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Assigned To Gm Marion Metal Center

Please see work performed in this position in next description.

Assigned To Gm Marion Metal Center

• Meet Performance Metric annually to identify a minimum of $400 K of energy cost reduction.• Lead Core Energy & Water Reduction Team Meetings.• Weekly, generate electrical consumption reports, comparing actual to Corporate Targets.• Gather meter readings and develop utility consumption forecasts.• Investigate energy & water conservation opportunities, estimate costs and savings, submit requests for corporate funding; this work included conversion of lighting to LED, VFD installation, and evaluation of the possible conversion of plant heat from steam to Natural Gas.• Provide needed "floor support" for implementation of projects.• Monitor compressed air flow over time utilizing “Air Technologies ManagAIR®” on-line system observing demand drop 1,200 c.f.m. (20%) due to conservation initiatives that eliminated the need for operation of a 350 hp air compressor saving $185 K per yr. in electrical costs.• Compressed air reduction initiatives included working with Predictive Maintenance and initiating, supporting development, and on-going compressed air leak program; co-presented program at Reliable Plant Conference that is being rolled-out as a Corporate Best Practice.• Apply for and/or interface with Utility Company and State obtaining incentive rebates ranging from $19 K to $320 K.• Perform weekend and holiday shutdown energy audits and report on conservation efforts; including taking videos (w/ audio) of locations of air leaks and forward to Predictive Maintenance to “shoot” and quantify with Ultrasound.• Identified problem with power transformer tap changers that generated $180 K credit.• Initiated peak demand control via BMS for savings of $5 K per month.• Lead Water Reduction Sub-Team with team’s effort saving 1,000 m3 of water in 2018.• Analyzed potential for installation of renewable energy sources, i.e. solar and wind.• Plant recognized by Energy Star within three years of starting in position.

Kokomo, Indiana Area

Facility engineering support for a major industrial manufacturer; this work included:• Provide engineering support and act as Owner’s Representative interfacing with contractor personnel on renovation projects.• Working with in-house, corporate, contractor and plant maintenance personnel coordinating and supporting preventive maintenance of electrical system while learning multiple systems.

Swayzee, In Area

For a small, Veteran-Owned Company, provided electrical engineering support, utility rate analysis, and/or project management for energy assessments of government facilities/complexes from upstate New York to southern California. This work included the following:• Evaluated lighting for efficiency and proper operation of building management controls.• Analyzed motor efficiency and potential replacement utilizing MotorMaster+ 4.0 software.• Reviewed power factor looking for opportunities to reduce electrical costs.• Performed analysis of clients’ utility consumption, including utilizing data extracted from advanced metering systems, to identify opportunities for conservation and consider changes in operational strategies.• Evaluated available utility rate tariffs and typically identified a more cost effective rate 50% of the time.• Gathered operational data from mechanical systems for evaluation of proper performance and potential to improve efficiency.• Analyzed potential for installation of renewable energy sources.• Reviewed Request for Quotes for services and prepared responses.• Advertised employment opportunities, reviewed resumes of applicants, and conducted preliminary telephone interviews.

Kokomo, Indiana Area

Globally provided facility engineering support for a major industrial manufacturer; this work included:• Responsible for Energy Management Coordination for Kokomo site; this included working with consultant and site utilities consumption reduction team, preparing utility cost forecasts, and tracking/reporting utility consumption and costs.• Represented Delphi – Indiana at I.N.D.I.E.C. (Indiana Industrial Energy Consumers).• Interfaced and worked with electric utility on delivery of 45 MVA of electricity to Kokomo site.• Trained in N.F.P.A. 70E Standard – Electrical Safety and was Subject Matter Expert for company’s Electrical Safety Work Practices program working on development of corporate standard; initiated rollout of program at Milwaukee, WI facility, and assumed responsibility for program and completed training of approx (250) employees at Kokomo, IN facility (2.2 Mil sq. ft.).• Provided electrical engineering and project management support for construction of office and/or production floor space in U.S. and Mexico.• Evaluated, conceptualized and supported power distribution system upgrades and equipment maintenance (600 Volt & 15 KV) for worldwide facilities; including, U.S.A., Mexico and England.• Supported project work that included preparation of drawings and specs, or development of Project Scopes and interfacing with A.E. firms, procurement of equipment and pre-shipment inspections, acting as owner’s rep conducting pre-bid meetings, performing bid evaluations and making procurement recommendations, scheduling of work activities, providing field support for construction or maintenance activities, and providing owner’s acceptance of work and witness of testing.• Performed cost estimating, generated B.O.M.'s (Bill of Materials) and designs for internal construction projects which involved lighting, power distribution and signal systems; supported the hardware and software installation of a card access security system.

Beech Grove, In

Provided electrical/control engineering support for design and start-up of control systems for material handling systems found in corrugated box plants across the U.S.A. and in Canada. This work involved design, drafting, PLC programming, and start-up of electromechanical and programmable controller systems that were interfaced to new and existing equipment; PLC’s included Allen-Bradley PLC 2, G.E. Series One, and Omron Sysmac-S6.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Technology

Associate’S Degree, Electrical Engineering Technology