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Responsible for the configured-to-order teams supporting airside, recirculator pump and screw compressor packaging, vessel & heat exchangers, engineering automation, and value added cost engineering activities. My focus is supporting common tools, processes and procedures across the Industrial Refrigeration Americas portfolio.

Senior Engineering Manager responsible for Configured Screw Compressor Packages, Packaged Liquid Recirculators, Rooftop Freezers, ASME Pressure Vessels & Heat Exchangers, Cost Engineering and our Engineering Automation Team that includes our Engineering Change Coordinator and CAD Administrator. ● Coach supervisors and manager leading remote and hybrid employees in a team environment with focus on improving methods and products. ● Guide & develop direct reports working remote / hybrid / onsite.● Inspire initiatives to increase automation, expand use of iLogic, and data replication which have improved standardization & accuracy, increased efficiency and fostered collaboration. ● Lead engineering efforts to improve offerings on electric motors (low and medium voltage), solid state starters and variable speed drives.● Enjoy partnering with suppliers, working with Global teams (China, Denmark, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica), and interactions with code committees.● Assist team members in the application of customer specifications and applicable codes to design cost efficient, market leading, highest quality pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and stand alone & skidded refrigeration packages.● Hiring manager for vacancies and increase applicant pool for future hires by hosting summer engineering interns.

See previous JCI positions below and current position above. I manage (2003-present) the PVE Group and the CAD Administrator. We resolve design, fabrication, maintenance, field repairs, quality, and vendor supply issues in a team environment, and support JCI fabrication sites in Mexico and Texas. Designs are to customer specs and applicable codes including ASME BPVC Section VIII, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.5 and TEMA and may include certifications to Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, or China. Together with my team, I establish, prioritize, and arrange schedules for maintaining 60 designs and releasing >400 application specific designs a year. In addition to design, I am involved with selection, evaluation, and implementation of CAD tools & associated document management. I direct our administrator who supports >50 on-site designers and engineers and provides off-site drawing access and a replicated vault.Accomplishments:●Transitioned vessel team from local design & fabrication support to a design center supporting multiple fabrication sites.●Oversaw FEA evaluation and implementation of design change to improve rigidity of base plates while reducing cost by $156,000 / year.●Collaborate with engineers in Denmark, China and Brazil. Improved quality, safety and cost by standardizing and sharing best practices.●Developed Particular Material Appraisals, calculations, approved drawings, and submitted Technical Files for Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). 2010 Approval. ●Rep to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) evaluation team. Crafted CAD Integration and Data Management sections in the 2013 SOW. ●Lead for wide format plotter with folder & scanner; 2003-present. Achieved $30,000 lease savings in 2012. ●Initiated effort to implement engineering document vault. $33,540 savings over displaced software. ●Helped create, arrange and host the 1st Autodesk User's Group International (AUGI) Cumberland Valley Manufacturer's User's Group. President 2007.

See other JCI positions above and below.As a supervisor, I was tasked with meeting aggressive design, drawing, and BOM releases along with improving our products and supporting literature.Accomplishments:● Within a two year span, with the direction of Vessel Product Manager, established designs, engineering data, and customer literature for 17 new and updated vessel families and two vessel packaged product lines.● Increased throughput by 17% in a single year with same headcount by utilizing 3D model templates on custom designs.● Improved quality and reduced cost by establishing relationship with new tubesheet drilling supplier which had an estimated annual savings of $75,000, and by consolidating gasket shipping costs for a $5,000 annual savings. ● Participated in CAD evaluation with recommendation saving Waynesboro plant saving more than $100,000 per year.● Strong advocacy for sharing data via the local area network led to the development of the electronic sales order storage folder concept which replaced paper and physical folders. The folder structure remains in use.● Eliminated 90,200 annual paper copies of reproduced drawing manuals by utilizing AutoCAD’s free viewers and local area network file access.● Spearheaded Vessel Engineering group's transition from 2D to 3D CAD.● Directed the update and approved the release of nearly 1,200 AutoCAD drawings modified to address ISO 9000 audit findings that drawings lacked dimensional tolerances and referenced obsolete standards.

See other JCI positions above.Our Frick division is a global Industrial Refrigeration equipment producer for the petrochemical, food & beverage, and natural gas industries. The Frick Company was founded by George Frick in 1853. Frick was purchased by York International in 1988 which was then purchased by Johnson Controls in 2005. As a new project engineer, I was tasked with learning the various product lines, understanding refrigeration, and improving processes as it related to pressure containing equipment.Accomplishments:● Resolved impact exemption uncertainties and test pressure requirements to ensure code compliance and a safety margin against brittle fracture.● Resurrected, reviewed, obtained concurrence, and issued Vessel & Heat Exchanger Drafting Guidelines that improve consistency and reduced errors. ● Initiated LAN based reference manual in HTML format that promotes greater sharing of resources and consistency of reference material. This is now accessible throughout organization via internal web server.

Our division was responsible for the design, development and maintenance of equipment used in nuclear power plants. Duties included preparing written proposals, procurement, planning, scheduling, and technical review of vendor proposals, drawings & procedures. Westinghouse placed an emphasis on training and education. As a new-hire, my curriculum included courses in fracture mechanics, materials and welding, non-destructive examination, threaded fasteners, problem solving, and technical writing. I also elected to take NDE for Engineers at EPRI, geometric dimensioning and tolerances through DAYTEC, Steven Covey's “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, and three levels of Pro/Engineer. Further, I enrolled and completed a Masters of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Union College. This extensive learning provides a solid foundation enabling me to apply expert guidance on a variety of technical issues. Achievements Include:● Implemented procedural and equipment improvements to reduce cost, time, and radiation exposure. These efforts led to a 40% reduction. ● Oversaw subcontractor development and mockup testing of fluorescent PT and UT techniques to detect and characterize corrosion flaws. Directed subcontractors as the on-site lead engineer during first field usage of developed procedures.● Led multi-organizational team in the design and implementation of testing for evaluating operating and residual stresses. Personally created Pro/Engineer models to facilitate expression of ideas among team members. ● Incorporated ASME Y14.5 conventions on machine tooling parts to improve fit-up.● 3-D color graph format adopted for plant-wide manpower estimate presentations.● Increased welding repeatability & reduced qualification times by specifying weld stud vendor and optimizing weld parameters for specified studs.

Engineer in the Process Vessel Engineering (PVE) group located at the Central Research & Engineering Technology Center responsible for the design, maintenance, and fabrication of pressure containing equipment used in Union Carbide's chemical plants worldwide. My colleagues included many long standing and highly respected ASME Code committee members who provided exemplary training and mentoring. In 2001, Union Carbide became is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. Duties / Accomplishments:● Designed pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and low pressure tanks to applicable codes; ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Section VIII-1, TEMA, API, & ANSI.● Transformed chemical engineer's equipment requirements into easily understood and technically accurate drawings for use in obtaining vendor quotations. ● Supported UCC chemical plants with expertise concerning pressure ratings, maintenance of existing vessels, and specifications for new equipment. ● Provided engineering support to UCC's ASME Code shops during vessel construction and repair.● Increased design throughput & accuracy through use of computers, e.g. wrote programs for calculating sizing pressure on flat bottomed tanks which eliminated 6 hrs per evaluation, implemented use of flange design program to perform >100 verification calculations eliminating 21 mandays of hand calculations. ● Reviewed, advised & approved vendor fabrication drawings.● Contributed to maintenance of UCC&P's "Process Vessel Technology Manuals".

Summer Engineering Technician● Assisted in efforts to maintain navigable waters.● Supervised contractor on river dredging operation. ● Plotted topography maps & estimated volume of future material to be dredged.

Summer Engineering Co-op● Estimated the quantity & cost of material needed for road & drainage repairs.● Drafted pencil & ink roadway and right-of-way drawings on Mylar.● Assisted in land and road surveying.● Prioritized workload for future road repairs based on review of field data.

Summer Engineering Co-op● Compiled data to decrease preparation time for State Contract Order placements.● Took field measurements and assisted in land and road surveys. ● Improved organization of the road inclusion file.● Performed engineering calculations in support of roadway maintenance.