Ian Packard, P.E. Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo

•Department head of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines for the Food & Beverage region.

St. Louis, Mo

•Design of fire protection, plumbing, and utility systems for food & beverage, biotech, and pharmaceutical buildings.>>Knowledgeable about building codes, fire codes and standards, plumbing codes, and insurance standards.>>Fire protection expertise: building zoning, system types and applications, water supply, hydraulic calculations and fire pump sizing, occupancy hazard classification, classification of commodities and flammable liquids, and selection of sprinkler coverages for non-storage and storage areas.>>Plumbing expertise: domestic and process water, natural gas, process waste and vent, sanitary waste and vent, storm water, load calculations, pipe sizing and materials, water heaters, and fixture selections.>>Utility expertise: water treatment, compressed air, load calculations, pipe sizing and materials, and P&IDs.•Proficient in project execution and delivering project documentation.>>Discipline lead for fire protection and plumbing. Responsibilities include scope of work and schedule management, conducting design and review meetings with client, and supervising efforts from supporting designer or engineer.>>Develop construction documents, including plan drawings, riser diagrams, details, schedules, process and instrumentation diagrams, and specifications.>>Support estimating efforts. Collaborate with construction team on value engineering exercises to identify cost savings.•Provide responsive client support via site visits to streamline design development, provide construction assistance and commissioning validation, and collaborate with local authorities and insurance agents to address plan review comments.•Establish strong relationships with team members through project work, coordination with other disciplines, trips to client sites, mentoring, and participation in office events.•Support the growth of individuals and alignment of the design team through regular meetings and training opportunities.

St. Louis, Mo

•Identified prospective clients through industry research. Cold-called to establish contacts and schedule introduction meetings.•Traveled extensively within United States to build relationships with prospective clients. Presented on company's capabilities.•Developed proposals for new work. Collaborated with engineers and suppliers to estimate material costs, production costs, and production schedules. Assessed risk level and established pricing strategies.•Brought in $353.4M of new opportunities (35% of company total). Awarded work by two new strategic clients.•Liaised between company’s production department and client's purchasing and engineering departments to resolve late delivery and/or inadequate quality of parts under contract. Communicated production status updates to client.•Wrote monthly marketing materials for communication with all clients in company’s sales funnel.

Memphis, Tn

•Supervised and scheduled daily work for 39 electricians and mechanics for preventative and emergency maintenance items.•Reinforced a high work completion rate by coordinating the preventative and emergency maintenance with the operations staff.•Daily communication of maintenance progress with plant management.

Joplin, Mo

•Managed $1.32 million project to simplify final manufacturing steps which reduced worker fatigue and increased productivity and repeatability.•Communicated with plant operators and engineers to establish project specifications and deliverables.•Developed statement of work to help garner accurate project bids from prospective suppliers.•Traveled across Midwest U.S. to consult with suppliers concerning project bids and to audit the supplier’s facilities.•Administered meetings between outside suppliers and internal engineers that led to the successful selection of a supplier.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Masters, Business Administration