OBJECTIVE                Engineering, Project Management or Maintenance Management

WORK                        

EXPERIENCE              TGW Systems Inc.                                                     May 2013 – December 2013

Project Manager

• Managing large automation / material handling projects located through-out the South East.
• Managed  over 13 Million dollars in material handling projects.

                                       Mustang Engineers and Constructors, L.P.          September 2010 –August 2012

                                        Project Manager

• Provide project scheduling and cost control for capital and expense projects.
• Chemical and Industrial project implementation experience. Recent assignments include DCS, PLC, SCADA, Delta V and 6900V Power Distribution with Relay Control along with conventional civil and mechanical projects.
• Strong scope definition with ability to achieve buy-in from customers, designers and other project stakeholders.
• Maintain project control planning processes to manage the smooth flow of information throughout the department and coordinating contractor activities.
• Use of customer specified cost control tools (ex: SAP) and reporting methods.
• Successful in full spectrum project management while leading and developing teams for various types of projects simultaneously.

                                         Integrated Systems Controls Inc.                            May 2008 – August 2010  

                                         Supervisor / Lead Controls Engineer                 

• Supervise technicians, engineers, electricians and shop associates for a UL508A certified panel shop.
• Managed all associated budgets and costs to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Designed and developed electronic and electrical control systems as necessary.
• Programmed PLCs and HMIs for automation applications.
• Specified, integrated and programmed VFDs, servos and DC drives per project objectives.
• Project manager for automation and material handling projects.

                                      Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation                          March 2007 – January 2008

                                      Project Manager

• Project Manager for a 10 million dollar, 172,000 square foot facility addition and associated material handling, sortation and auxiliary support equipment.
• Solicited, screened and qualified potential suppliers and subcontractors.
• Monitored and controlled costs while maintaining necessary timetables.
• Coordinated the most efficient and cost effective means of installing material handling and sorting equipment throughout the distribution center.
• Designed equipment placement and facilities updates using AutoCAD.
• Developed facility power specifications for the local electric utility.

                                      Daifuku America                                                                 May 2005 – March 2007

                                       Maintenance Supervisor / Field Service Engineer

• Electrical and controls project manager for the twelve million dollar distribution center in Dells’ new Winston-Salem, NC facility.
• Successfully managed a team of over thirty engineers, technicians, and electricians under severe time and budgetary constraints.
• Worked “hands on” to modify or program Mitsubishi and Allen Bradley PLCs and associated HMIs, AC and DC drives and CNC type controllers.
• Supervised direct reports and subcontractors over multiple shifts.
• Set-up preventative work schedules for Technicians, Engineers and Mechanics via MP2 computer system.
• Prepared work orders and documentation interpretation that allowed both Japanese and domestic engineering material to be implemented effectively and in a cost saving manner.
• Trained maintenance, engineering and operations personnel on modern equipment operating and maintenance methods.

Sprint Inc.                                                                           Nov. 2000 - May 2005

Central Office

• Directed contract personnel in equipment installation and upgrades.
• Maintained Nortel DMS-100 switch system.
• Maintained and served as primary troubleshooting agent for high bandwidth communications systems such as multi-wave fiber.

                                      Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.                                                   April - Oct. 2000

    Process Engineer

• Project management throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Responsible for process improvements in the laminating department.
• Utilized common computer tools to track data and present information to the engineering group.
• Worked to improve efficiency and web handling characteristics of converting equipment through various mechanical and electrical modifications and upgrades such as modern AC/DC drive and PLC implementations.

                                     R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Packaging Division                         1983-April 2000

                                    Electrical Engineer / Project Manager

• Project Manager for facility and equipment upgrades and the application of new technologies.
• Traveled as necessary, to evaluate new equipment and technologies and provide risk and cost analysis for applicable projects.
• Successful installation of millions of dollars worth of projects under critical time constraints.
• Implemented hardware and software integration projects for manufacturing process improvements in metal cast and rolling and printing and converting environments.
• Modernized numerous rolling mill and slitting operations with state of the art DC (up to 1250 HP) and AC drives integrated with PLC and customized HMI systems.
• Achieved change out of an entire plants 4160 volt switch gear during a

34 hour planned window.

• Recognized for leading an emergency project that rebuilt the entire electrical supply and PLC controls of a fire damaged roll-to-roll paper-cutting machine.
• Provided guidance to corporate and contract engineering on compliance to company policies and production standards.
• Coordinated vendors and plant personnel to properly modernize production equipment while controlling costs and minimizing down time.
• Developed itemized and detailed documentation for integration teams to be able to plan modernization of less efficient manufacturing equipment.
• Was the Plant Electrical Engineer and provided leadership for the maintenance department in troubleshooting difficult and complex problems, including hands on troubleshooting to the component level.
• Lead teams consisting of production, quality, maintenance, engineering and purchasing in evaluating equipment and procedures for multi-plant implementation.
• Set up preventative maintenance procedures and spare parts for project related equipment.
• Utilized AutoCAD and modern computerized tools to draft and develop plans and drawings for manufacturing upgrades.
• Installed and maintained material handling systems for RJR’s 43-acre Tobaccoville production facility.
• Designed and programmed a Laser Gas Distribution system using Allen Bradley HMI and PLC interfaced to a host mainframe system.
• Supervised technical projects consisting of maintenance, contract and engineering personnel to improve productivity.
• Worked “hands on” to modernize and retrofit older production machines with state of the art HMI, PLC and AC & DC drives
• Programmed Allen Bradley PLCs for material handling and packaging.
• Recognized for numerous savings and quality improvement suggestions.

                                     Western – Electric Company (AT&T)                                        1979-1983

Electronics Troubleshooter

• Applied engineering level troubleshooting techniques to various complex equipment systems.
• Was promoted two times and reached the highest non-salary engineering grade in the facility.

EDUCATION

Associates in Applied Science, Electronics Engineering

Surry Community College, Dobson, NC

Factory Link Training

US Data Corp. Dallas, Texas

Leadership / Coach Class

R. J. R. Management Training Winston-Salem, NC.

Theory of Constraints

R. J. R. Management Training Winston-Salem, NC.

OSHA / NEC Compliance (Explosive environment)

R. J. R. via Layton Consulting Co. Winston-Salem, NC.

Visual Process Control training

R. J. R. OTT Winston-Salem, NC.

Allen Bradley Intelligent I/O

Allen Bradley Chicago, IL

Emerson UPS training

Emerson on site Winston-Salem, NC.

INTEL Microprocessor Workshop

Intel Corp. Winston-Salem, NC.

Accu-sort Bar code readers

R. J. R. OTT Winston-Salem, NC.

FLUKE 9010 Troubleshooting

Fluke Corp. Winston-Salem, NC.

Allen Bradley PLC 5

Allen Bradley Chicago, IL.

ICOM Software for PLC 5 Training

R. J. R. OTT Group Tobaccoville, NC.

INTERESTS &      Private Pilot.

ACTIVITIES         Extra class amateur radio operator.

References available upon request.