• Over 20 years of experience as program manager, project manager, site manager, project construction engineer, systems engineer, and owners’ representative in the automotive, building, chemical and power industries.
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering – Penn State, (1978)
• Responsibilities included the development and implementation of policy, budgets, schedules, and contracting methodologies for major capital projects. Established organizational structures for staffing and controls within cross-functional teams, including pre-contract estimation, purchasing, project management.
• Projects supervised have included automotive paint, body, stamping, trim and chassis, general assembly and plastic shops as well as chemical manufacturing, power generation and corporate office facilities.
• Hands on experience with high risk, design/build and job in jeopardy scenarios.
• Experienced in management of professional/multinational teams of engineers and contractors.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Products, CPM scheduling, AUTOCAD, Timberline, Primavera software/management and engineering tools.
• Safe2Work 16 Modules Compliant
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Engineering / QA Coordinator (Consultant) 9-08 to Current
LDM Foods, Yorton, SK
Engineering and QA coordination for a 2500 MTD green field canola processing and refining facility. Interfacing and networking with over 20 engineering entities, responsible as client liaison to co-ordinate the exchange of project details. Providing guidance and mentorship to establish and facilitate essential protocols including RFI’s, NCR’s, prioritization and critical path analyses. Interacting with over 400 suppliers and 33 site contractors, establishing and maintaining symbiotic protocols. Coordinating inspection activities with various government and jurisdictional authorities, including boiler and pressure vessel inspection, natural gas and electrical utilities for the successful commissioning of related equipment. Serving as coach and mentor to subordinates and colleagues, providing a mature prospectus for identification and mitigation of risk opportunities inherent with site management and construction.
Project Manager (Contractor) 2-08 to 9-08
Flint Hills Resources
Terminal Operations Group Pine Bend, MN
Project Management responsibilities of capital investment projects for FHR refined fuels in the Upper Midwest. Responsible for engineering design, project optimization, primary coordination with EPC and other involved contractors, over all project coordination functions including job safety, construction, commissioning planning and project reporting. Priority project assignments were DOT breakout tank API653 inspections and repairs, relocation of a 16†diameter DOT pipeline and process upgrade for two fuel terminals requiring ethanol blending and storage capabilities. All four projects to be done currently and at different locations within the State of Wisconsin.
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Project/Construction Management 8-07 to 2-08
Praj/Schneider Engineering Omaha, NE
International Design Build Company for Ethanol/Bio-diesel and Process Facilities
Initial assignment on an Ethanol Project currently under construction. Responsible for optimizing Contract, Budget and Schedule performance.
Project Management 9-06 to 7-07
Marubeni Plant Contractor Inc.
Detroit Diesel new Engine Line
General Contractor for the installation of all process equipment. Required two months in Germany witnessing final buy off, dismantling and crating of all equipment for installation upon arrival at the Detroit Diesel facility. This included twenty seven multifunction maching-testing centers with part transfer stations and all supporting utilities.
Project Management 4-06 to 9-06
Marubeni Plant Contractor Inc.
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama new Crankshaft Facility
General Contractor for the installation of all process equipment. Including a heat treat furnace, ARS system, twelve machining centers and all utility systems.
Project Management 8-05 to 3-06
Atlas Companies, General Contractor for SteelScape Paint Line Relocation Project
Engineered removal of all paint line process equipment (130 legal & 70 permit loads)from an existing facility in Richmond, CA. to a new grass roots facility in Shreveport, LA for reinstallation.
Project Management 1-05 to 8-05
Burns/International GCFord Loraine/Avon Lake Econoline Consolidation
Provide engineered salvage/demolition/reinstallation of Body/Trim/Chassis Shops to the new process configuration. Maintained production in remaining facility during project.
Project Management 6-04 to 1-05
Marubeni Plant Contractor Inc.
Samtel/Thomson Project • Marion, IN
Television tube manufacturing facility: Project management responsibilities for the engineered removal, skidding, containerization and shipping of 200 total 40’ sea containers and flat racks to India.
Engineering survey completed prior to disassembly to allow reassembly in India.
Project Management Coordinator 5-04 to 5-04
Ford-Dearborn Assembly • Dearborn, MI
Paint Shop 3 week change over, coordination of automation and conveyor contractors during plant shut down.
Project Manager 6-03 to 4-04
Nissan-Smyrna • TN & Canton, MS
Project and Site management responsibilities for costs, timing, and coordination. Also, turn over to Production the Phase II Body Shop and Trim and Chassis expansion projects at the Tennessee and Mississippi facilities.
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Construction Management Consultant 5-02 to 6-03
PG&E/Stone&Webster • Covert, Michigan
Construction Project Management (Mechanical & Piping) responsibilities for a three unit (1x1 configuration), Natural gas fired, Mitsubishi M501G- based combined cycle power plant.
Process Manager/Equipment Installation Manager 3-01 to 4-02
Honda North America • Lincoln, Alabama
Responsible for the coordination of all the construction management activities related to the receipt, installation and startup of all process equipment at the new eight hundred million dollar Honda Manufacturing Facility.
Purchasing/Contracts Specialist 7-00 to 2-01
Haden Inc. • Auburn Hills, MI
Responsible for six major paint-finishing systems to be completed simultaneously.
Project Executive 8-99 to 6-00
Bosch North American Headquarters • Farmington Hills, MI
Responsible for owner’s representation on task force. Task force required to provide direction for obtaining completion and budget requirements.
Operations Director 2-99 to 7-99
Lanzo Construction • Roseville, MI
Responsible for implementing new hardware/software and personnel allowing for standardization and growth.
Site Manager 8-98 to 2-99
Trinity Industrial Corp. of America
Responsible for the construction management of a 30 million dollar fascia painting system for Toyota at their Princeton, Indiana facility.
Program Manager 2-98 to 8-98
General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group • (Capital Projects)
Responsible for implementing new project management process format and procedures into an $850 million press communization program for the General Motors Metal Fabrication Division. This template will be used by the worldwide facilities group capital project to service all the General Motors Divisions.
International Project Management Consultant 5-97 to 2-98
Comau North American • (Division of Fiat Automotive)
Responsible for integration, installation and launch of the GM Shanghai project body shop. Comau N.A. is the turnkey supplier for the body shop.
International Project Management Consultant 6-95 to 4-97
Shenzhen Southern Float Glass • Shenzhen, China
Consultant for this 500 metric ton float glass project. Assisted owner in set-up of contracts and suppliers; developed and maintained project schedules and internal organizational flow charts.
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Project Manager 1993 to 1995
Fanuc Robotics, Nascote Industries Project • Nashville, Illinois
Responsible for this turnkey project for a 40-robot Fascia painting system.
Project Manager 1993 to 1995
Fanuc Robotics, Nummi Project • Freemont, CA
Responsible for this turnkey project for a 5-robot Fascia painting system.
Project Manager 1993 to 1995
Fanuc Robotics, GMT & B Baltimore Project • Baltimore, MD
Manager for this turnkey project for a 4-robot powder prime system.
Project Manager/Site Manager 1992 to 1993
Fanuc Robotics, GMT & B Shreveport Project • Shreveport, LA
Manager for this high-risk priority assignment entailing stabilization of all technical business requirements, and completion/turnover of all Fanuc paint shop systems by July 1993.
Project Manager/Site Manager 1991 to 1992
GMF Robotics, Nissan Project • Smyrna, TN
Manager with turnkey responsibility for state-of-the-art painting, welding and sealing systems, requiring new product/process development for production requirements.
Site Manager 1989 to 1991
GMF Robotics, Saturn Project • Spring Hill, TN
Responsible for project management for the installation of 16 painting robots, 16 sealing robots and one teaching robot. Site Coordinator responsible for delivery and start-up of over 300 welding, assembly, sealing and painting robots/systems.
Project Superintendent 1989 to 1990
Trinity Ind. Corp. of America, Subaru/Isuzu Project • Georgetown, KY
Priority assignment involving the completion and turnover of paint shop systems, as well as body and chassis dip, paint feed and hot wax systems.
Operations Manager 1988 to 1989
Stewart Engineering & Associates • Southgate, MI
Responsible for the development of company policies and procedures to facilitate company growth. Implemented policies and procedures enhancing the effectiveness of personnel, training, work environment and equipment.
Project Construction Engineer 1987 to 1988
BASF Corporation Central Engineering Chemical Division • Wyandotte, MI
Responsible for the construction management for critical path projects. Work entailed project evaluation and administration of site drawings, specifications, schedule and safety requirements as well as coordination with existing facilities, management and corporate engineering.
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Project Superintendent 1986 to 1987
Tokico America, Mazda Project • Flat Rock, MI
Responsible for overseeing the installation of 26 painting robots, 10 sealing robots and one teaching robot. Other responsibilities included establishment and maintenance of project execution plan, schedule development and subcontractor coordination and representation of Tokico and Mazda on behalf of robot installation.
Project Management Coordinator 1985 to 1986
Price Westen & Co. • Warren, MI
Responsible for the paint/body shop and process equipment installation at a new $500 million General Motors Truck and Bus Assembly facility. Work entailed establishment and maintenance of project execution plan; schedule development; administration and coordination of more than ten prime contractors as well as numerous subcontractors; management of overall schedule and budget, and resolution of all job site interferences.
Systems Engineer 1982 to 1985 (previous assignments 1978 to 1982)
Detroit, Edison, Fermi Nuclear Station • Newport, MI
Responsible for coordination of construction, testing and turnover of critical path systems as well as development of workarounds. Also rescheduled and expedited personnel and materials, and maintained status reports via written communication with senior management on all reactor and safety related systems.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Construction Engineer
Boston Edison, Pilgrim Nuclear Station, Plymouth, MA
Utility 2nd shift representative for a 6 month refueling and Tarus modification outage. Responsible for contracts/schedule and engineering issues.
Project System Engineer
Kansas Gas & Electric, Wolf Creek Nuclear Project, Burlington, KS
Responsible for construction, testing and turnover for balance of plant systems.
Mechanical Field Engineer
Bechtel Power Corp., S.F.P.D. PF&L Nuclear Station, Berwick, PA
Responsible for installation, testing and turnover of two 1250 megawatt turbine systems.
Assistant Project Superintendent
AC&S Insulation, Allentown, PA
PP&L Nuclear Station, Berwick, PA
Responsible for the contract administration of a 30 million dollar insulation package.
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