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Hebron, Ohio

Oversee Reliability operations for multiple plantsProject control and management for large equipment installationsCAPEX analysis for divisional operations and new business casesEvaluate and promote automation opportunities in manufacturing

Hebron, Ohio

• Specification, budget preparation, and project management for plant-scale equipment projects.• Division CAPEX and business case preparation and analysis.• Hands on supervision of special projects.• Direct intervention during breakdowns of critical equipment.• Training, aid and support to plant maintenance departments.• Implementation of new technologies including vision, robotics, RFID, and cloud data aggregation.

Design, programming and on-site services to support customers new or existing equipment. Provide interface and integration between equipment and systems. Recent projects in pollution abatement, material handling and conveying systems. Provide design, start-up, balance, vibration and diagnostic services for rotating equipment and air systems.Use industrial engineering methods to measure and improve system performance in terms of quality and productivity.Support sales efforts of network associates in the areas of equipment and engineering services.

Maintain and increase customer contacts in target industry. Complete projects associated with controls and ancillary components of equipment built by our client companies.• Performance rating, selection and sales of fans, blowers, heat exchangers and conveying equipment.• Design, troubleshooting and hands-on modification of fans and conveying systems.• Design and installation of PLC-based control systems.• Programming and installation of design and estimating software.

Manage engineering and field service departments. Responsible for product performance and safety.• Finite element modeling for stress and vibration analysis. Update and create new computerized methods for automating the engineering process for custom fans.• Diagnosis of aerodynamic and mechanical issues with installed fans.• Shop floor support for manufacturing and quality, including developing new production methods.

• Project management for manufactured products, installations.• Development and installation of control systems.• Sales of manufactured products and controls.• Development of computer control system for bonding autoclaves.

Prepared estimates and made sales presentations to external clients. Performed design and on-site services to support Pantron's control panels.

Created performance rating, design, and costing programs for condensing heat exchangers. Designed control systems and worked on field installations.

Team member for quality audits and quality systems training and improvement. Supervisor of non-destructive testing laboratory.