Kenneth Iwanowski

**** ********* ***** *** ***, MD 21015

410-***-**** acslz8@r.postjobfree.com

Employment Objective

Highly motivated, multi-disciplined professional seeking to be an integral member of a vibrant organization that values personal integrity, performance leadership and outstanding results.

Summary of Qualifications

Accomplished leader with 20+ year’s management experience in maintenance, construction, facilities, and operations. Leveraged a progressive career path from frontline production supervisor to maintenance manager through a hands-on, leading-by-example management approach. Well-versed in staff selection, training, development and deployment. Excellent analytical, organizational, planning and problem-solving skills. Strong record of implementing innovative ideas, cost reductions and process improvements. A firm believer in the principles of partnership in order to build and foster a safe, motivated, effective and productive workplace. Demonstrated strengths in utilizing proactive management processes as well as exceptional team building and interpersonal communication skills. Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen trained.

Attended graduate school full time from 2013-2015.

Received Bethlehem Steel's distinguished corporate “Gold” and “Environmental” awards.

Academic credentials: M.B.A.; B.S. in Mathematics; A.S. in Engineering.

Core Strengths and Capabilities in:

• Strategic / Change Management • Sourcing & Procurement

• Budget Management • Resource Allocation

• Project Management • Emergency Response

• Administration & Reporting • Service / Productivity Improvement

• Labor / Human Resources • Contractor Oversight

• Regulation Compliance & Standards • Relationship Building

MOSH / OSHA / Hazmat / EEOC / ANSI ISO

Professional Experience

RG Steel / Severstal / Arcelor Mittal / Mittal / ISG, Sparrows Point, MD 2003 to 2012

Maintenance Manager / Reliability Engineer / Project Manager

Managed a central maintenance department consisting of 140 mechanical technicians (MTM’s) and working coordinators. Assisted in the management of electrical technicians (MTE’s), HVAC and protective systems personnel. Management co-chair for safety team, problem-solving team and contracting out committee. Instrumental in overseeing repairs and outages through initiating, planning, execution, control and monitoring, and closing phases of the project. Interfaced daily with plants operations.

• Directly involved in the restructuring, development and implementation of cross-functional job descriptions to achieve business and company objectives.

• Created and implemented work flow processes that expedited and enhanced services, eliminated redundancy, and reduced costs and time to completion.

• Provided 24 hour/7 days a week maintenance support plant wide for repairs, breakdowns and outages.

• Streamlined multi-million dollar warehouse inventories through innovative and aggressively negotiated vendor contracts.

Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, MD 1998 to 2003

General Foreman

Managed multiple maintenance departments consisting of 176 hourly employees, 3 expediters, and 9 salary supervisors. Departments included carpenters, bricklayers, ironworkers, sheet metal, pipefitters, plumbers, painters, roofers, skilled laborers and mobile equipment operators. Management co-chair for safety team, problem-solving team and contracting out committee. Interfaced daily with plants operations.

• Made significant contributions to improve Hot Strip Mill repair outages which led to an 8% reduction in maintenance delays, enhanced quality and increased throughput resulting in record production of 3.4 million tons per year.

• Provided guidance and assistance to various maintenance and operating departments in researching and resolving complex or unusual problems.

• Developed and implemented departmental standards, job descriptions, training, best practices, process improvement, and tools and measures to deliver efficient, cost effective and quality service.

Bethlehem Steel, Bethlehem, PA 1997 to 1998

Strategic Sourcing Team Member

Special assignment on $100+ million corporate cost reduction initiative.

• Corporate Energy Affairs - Assisted in the purchase of NYMEX future contracts, pipeline capacity, storage and balancing services for natural gas.

• Corporate Purchasing - Developed RFP bid packages, analyzed / reviewed bids, and negotiated contracts.

Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, MD 1994 to 1997

Lead Foreman

Managed skilled labor department consisting of 56 hourly employees, 5 crew chiefs and 1 salary supervisor. Work performed included guniting, concreting, hydro blasting, vacuuming, demolition, grounds keeping & janitorial services.

• Reorganized department from 56 to 28 hourly employees while simultaneously reducing overtime by 6.2% and improving utilization of work force and customer satisfaction.

• Advanced the use of high pressure water blasting processes and other cleaning methods throughout the plant resulting in multi-million dollar cost reductions.

• Improved safety performance levels from an AIIR rate of 48.0 to 11.23. Recorded 210 continuous days without an accident, a department record.

Professional Associations

• PMI Member, Project Management Institute, 2015

• RMI Board Member, Regional Manufacturing Institute, 1996 – 2012

Education and Vocational Skills

Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management 2015

Strayer University, GPA: 4.0

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Minor: Engineering

Johns Hopkins University

Ironworker Journeyman / Certified Welder / Maryland State Approved 4 Year Erector Apprenticeship

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