DAVID B. GRUBB
Current Address Contact Information
**** *** ***. ****: 724-***-****
Beaver Falls Pa 15010 E-mail: *****.*****.*@*****.***
Objective A project engineering and management position requiring an independent
individual with drive and motivation to see work through to completion with
expertise coordinating multiple contractors.
Education Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Concentration in Mechanical Engineering
Professional Experience
I began employment at Koppel Steel a division of NS Group, which was
bought by IPSCO, which was bought by SSAB and then sold to a
combination of Evraz and TMK, eventually the purchase was completed
by TMK. TMK IPSCO Koppel Tubular is in Koppel, Pa on 237 acres of
land with 14 major buildings, 802,833 sq ft. under roof, employs 400
employees and makes 350,000 tons a year. Koppel Steel processes and
melts scrap, that goes to a metal refining furnace, and then supplies a
continuous caster with makes 6.5 in billets that are cut in a steelyard, for
shipment to Ambridge where the billets are converted to pipe, some of
the pipe returns to the Koppel plant for a heat treat and quench
operation, and pipe finishing processes.
Project Engineer 2/06-
Present
Skills:
Multiple contractor coordination and integration Budgets and timelines
Experienced working in an outage Scheduling
Project Scope and Spec Emergency utility repairs
Facilities and Infrastructure:
Spares purchased, Conveyor sections purchased and installed, Managed
Installation of 13.8 KV power tie, including removal of old wiring, road grading
and paving, outdoor lighting installation, roof repairs, handling of outside,
surveyors, land and equipment appraisers, environmental and safety
considerations, utility repairs, emergency response situations
Production Support:
Repair/rebuild of Furnace shell to fix cracks in the shell, replacement of furnace
shell, realignment of furnace, replacement of refining furnace cover, tundish
preheater burner and controls upgrade, delivered equipment unloading, Involved in
discussions of future planning, such as production size increase and alternate scrap
handling
Facility Decommissioning:
Demo project that is estimated to process 10,000 tons of ferrous scrap and 40,000
lbs. of non-ferrous scrap spending 10 million dollars in a year and a half that at
times utilized the services of 6 to 7 demo contractors, min 6 ironworkers, 4 to 10
electricians, 3 to 4 pipe fitters, 2 general contractor, among other contractors to
perform specific functions as necessary. Plant wide demolition project, including
building, equipment, cranes, leveling to grade, that required utility, mechanical and
electrical, relocations, building end wall erection. I created a new space for the
storeroom to consolidate all items to one building. Also relocated the maintenance
work area and created a new area for the bricklayer’s to line the ladles for usage in
the Melt Shop.
Koppel Steel 5/05-12/05
Engineering Intern
Learned how the drawings were organized and became proficient at supplying the
drawings requested as people would come for them. Developed a project to have the
microfiche cards of the drawings scanned so that they could be cataloged and
searched by a database.
Prior Employment:
Pro-Mow Landscaping and Tree Service – Equipment Operator
Swagelock – Assembler
Trans-metrics – Transducer tester
Continuing Education: Dale Carnegie, Certified Project Manager
Computer skills: AutoCAD 2000, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Axiom a
Financial tracking and management software,
References Available upon Request
Personal Activities: Married and active with church and extended family involvement focus
on personal financial security, physical fitness.