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Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, US

Reno, Nevada, US

Direct and manage all engineering efforts and personnel as well as the Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Department (Retained and still execute all responsibilities of Senior Engineering Manager [see below])  Lead the strategic planning for future growth and expansion at existing and future sites.  Created standard plant template for new facilities.

Reno, Nevada, US

Directed and coordinated all engineering efforts to include: projects both capital and plant budget, process improvement projects and efforts, reliability projects and efforts, and automation.  Lead the installation and commissioning of a Green/Sustainable paving product production system that reacts recycled tire rubber with asphalt to make a superior.

Galena, Kansas, US

Cradle to grave project management in a high paced 24/7 manufacturing environment where every minute of downtime is at a premium. Scoping, capital proposal/justification, environmental health and safety compliance EH&S, purchasing, scheduling, installation crew supervision, optical alignment of key components and master assemblies, Lock Out/Tag Out.

Galena, Kansas, US

Lead a process improvement team that specialized in Root Cause Problem Elimination (RCPE). The team conducted investigations of large downtime or scrap/quality control events utilizing input from operations and maintenance personnel to discover the root cause of the events and then found solutions that took the issues and “put them to bed forever” by.

Galena, Kansas, US

Capital project management in a high paced 24/7 manufacturing environment where every minute of downtime was at a premium. Scoping, capital proposal/justification, environmental health and safety compliance EH&S, purchasing, scheduling, installation crew supervision, optical alignment of key components and master assemblies, Lock Out/Tag Out Procedures.

Galena, Kansas, US

Directly responsible for the daily operations of a 24/7 continuous process manufacturing facility (people, processes, & equipment).  2 production line high speed production operation  Improved cold start startup efficiencies from a range of 8-48 hours to now only 2-4 hours. The plant now starts up in a predictable manner and at a time the sales.

Galena, Kansas, US

Lead and executed process improvement projects and initiatives utilizing the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) data driven methodologies at the TAMKO plants in Texas.  First Lean Six Sigma Project: Reduced the over application of one of TAMKO’s most expensive raw materials. Projected annual savings are just over $1,000,000.  Second Lean Six Sigma Project: Facilitated.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Managed one site in Joliet, IL with a two shift custom concrete masonry unit (CMU) high speed manufacturing plant and a 3 shift custom concrete unit grinding and cutting plant as well as another custom CMU high speed manufacturing plant in Morris, IL.  Directly responsible for the safety and operations of the facilities from acquiring and testing raw.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Managed manufacturing and distribution of products for a 3 production line, multi-shift plant at a unionized facility that manufactured various types of concrete masonry units (CMU) and supplied Northeastern Ohio and numerous national accounts.  Directly responsible for the safety and operations of the facility from acquiring and testing raw materials to.

New Orleans, Louisiana, US

Infantry Weapons Company

Chicago, Illinois, US

Managed a two production line department of 5 salaried supervisors, 45 hourly employees, one process engineer, and one operator trainer in a lean manufacturing, high operational tempo plant operating 24/7 with my department finishing (coating, cutting, QC, palletizing, packaging, and warehousing) 32 million square feet of fiber cement board a month, and.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Designed and worked with vendors and in-house personnel to install multiple process and plant improvement projects both capitol and operational. Promoted after 5 months to Finishing Department Manager.  Analyzed production and down time information and worked with production and maintenance personnel to improve waste, speed, and delay.  Designed and.

New Orleans, Louisiana, US

Combat Engineer Unit Commander Lead Combat Engineer Units during the invasion of Iraq in 2003.Infantry Weapons Company Commanded unit of Marines employing heavy specialized weapons systems, 2006/2007Earned the rank of Major

Washington, DC, US

Commanded various sized units of Marines in the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (armor) specialty

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, Process Improvement

Project Mangement Professional (Pmp) Certification, Project Management