Dan Treffinger

Commissioning Manager at Venture Engineering & Construction, Inc.
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Brian Yockey

Through my years at RR Donnelley, I had the pleasure of working with Dan on multiple marketing projects. In my experience, Dan is an extremely effective employee with incredible communication and analytical skills as well as an amazing operational mindset. Dan handle comprehensive programs and projects while under very tight time frames. I highly recommend Dan as an true business professional and great person.

John Hilburn CSSGB

I worked for Dan at Summit Marketing. Dan is a very detailed and precise manager. He is able to manage very large projects with ease. He helped to transition Summit to a lean and mean production facility. Dan is always looking for ways to improve and make the company better.

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Credentials

  • OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety and Health
    OSHA Safety Training Institute
    Oct, 2018
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Commissioning Manager
      • May 2022 - Present

    • Construction Manager
      • Feb 2022 - May 2022

    • United States
    • Electric Power Generation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Feb 2017 - Feb 2022

      Project Manager overseeing large-scale Engineering, Procurement, and Construction project lifecycles through development, construction, commissioning, and turnover to Operations. Working closely and advising the management team on key project details, my priority was to assist in due diligence on potential project acquisitions, define EPC scopes of work for projects nearing construction, and plan and track progress on active construction projects. In this role, I manage multiple project portfolios, travel periodically to inspect major construction milestones at job sites, and produce reports for the stakeholders. Select accomplishments: •Oversaw the successful and timely planning and execution of multiple large-scale projects, including: ~Installed and commissioned four (4) GEJ 620 gensets for microgrid and utility parallel operation in NYC. ~Installed and commission five (5) Jenbacher 624 gensets for a new Microgrid project at the Pittsburgh Airport.

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Plant Manager
      • Jul 2013 - Oct 2016

      I was hired by Philadelphia’s Waste Management Services to helm the start-up of its $33MM SpecFUEL Plant. As the Plant Manager, my priority was to effectively manage the planning and commencement of the plant from the ground up. This meant building the plant from scratch—directing strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus. Duties included but were not limited to: managing budgets and resources, building and training the team, implementing procedures, policies, and environmental and regulatory compliance programs, establishing performance metrics, supervising the operations and maintenance, producing reports and documents, etc. Select accomplishments: •Identified and secured new end users, resulting in a 300% increase in SpecFUEL demand and production. •Acknowledged production bottleneck at the back-end of process and successfully managed the project to design and install $2.5MM Pilot Plant inside the existing facility, meeting SpecFUEL demand from end-users

    • United States
    • Utilities
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Regional Manager
      • Dec 2008 - Jul 2013

      DCO is one of the largest generators of cogeneration and renewable energy projects in the Northeast. As the Regional Manager at DCO, my focus was on managing the startup and operation of two Landfill Gas to Energy Plants, effectively leading all operations across the region. Select accomplishments: •Developed and wrote operating procedures for existing plants, enabling junior personnel to operate plants and respond to forced outages with minimal outside supervision or assistance. •Analyzed and determined the root cause of failure of the gas treatment system, coordinating emergency procurement and construction of replacement parts, expediting repairs, and putting procedures in place to prevent recurrences.

    • Advertising Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
      • Nov 2005 - Aug 2008

      Lead on project to evaluate internal production facility. Completed evaluation and presented to the CEO a plan to downsize the production facility and work with external vendors to produce direct mail more efficiently. The plan was implemented substantially reducing production costs. The use of outside production resources also enabled Summit to offer a wider variety of packages to clients. Reorganized and streamlined production processes which resulted in eliminating need to expedite freight and saving the company in excess of $90,000 annually. Identified and negotiated with vendors to reduce cost of services resulting in increased margins for Summit and winback of clients that had previously left due to price considerations. Member of Executive Team that manages Kansas City division of Summit Marketing. As member of this team, responsible for all procurement, pricing and production.

    • PRODUCTION MANAGER
      • Aug 2003 - Jun 2005

      Responsible for all production scheduling, production, inventory management and shipping and receiving. Led team in start up of new plant, producing over 1.4 million packages weekly. Was senior company representative on site and acted as plant manager. Arranged production schedule to allow combining of outbound trucks, thereby reducing number of outbound trucks and saving GMA in excess of $30,000 on an annual basis. Researched and identified alternate carrier for mail products saving the company over $40,000 annually.

    • PRODUCTION MANAGER
      • Jan 2003 - Apr 2003

      Increased efficiency of third shift and received letter of appreciation for developing lay-off procedure that resulted in increasing efficiency and reducing employee turnover. Increased efficiency of third shift and received letter of appreciation for developing lay-off procedure that resulted in increasing efficiency and reducing employee turnover.

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director Of Operations
      • Feb 1997 - Feb 2002

      Developed a plan to increase plant productivity. Visited each cogeneration plant site and performed a site evaluation, noting deficiencies and areas where the plant could be improved. Scheduled corrective maintenance and plant improvements with regularly scheduled preventive maintenance. Increasing overall fleet productivity by 18%, as measured by energy produced per unit. Developed a plan to increase plant productivity. Visited each cogeneration plant site and performed a site evaluation, noting deficiencies and areas where the plant could be improved. Scheduled corrective maintenance and plant improvements with regularly scheduled preventive maintenance. Increasing overall fleet productivity by 18%, as measured by energy produced per unit.

  • Tecogen
    • Waltham, MA
    • Field Engineer
      • Dec 1991 - Jan 1997

      Responsible for Installation, Service and Repair of Cogen and Gas-driven chiller fleet in NY/NJ/PA service area. Responsible for Installation, Service and Repair of Cogen and Gas-driven chiller fleet in NY/NJ/PA service area.

  • USS Greenling
    • Groton, CT
    • EM2/SS Electric Plant Operator/Training Coordinator
      • Oct 1985 - Oct 1991

      Ensured that all electrical division maintenance was performed to support the ship's commitments. Coordinated with the Intermediate Maintenance Activity (IMA) to plan and affect all repairs and maintenance to electrical division equipment that could not be performed by ship's personnel. Prepared all work orders and provided drawings, schematics, and all relative documents to the IMA, so that they could perform the maintenance/repairs as scheduled. Resulted in Electrical Division being fully ready to support the ship's schedule. Managed the Engineering Department Training on the USS Greenling. Revised the training curriculum and developed a program to upgrade individual training deficiencies. Coordinated the separate division's curriculums with the Engineering department curriculum to reduce redundancy but stress the particular division's specialties. Delivered training and prepared challenging examinations. Enhanced the level of knowledge of the department and contributed to improved department evaluation for training and knowledge from average to above average.

Education

  • Naval Nuclear Power School
    1986 - 1987
  • Villanova University
    Coursework in Mechanical Engineering

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