Project Manager

• May 2022 - Present

Project Engineer

• Feb 2016 - May 2022

Responsibilities include: Equipment modernization and new equipment installation including generating specifications, vendor selection, planning, project execution, commissioning, and acceptance. Managing complex shutdown projects requiring planning, design elements, execution, and completion within a two week period. Interface daily with maintenance and operations personnel to assist with machine outages and repairs often requiring new part design or improvements. Responsibilities include: Equipment modernization and new equipment installation including generating specifications, vendor selection, planning, project execution, commissioning, and acceptance. Managing complex shutdown projects requiring planning, design elements, execution, and completion within a two week period. Interface daily with maintenance and operations personnel to assist with machine outages and repairs often requiring new part design or improvements.

Inside Sales Manager

• Jan 2012 - Jul 2015

Responsibilities included: Lead Technical Contact and managed a Valve Sales department responsible for greater than 6 million USD in sales annually. Generation of technical proposals for fabricated valves and line blinds based on detailed review of customer provided specifications. Coordination with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and Quality departments to assure customer requirements are met. Planned and held detailed kickoff meetings after project award. Sold and Managed projects up to 1 million USD. Show less

Project Engineer

• Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

Responsibilities included: Generating specifications, purchase orders, drawings, and performing documentation control for various forms of auxiliary equipment including; screw conveyors, plant compressed air, and plant water systems. Also performed research and implemented clean air technology known as Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction Systems (SNCR) for cost effective reduction of NOx emissions. Received extensive raining from FLSmidth Manheim facility on compressors, screw conveyors and flow control valves. Show less

Project Engineer

• Jun 2005 - Jun 2007

Responsibilities included: Providing technical support for product management, sales, customer service, vendors, and clients. Working directly with clients to design, fabricate, and implement new hydraulic systems in order to increase sales. Conducting performance test on old, new, and competitors’ products. Generating work instructions, process failure mode effects analysis (PFMEA), statistical process controls (SPC), and process part approval processes (PPAP) for manufacturing and testing processes already in place as well as new processes. Show less