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Greenville, South Carolina Area

Shelbyville, In

Manage corporate mechanical and electrical project engineers executing projects in five North American facilities. Redesign existing manufacturing systems to embrace new technology and enhance capex efficiency while promoting safety and energy efficiency. Interface with European engineering teams to unify system design, procedures, nomenclature, and documentation systems.

Albion, Mi

Onsite project manager for $33M modernization of a purchased competitors operating facility. Improvements included plant infrastructure, chemical mixing, fiberization, forming, and packaging. Assisted plant personnel with conversion to Knauf procedures and operations. Located opportunities to improve / repair existing facility within existing budget.Won peer recognized 2015 Knauf Partnership award.

Shelbyville, In

Developed a stage gate system for projects initiated from all aspects of the organization. Worked to prioritize and focus output of all departments. Created project tracking systems outside of email utilizing Sharepoint and Onenote.

Shelbyville, In

Member of the Sharepoint 2013 steering committee.Investigated new technologies to decrease the incidence of facility fires.Researched new methods and equipment to enhance incoming raw material inspection.

Shelbyville, In

Setup data collection systems to track scrap and lost raw materials. Used data collected to drive effective focused change.Launched new binder technology into manufacturing for all Knauf products. Developed new methods for recycled water filtration and biology control.Worked directly with corporate product engineers and customers to move away from a quality system that inferred product performance based on process measurements to a system that directly measured characteristics important to customers.Responsible for monitoring, approving, and following up on all quality complaints.Worked directly with customers to enhance machine setup procedures to insure consistent high performing products with reduced variation.

Shelbyville, In

*Project manager for the $230M facility reconstruction in Shelbyville, IN. Had oversight for all phases of construction including existing public utility relocation, demolition, environmental / safety compliance, plant infrastructure, and extensive OEM equipment integration.*Department consisted of over 20 engineers with electrical, mechanical, and furnace disciplines represented. *Developed unique design / engineering / fabrication / erection partnership between Knauf, engineering firm, steel fabricator, and steel erector. System allowed steel to be shipped directly job-site and be erected in the same day. Eliminating the need for lay down and double handling on a site that was very small and contained an operating manufacturing facility.*Project Manager for $5M engineering and technical services office expansion. Project represented the largest LEED gold building in Indiana at the time at 24,860 square feet.*Modernized all North American Knauf facilities to manufacture a next generation blowing wool product. Introduced new types and manufacturers of OEM equipment to Knauf's processes.

Shelbyville, In

Mechanical project manager for $140M green field construction of new plant located in Redding, CA. Responsible for day to day supervision of mechanical/ millwright trades, onsite safety, equipment procurement, equipment receiving / scheduling / staging.Provided onsite support for plant personnel during plant commissioning.Managed mechanical engineering group remotely while located in Redding, CA.

Shelbyville, In

Managed all aspects of machine refurbishment projects. Projects executed on fast timetables to keep downtime minimized. Including curing ovens, forming sections, emission control systems, plant infrastructure, recycled water systems, and packaging equipment.

Shelbyville, In

Authored ISO documentation for a variety of manufacturing processes.Automated data collection and reporting utilizing Microsoft Access.

Shelbyville, In

Loosefill product engineer. Wrote and maintained product specifications. Insured products were tested accurately. Worked directly with plant operations to minimize product variance and improve manufacturing processes. Tracked and responded to product quality complaints.