Richard Rector

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Equipment Project Engineer at Vantage Food @ The Inland Group of Companies
Pittsburgh, PA, US
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I am a broadly experienced Project Manager for Original Equipment Manufactures (OEM) of automated systems and instrumentation. Applications include precision pumping, handling & measuring of water, oils, minerals, and chemicals. I manage the procurement, design, manufacturing, and delivery of specification compliant systems of equipment for customers in industrial, food, municipal water, cooling water, energy, and commercial markets. My first employers, Fiesta Tableware and Kohler companies operate many of the largest automated potteries in the world, furnishing superior quality vitrified dinnerware and plumbing fixtures respectively. I took my experience with hydraulic presses to the flagship abrasive accessory plant for DeWalt. I managed two maintenance shifts and all capital expenditure projects at the plant. I have worked for internal and external customers to deliver equipment on specification, on time, and on budget. I have managed capital projects with Return on Investment (ROI) for internal customers. I am very familiar with fabrication, welding, machining, piping, and instrumentation assembly work environments.Roles - Project Manager - Capital Project Manager - Project Engineer - Project Estimator - Electromechanical Designer - AutoCAD, Inventor, Solidworks Trained Designer - SAP ERP User - Field Startup Service Professional - Technical Writer - RS Logix 500 Troubleshooter - Forklift Trained & Experienced

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The Inland Group of Companies

The Inland Group Of Companies

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Equipment Project Engineer at Vantage Food
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Richard Rector Work Experience Details
  • The Inland Group Of Companies
    The Inland Group Of Companies
    Pittsburgh, Pa, Us
  • Vantage® Food
    Equipment Project Engineer
    Vantage® Food May 2022 - Present
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us
    Original Equipment Manufacturing Mallet & Company Prepare, schedule, coordinate,& monitor assigned engineering projectsInventory and supplier managementOversight of in-house equipment builds and integration into customer facilityResponsible for machine shop staff direction, project monitoring, and safety awareness.Interacts with clients. Interprets project requirements, and designs equipment solutions to meet or exceed the customers’ specifications or requirements.Troubleshooting and problem solving over the telephone with customers actively using our equipment.Communicating with Equipment Operations Manager and team regarding forecasting, budgets, planning, design, build, and installation of equipment into end user facilities.Ensure project compliance with standards, codes, policies, practices, and specifications including regulatory and international guidelines, including those of the customer.Capital Project Engineering support for oleochemical production processes
  • Allegheny County
    Judge Of Elections
    Allegheny County Nov 2020 - May 2023
    Pittsburgh, Pa, Us
    Two days annually at polling place.
  • Prominent North America
    Project Manager
    Prominent North America Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
    Pit, Us
    • Project Management – 200 projects delivered annually, $1K - $100K USD per project, pump & instrumentation assemblies for external customers o Delivered single (1 pump), primary/backup (2 pump), swing (3 pump), and other multiple metering pump arrangements for water, acid, caustic, oil, and bleach – 400 – 30,000 mL/hour @ 0-5000 psi for external customers o Delivered polymer blending assemblies for external customers o Delivered instrumentation for wastewater chlor/dechlor application for external customer o Worked unsupervised under Director of Operations without dedicated resources alongside 4 teams parallel to me sharing their dedicated Project Engineers and Designer Draftsmen to assist in execution of my projects from Jun 2018 – December 2018 o Worked under Project Engineering Manager and managed one dedicated Project Engineer from December 2018 – August 2019• Design Documentation – Bills of material (BOM), piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), reviewing electrical, mechanical, civil documentation with respective staff, and drawing revision management and documentation.• Project Execution – Schedule kick-off meetings, review documentation, submittals, manage clarifications and exceptions during specification review process. procurement from internal & external suppliers, meet with production operations frequently, release for production, production scheduling, inspection, and delivery• Engineered Systems built, inspected, and delivered to specifications of external engineers and customers o Electrical specifications included Class I, Divisions 1 & 2 for explosive gases and UL508A compliance• Project Engineering - Created 37 pages of Piping & Instrumentation (P&ID) drawings including legend page and symbols defining the scope of work for $750K project
  • Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company
    Senior Project Engineer
    Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company Jul 2013 - Oct 2017
    Naperville, Illinois, Us
    • Project Management – 40+ projects delivered annually, $1K - $750K USD per project, 3D TRASAR technology driven pump & instrumentation assemblies for internal customers • Delivered single, primary/backup, swing, and other multiple metering pump arrangements for water, acid, caustic, oil, peroxide, and bleach – 400 – 30,000 mL/hour @ 0-5000 psi for internal customers • Proprietary systems and assembly design for internal customers• Project Execution – providing quotations, submittals, procurement and specifying scope of work for external suppliers, assembly, and delivery• Project Estimation – determining cost for project scope of work, change orders• Design Documentation – BOM, Solid modeling general arrangements, P&ID, electrical schematics, electrical panel layouts, electrical interconnecting diagrams, customer approval drawing sets, and revision management.• Engineered Systems built, inspected, and delivered to specifications of external engineers and customers • Electrical specifications included Class I, Divisions 1 & 2 for explosive gases and UL508A compliance. • Material Test Reports (MTR) included on parts for projects when specified • Positive Material Identification (PMI) testing is performed and documented when specified.Ecolab combined technology for water measurably saved 226 billion gallons of water for customers in 2023, equivalent to the drinking water of over 782 million people annually.
  • Norit Activated Carbon
    Project Engineer
    Norit Activated Carbon Nov 2006 - Jul 2013
    Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nl
    • Project Management - 30+ projects delivered annually, $60K -$1.5M USD per project, 2-1000 pound per hour vapor phase and motive water driven systems employing 900 pound bulk bags or full-weld silo arrangements with up to three feeder outlets per silo to convey Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) within applications for external customers • Delivered or furnished PAC systems primarily for municipal surface water pretreatment and flue gas mercury emission removal • Planning, accounting, scheduling, invoicing, and working with other engineers and contractors • Project Execution - preparing design submittals, purchasing, subcontracting, expediting, preparing Operating & Maintenance manuals, construction field start up support, and training for internal and external customers• Activated Carbon Injection (ACI) Systems & Services Contracting - preparing project proposals, including estimates, bid packages, budgets and schedules for external customers • Equipment Lease Management - preparing lease proposals and agreements, preparing equipment, delivery and field startup support for external customers• Electrical specifications included Class II Div. 1 & 2 for combustible particulates and UL508A compliance.• Warranty Support & Problem Solving for previous projects for external customers• Capital Project Management - ($500K USD per project) Activated carbon production plant projects for internal customers • Furnished 41,000 pound/hour dilute vapor phase conveyor with positive displacement blower and rotary valve assembly to convey granular activated carbon (GAC) from screening to milling operations for powdered activated carbon (PAC) production • Furnished 20,000 pound/hour gravimetric metering screw assembly and controls with local control design and SCADA integration at the inlet of a legacy rotary kiln for charcoal production
  • Dewalt
    Manufacturing Engineer
    Dewalt Oct 2005 - Nov 2006
    Towson, Maryland, Us
    • Maintenance and Facility Manager for 35,000+ sq. ft. flagship DeWalt Abrasive Accessories plant, manufacturing abrasive wheels to cut and grind steel and masonry, $12K-$18K per month maintenance expenses, excluding payroll •Supervised multiple direct reports on 2 maintenance shifts, operating 7 days a week.• Capital Project Management - $10K-$550K USD per project, projects to automate production and increase capacity of the facility, specifying and purchasing 300 - 1200 ton hydraulic presses, process ovens, managing equipment retrofits, preventative maintenance program development, tooling acquisition, and annual budget accounting
  • Kohler Co.
    Mechanical Engineer
    Kohler Co. Oct 2001 - Aug 2005
    Kohler, Wisconsin, Us
    • Capital Project Management - 15+ projects delivered annually, $10K - $100K USD per project, Automated Manufacturing Equipment Project Management, Material and Equipment Selection, Soliciting and Providing Quotes for Equipment and Materials • Field Startup Support - designed and installed advanced automated casting systems for production in $51MM greenfield Sanimex pottery in Monterrey, Mexico.• Automated Manufacturing Process Equipment Design and Fabrication - Vitreous (Porcelain) 25-100 ton hydraulic and pneumatic presses, steel and aluminum structural fabrications, equipment rebuilds and retrofits, pneumatically and electrically driven conveyor systems, quality testing equipment, guarding design per OSHA Specifications• Design Documentation - bills of material, mechanical/structural CAD drawings, schematics (Electrical, Pneumatic, Process Flow) for process equipment• Kaizen - Lean Manufacturing Project LeadershipCreated more usable production floor area using 5S principles, implemented lifting devices, replaced operator driven tasks with automated equipment, and designed precision mold registration for robotic handling applications • Design Analysis - Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of structural and mechanical process equipment components
  • The Fiesta Tableware Company
    Plant Engineer
    The Fiesta Tableware Company Aug 1999 - Oct 2001
    Newell, West Virginia, Us
    • Product Development - CAD/CAM design, machined tooling design for new products, product design improvement• Plant Engineering - production capacity expansion layouts, general plant utility layouts (gas, electrical, lighting, water, wastewater, process material)• Maintenance Project Manager

Richard Rector Skills

Project Management Original Equipment Manufacturing Project Engineering Capital Projects Metering And Analytical Instrumentation Process Pumps And Systems Mechanical Engineering Pneumatics Material Handling Equipment Mineral Processing Manufacturing Factory Continuous Improvement Product Development Engineering Process Improvement Kaizen 5s Process Engineering Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Materials Business Process Improvement Root Cause Analysis

Richard Rector Education Details

  • West Virginia University
    West Virginia University
    Mechanical Engineering

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Richard Rector works for The Inland Group Of Companies

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