Experience

Segars Engineering Corporation

• United States
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner - President

  • Oct 2006 - Present

  Charlottesville, Virginia Area Senior Partner for a team of highly skilled and motivated engineers, designers and administrators serving heavy industry, manufacturing and institutional engineering managers. I strive to provide a team of experts, not just an individual, to meet the ever growing need for hard engineering solutions to solve hard problems.

• Owner - Director of Engineering

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2016

  Charlottesville, Virginia Area Leading a team of top engineers and designers who are changing the world one project at a time. Projects include the first LEED Silver certified project in the central Shenandoah Valley (Daikin-McQuay Engineering Offices), Numerous school renovations for Waynesboro Public Schools, ongoing industrial layout and engineering work with PGI - (formerly known as Poly-Bond) the worlds largest nonwovens manufacturer. Plus numerous projects with top manufacturers in our region.

• President

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2014

  Waynesboro, Virginia Plan, develop and direct all design and construction projects performed by Segars Engineering. Strategic focus on helping industrial and institutional clients "See and Solve" their most pressing engineering problems.



John McNair and Associates

• Vice President

  • Nov 1997 - Jul 2006

  Waynesboro, VA Vice President and General Manager of Engineering and Business Development. Quadrupled sales during tenure, providing engineering design, oversight and strategic focus on Owner projects. Projects included 15,000 square foot Harley Davidson Dealership, several 100+ unit residential subdivisions, light industrial engineering (civil and structural) as well as several school and church projects.



DuPont

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Apr 1997 - Nov 1997

  Waynesboro, VA Senior Process Engineer in BCF Nylon department. Established process parameters for production line runs. Tracked yields and optimized performance with multi-variable analysis. Initiated plans for machine flexibility program, winning approval for pilot line installation for commercial products.



Day & Zimmermann

• United States
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Controls Engineer

  • Oct 1996 - Apr 1997

  DuPont, Waynesboro VA Construction Engineer for over $100MM North American Lycra Expansion project. Developed estimate to complete for final 20% of project as well as earned value system. Tracked progress using Primavera scheduling software.



Berry Global, Inc.

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Engineer

  • Jun 1992 - Oct 1996

  Waynesboro, VA Plant Engineer and Project Manager for over $100MM+ plant relocation and upgrade. Managed maintenance, health, safety and environmental programs. Planned, designed and managed fast-track construction of 165,000 square foot manufacturing and office facility. Developed schedules and cash flow projections, winning approval for over $47 million in new capital projects.



Jacobs

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planner and Structural Engineer II

  • Aug 1989 - Jun 1992

  Greenville, South Carolina Area Planner and Structural Engineer for top five engineering firm. Designed industrial structures, including foundations columns, beams and connections for Philip Morris, Cryovac, FiberWeb, Certainteed and others. Planned major projects and operations including plants and buildings for J&J, Scott, NASA, Genentech and Proctor and Gamble.



US Army Corps of Engineers

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lieutenant

  • Jul 1985 - Aug 1989

  Heidelberg Area, Germany Corps Combat Engineer responsible for Platoon training and construction projects, which included horizontal (roads and pads) and vertical small structures construction and some design. Contracting Officer's Representative for a headquarters community of over 11,000 US Army soldiers and civilians. Provided contract management for several multi-million dollar projects.