OBJECTIVE - Seeking full time employment opportunity utilizing my wide

range of experience.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Background reflects experience in project management and engineering

requiring accuracy, attention to detail, focus on customer satisfaction.

13+ years project management experience in various fields, over 20 years

engineering support and design.

Develop and maintain customer relationships; provide excellent customer

service.

Project development skills, driving successful projects with focus on

timely delivery.

Provide hands-on training and technical support to customers and employees.

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

4/12- Howell & Howell Contractors - Louisville, Kentucky

1/14 Project Manager/Cost Estimator - Commercial and Industrial Painting

Provided cost estimates both from blueprints and from job site

inspections for the commercial and industrial painting industry.

Estimate man-hours, material quantities, equipment costs and union

labor rates in the regional area. Reviewing and understanding surface

preparation procedures. Scheduled and managed coating projects from

start of project to customer buy off. Worked with PDCA standards.

4/05- HC Ackerman & Sons, Inc. - Louisville, Kentucky

3/12 Project Manager/Cost Estimator - Commercial and Industrial Painting

Provided detailed material take-offs and cost estimates both from

blueprints and from job site inspections for the commercial painting

industry. Estimate man-hours, material quantities, equipment costs

and union labor rates in the regional area. Reviewing and

understanding surface preparation procedures. Scheduled and managed

coating projects from start of project to customer buy off. Worked

with PDCA standards.

5/01- Irvin H. Whitehouse & Sons - Louisville, Kentucky

1/05 Project Manager/Cost Estimator - Protective Coatings

Provided detailed material take-offs and cost estimates both from

blueprints and from job site inspections for the protective coatings

industry. Estimate man-hours, material quantities, equipment costs

and union labor rates in the regional area. Provided specific coating

recommendations for surfaces requiring protection in various

environments. Reviewing and understanding surface preparation

procedures. Scheduled and managed coating projects from start of

project to customer buy off. Familiar with SSPC, NACE and PDCA

standards.

7/00 - Lesco Design & Manufacturing Co., Inc. - LaGrange, Kentucky

5/01 Project Manager/Coordinator - Site Manager - Automotive

Provided coordination and management of new automotive equipment

installation including all types of conveying equipment, lifts,

transfers and tooling equipment. Provided scheduling and supervising

of plant maintenance projects including the preparation of material

take offs and the planning of various trade workers for each job.

Position requires long hours and daily interfacing with industrial

plant maintenance managers and supervisors as well as automotive plant

engineers and staff. Other responsibilities included the everyday

operation and maintaining of site office and staff including co-

Project Managers, Designer, Safety officer and Secretary as well as

millwright and ironworker foreman and general foreman.

Continued:

4/94 - RTS Wright Industries - Nashville, Tennessee

4/00 Project Manager/Estimator - Custom Machinery

Managed projects from quoting stages through manufacturing, assembly,

run-off, shipping and installation when necessary. Position includes

the managing and giving direction to manufacturing support and

assembly efforts - Checked progress of projects with regular meetings

and progress report data. Provided research and requisitioned

commercial materials and prepared material take-offs - checked on

delivery schedules for materials - contacted customers with project

questions and provided project updates. Traveled to customer

facilities to meet with project contacts and resolve customer problems

- called on vendors to answer sub-contract manufacturing problems.

2/90 - Bridgestone/Firestone Incorporated - Morrison, Tennessee

4/94 Plant Engineering Technician - Tire Manufacturing Industry

Provided supervision of the installation of Japanese tire assembly

and manufacturing equipment - debug and troubleshoot Japanese tire

making machinery - working directly with Japanese technicians on start-

up problems - supervising millwright crews with various trades skills

- approving time to projects - providing plant layouts and resolving

material flow problems.

4/89 - Idea Engineering & Fabrication - Louisville, Kentucky

2/90 Machine Designer - Field Engineer

Designed automotive and appliance handling equipment. Help with the

scheduling and implementation of this equipment during plant shutdown

conditions. Troubleshooting installation problems and helping to

resolving them - other activities as directed by my supervisor.

1988- Seamco - Louisville, Kentucky

89 Machine Designer

Prepared package handling installation drawings. Designed special

slides, chutes and diverters - preformed machine assembly during shop

strike - other activities as directed by my supervisor.

1984- ZINIZ Inc. - Louisville, Kentucky

88 Machine Designer - Field Installation Supervisor

Set-up and supervise field installation crews - managed and

supervised installation crews and solved installation problems - work

directly with customers on schedules and project costs. Communicated

with shop on changes and manufacturing problems. Prepared package

handling installation drawings.

1982- Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County -

Louisville, Kentucky

84 Civil Designer - Survey Crew - Field Materials Inspector

Layout and survey of airport property - prepare topographical

drawings for grade and elevation work - calculate fill and excavation

of soil and concrete materials. Testing and inspection of all

construction materials including: Soils, concrete and asphalt -

observing and determining the materials installation process per

design specifications. Testing included the use of a Troxler nuclear

testing devise.

Continued:

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Technical Courses

. Civil Engineering Construction Materials, 1984

Troxler Nuclear Testing Device Training, 1984

Engineering Troubleshooting Skills Training: Bridgestone, 1992

Project Management Skills Training: RTS Wright Industries, 1997

SSPC convention workshops on Rigging, Blast Media and Test Instruments,

2001

OSHA 10

OSHA 30

Pleasure Ridge Park Vocational School Machine Design - Louisville, Kentucky

(1980 - 1981)

Florida Junior College - Temple Terrace, Florida (1981 - 1982)

Jefferson Community College - Louisville, Kentucky (1982)

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