Richard Ortiz

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Corporate Facilities Project Management Leader - Multi-Industry, Site & Facility Expansions, Greenfield-Site Construction, Product-Line Relocations, Technical Equipment & Lab Facilities Installations
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United States, United States
About Richard Ortiz

Highly effective Corporate Facilities Project Management Leader with extensive multi-industry experience and an exceptional record of success managing site & facility expansions, greenfield-site construction, product-line relocations, technical equipment & lab facilities installations. Recognized expert in overseeing construction of chemical and environmental control facilities, support buildings, and support systems & equipment, from engineering design/inception to commissioning and start-up.• Honored with company “Malcolm Baldrige Award of Excellence” for stellar project leadership performance.• Collaborative, results-driven capital projects leader with excellent communication (bilingual), negotiation, technical writing, and formal presentation skills who achieves business goals consistently through high performing teams of customers, program managers, direct/indirect technical resources • Recently completed a $70 million environmental compliance project installing selective catalyst reduction systems, bag houses, burner systems, scrubber systems, filtration systems, and control systems.• Bilingual (English & Spanish) team builder, mentor and trainer, who builds and grows relationships; provides sound recommendations; and exceeds customer expectations consistently. Solid schedule and cost controls.• Computer proficiency with Primavera 6; 3D Modeling; AutoCAD / SolidWorks, Microsoft Project, Publisher. • Expert on ASME, ANSI, ASTM, IEEE, PIP & ISO construction standards and regulations. CORE STRENGTHS & EXPERTISE• Facilities, Product Line Relocations & Startups • Collaborative Leader, Team Builder, mentor• Greenfield Site Planning & Construction • Complex Project Management Leadership• Existing Site Facility Expansion Projects • Capital Project Expenditure/Asset Planning• Chemical/Environmental Facility Construction • Construction & Installation Management• Engineering Design/Inception to Commissioning • Risk, Schedule, Cost Assessment/Mitigation

Richard Ortiz's Current Company Details

Corporate Facilities Project Management Leader - Multi-Industry, Site & Facility Expansions, Greenfield-Site Construction, Product-Line Relocations, Technical Equipment & Lab Facilities Installations
Richard Ortiz Work Experience Details
  • Cabot Corporation
    Project Director
    Cabot Corporation Mar 2016 - May 2020
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
    Reporting to the Global Project Management Director, leading/ directing major environmental compliance and COGEN projects across four Western US states – utilized SCR technology, ammonia wet scrubbers and heat recovery steam turbine generators to generate electricity. PCR and Data Center facilities also provided.• Ensuring EPA consent decree compliance while lowering emissions of nitric oxide, sulfur dioxide and particle matter via high temperature multi-burners, selective catalyst reactors (SCR) and dry/wet scrubber systems.• Currently managing a $19 million project - to replace two bag houses and two purge filters simultaneously – including cost, quality and schedule controls with a diverse project support group of 10 team members.• Overseeing customer requirements, engineering design support, cost controls, construction management teams, while collaborating effectively with executive/program management, steering teams, and multiple contractors.
  • Cabot Corporation
    Senior Regional Capital Project Manager
    Cabot Corporation 2008 - Mar 2016
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
    Led major chemical and environmental capital equipment design and installations across six US states, including factory/building expansions, bag houses, burner systems, reactor system, filtration systems, and control systems. • Honored with company “Malcolm Baldrige Award of Excellence” in 2012 for stellar project performance.• Managed facilities engineering teams of up to 15 leaders that designed and implemented environmental emissions control equipment at three different sites - worth $110 million such as wet scrubbers, SCR and continuous emission monitoring systems per EPA and state environmental standards.• Supported four major manufacturing and two R&D facilities in the Western U.S. - projects ranged from $1 million to $100 million in capital assets, facilities, construction and divestitures.
  • Ktech Corporation
    Capital Project Transfer/Lean Manufacturing Engineer
    Ktech Corporation 2004 - 2008
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
    Led complex relocation of a chemical plastics manufacturing operation (Poly Flow) from Sylmar, California to a new 200,000 sq. ft. manufacturing site across five acres at Sandia Business Development Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico.• Project managed construction and facilities for new site building by coordinating company customer facilities / utilities requirements (internal/external) with construction firm insuring optimal facilities solutions. • Introduced new chemical slurry manufacturing production line based on customer negotiated detailed requirements to include component, assembly and fabrication/test systems.• Implemented lean manufacturing techniques for the construction and equipment installation of machine shop, plastics fabrication and equipment manufacturing operations at the new site.
  • Cts
    Facilities Maintenance Manager/International Project Manager
    Cts 1999 - 2004
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
    CTS WIRELESS COMPONENTS, INC., Acquired from Motorola Served as Lead Maintenance/Project Manager for U.S. and Asia sites consolidation efforts, overseeing 75 equipment support engineers and maintenance technicians in the transfer of assets between sites.• Reduced capital assets by more than $150 million and achieved a gross return of over $5 million from sales by implementing factory consolidation and asset elimination efforts at five U.S. and Asian sites.• Saved more than $3 million annually at both U.S. and Asia sites by lowering water & electrical usage, nitrogen consumption and effluent treatment costs by 30%. • Reduced operating costs 40% ($7 million) - eliminated facilities operational risks & developed risk mitigation strategies for five high volume product line transfers to Asia. • Boosted yield 15% and equipment uptime 10% over a nine-month period using lean manufacturing techniques. • Led lean manufacturing 5S, TPM, OEE and Six Sigma DMAIC training before 2,000 staff at worldwide sites.
  • Cts
    Sr. Equipment Engineer/Facilities/Maintenance Manager
    Cts 1993 - 1999
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
    Motorola Components Division • Saved $8 million in operating costs by developing long-range division site space planning and layout for the transfer of five product lines to Asia and Costa Rica. • Increased production capacity 250% - coordinated site expansion efforts for facilities & equipment installation on three high volume product line start-ups.• Reduced overhead costs by $1 million annually - lowered annual spare part consumption by $150,000 and improved equipment uptime by 10%.• Generated $400,000 in savings for retraining and recruiting costs by developing and leading implementation of site technician performance skill base system (TPS), which increased retention of team members.• Implemented Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodology on five production lines.

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Richard Ortiz's current role is Corporate Facilities Project Management Leader - Multi-Industry, Site & Facility Expansions, Greenfield-Site Construction, Product-Line Relocations, Technical Equipment & Lab Facilities Installations.

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Richard Ortiz attended New Mexico State University, The University Of New Mexico - Robert O. Anderson School Of Management.

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