Sr. Mechanical Reliability Engineer

• Dec 2018 - Present

Reliability Engineer II - Rotating Equipment

• Mar 2012 - Dec 2018

• Lead and facilitate Reliability-Centered Maintenance tasks and initiatives for Site’s processing units’ mechanical equipment, driving uptime, operability, reliability, and safety. • Coordinated reliability activities with Electrical, Instrumentation, or Inspections team to promote safety, execution effectiveness, and downtime impact reduction. • Led Rot. Equip. work scope development and field execution for 1MM+ ppy process Unit's Turnaround • Promoted and facilitated continuous improvement efforts for leadership buy-in, resource allocation and execution strategy in order to improve day-to-day & long-term operational excellence. • Supported Site-wide reliability-related activities or initiatives from Maintenance Engineers and Technicians groups. • Conducted Root-Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and reports, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEAs), recommending action items to business leaders on equipment or system failures. • Provided technical assistance, field repair guidance, and maintenance support to business unit Staff and Personnel during equipment failures and troubleshooting, upgrades or modifications, outages and turnarounds, and/or as requested. • Identified and developed equipment/process improvement ideas or projects to business unit leaders for Capital Planning. • Represented Company on Process Industry Practices' (PIP) Machinery and Globalization Committees • Held Tech. Leadership role supervising a team of Reliability Engineers & Specialists on rotating and fixed equipment disciplines, aligning team efforts with Site and Company goals • Oversaw progress and development of team members through monthly reports, skills and growth assessments, on-the-job training opportunities. • Tasked with the final installation, commissioning, development of reliability strategies and assignment of maintenance practices and procedures for the rotating equipment package on a green-field, multi-million dollar guest operation unit on the Site. Show less

Reliability Engineer

• Apr 2007 - Mar 2012

• Ensured Reliability-Centered Maintenance programs, procedures and activities were conducted through supervision of three maintenance technicians, aiming to maintain plant uptime and reliability at or above 95%.• Managed the Tribology and Vibration Analysis programs for plant equipment and machinery, achieving an increase in the plant’s Maintenance Scorecard 8-mo. average from 72 to 83, while maintaining our plant-wide vibration index at 0.15 in/sec.• Explored and implemented new procedures, tools and technologies for plant equipment and areas to improve process and maintenance conditions, reduce waste, or as part of continuous improvement programs.• Controlled a yearly Reliability program budget of $186,000+, with average yearly savings of 23%, an estimate of $215,000 over five years.• Developed Root Cause Failure Analysis reports on plant equipment as required, compiling monthly and yearly downtime analysis reports to identify and improve the Top 10 reliability bad actors to reduce probability of repeated failures and improve uptime.• Supported the Corporate Maintenance & Reliability group on major planned shutdown maintenance work and non-destructive testing (NDT) inspections at multiple plants, Maintenance Audits, Reliability Engineers meetings, and other initiatives as required.• Implemented a plant-wide project to replace compressed air used for cooling with high volume/low pressure electric blowers with approx. annual cost savings of $30,000 and a 3 mo. payback period.• Provided guidance to the Maintenance team on regularly scheduled work orders, unscheduled downtime, actively involved in planned preventive maintenance stoppages and shutdowns.• Successfully implemented a paper and cardboard recycling program for plant administrative areas, at no cost to the site.• Provided technical assistance and equipment expertise during commissioning of a new production plant line, part of a company-wide $50+ million New Braunfels, TX plant expansion project. Show less

Professional in Development

• Aug 2006 - Apr 2007

• Selected as part of the 2006-2007 Professionals in Development group, involving accelerated management, technical and social skills training through rotational assignments in various business units.• Performed quantifiable, report-oriented projects and activities for each rotational assignment as outlined by the program’s goals, obtaining administration and management skills while providing continuous improvement suggestions to functional managers at each rotation end.• Prepared and presented a “Specialization Project” to higher-level Corporate managers at program end; implemented at the Demopolis, AL cement plant with total potential revenue increase and savings of $277,500 per year.• Provided assistance to various PiD peers and company employees upon request, requested additional projects not outlined on the program’s goals, and submitted four continuous improvement ideas based on reported findings.• Completed program within top 5% of group. Show less

Test Engineer

• Apr 2005 - Aug 2006

• Upgraded and developed Performance and Durability test stands for ABS product line hydraulic valves, in order to provide accelerated life cycle and functional performance testing facilities. • Designed and developed test stands, test fixtures and equipment for Sensors and Actuators products, based on Product and/or Validation Engineering needs and requirements. • Facilitated resources and engineering abilities to the Test Group on product issues as they arose in a collaborative, team-oriented approach, reducing overall solutions costs and turn-around time. • Provided guidance to lab technicians on test stand servicing, requirements, or upgrade activities. Show less

CRG Supervisor

• Jun 2004 - Apr 2005

• Managed the Customer Returned Goods team, supervising the service and repair work flow for electronic units from four different company clients, ensuring their property was received, analyzed, repaired, repacked and shipped on time and in compliance to industry standards. • Created statistical databases on repair data for each client and project, conducting analysis destined to aid the Production Teams determine problematic issues and pinpoint defects affecting Production and Quality Control. • Maintained close and continuous communication with customers in an approach called Focused Factory, striving to keep high satisfaction levels as well as detect opportunities to increase the company’s revenue. Show less

CircLES Entering Engr. Student Program - Peer Leader

• 1999 - 2002

• Formed part of the CircLES program as a senior Peer Leader, designed to increase entering science and engineering students success in their first year in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. • Led multiple entering students through numerous week-long, module-based summer orientation sessions, with a delivarable project at the end of each week session. • Assisted professors during semester classes tailored to entering students cluster groups. • Instructed Inorganic Chemistry Lab I for two semesters Show less