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Wampum, Pa, Us

Wexford, Pa, Us

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Us

• Increase ERW pipe yield by 8%• Championed lean initiatives which increased productivity by 15% and reduced cost by almost $300k a month.• Teamed with VP of finance to develop a process for regular financial review throughout the organization• Consolidated maintenance activities across the plants

Baytown, Texas, Us

• Championed the oversight of all pipe operations at the facility which includes managing a non-union workforce of 200 people to include hourly, management and administrative personnel of a UOE line pipe mill with capacity in excess of 200,000 tons a year• Directed all Safety, Quality, Productivity efforts and maintained control over the cost of the operation• Achieved an OSHA recordable rate of 1.05 for 2018• Strategically sourced, interviewed and hired 65 full time employees to replace temporary workers• Increased productivity by 35%

Regina, Saskatchewan, Ca

• Led all facets of a new unionized large diameter pipe coating business of 150 employees• Drove personnel development function, budgeting, implementation and performance of all Capital projects• Diplomatically negotiated the first union contract of the business• Slashed overhead by reducing salaried employees by 25%• Cutdown operations crew headcount by 34%• Turned business around from 1.7M loss per month to 1.7M Ebitda

Responsible for all operations of several business units to include Wire Drawing, Wire Straightening and cutting and Wire Mesh Manufacture for Structural and Mining Markets. Member of the Board of Directors of O’brien Wire Products.- Increased production volumes on the three mesh machines by 67%, 77% and 36%.- Instituted a documented quality management system- Decreased order delivery time from 3 weeks to 4 days

Houston, Us

Plant manager of ERW pipe mill to include OTO Entry, Nakata FFX Forming, Thermatool Welder, Mair Finishing. Manage 115 employees to include production and inspection technicians. Responsible for all spending, productivity, and quality programs. Champion of continuous improvement∙ Develop comprehensive downtime tracking system to identify opportunities for efficiency improvement∙ Development of ERP system to include redundant checks in SAP system∙ Commissioning of Mair finishing department to include bevellers, hydrotester, Inspectech UT, Weigh, measure, Stencil and automated Bundler∙ Increased Yield from 68% to 90%∙ Increase efficiency over 300%

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Responsible for all operations of 2 ERW Pipe Mills, an Offline Slitting line, and the Roll Cutting Machine Shop to support them. Managed 245 bargaining unit employees, 20 Managers, and a $1.5M / Month budget. Produced pipes from 2.375” to 16” at a rate of up to 59,000 tons per month. Responsible for driving cost reduction, and process improvement.∙ Decreased delay rate of critical Hot Reducing Mill by 30%∙ Derived method for designing hot reducing mill rolls which reduced product ovality by 50%∙ Researched, Resourced and Implemented new weld size which reduced overall skelp cost by $10 / ton, saving $4M in the first 6 months∙ Implemented process improvement system which completed over 50 projects in 12 months.∙ Reduced overall delay in large diameter pipe mill by 20%∙ Researched, coordinated, and executed installation of Ovality gage for hot reducing mill with a 100% ROI of the $1.1M project in the first year

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Quality Manager for fast paced pipe coating operation. Responsible for all ISO documentation and ISO system management. Maintain Positive Customer relationship and interact with Third Party Inspectors. Conduct Internal Audits, Corrective and Preventative Action Plans. Responsible for all quality inspection and reporting.∙ Increased First Time right percentage from 65% to 85% through systemAnalysis∙ Decreased Traceability error from 25% to .8% through user discipline and training

Export, Pennsylvania, Us

Responsible for overallQuality of 4 business units to include pipe manufacturing, pipe coating, construction fabrication, and coating of construction products. Responsible for all Destructive Testing, Non-Destructive Testing, Quality Systems and Quality documentation. Responsible for quality related interaction with vendors, customers and third party inspectors.∙ Improved the Ultrasonic Inspection of Weld production rate by 400%∙ Graduated Level 1 and 2 ultrasonic inspection class∙ Prepared company Quality Manual/System for API/ISO 9000 audit and passed with no deficiencies∙ Promoted twice in 12 months∙ Pioneered the use of Phase Array Ultrasonic inspection for characterization of flaws∙ Certified the Shapes Coating division to Society of Protective Coatings QP3∙ Designed and installed X-ray tube containment system to decrease repair rate from monthly to annually

Export, Pennsylvania, Us

Responsible for supervising, hiring and dismissing of a production and maintenance staff of 170 people. Responsiblefor production scheduling, quality achievement, maintenance and profitability of a 70+ year old pipe mill. Implement productivity and quality initiatives to ensure continual improvement.∙ Hire 105 people to start second production shift∙ Increased steel yield from 87% to 97%, allowing mill to fill required footage consistently∙ Decreased welding defects by 15% through personal accountability and procedural improvement∙ Start 24hrs a day – 7 days a week maintenance program∙ Managed within the union contract so as not to lose any Union grievances∙ Instituted new weld procedure to decrease welding defects and decrease cutting tools∙ Generated and maintained pipe inventory worth over $50 million∙ Developed incentive program to unite and motivate employees