Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
RICHARD W. SCHMIDT, JR.
*** ******** ***** ********, ****** 66049 Ph# 785-***-**** Cell#
E-mail: ********@*********.***
TO: H. R Manager
DATE: October 18, 2010
REF: Project Engineer
SUBJECT: Skills and Work Summary
My experiences have been in manufacturing, material handling and processing
systems. I have worked in food, pharmaceutical, plastic operations and
equipment design. Also, I have had experience in the construction
industry. I know how important it is to work with "stake holders" of a
project either in-house or outside customers and vendors. A stand-alone
skill is listening, This is a major key of every project that requires
experience.
My specific skill set is understanding the flow of work, bringing in
ancillary systems to control and monitor the projects. The resulting
efficiencies and qualities of a project are directly related to the
knitting of technical and people system(s) to the organization.
As much as the people and technical aspects of a project are very
important, just as important, are what I call the "soft-side" of a
projects. This includes the development of drawings, purchasing
equipment, contractor contracts, scheduling, reports and anything else
that completes the project.
My resume follows this partial list of skills and experience summary.
General:
Project engineering
Process engineering
Project management
Skills:
Project engineering and management: structure design; construction of
85,000 sq. ft. metal-prefab building and silos; material handling equipment
such as (screw, belt, elevator and pneumatic conveyors).
Electrical background including PLC programming experience.
Experienced using AutoCAD 2006, P&ID, Excel, and Word for Windows.
Changed to PLC controls for: Alar waste water system, 4 color printing
system, and plastics vacuum former.
Supervised professional and skilled trades. This required to detailed to
electrical engineers and electricians the required processed start-up/shut-
down procedures and how sensors controlled the process.
History of supporting from concept through production. Improved process and
environment systems by working with plant team member groups.
Many times purchased specialized equipment for projects, as well as
contracts for installation.
Supervised plastics processing lines (extrusion, vacuum forming and
injection molding).
Supervised installation of a steam system for paper corrugating,
sterilization and cooking.
Processed flammable materials with pneumatic conveying systems by using
nitrogen gas instead of air.
Experienced in process engineering: experiences with CO2, LNG, ETO, and
HEAP filtration. Experienced in grinding, screening/sifting, mixing,
scaling, liquid pumps, and proper equipment layouts with the proper
control sequence using sensors.
Thank you for your time.
Rick Schmidt
RESUME of RICHARD W. SCHMIDT, JR.
817 Prescott Drive Lawrence, Kansas 66049 Ph# 785-***-**** Cell#
E-mail: ********@*********.***
EXPERIENCE
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
Adjunct Instructor October 2006-Current
. Working on special project: Plasma cutting table controls
. Taught residential wiring and NEC Codes
. Teaching Manufacturing Processes
. Teaching Tools and Equipment
. Completed special project: Upgrading and adding new Allen Bradley
PLC's and HMI panels in PLC Laboratory
Horizon Systems, Lawrence, Kansas
Design Engineer June 2008-May 2009
. Developed flow sheets for human/animal foods and plastics. Matching
the sales description to the job order.
. Detailed drawings for a particular stack-up and/or orientation for
customer approvals and issued status.
. Completed and issued bill-of-materials for standard and non-standard
equipment.
MAC Equipment, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri
Project Management Company. & manufacturer of material handling equipment
Project Engineer April 2005-November 2006
. Designed and provided installation supervision to outside contractors
installing a non-transfat food oil system.
. Designed and supervised construction of super-sack talc unloading
system.
. Worked with customer on interfacing new controls for bulk truck
unloading system.
. Worked with customer on installing new cement and sand bins for
packaging colored cement products.
. Designed sifting and conveying system for PVC powders.
. Designed waste handling system for mining ore laboratory; started-up
system and trained operators.
E and E Display Group, Inc. Lawrence, Kansas
Designer and manufacturer of retail displays and fixtures (25 percent owner
of company)
Facilities Manager 2004-2005 (1984-1992/1995-2005)
. Maintained plant during and after facility closure, including
distribution of machinery to international production facilities,
security management, removal of hazardous waste and overall
maintenance while awaiting plant sale.
Project Manager 1995-2004
. Successfully provided technical and engineering leadership for a
diverse range of manufacturing projects including electrical,
material handling, pneumatic, and process systems.
. Served as liaison between designers, sales account executives, and
production staff to provide technical guidance in planning,
designing, and producing displays to meet customer needs.
. Initiated, researched, and implemented the use of low voltage
lighting for advertising displays resulting in eliminating the need
for UL certification and saving 20% of the cost of manufacturing.
. Implemented cost saving initiatives such as, replacing obsolete PLC
controls and rewiring plastic vacuum-former, reprogramming ink waste
system to improve capacity and reduce treatment chemicals, adding PLC
control to four color printing press, and installing calibration of
pressure, temperature and pH instruments used in processing.
. Utilized trouble-shooting skills in production and maintenance
breakdowns including boiler and steam systems.
Project Engineer 1984-1992
. Served on various key projects and performed technical purchasing for
maintenance and production departments.
. Directed the design, purchase and installation of a steam system and
paper-corrugating machine.
. Completed engineering projects including installation of plastic
injection and profile extruding equipment, design and management of
the fabrication of plastic tooling, rebuilding gas-retarding system
for aluminum mold using nitrogen gas, and application of customized
inks and methods.
R/S Leasing Corporation (Quaker Oats) Saint Joseph, Missouri
Milling Consultant / Project Manager 1993 to 1995
. Successfully modified and installed a new processing system from
design to implementation, including supervision of outside
contractors and installation of a control system for an oat steaming
system.
. Cost justified, designed, and installed the equipment for increasing
the yield and capacity of the plant, without incurring downtime
during installation.
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Continued
JRH Biosciences Inc. Denver, Pennsylvania
Senior Process Engineer 1992 to 1993
. Directed engineering and maintenance departments: Improved HVAC, WFI
system, and clean room. Completed additional operations which
required documentation for FDA and GMP regulations
McCormick & Company, Inc. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland
Corporate Process Engineer 1978 to1984
. Oversaw expansion projects at various facilities across the United
States. The goals were to increase capacity, quality and gain or
maintain low cost production with the corporate standard ROI.
. Advisor to an eight million dollar dehydrated onion mill in Gilroy,
California.
. Developed new processing techniques resulting in significantly
improved garlic mill performance. This required conducting extensive
training of operators on new equipment and processing systems.
Milling/Supervisor Positions
1971-1978
. Worked in Feed/Flour/Durum and Plantago processing mills. Started-up
flour mill in Port Allen, Louisiana. Worked with R&D on processing of
Plantago seed in Pilot Plant.
. Purchased technical or complicated equipment for custom projects
(electrical and mechanical).
. Completed R and D projects for customer and internal company
evaluations. This included financial studies.
. Purchased and shipped equipment to several overseas plants.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Grain Science and Industry Engineering
Kansas State University-1970 Manhattan, Kansas
Training and Additional Skills
. Master Electrician - Licensed Olathe (lapsed)
. Successful Block Exam (Master)
. PLC Certificate - Nine credit hours at JCCC
. HVAC Systems - Eight credit hours at JCCC
( Industrial and Commercial Wiring - Eight
credit hours at JCCC
. Short-term class on Financial Concepts For Non-
Financial Managers
. Accounting - Seven credit hours at KU
. Project Management - Three credit hours at KU
( Proficient in MS Word, Excel, AutoCAD2007
. Seminars in construction methods and construction
materials (40 hrs)
. Seminar in surveying with GPS (10 hrs)
. ESAB plasma cutting table programming
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