SUMMARY:

• Analytical, detail - oriented, and growth-focused professional, with facility operations and management experience, backed with distinguished performance in facilities maintenance, project management, site development, general contracting, and construction. Express interest in pursuing advanced opportunities to effectively utilize project management expertise, hands-on leadership skills, and persistence to achieve goals that lead to success. Additional qualifications include:
• Responsible for managing and directing all reliability and maintenance activities ensuring that maximum operational potential is realized for the entire plant operation.
• Development, coordination and execution of maintenance related capital budget items in concert with engineering.
• 20+ years of manufacturing and engineering management experience in various industries.
• Strong investigation tool set with ability to troubleshoot severe manufacturing, process and equipment problems, define root cause, and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Experience resolving manufacturing and mechanical problems through implementation of automation and engineering controls.
• Lead Facility and equipment control team as part of QSIP (Quality System Improvement Plan) for FDA remediation efforts and drove all activities to completion.
• Managed and driven to completion multi-million dollar projects and delivered these on time and within allotted budgets.
• Proven leader that can lead change and drive results that have a positive impact on the business.
• Ensure parts availability in the MRO stockroom to minimize equipment downtime while balancing economic maintenance inventory management.
• Protect the company's employees through aggressive completion of safety related work orders and enforcement of factory safety regulations such as lock out/tag out.
• Made significant contribution on the startup operation of new facility with new technologies: scanning, labeling, and package material handling equipment for large and small distribution hubs
• Coordinated major maintenance and project requirements with manufacturing production and engineering, to include major downtime activities and downtime periods and supports the efforts to identify opportunities and developed the Plant's Capital Budget.
• Facilitated training of operation and management of personal on environmental affairs, expanding awareness, analyzing and creating action plans, and ensuring proper documentations
• Played a pivotal role as subject matter source for the district and company, dealing with local and state agencies
• Expertly handled and won the energy and reliability cost saving campaigns, which reduced usage of costly energy sources by implementing new equipment, behavior changes, leveraging awareness and the buy in of others

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Holland, MI

Project Manager

• Developed a floor plan for a facility relocation of equipment.
• Worked with both sites on demolition and installation of various production equipment.
• Generating a project cost, contractors to perform the work and on site controls of activities.
• Led progress meetings, reviews and reports of financials.
• Work with cross functional teams on continuous improvement objectives on plant floor activities.

Confidential, Portage, MI

Project Manager

• Large global pharmaceutical company, performed investigative analysis on existing equipment and facility, generating capital project documentation for executive approval, worked with cross functional teams to develop a detail plan of execution.
• Developed new equipment specification for $ million dollar + purchases of critical equipment.

Confidential, Waukesha, WI

Facilities Manager

• Bio-medical company managing a wide range of site activities involving laboratories, operations/manufacturing, and shipping/receiving projects.
• Developed site plans for areas of improvement, with dual responsibilities in EHS and compliance.
• Worked with local contractors and outside agency, aligned PM programs to improve reliability and cost.

Confidential, Hobart, NY

Facilities Engineer

• Large pharmaceutical company proactively conducting various engineering assignments on the facility, and utilities, in various departments (manufacturing, R&D, warehousing, laboratories, ects).
• Develop and propose recommendations on the improvement of facilities and designs based on technical experience.
• Facilitate engineering documentation, including drawings, validation, and testing.
• Supervise cross-functional team development and work closely with other teams and company leadership to carry out projects from concept to reality.

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

Consultant

• Performed facility audits on electrical, mechanical, grounds, structural and equipment on acquired sites, estimated repair cost, and coordinated work with outside contractors to execute desired repairs. Managed contracts for repairs, change orders, generated PO’s, tracked cost, reported progress and milestones of projects to executive management.

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

Owner-Operator

• Established and operated a Predictive Maintenance (PdM) company through IR (Infrared) technology on electrical, mechanical equipment, and building energy conservation.
• Worked with local companies to develop and establish preventative maintenance schedules and procedures for compliance.
• Worked on systems to track savings or labor and reduced down time though improved up time.

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

UPS District Project Manager

• Provided oversight and direction to small and large projects, concerning the installation and modification of equipment, as well as facilities operations ranging from thousands to multimillion dollars, throughout Michigan.
• Created project bids; conducted impact studies and scope of work; and communicated results with other functions.
• Determined capital needs related to production, environmental, safety, buildings, and grounds, and ECT.
• Maintained and facilitated quality assurance on products and installation of workmanship.
• Coordinated contractor’s activities aiming to meet timelines and budgets.