Sara Jane-Geary Kuchinski

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Suwanee, GA 30024

770-***-****

acfyds@r.postjobfree.com

PROCESS ENGINEER

Full time parent returning to workforce and Engineer with seven years of

accomplished process design and application experience for proposal and

project applications looking for full time employment. Expertly utilized

ability to communicate, motivate, and manage international, multi-

discipline team of technical experts to facilitate technical and financial

optimization of product and plan and execute product development project.

Core contributions include

Chemical Design Engineering / Mechanical Design Engineering / Product

Development / Six Sigma Team Member / Process and Procedural Development /

Technical Training / Project Management/ Project Planning /

Product Development / Proposal Development / Product Application Engineer

Published article: Geary, Sara J. and JC. Bellows, "System Monitoring for

Chemistry Control", Proceedings 61st International Water Conference,

Pittsburg (2000), 171.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JOHNS CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Johns Creek, GA

Part-Time Administrative Assistant Children's Ministries 2010-

2014

. Responsibilities include coordinating teachers, curriculum and

required supplies; assisting in the coordination and registration of

children's events; aiding in recruiting, retaining, and supporting

volunteers; advertising events through various media sources including

Constant Contact; manage the expenditures for the Children's Ministry;

managing Shelby, database software, for Children's Ministry.

Full-Time Parent 2005-present

. Responsibilities include childcare and house hold duties, in addition

to numerous volunteer positions:

Soccer Coach 2008-2009 / Sunday School Teacher 2008-present / Girl Scout

Leader 2009-present / Vacation Bible School Director 2008-2010 / Science

Lab Parent Teacher 2011-2014 / PTA Secretary 2013-2014 / PTA VP 2014-2015

SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC., Orlando, Florida

Senior Engineer - Product Development, Process Design 2002-2005

. Responsibilities include directing and leading product development

projects with duties including coordinating and motivating the project

team, controlling manpower costs, defining the project, exciting

development within the current process, managing an international

project team in a matrix organization, and designing the mechanical

and chemical process and components. Additional duties included

adapting new procedures, training all team members to utilize new

procedures, tools and software (SAP data and document management) and

provide a single point contact for all aspects of the project

development.

. Specific product involves the entire turnkey single shaft power plant

configuration utilizing a G class of combustion turbine.

Advanced Engineer - Project Execution, Process Design 1999-2002

. Responsibilities include implementing project requirements to

customize existing product line to specific project site, performing

verification calculations, revising standard specifications,

coordinating with multi-discipline team to ensure cohesive design,

coordinating with suppliers and evaluating proposals for mechanical

equipment while maintaining project schedule.

. Six month rotational assignment in Proposal Engineering with

experience in revising standard technical proposal documentation to

reflect the customer request, coordinating an international team of

subject matter experts to ensure cohesive proposal, and collect and

tally equipment and manpower costs.

. Specific product involves the entire turnkey multi-shaft power plant

configuration utilizing F or G class of combustion turbines.

Associate Engineer -

Proposal Support and Project Execution, Water Chemistry Design 1999-

2002

. Responsibilities include evaluating water quality samples and

proposing water treatment process to meet the needs of the

application, providing the design basis and functional requirements of

the water treatment systems to an architect engineer for detailed

design and implementation. Additional responsibilities included

devising a innovative water monitoring scheme that would reduce

sampling schedule and maintain water chemistry control and hands-on

monitoring and maintenance of water chemistry during start-up and

commissioning.

. Specific projects involving the boiler and cooling water systems of a

power plant configuration utilizing F and G class of combustion

turbine.

BECHTEL SAVANAH RIVER, Aiken, SC

Cooperative Education Student 1995-1997

. Rotational assignments with responsibilities including steam piping

maintenance design, mechanical process design modification, and

drafting.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Masters of Arts in Business Administration, 2004

University of Florida

Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1998

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University

Unit Operations Laboratory, 1997

University College, London, England

Engineering in Training, 1998

State of Virginia

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