Drew Smith Email and Phone Number
Mid-career veteran, seasoned engineer, and project manager. Extensive experience in operations leadership, project development, machinery design, power plants, and industrial construction. Self-starting and tenacious individual who has repeatedly been trusted to handle challenging problems and has achieved success exceeding expectations. Eager to learn new skills and work for continuous improvements that impact organizational efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Specifically, focused on managing technical teams and cross-functional groups to achieve significant and measurable results.Specialties: Project Management, Portfolio and Program Management, Training and Presentations, Product Development, Team Building and Coaching, MS Project, Petroleum Vapor Recovery, VBA with MS Excel / Word / Access, 3D modeling - ProEngineer and Solidworks, FEA, and CAD
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Principal EngineerMechanical Solutions, Inc Apr 2023 - PresentWhippany, Nj, Us -
Senior Principal EngineerCurtiss Wright - Engineered Pump Division Apr 2015 - Apr 2023• Lead design engineer for new diesel generator cooling pump. Responsibilities include supervision of drawing development, writing the design record and all engineering calculations/FEA, bill of material development, creation of all manufacturing and test procedures with OQE documentation.• Product engineer for 5 sustaining pump models for submarine service. Responsibilities include maintenance of all bills of material, disposition of non-conformances, material review board, technical interface with customers, and test documentation and reporting.• Supports continuous improvement efforts by tracking engineering response for all non-conformances. Manages all MS SharePoint activities and data organization on the air-gapped secure network.• Supports and reviews other engineers for finite element analysis and technical calculations.• DoD Secret Clearance
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Project Development EngineerAir Products Dec 2012 - Apr 2015- Manufacturing Project Manager handling turbomachinery projects. Leads teams of engineers to design and manufacture expander/compressors used in industrial air separation equipment and LNG refrigeration plants. - Project Development Engineering to scope and estimate new projects for the CryoMachinery department. - Developed department-wide resource planning and personal time management/tracking system to help identify resource conflicts and utilization issues. SharePoint system is used by all department personnel to communicate their workload and availability months into the future to help managers assess gaps and overload situations. Developed routine reports using MS Excel and MS Access integrated with MS SharePoint.- Department project portfolio forecast for all current and future projects. Gathers inputs from all Air Products business areas that require CryoMachinery support, and produces a monthly forecast of engineering, manufacturing, and materials needs to be used to support department budgeting, overhead recovery, and resource needs.
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Project ManagerBuckeye Partners Jan 2011 - Aug 2012Houston, Texas, Us• Manages large capital projects including installation of a new Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU), cleanout and refurbishment of petroleum storage tanks, and installation of a new 26.4kV substation with new 5000 HP VFD’s and pumps.• Project management includes all phases from scope development, cost estimating, bidding and procurement, scheduling, construction, integration and startup, and closeout.• Coaches and trains the 13 operational teams throughout the East district on conflict resolution, decision making, and effectiveness. Certifies asset teams to the company “high performance” criteria.• Supports project portfolio management and funding requests for the East district.• Provides engineering liaison support for large expansion projects involving capacity expansion of Buckeye’s pipelines in New York City. -
Group Leader - ProjectsBuckeye Partners Jul 2009 - Dec 2010Houston, Texas, Us• Coordinated the overall company budget for projects across all divisions. Maintained the company project portfolio for maintenance and business development.• Facilitated project management process development company-wide.• Controlled and administered the AFE gate for project approval company-wide.• Supervised the Design and Drafting group that supported all divisions.• Facilitated the development of the Asset Maintenance Policy to proactively address maintenance of all pipeline and terminal equipment. This policy includes provisions for assessment, identification, prioritization, and budgeting. • One of six certified trainers for a team development 7-day course. This training course is taught across all operational teams to help promote better team decision making and effectiveness. -
Planning EngineerBuckeye Partners Apr 2007 - Jul 2009Houston, Texas, Us• Develops new project scopes and cost estimates for petroleum pipeline and truck terminal construction and maintenance projects up to $60MM. Assists with very large project cost estimates exceeding $100MM.• Created a new MS Excel template for all project estimates company-wide. This template streamlines the development of accurate project cost estimates that can be easily reviewed by senior management. The template converts detailed estimates into AFE documents automatically and provides a cost category breakdown for accounting and tracking.• Overall Program Manager for truck terminal vapor handling equipment. Created a MS Access database for over 50 vapor handling assets including vapor combustion units (VCUs) and vapor recovery units (VRUs). • Completed John Zink Vapor School, 2007.• Researched and developed specifications for new dry vacuum VRUs. Performed economic analysis of VRU installation opportunities and purchased 5 new dry vacuum VRUs in 2008. • Led design and installation efforts for new dry vacuum VRUs and personally supervised the first 4 startups. • Works actively with VRU equipment vendors and operations personnel to repair and upgrade vapor handling equipment. Instituted a VRU upgrade program to refurbish aging VRUs. Actively tracks all maintenance of vapor handling equipment. Negotiated the purchase of a portable VCU for use in maintenance outages.• Helped develop a corporate standard for vapor collection safety equipment including flame arrestors and detonation arrestors. -
Senior Design And Development EngineerLutron Electronics Apr 2004 - Apr 2007Coopersburg, Pa, Us• Senior mechanical engineer for Home Systems product platform. Provided coaching and guidance to other mechanical engineers and designers. Reported directly to business unit leader and serves on advisory staff.• Responsible for launch of residential product line in Japan. Coordinated existing product adaptation for Japanese electrical requirements and regulatory approval. Coordinated adjustments to manufacturing processes to meet new quality requirements of Japanese market. Responsible for communication and resolution of all issues with Japanese sales team.• Designed new test equipment for use on production line. Equipment attaches to new design terminal blocks for all panel-based products. New design held as trade secret.• Assisted with design and construction of product test equipment to ensure quality of products. Works closely with electrical designers and manufacturing engineers to produce safe, reliable, and ergonomic test gear.• Used ProEngineer version 25.0 (Wildfire 2) to design plastic and sheetmetal parts. • Quickly learned all aspects of the residential product system including system design and software programming. Used this knowledge to lead customer training classes and assist with customer technical support.• Designed, built, programmed, and installed custom lighting control equipment for special customers with unusual space and interface requirements. • Worked with marketing staff to help develop new products that meet customer requirements. Worked with engineering team to specify, develop, prototype, and manufacture these new products.• Worked closely with purchasing, manufacturing, and operations staff to specify, purchase, qualify, approve, and introduce new components to the manufacturing plants. The new parts supported quality improvements, supplier changes, international regulatory changes, and cost improvements. -
Project EngineerFlowserve Feb 2001 - Mar 2004Irving, Texas, UsFlowserve Government Marine Business Unit (currently a division of Curtiss-Wright)• Responsible for all Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for Government Marine Business Unit. FEA used to evaluate pressure boundary part stress, rotor dynamics, and structural natural frequency.• Responsible for new pump design projects including hydraulic selection and testing, material selection, bearing arrangement, motor purchasing, structural integrity, explosive shock survivability, tolerance calculations, specification compliance, and all report submissions. • Assisted marketing by developing and presenting proposals using MS PowerPoint software. Coordinated and executed a 7-month new product proposal resulting in a $11.5M government pump order. As a new inexperienced member of the business unit, management believed this order would be unobtainable and lost to the competitor. The competitor has been effectively forced out of the market after losing this key project.• Most experienced person on site in the use of Solidworks, ProEngineer, and ProMechanica software. Proficient with ProEngineer/Mechanica versions 18.0 through 24.0 (Wildfire) and Solidworks 2001+ through 2003. Self-taught ProEngineer user. Completed basic modeling and advanced assembly modeling training for Solidworks. • Developed solid modeling techniques in ProEngineer and Solidworks for the creation of complex hydraulic shapes including impellers and hydraulic passages. • Developed a technique for reverse-engineering complex hydraulic surfaces using coordinate measuring machine data. Mathematically manipulated data from multiple cast surfaces to create an average hydraulic shape that was reproduced using 5-axis machining. • Developed new MS Excel calculation tools for all aspects of pump design to reduce cycle time for the development group. Standardized calculations and reports including rotor dynamics, gyroscopic, center-of-gravity, bearing life, speed-torque, and shaft stress. -
Product EngineerFlowserve Oct 1998 - Feb 2001Irving, Texas, Us• Experience calculating and reporting rotor dynamic analyses of pump rotors and critical speeds. Wrote rotordynamic reports for pumps according to API 610.• Wrote design reports for nuclear pump projects including major equipment upgrades. • Developed a MS Access database to reduce cycle time for repeated structural FEA’s. The FEA’s were used to adjust designs prior to manufacturing to avoid structural resonance problems. Cycle time for FEA’s reduced from 40 hours to 8 hours. Trained others in the use of the database. Supported field service group in resolving structural problems.• Developed a MS Access database to generate and record all nuclear parts dedication requirements for all orders. Reduced cycle time to generate engineering paperwork from 1 week to 30 minutes. Trained others in the use of the database. • Supported field service group in resolving bearing lubrication issues.• Performed structural frequency analyses including seismic analyses and reports. -
Manufacturing Eng/ Manufacturing SupvSquare D Company Apr 1998 - Oct 1998Us• Supervised eight production associates for a variable-speed motor drive assembly line. Responsible for scheduling work hours, overtime, vacation, and personnel performance evaluations.• Manufacturing engineer for two assembly lines. Responsible for all technical issues including material quality, production schedules, cost reductions, personnel training, and ergonomic improvements. • Training on FMEA, Product Development, and Empowered management. -
Lieutenant - Submarine Officer InstructorUs Navy Feb 1995 - Apr 1998Washington, Dc, UsU.S. Navy Submarine Officer Instructor - Naval Submarine School, Groton, CT 1995 - 1998• Awarded Navy Commendation Medal for writing an entirely new curriculum in MS PowerPoint for all Threat/Intelligence submarine officer training. Trained all levels of submarine officers in warfare tactics. • Awarded Navy Achievement Medal for consistently outstanding instruction. Repeatedly recognized by students as one of the best instructors at the Naval Submarine School.• Senior Watch Officer. Directly supervised and trained forty-five submarine/engineer-qualified officers. Responsible for all officer and enlisted watchstanding at Naval Submarine School. • Coordinated all community service projects conducted by Naval Submarine School personnel. Directed over 400 volunteers in over 5000 man-hours of volunteer work each year. • Awarded by Chief of Naval Operations for best community service program in 1995.• Completed a 4-week training course for instructors emphasizing speaking and presentation skills. -
Lieutenant - SubmarinesUs Navy May 1990 - Feb 1995Washington, Dc, UsU.S. Navy Submarine Officer - USS Gato (SSN-615), Groton, CT 1990 - 1995• Engineering Officer of the Watch / Engineering Duty Officer. Led an eleven man engineering section in the operation and casualty control of the nuclear plant during critical and shutdown conditions. Selected twice to lead casualty watchstanding during two annual nuclear safety examinations. • Officer of the Deck / Command Duty Officer. Led a thirty man watchsection and directly controlled all ship’s evolutions and operations at sea and in port. Responsible for safe operation of the entire ship.• Awarded Navy Achievement Medal for superior leadership during ship casualties. The only junior officer trusted to supervise during nuclear control rod testing and special reactor plant testing.• Division Officer. Supervised five to fifteen technicians in operation and maintenance of equipment for control and safety of the ship’s nuclear reactor, sonar, communication, and navigation equipment. • Ship’s Diving Officer. Responsible for all safe submerged operations of the ship. Recognized as the best Diving Officer of the Watch aboard ship and responsible for training of all ship’s control personnel. • Awarded by the Commander of the Atlantic submarine fleet for best radio division - 1994.
Drew Smith Education Details
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Penn State UniversityMechanical Engineering -
Lehigh University College Of BusinessBusiness -
Penn State UniversityMechanical Engineering -
Naval Nuclear Power SchoolNaval Nuclear Propulsion -
Penn State UniversityMechanical Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about Drew Smith
What company does Drew Smith work for?
Drew Smith works for Mechanical Solutions, Inc
What is Drew Smith's role at the current company?
Drew Smith's current role is PE / MBA / BSME - Experienced Engineer and Veteran.
What schools did Drew Smith attend?
Drew Smith attended Penn State University, Lehigh University College Of Business, Penn State University, Naval Nuclear Power School, Penn State University.
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