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Mississauga, Ontario, Ca

Greenfield giga factory to produce commercial solar panels. Design, construction and commissioning of a new state of the art solar panel facility to improve US renewable energy footprint.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Annual shutdown/turnaround leadership in T-Minus process and event free startup (EFSU)Asset health audit (heat map), tracking and improvement, reliability framework establishmentTransformation leader for mill throughput (Toledo, OR)Disciplined operations coaching/mentor for work process per GP playbookLeadership and team contribution to online monitoring of assets and process using industry 4.0 (IIoT)

Ontario, California, Us

• Leader of 3 area managers, planning of four process/production areas, and reliability team• OPEX leader for five NICB mills maintenance & reliability• Coaching/Mentoring and creating VMG process to improve all KPI’s, annual goal >5% improvement, 2018 – 6%. Use of Career Architect & FYI deliver regular feedback of positive performance and assist with improvement.• Control of annual budget ($12MM manning, $28MM repair materials), using, maintaining and improving Maintenance systems, including work ID, PM/PDM, Planning/Scheduling and Stores• Collaborate with Leadership Team, production area managers, quality engineers, and supply chain to ensure effective plant operation and outage planning/execution• Continuous Improvement initiatives of 5S, 4C’s and 3G’s methods in conjunction with DMAIC

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

• Leader of six area managers, four process/production maintenance areas, a reliability team and engineering team over multiple locations.• Coaching/Mentoring and creating VMG process to improve all KPI’s, annual goal >5% improvement, 2016 – 6%, 2017 – 8%, 2018 – 7% YTD. Use of Career Architect & FYI deliver regular feedback of positive performance and assist with improvement.• Owning and driving safety system processes for maintenance department, 2016 - 0.86IR, 2017 0.42IR, 2018 – 0.38 YTD• Control of annual budget ($12MM manning, $35MM repair materials), using, maintaining and improving Maintenance systems, including work ID, PM/PDM, Planning/Scheduling and Stores, reduction in annual spend of 12% in 2016 and 14% in 2017• Collaborate with Leadership Team, production area managers, quality engineers, and supply chain to ensure that maintenance resources are being utilized effectively for the plant operation, and outage planning/execution.• Ownership of the Engineering organization relative to the effective control and management of the Plant's Capital budgeting, spending, and tracking efforts ($12-38MM annual)• Leadership for plant Continuous Improvement initiatives, TPM, 6S, and Six Sigma• Improving equipment uptime/availability and methods for greater reliability with lower operating costs. 2016 – uptime 86%, 2017 – uptime 89%, 2018 – uptime 90% YTD

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

CMRP responsibility for delivery of TPM on Mill systems, currently expanding MRO, with lubrication (routes, oil analysis), mechanical (precision maintenance), vibration (critical equipment, weekly reporting), electrical & instrument (MCE testing, standards development rebuild/new, calibrations and AMS integration). Root cause program development and implementation.Coach & Mentor for four reliability engineers (two mechanical, two electrical), lubrication and process technicians team development and expectations implementation.Root Cause Failure Analysis and Problem Elimination, RCFA, RCPE.Six Sigma projects using DMAIC model. Visual controls, 6S, RCM, OEE and other programs.All Mill KPI's trending positive with improvements of 5-10% across various platforms.

* Leader of 5 manager team : Outage Planning Manager, Reliability Manager, Electrical & Instrument Superintendent, Mechanical Superintendent, CoGen Operations & Maintenance Manager* Manage department budget and create tracking KPI's for team performance as measured value* Align team roles & responsibilities with department priorities rolling up to mill performance* Develop team processes to leverage skills and abilities to achieve a high level of performance

•Forecasting and strategic planning of the Company. •Ad hoc analysis of the performance and projects of the Company. •Business modeling and pro forma analyses to support strategic decision-making in day-to-day operations and new programs. •Tracking schedules to support efficiency initiative investments as needed. •Budget and CAPEX preparation, equipment recommendations, and accountable for functional budget

Team leader of fourteen members, (one process controls manager, one project engineer, one E&I supervisor, and twelve technicians (10 E&I, 2 HVAC), and one CAD operators.Project manager role for new distributed control system (DCS), from scope, RFP, bid negotiation, to current ongoing engineering and implementation Sept 08. Total project $2.5 MM.Managed documentation project which involved generation of correct and updated P&ID’s, loop sheets, motor elementary drawing, and functional loop narratives. Pre-cursor to DCS projectResponsible to team training and talent development, created a team training matrix and formal evaluation process. Hired, created performance improvement plans, and terminated as needed.Responsible for scheduling and planning of all electrical and controls outage work every six weeks (one day duration) and an annual outage (one week duration).Implementation lead for upgraded Maximo system from 4.1.1 to 6.0, to incorporate new hierarchy and calibration database. Revise job plans and spare parts linking for improved work flow.Manage seven annual service contracts for site service to include 365 coverage and outage support for predictive maintenance. (ABB, Honeywell, Square D, Leppert Electric, Spectra Automation, Altheus IR, and MTI)Leader for continuous improvement. Process controls (loop tuning and equipment installations), CMMS work flow, planning & scheduling, and project coordination.Responsible for electrical and controls reliability to include infrared, online/offline motor testing, distribution testing, and vibration analysis to include new CSI wireless network.Led electrical and controls process for improved machine speeds and quality of liner board. Upgraded five motors to form wound with higher HP and two drive upgrades. Installation of numerous consistency control loops.Responsible for radiation safety, listed as NRC safety officer. Current QCS scanner, density meters, and nuclear consistency devices.

Developed strategy maps utilizing the Kaplan Norton tools for small companies and business consulting. Using stage gate method was able to assist businesses in areas of growth based on their expectations. My partner focused on IT management and ITIL certifications in alignment with business practices.

New York, New York, Us

Matrix based team member of the Instrumentation and Controls Engineering Team. Team member of cGMP pharmaceutical upgrade capital projects, from $250,000 to $5 MM including: bidding, negotiation of subcontracts, change order pricing, purchasing, scheduling, cost analysis of operating and working capital, plus providing interface with engineers, stake holders, and contract field personnel. Team member for Kaizen, TQM, and Six Sigma green belt. Projects in manufacturing and on-site power and steam generation.•Implementation of Mainsaver CMMS database including: audits of current equipment classifications, guidance briefings and providing support training.•Team leader of a fifteen member matrix based team for the purpose of design and implementation of a plant wide safety initiative to include the development of a five year Strategic Operations Plan.•Supervised contractors for the successful commissioning, installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), and performance qualification (PQ) for a $2 MM cGMP capital project to increase the production capabilities of micro spec specialty bulk products. •Led electrical and instrumentation commissioning, start-up and validation phases for process systems utilizing Delta V distributed control systems to include asset entry, graphic interface programming, and faceplate programming. One system Delta V from the ground up (Hardware and software), and two other systems utilizing Delta V front end and the existing Fisher/Rosemount back-plane hardware.•Designed and implemented numerous Continuous Process improvements, Example: Quick Disconnect System Resulting in savings of over $100m annually in man-hours and increased up-time for production.

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

Created and implemented instrument and controls training for plant nuclear personnel

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Avionics troubleshooting/repair F16 fighter aircraft.

Mba, Finance

Bgs, Environmental Earth Science/Pyhsics

As, Nuclear Engineering Technology

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