiple positions including: Project Engineer, Resident Engineer, Process Engineer, and Research and Development Engineer. • Site Engineer for equipment installation and start-up of a new $12 million manufacturing plant• Equipment and facilities upgrades for JIT programs resulting in $2 million annual savings. • Automation and robotic feasibility studies for optical disk Class 100 clean room operations.• Justified and specified automatic machinery… Show more Progressive career handling multiple positions including: Project Engineer, Resident Engineer, Process Engineer, and Research and Development Engineer. • Site Engineer for equipment installation and start-up of a new $12 million manufacturing plant• Equipment and facilities upgrades for JIT programs resulting in $2 million annual savings. • Automation and robotic feasibility studies for optical disk Class 100 clean room operations.• Justified and specified automatic machinery resulting in $7.2 million first year savings• Increased machine rates 200%; reduced machine downtime by 20%; and improved material flow. Show less