| back to resumes Strengths:
· Engineering experience in diverse manufacturing industries and disciplines. · Extensive background in project management, automation and maintenance. · Experienced in specialty chemicals, specialty metals, powered metals, and glass. · Goal oriented, yet analytical in approach for expeditious solutions to complex problems. · Skilled in project management and team building. · Adept in developing written procedures and specifications.
Work History:
Creative Engineers, Inc. - 2 Years Hoeganaes Corporation, Inc. - 4 Years Project Manager Callery Chemical Company - 5 Years Senior Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager Synerfac, Inc. - 5 Years Project Manager Philadelphia Control Systems, Inc. - 2 Years Senior Automation Engineer PQ Corporation, Inc. - 8 Years Maintenance Engineer & Plant Engineer W.R. Grace & Company - 2 Years Plant Engineer E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co - 2 Years Process Engineer Areas of Expertise and Experience:
Project management and construction experience with large capital projects. Authored Piping Standards, Equipment and Construction Standards, Contract General Conditions, Drawing Standards, Contractor Safety Training Manuals, and Functional Specifications. Experienced in designing piping systems for a wide variety of materials including steam, water, gasses, hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals. Experienced in taking small-scale R&D pilot work to full size production units. Designed and programmed PLC machine control systems for various industries. These industries included warehouse systems, bakeries, robotic vehicles, chemical batch and continuous processes. Experienced in instrumentation and automation of furnaces, tunnel kilns, spray dryers, paddle dryers, and chemical reactors. Experienced with highly hazardous materials including hydrogen, diborane, sodium, potassium, acids and caustics, and various other organic and in-organic chemicals. OSHA Process Safety Mgmt, ASME Piping & Press Vessel Codes, NFPA Stds.
Education:
University of South Florida, Tampa Florida, 1974 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Other:
Member ASME and ISA, Vietnam Veteran ALKALI METAL EXPERIENCE
CEI Operator – Australian Magnesium Corporation – Sodium removal and cleanup of process pilot plant – 6 tons of sodium. CEI Field Manager – ASARCO Sodium Storage Tank Cleanout - Ongoing CEI Operator – TSF SNAP Reactor Dismantlement Project - Ongoing CEI Operator – Fluor Handford Cold Trap Sodium Removal – 2004 CEI Operator – Fluor Hanford CRCTA Residue Removal – 2004 CEI Operator – NaK Reaction Tests and Demonstration (UKAEA) 2003 Various projects as a project manager at Callery Chemical Company for 5 years. Specific Projects at Callery Chemical Company include: Construction of a new alkali metal alkoxides production unit. Design and construction of one bulk alkali metal storage systems with 2 large tanks.
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