Lisa A. Curtis Telephone:

404-***-****

*** ********* ******* ( Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 Email:

abh6vr@r.postjobfree.com

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Senior Project Manager

BS (Mechanical Engineering), Senior Project Manager with more than 15 years

of mechanical engineering and successful project management experience

instituting engineering and business process improvements, managing all

phases of construction, plant maintenance and facilities management that

consistently exceeded short/long-term organizational objectives resulting

in increased bottom-line profitability for companies ranging from $50

million to $2.4 billion in annual gross revenues.

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Key Areas of Competencies

Multiple Program Management

Capital and Strategic Planning

High Standards of Ethics & Integrity

Mechanical & Process Design Engineering (DFM)

Implementing Cost Conservation Measures

Forming & Leveraging Vendor Alliances

Creating a Shared Engineering & Maintenance Vision

Multi-Million-Dollar Budget/Schedule Mgmt

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Professional Experience & Accomplishments

McMaster-Carr Supply Co., Atlanta, 2007 to 2012

Georgia

(A private, family-owned supplier to industrial and commercial facilities

worldwide, specializing in next day delivery of parts and industrial

supplies with more than 3,000 employees and over $2 billion in annual gross

revenues.)

Facilities Regional Manager - Managed 6 direct and 19 indirect reports that

focused on identifying cost-saving opportunities and implementing efficient

process/procedures for the distribution infrastructure, call center,

cafeteria, information technologies support and employee wellness

departments while ensuring, local, state and federal regulatory and safety

compliance. Personally responsible for all capital projects over $500,000

as well as annual expense and capital budget planning and management.

Accomplishments at McMaster-Carr Supply Co.:

> Through implementation of various projects and improvements based process

and reliability evaluations, reduced down-time of conveyor equipment in a

600,000 square foot regional warehouse from 20 hours to less than 1 hour

monthly. These efforts proved instrumental in saving an average of $1.1

million in productivity in overtime and operational expenses for McMaster-

Carr Supply Co.

> As the regional facilities manager with McMaster-Carr Supply Co.

accomplished the following: 1) Improved internal audit findings from 10

to 15 discrepancies per year to 2 to 4 per year; 2) Optimized processes

designed to accommodate the needs of a 20% staff expansion; and 3)

Slashed annual maintenance and facilities budget by 25% over 4 years; 4)

Implemented technical skills development program transitioning 6 existing

staff to new roles.

> As the Facilities Manager, collaborated with environmental and regulatory

compliance experts to develop and implement sustainable compliance

practices throughout the organization, which proved instrumental in

reducing business risk exposure.

EMD Chemicals, Inc., Savannah, Georgia 2004 to 2007

(Represents the North American extension of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

with 800 employees and annual sales $400M)

Director of Engineering & Maintenance -

Charged with engineering and maintenance responsibilities and managing 7

direct/16 indirect reports for a 24/7 manufacturing and R&D facility with

responsibility for a $4 million operational and an $8 million capital

budgets for a chemical manufacturing division that generated $400 million

in annual gross revenue. Work closely with operational teams to optimize

production schedules, staffing and reduce maintenance impacts. Primary

duties focused on driving all engineering and maintenance operations and

projects, by implementing strategic plans to optimize productivity output

and quality for a $400 million plant.

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Accomplishments at EMD Chemicals Inc.:

> Entrusted by senior management with implementation project management and

training for a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for EMD

Chemicals, Inc., transitioning the maintenance approach from 100%

reactive to 80% proactive, while improving the productivity of the team.

This was accomplished by successfully transitioning the production and

maintenance teams to a performance metric driven, scheduled maintenance

program by utilizing computerized maintenance management systems,

providing reliability and trade skills training and cultivating

collaborative production schedules supporting maintenance activities. As

a result, achieved a 9% reduction of plant headcount while meeting

productivity goals.

> Responsible project manager coordinating design and supervision of

construction to address mold and environmental air quality remediation

for a 60,000 square foot R&D facility for EMD Chemicals, Inc. that

included the replacement of all ventilation systems while utilizing

temporary equipment. Construction was completed without any laboratory

interruptions for resident research scientists during the duration of the

project.

> Decreased equipment down-time for EMD Chemicals Inc. by 40% in 2 years,

while simultaneously reducing annual maintenance expenditures by up to 8%

without compromising equipment performance. Consequently, conducted a

comprehensive facility upgrade of a maintenance management system to SAP

Technology.

CH2M Hill-Lockwood Greene, Savannah, 2000 to 2004

Georgia

(A professional services firm for industrial engineering and construction

with more than 30,000 employees and annual gross revenue of more than $1

billion)

Lead Project Mechanical Engineer- Responsibilities included serving as

onsite engineering consultant for key clients such as EMD Chemicals and

Georgia-Pacific. Assessed client needs, technical requirements, and

optimized engineering processes to achieve project objectives.

Accomplishments at CH2M Hill-Lockwood Greene:

> Lead the scale up design from pilot plant to high volume production line,

contraction and start up of a new product for a Savannah specialty

chemical client to enter a new market quickly and profitably meeting an

11 week design/build schedule and $1.3 million investment that realized

an increase in annual revenue of $5.2 million.

> Lockwood Greene past accomplishments also include design and capital

investments presentation to client management board and commissioned over

15 food and beverage process improvement projects encompassing

specialized process and packing equipment, controls optimization, CIP

systems to meet FDA requirements, general piping and material handling

for 7 different Anheuser-Busch brewery facilities within a 3 year period.

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Prior 2000 Professional Experience

Northern Trust Retirement Consulting, Atlanta, GA- Officer, 1996 to 2000

Manager/Process Engineer

Lockwood Greene, Atlanta, GA - Field Process Engineer/Lead 1993 to 1996

Mechanical Designer

ABB Lummus Crest, Houston, TX - Assistant Engineer 1992 to 1993

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Education & Certifications

Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,

Atlanta, Georgia, 1992

EIT Certificate No. 17568

Project Management Institute PMP Certificate No. 1533292

Completed Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional Training (CMRP)

Member, International Facilities Management Association

Member, Project Management Institute

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