Stephen D'Agostino Email & Phone Number

Available for contract work. I have extensive experience in light and heavy manufacturing, food, pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing, shipyard equipment and utilities, and power generation including projects, process improvement, field service, Lean Manufacturing, LSS, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).

Chesapeake, Virginia, US

• Project/Reliability Engineer for a 160,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility producing 14,000 metric tons of synthetic paper per year.
• My projects for 2021 thru 2023 include: upgrades to manufacturing and facility equipment and systems.
• Analyze and manage risks associated with manufacturing and utility assets and systems including: breakdown analysis, vibration analysis, lubrication, Root Cause Analysis, and Life Cycle Asset Management.

Norfolk, Virginia, US

• CMMS Administrator for a 118 acre shipyard; servicing government and commercial vessels. My responsibilities include:
• Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM) of facilities, equipment and systems, including compressed air, fire protection, cranes, rolling stock, etc.
• Implementation of PM program, maintenance of spare parts inventory and work order control utilizing eMaint CMMS system.

Biberach, DE

• Responsible for PM, repair and trouble-shooting of the facility, manufacturing equipment and related systems for a 77 acre plant manufacturing large diesel-electric mining trucks.
• Oversee PM program including monitoring, repair, life cycle analysis, and reporting.
• Directly supervise maintenance employees and contractors.
• Create and maintain a managed spare parts inventory, utilizing the LN inventory system.
• Analyzes engineering proposals, process requirements, and related technical data pertaining to industrial equipment, facility and utilities systems.

Wilmington, DE, US

• Maintenance Supervisor/Planner/Engineer for three co-located PSM chemical processing plants producing alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) based paper sizing agents (Solenis), fatty acid based emulsifiers for food and personal.
• Direct supervision of the Maintenance Team (12 people), including: union mechanics and E&I technicians, as well as storeroom clerk and maintenance coordinator.
• Maintenance planning and scheduling utilizing SAP PM Module.
• Manage the safe and efficient operation of mechanical maintenance, E&I and the MRO storeroom.
• Implementation and management Mechanical Integrity Programs.
• Plant capital projects: including design, planning, budget, selection and supervision of contractors.

Hanover, Maryland, US

Consultant system engineer; for a heavy marine industrial client. My area of focus was gas storage, compression and distribution throughout the facility; for compressed air, weld gases, fuel gases, oxygen and nitrogen. My responsibilities include: system safety, continuous improvement, consumption analysis, risk and condition assessment, customer support.

Blackfriars, London, GB

• Responsible for PM, overhaul, repair and trouble-shooting of all facilities, packaging, material handling, process equipment and systems; at a TPM level II facility, producing over 65 tonnes of packaged tea products.
• Supervise the work of mechanics, technicians and planners; including safety, budget, quality, employee relations and performance management.
• Lead Planned Maintenance TPM Pillar; completed TPM Instructor Course May 2012.

Perrysburg, Ohio, US

• Full time Lean Six Sigma practitioner supporting a glass container production plant producing over 500 tons of flint glass per day. My accomplishments include:
• Completed five weeks (180 hours) of intensive LSS Black Belt training and passed the comprehensive written exam.
• I was the project leader of two Black Belt projects; each with expected Type I benefits in excess of $200,000.
• Train and coach Green Belts and other practitioners performing DMAIC, Kaizen and 5S projects.

Perrysburg, Ohio, US

• Supervisor of the mold and machine repair departments supporting a glass plant consisting of five forming shops; running at speeds up to 590 BPM and packing over 500 tons of flint glass per day. My responsibilities.
• Supervision of union mold makers, mold cleaners, upkeeps and forming machine mechanics.
• Planning and implementation of departmental work schedules to ensure mold and variable equipment is available for production and job changes, as required by plant production schedule.
• Conducting daily inspections of forming equipment including feeder mechanisms, bottle machines and bottle handling equipment and initiating appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintaining plant machines parts inventory to ensure sufficient parts and mold equipment to support production while minimizing inventory costs and departmental budget requirements.
• Developing and administering departmental budgets.

Oklahoma City, OK, US

• Engineering supervisor for a sub-critical, pulverized coal fired power station; consisting of three 500 MW units. My responsibilities included:
• Supervision of plant mechanical, chemical and electrical engineers and testing technicians.
• Furnishing technical support to the Operations, Equipment Support and Planning Departments.
• Project engineering including design, specification and supervision of contractors and plant personnel.
• Monitoring equipment performance through testing including: hydro-set of safeties, turbine over-speeds, boiler tube thickness, boiler O2 and temperature profile etc.
• Train plant personnel on new procedures resulting from installation and modification of equipment and systems.

Wharton, NJ, US

• Responsible for the maintenance, repair and trouble-shooting of all plant and process equipment and systems, including compressed air, steam, water, waste water, refrigeration, HVAC, electrical and calibration of all.
• Supervision of plumbers, electricians, riggers, refrigeration, process and instrument technicians.
• Project work, including design, planning, budget as well as selection and supervision of contractors.
• Hands on repair and trouble-shooting including electrical, mechanical and controls.
• Enforced all company policies including GMP and safety regulations.
• Scheduled technician coverage and arranged for vacations, sick time and days off.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Responsible for the maintenance, repair and trouble shooting of high speed automated filling, labeling and packaging equipment and all associated conveyors and material handling equipment. My responsibilities included:
• Supervised the work of up to seven union mechanics on a production shift.
• Established PM requirements for production equipment and implemented PM program.
• Maintained spare parts inventory and work order control utilizing MAXIMO software.
• Enforced all company policies including GMP and safety regulations.
• Scheduled mechanic coverage and arranged for vacations, sick time and days off.

Test, trouble-shoot and document custom automated precision filling equipment. Validate PLC and PC software. Make required modifications and updates to equipment, controls and software; to meet specifications and customer requirements. Perform final electronic and mechanical adjustments. Prepare and review documentation including manuals and prints, prior.

Port Washington, New York, US

• Manager, of the technical maintenance department, for Membrane, Biomedical, Biosupport and Cartridge Development manufacturing. My responsibilities included:
• Supervised and trained 15 union mechanics and 3 supervisors on 3 production shifts.
• Executed equipment modifications, from drawings, sketches and verbal instructions.
• Supervised the machine shop; including scheduling and ordering of tools, instruments and stock. Organized the shop using 5S methodology.
• Created and maintained a spare parts inventory, utilizing the MAPICS inventory system.
• Developed start-up, shut-down, and planned maintenance procedures to meet company goals established through implementation of TPM, TQM and ISO 9002.

Washington, DC, US

Trained to perform bench and machining operations with machine tools such as engine lathe, drill press and milling machine. Served as unit Leading Petty Officer.

US

Mass lamination of multilayer PC boards; including oxide treatment, layup and press. My responsibilities included equipment purchases, retrofit of existing tooling and equipment, operational procedures and SPC.

Port Washington, New York, US

Assigned to Biomedical Engineering, under the Manager of New Production Line Development. My primary project was development of the leukocyte removal blood filter production lines. This included qualification of new parts and tooling, equipment specifications, analysis of production failures, as well as programming of CNC production equipment to facilitate.

US

Supervised and performed preventive maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of all wet processing equipment including; developing, etching, stripping, plating, re-flow and hot air solder leveling. Assisted with the implementation of a first generation TPM program.

Managed the dining room on Friday and Saturday nights; tended bar on some weeknights.

Responsible for all aspects of banquet operations including kosher food service, entertainment, scheduling and supervision of waiters, bus persons and bartenders.

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Arlington, Virginia, US

Performed and supervised maintenance and recovery operations of gasoline and diesel vehicles and tactical power generation equipment up to 10KW. Served as Team Chief.

Washington, DC, US

Operated and maintained all engineroom equipment onboard a Knox Class Frigate; including 1200 psi main engine turbines and reduction gear, fresh water distillation and related pumps, piping, valves and equipment. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist.

Washington, DC, US

Operated and maintained all engineroom equipment onboard a Knox Class Frigate; including 1200 psi main engine turbines and reduction gear, fresh water distillation and related pumps, piping, valves and equipment. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. Promoted to Engineroom Work Center Supervisor, March 1981.

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