Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
JEFFREY G. BUELSING
**** ******* **** • Batavia, Ohio 45103
Cell 513-***-****
*********@*****.**.***
SUMMARY
Customer-focused, Mechanical Design and Project Engineer with 21 years in the material
handling industry. Manage projects from pre-order, design, and implementation through
installation and final documentation. Track record of completing projects on time and within
budget. Build and maintain strong professional relationships with customers, management and
colleagues. Team leader as well as valued team member.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati, Ohio - COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology
Degree conferred Cum Laude, June 1991
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
AutoCAD 2012, ICAD, Windows 7, MS Office 2007 including Word, Excel & Projects
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SDI INDUSTRIES, - Pacoima, CA 2010 –
2012
www.sdiindustries.com
Conveyor Applications Engineer / Project Manager
Check and altered system concept and layouts from sales to insure that the system would
work as the customer required and conformed to the customer’s specifications.
Acquired bids from outside vendors and in house manufacturing and controls.
Developed start to finish schedules.
Recent duties center around on site project manager for a long term, multi-million dollar
installation which is being internally touted as the flagship of the company.
Regularly participate in project meetings with upper management and customers.
Direct engineers in design of equipment and check the final designs.
Direct the installation crew(s) on scheduling, equipment placement, priorities, and
expected quality of the finished product.
JEFFREY G. BUELSING
4590 Allison Lane • Batavia, Ohio 45103
Cell 513-***-****
*********@*****.**.***
ALBA MANUFACTURING, INC. - Fairfield, Ohio 2009 – 2010
www.albamfg.com
Machine Design Engineer
Responsible for machine design of material handling equipment, using mechanical and
pneumatic systems complete with assembly drawings, individual detail drawings and BOMs.
Managed customer relationships throughout design and implementation of standard and
custom material handling equipment.
Created design standards for pneumatic and electric powered turn-tables as well as thru
roller chain transfers and drag chain conveyors.
This greatly reduced the turnaround time from order to release to shop by reducing the
engineering time by as much as 75% thus saving the company money.
INTELLIGRATED - Mason, OH 2007 – 2009
www.intelligrated.com
Senior Project Engineer – Concept and Estimating Department – Integrator Division
Pre-Order Responsibilities: Gather information of materials to be handled, work site, and quote
development and presentation.
Combine strong listening skills, customer and product knowledge, and complex problem
solving ability to develop innovative and cost effective solutions to customer material
handling needs.
Teamed with Sales Department to visit customers throughout the country to provide
accurate quotes, maintain profit margin, and contribute to customer satisfaction.
Collaborated with other internal departments – Mechanical Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Installation and Legal to gather internal estimates and assure all costs and
conditions were captured in the final customer quote.
Prepared final quotes with system layout drawings, ranging in complexity from hardware
only to a complete turn-key system according to individual customer needs.
Presented customized quote packages to customer decision makers, i.e. Project Manager,
Purchasing Department, and Executive staffs.
Post-Order Responsibilities: Customer’s single point of contact.
Develop timetable to assure customer project is completed timely and within budget.
Issued drawings for customer approval, issued purchase orders, released equipment to
internal departments for manufacturing, and ordered maintenance manuals and spare
parts lists to maintain schedule.
Monitored internal and outside contractor schedule and performance to assure contract
compliance and customer satisfaction. Tracked project costs to assure profitability.
Coordinated system installations throughout the United States.
Manage the commissioning of the system, assuring system demonstration was seamless
and met customer expectations.
Created “As Built” drawings upon completion of project.
JEFFREY G. BUELSING
4590 Allison Lane • Batavia, Ohio 45103
Cell 513-***-****
*********@*****.**.***
FKI LOGISTEX - Cincinnati, Ohio 1999 – 2007
(Now owned by Intelligrated)
Senior Project Engineer
Responsible for being single point of contact for customer projects and coordination of schedules
to meet customer specifications.
Evaluated pre-order system layout and proposal, visited customer to assess work site, and
issued drawings for customer approval.
Designed any custom mechanical equipment required, complete with assembly drawings,
individual detail drawings and BOMs including special products for the food and
beverage industry as well as the automotive industry.
Issued purchase orders to outside vendors, released equipment to internal departments.
Developed project schedule requirements; identified and resolved potential conflicts.
Monitored cost of major purchases and subcontractors, as well as engineer hours –
mechanical and electrical.
Conducted site visits to coordinate system installations.
Contributed to customer satisfaction by clearly communicating project status throughout
installation.
Created “As Built” drawings upon completion of project.
MAKINO MACHINE TOOL COMPANY - Mason, Ohio 1998 – 1999
Design Engineer
Responsible for machine design of custom options to machine tools for mechanical, hydraulic,
and pneumatic systems. Managed and mentored a team of contract employees to design custom
components.
Created layout, assembly and detailed prints, BOMs and specified purchased parts with
AutoCAD and SAP computer software.
Manager of 5 contract engineers.
ACCULIFT, INC. - Blanchester, Ohio 1996 – 1998
Design Engineer
Responsible for machine design of custom material handling systems specializing in gantry style,
vacuum head palletizing.
ALBA MANUFACTURING, INC. - Hamilton, Ohio 1991 – 1996
www.albamfg.com
Machine Design Engineer
Responsible for machine design of material handling equipment, using mechanical and
pneumatic systems complete with assembly drawings, individual detail drawings and BOMs.
Managed customer relationships throughout design and implementation of standard and
custom material handling equipment.
Designed innovative transfer car systems to work in freezer and non-freezer
environments.
Improved the design for CDLR curve conveyors, increasing customer satisfaction.
JEFFREY G. BUELSING
4590 Allison Lane • Batavia, Ohio 45103
Cell 513-***-****
*********@*****.**.***
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