Engineer Project Manager

KENNETH B. LAPENTA

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Senior Project Facilities Engineer with over twenty years' demonstrated

design and construction management experience in capital equipment and

infrastructure on well over 100 projects for pharmaceutical, chemical,

and refinery industries. Services include evaluation of existing

operational, processing, or utility needs, and recommendation for re-

design, replacement, retrofit or modification.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Facilities Engineer. Infrastructure Planning . Process and Manufacturing

Equipment . Project Management . Equipment Tests . Troubleshooting .

Conceptual Design . Sanitary Design . Justifications . Budgets/Costing .

CEM Energy Audits . Contractor Bid Documents . Construction Supervision

. Contractor Awards . Safety Programs . Sourcing . Staffing . Utilities

& HVAC Systems . Controls . Regulatory Compliance

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Burns & Roe Services Corp., (Schering-Plough/Merck, Summit, NJ)

(11/2001-5/2011)

A global pharmaceutical company specializing in skin care, cholesterol,

and allergy over-the-counter product, ranking among the top 20

pharmaceutical companies ranked by sale, and Virginia State University

Campus projects.

Senior Facilities Project Engineer

Entrusted by senior management to head a design effort over a nine

year period, to develop MEP, HVAC structural solutions for several

major critical research buildings and utility systems on site.

Included are underground steam/condensate distribution, domestic

water, fire water, boiler feed and Co-Gen plant, water purification,

air-handlers, chillers, HVAC, hydronic heat exchangers, compressed air

and wastewater systems. Original design assumptions, materials

analysis, reliability, maintainability, and efficiency, were criteria.

Problem solving skills, root-cause analysis, operator feedback and

BAS trending played a significant role in design solutions. Better

equipment configurations were provided to eliminate chronic

insufficient capacity, ruptured water mains, effluent pH excursions

and steam distribution failures having potential FDA/EPA regulatory

impact. .

. Eliminate steam/condensate, domestic water, and fire water

underground design issues. Troubleshoot water-hammer, pressure

deficiency, surging, flash abrasion, manhole steam plumes and

accelerated corrosion problems. Restore thermal integrity to the

steam system. ($0.8 million annual energy savings)

. Up-date boiler burner management and combustion-feed water

controls. Modernize obsolete make-up water treatment technology to

include RO purification. Reinstate automated blow-down controls.

Update softener & polisher vessel controls to PLC based and

improved vessel and piping metallurgy. Improve interconnecting

piping for better corrosion control and extended life. ($0.75

million annual energy savings)

. Troubleshoot major building lab building HVAC systems, initiating

modifications to hydronic HHW heat exchange, chillers, cooling

towers, and replace air-handler coils, isolation and control valve

issues. Supervise construction of new "York" air cooled chiller

at Virginia State University and all associated piping and

controls, write bid specifications, supervise construction, and

start-up.

. Stabilize boiler house load swings provide redundant heating hot

water heat-exchange, and adequate domestic water pressure to major

research buildings and throughout site through piping

configuration changes.

. Alter the site's fundamental definition of "wastewater compliance"

by moving the compliance point, to avoid ongoing violations and

liability for waste effluents not generated by the client. Also,

extend life and improve the integrity of equalization basin with a

new elastomeric coating.

. Upgrade airport hanger roof with FM-approved design concept,

stress analysis, truss materials tests, and upgraded

superstructure to meet current snow and wind load requirements.

. Assigned to solar energy design task force to implement what was

at the time the largest photo-voltaic cell project in the world.

. Upgrade oil free compressed air system scroll and rotary tooth

designs, and reconfigure plant air piping systems, and provide

P&ID's.

. Prepare feasibility study of dedicated utilities for one building

for potential site sub-division scenario, with special

recommendation for new parking garage, to improve real estate

marketability. (Implemented 2005).

. Provide drawings, P&ID's, process flow diagrams, layouts, and

piping arrangements for contractors (now using Auto-Cad 2012.)

. Populate CMMS system with new equipment data and preventative

maintenance recommendations as part of turn-over packages and

provide FAT's installation tests to validation group for IQ, OQ

and PQ development.

Bergmann & Associates, Dover, NJ / Rochester, NY (7/2000-8/2001)

Project Engineer/Manager

. Completed design and replacement of the two main air handlers and

all associated piping / ducting for Tyler Memorial Hospital. A

plan was devised to install two new, fully operational air

handlers in such a way as to avoid evacuation during construction.

. Converted a Novartis air handler from 100% outside air to re-

circulated air.

. Increased once thru HVAC capacity of an Aventis research facility

air handler in Tennessee.

. Provided central HVAC to an office building, avoiding ceiling

removal and asbestos abatement.

Pfizer Inc., Parsippany, NJ (9/1999-6/2000)

Contract Project Management Assignment

. Responsible for construction and QA/QC of two blister packaging

suites for gel-cap Zithromax "Z-Pack" products, and several

stainless steel sanitary piping adaptations in the cream filling

and processing areas.

. Supervised the replacement of four central air-handlers with one

large rooftop air-handler unit, replacement of a plenum return

ducting system with a ducted supply/ return system.

. Oversaw redesign and reconfiguration, and construction of the main

office area HVAC and cooling tower projects and all

interconnecting piping and ducting.

. Balanced electrical loads for chillers, pumps and cooling towers,,

. Coordinated construction code permits with Town of Parsippany

construction officials.

Wyeth Ayerst/Lederle Labs., Pearl River, NY (7/1995-6/1999)

Project Manager for Infrastructure Department

Completed a challenging installation of a 440 gpm reverse-osmosis feed

water system to the sites main boilers by while converting a triplex-bed

dual-train deionizer system to the site's new primary softeners.

Installed all equipment and interconnecting piping while maintaining

QA/QC standards. This involved removal of a basement wall in the boiler

house, with the boilers and existing feed system still running.

. Reconfiguration of the primary and secondary boiler feed water

softeners, and all interconnecting piping.

. Installed a 440-gpm RO boiler system, and all interconnecting

piping

. Renovation of (20) 300' segments of underground steam piping

distribution system. (Annual cost savings of $500 K/yr.)

. Projects included stability room consolidation, and associated

HVAC,

. X-Ray fluorescence spectrometer, and associated electrical work.

. Supervised freight elevator renovation.

. Project manager of landfill cap and all environmental and

regulatory liaison with NYSDEC,

. Oversaw removal and remediation of gasoline tanks.

. Conducted domestic water piping cross-connection investigative

study and remediation.

. Designed and supervised construction of waste water leachate

transfer system.

Foster Wheeler Corporation, Clinton, N.J. (7/1991-6/1995)

Senior Project /Senior Equipment Engineer

. Responsible for application of development of criteria for

sanitary processing equipment and interconnecting sanitary piping

as engineering task force for new bulk pharmaceutical processing

facility for Eli Lilly in Tippecanoe, Indiana.

. Received letter of commendation from Eli Lilly for achieving $1M

in capital process system cost savings in process improvements

using process simulation and pump VFD techniques to conserve on

Hastelloy C-22 materials.

. Developed sanitary alloy pump modifications to create hybrid CIP-

able process pumps.

. Wrote all specifications, data sheets, technical equipment

specification packages, bid analyses, and recommendations for

equipment purchase contract awards.

. Developed retrofit of (28) Sundyne 'Sealless' Pump s to new

applications.

. Featured speaker on "High Purity Water" for Foster Wheeler's

"Pharma" Division

. API 610 centrifugal refinery pumps for refinery and petro-chemical

clients (Shell, Chevron, and ISLA Refinery.)

ISP/GAF Corporation, Wayne, N.J. (1/1989-6/1991)

Project Manager

. Contributed to dramatic improvement of utility efficiency by

upgrading the instrument air and boiler feed water systems, using

process simulation techniques.

. Implementing rail car unloading and high purity water projects.

. Upgraded instrument/plant air system to high-pressure system,

resulting in $1 million annual savings.

. Upgraded steam-generating system capability by consolidating

multiple deaerators into one re-engineered unit, for annual

savings of $1 million in avoided shutdowns.

. Addressed potential FDA regulatory concerns with ultrafiltration

of process feed water.

Colgate Palmolive Corporation, Piscataway, N.J. (6/1987-1/1989)

Project Engineer

Developed plan for several strategic facilities improvements for

consolidation and design of manufacturing facilities/systems for new

products through year 2000.

. Managed design and construction of new security headquarters

. Site fire-pump

. Dishwasher Lab, one lab with 19 dishwashers installed.

. Sensory Dept. - Environmental chambers and testing booths.

. Animal quarters CCTV security System.

. Main "Colgate Research" corporate sign on River Road, Piscataway,

NJ and related site signage.

Ortho Pharmaceutical, Raritan, N.J. (1/1984-1/1987)

Project Engineer

As a project engineer at Ortho oversaw several high-visibility process

modifications involving stainless sanitary piping and equipment while

working in cGMP sterile processing environments:

. Replicate and improve the company's Miconazole Nitrate Suppository

processing / blister packaging line for Ortho's Manate, Puerto

Rico facility

. Replicate and improve Retin-A Cream processing suites, for Ortho's

Manate, Puerto Rico facility.

. Developed, designed and fabricated special processing vessel for

immune-suppressant processing project.

. Clean room garments were routine to maintain cGMP conditions at

all times with zero impact on surrounding operations.

. Performed engineering tasks (i.e., modifications to Tri-Clover

type ferrule ended sanitary stainless steel fabrications, for

piping, kettles, vessels, pumps, prototypes, sieves, high-shear

mixer, v-blender) and observe equipment performance.

. Factory acceptance tests, installation-operation manuals became

the basis for IQ's, OQ's, and assisting commissioning to meet

PQ's. Achieved timely completion which was a key element in

meeting Ortho's sales

deadline to obtain 5-year tax advantages on the product lines.

Hydro-Sciences Group Boonton, New Jersey (1/1983-1/1984)

Owner / President / Business Development

As independent entrepreneur, procured new product licensure for new

lines of equipment for resale. Provided hydraulic engineering and

client justifications for application of pumps, stainless steel sanitary

tubing, and RO, UF, UV, DI, Softeners, filtration and ion exchange water

treatment systems.

C.F. Braun Corp., Murray Hill, New Jersey (6/1981-1/1983)

Project Engineer / Task Force Engineer

As project engineer, specified, issued technical bid requests, performed

bid analysis, awarded PO's for all fluid handling equipment mechanical

design group task force on new Mobil Polystyrene facility in Joliet,

Illinois. Responsible for design, procurement, and integration of

several types of process equipment into the process scheme from P&I D's

and process flow sheets in an API environment:

. API 610 Hot Oil Pumps

. ANSI Chemical Transfer Pumps

. Medium Viscosity Rotary Gear Pumps

. Peristaltic Metering Pumps

. Helical (BASF proprietary) 400 F High Viscosity HPPS and GPPS

Polystyrene Transfer Pumps

. Motors

. Speed Reduction Equipment; Gear Drives for pumps and mixers

. Building Deflection/Thermal Growth Calculations

Davy McKee Corp., Berkley Heights, New Jersey (6/1980-6/1981)

Project Engineer

Designed, sized, specified, and awarded several types of process pumps

for integration into Rhone Poulenc's Cerox production facility and

various Exxon refineries in an API environment.

Worthington Pump Corp., Harrison, New Jersey (1/1978-3/1980)

Project Engineer

Designed, sized, and directed the manufacture of several types pump /

motor arrangements, mechanical seal flushing for cooling tower, power

plant cooling, chemical and refinery transfer applications:

. API 610 End-Suction Top Discharge centrifugal refinery pumps for

refinery and petro-chemical clients (Exxon, Mobil, Texaco, Citco,

Chevron, and Jefferson Chemical Corp.).

. ANSI Horizontally Split, Double Suction "between-bearings" pumps

used in HVAC and power plant cooling applications for major

engineering design clients, Pullman Kellogg, (CF Braun, Bechtel

and Davy-McKee Corp) and, OEMs' (Graham Mfg., Elliott Turbine,

Turbodyne Corp.)

CODES AGMA, API-610, -611, -612, ASME/Ansi B31.1-9 (Power

Piping), ASME (Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code), AWS, awwa,

DIPRA, FDA, cGMP, cGlP, FM, HI, NBIC, NFPA.

Computer Windows /Word/Excel/Outlook, Estimating Programs, HAP

(Carrier HVAC), MS Project, PLC Programming Course

TRAINING Hot Work, Confined Space, Project Management, Safety

Survey, Excavation -Competent Person, Lock Out/Tag Out

PR. SOCIETY ASME (1980-1986), Essex-Hudson Sub-Sect. Chair.

COMMUNITY NJSB (1999-2005) Boonton School Board Member

EDUCATION BSME (1977), New Jersey Institute of Technology,

(Majors Solar Energy and Automation), CEM Certification (In progress)

HOBBY Accomplished Musician

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