Maintenance Manager

Summary of Qualifications

o Experienced maintenance and operations professional specializing in

powerhouse and central plants for steam, chilled water and ammonia

refrigeration.

o Broad engineering background and experience in operations, preventive

maintenance, and predictive maintenance in medium and heavy

manufacturing facilities.

o Project engineering and management experience with a variety of

projects $1MM to 10MM.

o Former National Board / ASME code inspector for boilers, pressure

vessels and power piping.

o Experienced in implementation and management of CMMS programs.

o Key resolution of operational and environmental problems through root

cause failure analysis/investigation.

o Operation and maintenance of Class II and B wastewater treatment

plants as primary discharger.

Professional Experience

ESTES DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING (2012 to present)

Maintenance Manager - Indianapolis, Indiana

. Facilities and equipment maintenance manager for three man

maintenance group in specialty automated metal processing facility.

. Developed project and proposed central chilled water plant to

reduce maintenance costs, service calls, energy costs and downtime

related to individual chilled water units.

. Developed and proposed energy savings program to reduce electrical

power consumption by $16,000 per year.

. Development of annual budget for purchasing maintenance and

consumables.

. Established and implemented single source lubricant program for

lubricants for entire facility.

. One year safety record with zero recordable injuries.

PARK 100 FOODS (2011 to 2012)

Director of Maintenance - Morristown, Indiana

. Maintenance manager for six man maintenance group in specialty food

processing facility.

. Implemented energy savings program to reduce electrical power

consumption by $30,000 per year.

. Implemented computerized maintenance management software to provide

central site for asset information, preventive maintenance

routines, and purchasing records.

. Became subject matter expert for ammonia refrigeration, and spiral

freezer applications.

. Redesigned steam supply to kettles installing more robust steam

control components that reduced operational issues with product

burn-on and improved production throughput.

. Restored failed boiler to operational service improving operational

redundancy.

. Primary customer contact for all areas of responsibility.

. Overall responsibility for customer satisfaction and system

results.

. Established annual budget for purchasing maintenance and

consumables.

. Established and implemented single source lubricant program for HS-

1 lubricants for entire facility.

. Established and implemented oil analysis program for all rotating

machinery.

. One year safety record with zero recordable injuries.

CITIZENS ENERGY MANAGEMENT COMPANY / ABS, INC. / COVANCE (2001 to 2012)

Operations and Maintenance Manager - Greenfield, Indiana

. Site Utilities Manager for ABS managing a 17-person team providing

utility services for a FDA regulated pharmaceutical research and

production facility. Contract re-bid and awarded to Citizens

Thermal in 2003.

. Primary customer contact for all areas of responsibility. Overall

responsibility for customer satisfaction and system results.

. Operation, maintenance and repair of boilers, chilled water system,

wastewater treatment plant, compressed air and purified water for

all site customers.

. Overall responsibility for operation budgeting.

. Key approver for site utility projects and 10 year planning.

. Four year safety record with zero recordable injuries.

BP AMOCO - Fabrics and Fibers Business Unit (1996 to 2001)

Project Manager/Project Engineer - Nashville, Georgia (1999 to 2001)

. Developed and managed projects to $3.5MM in all phases of plant

polymer process from utilities to production equipment utilizing in

house and contract engineering resources.

. Promoted development and use of stage gated project process

emphasizing front-end-loading, detailed scope and cost scheduling

to bring projects in on schedule and cost without recordable

accidents or days-away-from-work occurrence.

. Managed >$1 million in ongoing projects in various stages.

HVAC Supervisor / Project Engineer - Bainbridge, Georgia (1996 - 1999)

. Overall responsibility for all site utilities other than

electrical power.

. Operation, maintenance and repair of the steam plant, an 8000-ton

chiller system, 8500-hp plant compressed air, and all HVAC for

1,250,000 ft2 facility.

. Direct supervision of 8 technicians and utility personnel.

. Established PM and predictive maintenance programs to reduce

equipment failures and improve equipment availability.

. Established compressor maintenance program to bring compressors to

known baseline condition and introduction of predictive maintenance

routines.

. Reduced annual service contracts by $15,000 and outside repair

costs by $50,000 per year.

. Reduced chemical treatment program costs by $20,000 per year.

. Established technician-training program to improve baseline skills

and improve flexibility in responding to customer requests.

. Designed and submitted capital projects to improve equipment

operation and design as well as reduce baseline operational and

conversion costs.

. Established and implemented compressed air conservation program

involving plant conservation team, system design concepts and

standard components and repair procedures. Baseline savings of

$500,000 per annum targeted.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY (1991-1995)

Utilities Engineer - Fort Smith, Arkansas

. Responsibilities included operation, maintenance and repair of a

6,000 horsepower steam plant, a 1,900 ton ammonia refrigeration

system, plant compressed air, fire protection systems and all HVAC

for 900,000 ft2 facility. Duties included direct supervision of

six operators and maintenance personnel.

Implemented the following cost reduction programs

. Steam trap maintenance program with anticipated annual savings of

$100,000.

. Re-bid boiler feed water treatment program resulting in annual

chemical savings of $5,000 and annual fuel savings of $100,000 due

to improved efficiency.

. Rebuilt boilers and boiler feed water system reducing production

and losses from several outages per week to less than 0.5% of all

lost production time.

. Implemented training programs for all operators in refrigeration

and boiler departments to ensure safety standards in areas critical

to plant production.

. Instituted programs for respirator training, emergency response

training, and process safety management, establishing compliance

with OSHA requirements.

. Identified areas of energy savings throughout the facility and

proposed changes with potential savings of $200,000.

. Designed and implemented refrigeration system improvements and

design changes to ensure continuous safe operation, extended

service life, and operational efficiency. Projected annual

electrical savings of $100,000.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY / THE FPE GROUP (1989-1991)

Senior Consultant - Naperville, Illinois

. Responsible for direction, inspection and analysis of client

manufacturing facilities including heavy rotating equipment, piping

systems, refrigeration systems, steam systems, pressure vessels,

and electrical systems.

. Developed and promoted operational standards and maintenance

programs for client firms and promoted code compliance for ASME

Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Piping codes in the US and Canada.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY (1987-1989)

Technical Specialist - Chicago, Illinois

Loss prevention and plant operations specialist servicing high-risk

manufacturing and utility accounts in the Midwest. Served as claims

investigation and settlement authority for Midwest boiler and

machinery claims. Assisted Senior Technical Specialist with

settlement of large claims and supervision of regional claims

representatives.

Education and Professional Development

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MARITIME COLLEGE, Bronx, New York Bachelor

of Engineering in Ocean Engineering with Mechanical Engineering

emphasis.

BOB JONES UNIVERSITY, Greenville, South Carolina

Three Years Post Graduate Work in Administration

Licenses and Training

1978 Third Assistant Engineer License, United States Coast Guard, Steam

& Diesel - Unlimited Horsepower

1984 Authorized Inspector, National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel

Inspectors, dormant

1989 Ammonia Plant Theory and Operation, International Institute for

Ammonia Refrigeration

1992 Training in operation and programming of Allen Bradley PLCs, Allen

Bradley

1993 OSHA Emergency Response and Process Safety Management

Certification

1994 Ammonia Refrigeration Design, University of Wisconsin

1995 Training in installation and operation of PCs. Proficient in MS

Office, and Windows.

1996 Steam System Design Seminar, ITT Bell & Gossett

1997 Centrifugal Air Compressor Design, Maintenance and Repair, Air

Relief, Inc.

1997 Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification,

Georgia EPA

1998 Compressed Air System Design Seminar, Southern Companies/Georgia

Power

2000 Centrifugal and Absorption Chiller Design and Operation, Trane

Corporation

2001 GMP Training for Pharmaceutical Production

2004 David H. Paul - Pharmaceutical Water Seminar

2006 Business Behavioral Styles - Citizens Thermal

2007 Root Cause Failure Analysis/Investigation - Eli Lilly & Company

2008 Wastewater Treatment I & II - Certification Course - Ivy Tech

College

2009 Hazmat Technician Certification - Covance

2009 Indiana Wastewater Operator Certification - Class B and II

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