Bryan O'Donnell
Merrimack, NH 03054 **********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Project Director with 7 years of Engineering and Management
experience in the manufacturing industry. Experienced in all
aspects of Project Management from contract and cost review
through installation and commissioning of large scale machinery.
With proven success managing a team of engineers and designers
through multiple multi-million dollar projects simultaneously.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
. Team building and leadership . Technical understanding
. Project time and cost tracking . Quality control
. Customer management . Troubleshooting
EMPLOYMENT
Feb. 2011 - Present Project Director Buhler Aeroglide
(Cary, NC)
Custom designed thermal processing machinery for the human/pet food
and industrial products industry.
Key Responsibilities
* Independently managed multiple projects with individual values of up
to $7 million
* Managed team of multi-disciplined engineers
* Create schedules, assigning resources and tracking costs through
project management software
* Quality management
* Hiring, managing and completing yearly performance reviews for team of
engineers and designers
* Main contact for customer and integration engineering firms
* Coordinating shipping and installation at customer site
* Troubleshooting for pre-commissioned projects
* Pre-sales contract and cost review
* International/Domestic travel to customer sites
Key Successes
* Managed over $14 million in projects simultaneously and successfully
in first year as Project Director
* Managed 3 projects through installation and commissioning in the first
six months as Project Director
* Successfully negotiated over $150,000 in cost savings on a $7 million
project
2007 - 2011 Project Engineer Buhler Aeroglide
(Cary, NC)
Key Responsibilities
* Work with design team on up to 10 projects simultaneously
* Calculations: Strength, deflection, airflow, drive, and heat transfer
* Subcomponent sizing and procurement
* Design review and approval
* Quality assurance
* Meeting applicable industry codes (FDA, CE, NFPA)
* Sheet metal design
* Material specifications for food grade applications
* Field service
Key Successes
* Quickly became the go-to engineer for large industrial machinery
* Finished all three years with actual project costs below budgeted
costs
* Advanced quickly through the organization and was promoted in less
than 4 years
2005 - 2007 Mechanical Engineer Centorr Vacuum Industries
(Nashua, NH)
Custom designed high temperature vacuum furnace for high temperature
material processing.
* Designed and engineered vacuum furnaces capable of temperatures up
to 3000?C
* Design layout in AutoCAD
* Support in purchasing, manufacturing, and troubleshooting
EDUCATION
2009- Nov. 2011 Meredith College
Masters in Business Administration
* Member of Beta Sigma Gamma
2001 - 2005 University of Vermont
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering
* Research Grant ; spring semester 2003 "Interfacial Shape and
Stability between Converging Particulate Flows In Microchannels"
Technical Skills
AutoCAD
Microsoft Office Suite
Project Management Software
MS Project
REFERENCES
Can be supplied upon request