Big John

10/16/2015
Madison, AL

Position Desired

Mechanical Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

Seasoned, Accomplished Engineer / Project Manager / Designer

PROFILE
Leadership skills, and technical expertise in Plant, Product, Process, Design and
Development, Electro-Mechanical, Fabrication and Assembly, Machine and Tooling, Quality Management, and Concept Development.
* Creative, analytical, flexible, and an innovative and resourceful problem-solver.
* Organized, demonstrated time management, able to handle multiple tasks.
* Competent in meeting quality standards and deadlines.
* Precise, accurate, and responsible.
* Solid planner, strong coordination and management skills, hands on abilities, and an avid learner.
Creative abilities and diversified experiences in many industries including:
Heavy Structural Steel, Valves & Dampers, Light Specialty Metals, Precision Screw Machining, Steam & Gas Turbines and Compressors, Cryogenic & Specialty Gas Fluid Systems, HVAC/R, Polymer Products, Electrical Power Plants with Emission Control Systems, Fuel-Cell Electrical Generating Systems, Enhanced Oil Recovery (E.O.R.) Systems, Chemical & Petro-Chemical Plants, and Oil & Gas Refineries.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HARGROVE ENGINEERS + CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Houston, TX / Billings, MT 02/15 – 06/15
$110 MM corporation producing engineering consulting work for chemical, petro-chemical, oil, gas, and refining industries.
Senior Mechanical Engineer (Contract) - Analyzed client design requirements, vendor data, technical standards (ASME, AWS, & API), and other relevant data, to design and develop pressure vessel and piping systems for refinery projects at Cenex Harvest States Inc., and Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Utilized Autodesk: AutoCAD 2014, TrueView 2015, Navisworks 3D 2014; Intergraph CAS CAESER II Vers.2013 R1; COMPRESS / INSPECT 2015 Build 7500; and MS Office 2010.

ANVIL CORPORATION, Bellingham, WA / Billings, MT 06/14 – 12/14
$50 MM corporation producing engineering consulting work for chemical, petro-chemical, oil, gas, and refining industries.
Mechanical Engineer (Contract) - Analyzed client design requirements, vendor specifications, technical standards and other data to design piping systems for midstream and downstream projects. Utilized Autodesk TrueView-2015, Navisworks 3D 2014, CAEPipe Vers.7.1, COMPRESS-2014 Build 7400, and MS Office 2010.

SOUTHERN SYNERGY, INC., Decatur, AL 08/12 – 03/14
$5 MM corporation producing engineering consulting work for chemical, petro-chemical, oil, gas, and refining industries.
Electro-Mechanical Engineer - Analyzed customer design proposals, vendor specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate feasibility, cost, and production requirements of project designs and their applications. Specified new industrial system components and directed modification of existing systems to ensure conformance with client engineering design and performance specifications. Utilized AutoCAD Version-2010, and MS Office.

TESSENDERLO KERLEY SERVICES, INC., Carlsbad, NM 11/11 – 02/12
$240 MM corporation manufacturing chemical industry plant systems.
Project Manager (Contract) – Supervised the selection, fabrication, documentation, and installation of equipment for chemical industry utilization. Created engineering documentations and interacted with all departments and vendors for equipment and systems integration to new plant design and build. Created Engineering BEDD Sheets. Utilized AutoCAD Version-2010, and Microsoft Office.

FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, INC., Marysville, MI 04/11 – 10/11
$530 MM corporation producing petro-chemical industry products.
Project Manager / Mechanical Engineer (Contract) – Supervised the selection, fabrication, documentation, and installation of maintenance equipment for petrochemical industry utilization. Created engineering documentations and closely interacted with internal departments and vendors for equipment and systems integration to plant efficiency. Utilized TrueView CAD Software, and Microsoft Office.

SNF, INC. / FLOQUIP ENGINEERING DIVISION, Savannah, GA 07/10 – 02/11
$140 MM corporation manufacturing modular polymer skid-mounted Enhanced Oil Recovery (E.O.R.) systems.
Sr. Project Manager / Mechanical Engineer (Contract) – Supervised the design, fabrication, documentation, and testing of modular chemical delivery systems for water treatment and petroleum industry utilization. Created engineering documentation and closely interacted with customers, internal departments, and vendors for equipment and systems integration to customer requirements. Engineering documentation included: Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, Bill of Materials, Electrical Line Charts, Instrumentation & Controls Narratives, Factory Acceptance Test Forms & Reports, and Operation & Maintenance Manuals. Utilized TrueView CAD Software, and Microsoft Office.

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP / HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND – UTC POWER DIV., Hartford, CT 09/08 – 04/09
$1054 MM corporation building fuel-cell electrical generating systems.
Mechanical Engineer (Contract) – Assisted cross-functional engineering teams in the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of specialty fluid systems utilizing: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Methane, Nitrogen, Carbon-Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Saturated & Superheated Steam, HP (Oil-Free) Air, and De-Ionized Water. Contributed to FMEA analysis for fuel-cell system efficiencies. Utilized Microsoft Office, Pro-E, and AutoCAD Release-2007.

HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC., Basking Ridge, NJ 12/06 – 07/08
$200 MM corporation building electrical generating stations and environmental control systems.
Project Manager / Project Engineer - Led the design, development, fabrication, scheduling, and field Installation of coal-fired power plant boiler systems, and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emission reduction systems. Utilized Microsoft Office, and Bentley: Redline Microstation CAD Software, & ProjectWise.

MAGNA INDUSTRIES, INC., Lakewood, NJ 09/06 - 12/06
$5.5 MM corporation manufacturing and distributing bakery equipment.
Sales Coordinator (Temporary) – Coordinated successful sales orders, scheduling,
procurement, manufacturing, transportation logistics, and on-time customer delivery of standard and customized baking equipment. Utilized Everest Advanced-Edition, and Armor, ordering system softwares, and Microsoft Office.

AQUATHERM INDUSTRIES, INC., Lakewood, NJ 07/00 - 02/06
$8.0 MM polymer solar heat exchanger manufacturer.
Project / Mechanical Engineer - Contributed to the successful solving of thermal bonding issues in thermoplastic polymer manufacturing and doubled production in five years. Designed, fabricated, and assembled machinery:
* Managed the redesign of thermal welding machines in two phases that resulted in a 50% repeated reduction of manufacturing rejects of finished product.
* Headed the product redesign and manufacturing process improvement of vacuum relief check valves. Reduced quantity of assembly parts, and applied new technology for new replacement parts, saving ($37.5 M annually). Results included: higher quality valves, a 250% increase in assembly production, reduced labor co...

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