Experience

LiquidPower Specialty Products Inc. (a Berkshire Hathaway Company)

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project (Senior) Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Managing teams, resources, and projects to successfully deliver the upgraded infrastructure necessary to support LSPI growth. Managing teams, resources, and projects to successfully deliver the upgraded infrastructure necessary to support LSPI growth.



Thatcher Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2014

  Responsible for Salt Lake City plant Buildings 4, 6 and 9 as well as managing the design and construction of a new rail-served facility in Glendive, MT. Responsible for Salt Lake City plant Buildings 4, 6 and 9 as well as managing the design and construction of a new rail-served facility in Glendive, MT.



URS Corporation, An AECOM Company

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project (Systems) Engineer II

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2013

  Managing engineering resources, mentoring young engineers, system ownership of process systems, award-winning project leadership. (BDS, RDS, HTS, PSF, ATLIC, TOCDF) • Lead ATLIC engineer - design, construction, systemization, operations and closure; directly supported United States’ international treaty obligation, destroying its stockpile three months earlier than mandated April 29, 2012 deadline • Contract Representative (CAR) - ATLIC construction (budget >$11M); assigned resources, verified design and submittals compliance, responsible for maintaining schedule to ensure successful completion; awarded URS Pyramid Award for Excellence • Lead PSF engineer and CAR - design, construction, systemization; provided shower and break facilities for 50-100 Operations and Maintenance personnel • Lead HTS engineer - develop, install, test, and optimize to removed solidified material from HD containers; instrumental in improving schedule and allowed continuous production when other systems didn’t operate as anticipated. HTS awarded URS President’s Award; modified designs adopted for similar processing difficulties at other sites • Lead engineer - BDS changeover from VX to HD; installed, tested, and systemized ahead of schedule, resulting in on-time campaign startup and 0 oversight findings. HD campaign directly contributed to six-month early compliance of United States’ international treaty obligation to destroy 45% of chemical weapons stockpile by end 2007 • Developed 3d model and associated data entry/predictive spreadsheet (VB backend) of bulk containers to quantify heel sizes for campaign scheduling; replaced a failed purchased model: new model <0.5% failure rate (2200+) vs. 15% failure rate (first 40, original model) • Resolve system process issues in full compliance with safety, procedural (Disciplined Operations), schedule, environmental (RCRA), and Army requirements.



Intrepid Engineering

• Idaho Falls, ID

• Staff (Lead) Engineer II

  • Apr 2000 - Jan 2005

  Responsibilities included development of GUI software for the D&D Parametric Modeling System, construction support of the New Pump and Treat Facility (NPTF) for TAN (part of INEEL DOE site), engineering of process piping system and building layout design for In Situ Bioremediation (ISB) at TAN, chiller replacement engineering for USDA Labs at Kimberly, ID, and support for other environmental remediation tasks. Provided computer support services for office network and PCs. Specific responsibilities were: • Key team member for programming a VB modeling application used for D&D out-year closure costing data for DOE • Responsible for key modifications and deployment of the D&D closure cost modeling application • Worked with Engineers, operators, and supervisors to develop NPTF control documentation and procedures • Responsible for reporting documentation used for agency inspections and oversight of NPTF and ISB • Key process engineer on multi-discipline team that developed the ISB remedial design; responsible for mechanical process piping, building layout, specification and control documentation, vendor data approvals • Responsible for HVAC refit design at a USDA labs facility • Worked with multi-discipline team on the remedial design of underground storage tanks at TAN.



Boeing Defense & Space Group

• Corinth, TX

• Electrical Manufacturing Engineer II

  • Jun 1996 - Apr 2000

  Responsibilities included transition of new products, design assistance, production/process engineering support, maintain shop manufacturing plans, resolving production assembly issues, and improving production practices for the Electrical Wiring Responsibility Center. Worked closely with production assemblers, quality inspectors, team leaders, and upper management in a strong team atmosphere to ensure on-schedule delivery of quality products. Promoted to a senior engineer/mentor position and tasked with training less senior engineers in familiarizing them with Boeing engineering practices and standards. • Responsible for the transition of new wiring products, including two major work packages for the 737 Next Generation commercial jet which represented 50% of all product shipped in 1999 • Lead Corinth engineer to evaluate eight proposed work packages from Everett and Renton, WA and Wichita, KS covering all commercial Boeing jet models then in production. Lead engineer responsible for the transition of these same work packages into the Corinth facility • Responsible for developing, revising, and controlling the Commercial Reference Document, providing production support, resolving process and design issues while improving production and design practices. The document complied with the referenced BAC specs and D6 documentation in a format which improved cycle time and assisted in new-hire training • Worked with Quality, Manufacturing, Process & Management on cross-functional Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams which reduced the number of defects per wire bundle • Engineering representative for an intense schedule recovery and new-hire training program • Lead Corinth engineer sent to Everett, WA to participate in Accelerated Improvement Workshops, which improved turn-around of wire bundle design changes and cycle times by >15% • Lead engineer for implementation of Lean Manufacturing initiatives plant-wide