Facilities

Provide key engineering support of plant facilities fire protection systems, infrastructure, safety, and plant air supply.Investigated, planned, and coordinated replacement of over 2000 obsolete sprinkler heads on critical storage and production area fire systems, and flushed the systems to ensure reliable operation to improve insurance auditor scores, and avoidance of significantly higher premiums and deductibles.Coordinated a site wide infrastructure survey to obtain data to assist plant managers with future planning and budgeting of infrastructure repairs.Provided project oversight for all phases of a 1.2MM capital construction project to rebuild a collapsing wall on the tissue plant building to improve safety, extend the life of the building, and protect the tissue plant machinery and production process.Designed and documented rerouting of steam and condensate piping to improve material handling safety.Planned, coordinated, and directed structural repairs and painting of a 400-foot section of the plant utility bridge, including lead abatement procedures, to restore structural integrity and improve the longevity and aesthetics of the bridge.Coordinated and led investigation and planning of extensive repair of the facilities bleach plant structural floor steel and concrete slab, to provide continued safe operation of critical production equipment.

Staff mechanical engineer in a 3500-ton per day pulp and paper manufacturing plant, providing all phases of capital and expense project execution, trouble shooting, and design, in support of production.•Conducted a feasibility study for a new plant wide roll handling system for twelve paper machines to consolidate roll handling operations and reduce operating costs.•Designed layout of process equipment for offloading starch from rail cars to provide delivery of lower cost bulk purchases.•Estimated, planned, procured, and directed the installation of additional drying equipment on #7 paper machine to balance dryer hood air flow and optimize energy efficiency and production that resulted in energy savings of $100,000.00 per year and a 5% increase in production (estimated $280,000.00 net profit).•Planned layout, utility connections, procured equipment, and directed installation of PackIndustrie core making equipment to utilize plant supplied paper for producing and supplying winder core for twelve paper machines resulting in savings of $500,0000 / yr.•Calculated process flow and pipe design requirements, directed a consulting engineer, procured equipment, planned, scheduled, and directed contractors in the installation of a 400 ton per day re-pulper to efficiently manage paper mill cull and broke supply ($1,000,000.00 project cost).•Designed new hydraulic drive for roll handling up-ender to replace a chronically unreliable mechanical drive resulting in increased reliability and lower maintenance costs.•Updated plant pressure vessel welding procedures to meet audit findings to comply with ASME Section IX to allow continuation of R stamp repairs by plant welders.•Engineering support for boiler inspections, repairs, and documentation.