GARY THOMPSON

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Carthage, Mo ****6 ENGINEERING/MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR

PROJECT DIRECTOR

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OBJECTIVE:

• I am seeking a challenging and rewarding position as a Engineering Manager with a progressive company that will utilize my experience,

skills, and educational background to assist in the success of that organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

• An accomplished professional with proven leadership skills. A team player with strong work ethic and positive attitude. Able to effectively

manage multiple tasks in stressful situations with tight deadlines.

EDUCATION

• B.S. Industrial Engineering, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 1976-1980

• Devry Institute Of Technology1 984-1985

• Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certified

• USN (Sealteam 4) 1982-1985 Electronic Warfare/Ordinance Specialist/ Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story little Creek, VA

CORE COMPETANCIES / CERTIFICATIONS

• Handing of P&L, budgeting, and capital for 26 facilities simultaneously

• Project Director for several multi-million dollar projects

• Six Sigma Master Blackbelt Certified

• Frick Quantum Industrial Control System Certification

• Implementation of TPM, RCM and Root Cause Analysis Programs

• RETA Industrial (Ammonia) Refrigeration Certification Level 1-3 CIRO Certification

• (PSM) Process Safety Management Certification

• Food regulatory requirements – USDA & FDA guidelines

• Management of Capital Investments

• IIAR Mechanical Integrity Certification

• OSHA MOC (Management Of Change Certification)

• OSHA/EPA PSM Certification Programs

• SAP Maintenance CMMS Certification

• 25 years Maintenance/Engineering/ Facilities Management

• Rockwell Logix Maintenance Platform Certification

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

C & S Wholesale Groceries Inc.

12/2011 to 10/2012

Corporate Manager Of Refrigeration/Compliance

• Responsibility for 17 C&S Regional Distribution Centers supplying multiple food service and grocery companies Performing annual

refrigeration/PSM/RMP Audits, maintaining all NH3 equipment, capital budgets and managing a highly skilled labor force.

• Responsible for maintaining CMMS and facility Preventive Maintenance utilizing the 8 Pillars of TPM to a 96% uptime standard

• Coordinating with plant General Manager an annual Capital budget of 3mil including all conveyor and refrigeration projects for

grocery/mechanized facilities including training all Energy Center Personnel on Process Safety Management

• Scheduling and implementing all high level maintenance tech-3 training including Swiss Log Mechanized Crane Controls on-site classroom

field instruction

• Performing semi-annual Distribution Center Capital Budget reviews with all Regional and Senior Divisional VP’s

• Responsible for Maintenance OPS annual evaluation performance reviews

• Responsible for coordinating all on-site construction modifications and working with Project Construction Management team reviewing

plans for new Distribution Centers and all associated compliance permits.

AmeriCold Logistics

5/2005-11/2010

Regional Facilities Services Director

• Responsibility for 26 AmeriCold Logistics Cold storage facilities across North America

• Responsible for all PSM and government regulatory requirements for anhydrous ammonia facilities

• Coordinated and worked with Americold Engineering Service Team along with refrigeration contractors installing new piping, condensers,

engine room design/modifications, calibrating testing of all compressor safeties, installation of facility NH3 sensors throughout cold storage

warehouse.

• Responsible for North Region budget and Capital requirements for including writing capital justifications for projects

• Responsible for maintaining all Process Safety Management Programs including performing Time Sensitive and five year Mechanical

Integrity Audits for all North Region Facilities

Dyno Nobel Inc., Carthage, Mo

3/2003-4/2005

Instrumentation/Controls/Engineer

• Responsible for all instrumentation/automation projects

• Developed first automated filling machine for liquid explosives utilizing Rockwell Logix 5000 and panel view plus platforms.

• In charge of all I&E technicians and scheduling of work

• Project manager for acid recovery plant and start-up of all control systems

• Implemented TPM and Lean manufacturing concepts in production areas

• Installation/support of Honeywell TDC-3000 Distributive Control system

Sunbeam Products Inc., Neosho, Mo

3/2000-4/2003

Director of Maintenance/Engineering

• Responsible for all Maintenance/Facility operations for a two million sq. ft. manufacturing facility

• Accountability for four direct reports (two Maintenance supervisors, one scheduler planner one administrative assistant)

• Applied Lean Manufacturing principles to all maintenance/engineering staff

• Responsible for all TPM, TQM and ISO 9000 engineering documentation reporting

• Mentor/trainer for Six Sigma Greenbelt candidates

• Project manager for new one million sq. ft. Distribution Center coordinated/worked with all contractors installing new ammonia

refrigeration engine room, piping, freezer air units, condensers and NH3 detection system

• Installed improvements to environmental control systems for waste water management to stay in compliance with Department Of Natural

Resources and Environmental Protection Agency

Navajo Refining Co., Artesia, NM

6/94-5/99

Traveling Instrumentation/Electrical Superintendent

• Responsibility for all instrumentation projects including Honeywell TDC-3000 (Distributive Control System), PLC installations and

nuclear level detection

• Management responsibility for twenty instrument/electrical technicians and two direct reports

• Leader on Navajo firefighting brigade

• Installed radar tank management system for twenty large oil/gas storage tanks

• Trained all instrument/electrical technicians in proper documentation procedures

• Maintained NH3 Refrigeration Plants for two Navajo Refinery facilities worked as traveling superintendent installing new refrigeration

equipment such as NH3 tank farms, condensers, piping engine room layout, worked heavily with contractors using

instrumentation/refrigeration team to assist contractors during installation and start-up

Syntex Agri-Business Inc., Springfield, MO

10/86-5/94

Instrumentation/Automation Manager

• Started and developed Instrumentation dept. into a valuable asset for the company

• Management responsibility for ten instrument technicians and one CMMS maintenance scheduler/planner

• Project manager in charge of fully automating manufacturing facility

• Coordinated all project activity for two pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities

• Responsible for all documentation in accordance with FDA standards

• Installation/maintenance support on Honeywell TDC-3000 distributive Control System

• Responsible for five year 33 million dollar capital project to fully automate production facilities.

• Responsible for all machine modifications/updates at customer request.

• Travel required 75% global

Saudi Aramco Inc., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (13 Month Contract)

6/80-9/81

Industrial/Instrumentation Engineer

• Responsible for Instrumentation Projects for a water purification facility Implemented preventive maintenance program for all I&E technicians

• Project engineering manager for new desalination salt extruder plant

• Responsible for Process Safety Analysis Procedures/Documentation

• Assisted in house maintenance team building new NH3 plant including installing, calibrating all NH3 control systems and testing prior to start-up

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:

• Available upon request

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