MICHAEL SHAPIRO
Moreland Hills, Ohio 44022
Phone: 440-***-****
(mobile)
Phone: 216-***-****
(home)
Email: abl634@r.postjobfree.com
Education
MBA (Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio).
B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Polytechnic Institute, Moscow,
Russia).
Languages: Fluent in English and Russian.
Experience
Summary
. Design of chemical projects, oil refining projects, biodiesel plants,
consumer products/food & beverages projects, water/wastewater
treatment, metals, electroplating and metal finishing, utilities and
other industrial facilities for domestic and international clients.
. Project business development including teaming arrangements, proposal
preparations, client presentations, involvement in start-up and follow-
up with the projects.
Engineering
Experience
R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc., Westlake, OH (October 2008-July 2009)
Sr. process engineer/ Sr. project manager : responsible for development for
R.E. Warner company process calculation procedures, standards, equipment
specifications and process systems P&IDs. Participated in business
development activities: identified new markets and potential projects.
Involved in detailed design of new titanium facility for RTI International
Metals, Inc. in Martinsville, VA.
Bechtel National, Inc., Richland, WA (March 2008-October 2008)
Sr. process engineer: involved in detailed design of nuclear waste
treatment plant (WTP) at the DOE site at Hanford. Responsible for design
and review of P&IDs, sizing of equipment and process systems calculations.
Project is designed to meet U.S. Dept. of Energy & nuclear industry
standards and federal/state requirements.
R.C. Costello & Associates, Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (Jan. 2007-Jan. 2008)
Sr./Lead process engineer: involved in detailed design of Kreido Biofuels
Corp. biodiesel production plant in Wilmington, N.C. Responsible for
calculations, design and procurement of project utility systems (steam,
refrigeration/cooling tower, plant water, air and nitrogen). Involved in
detailed design of reactor feed systems and distillation units.
Washington Group International Div., URS Corp. Cleveland, OH (1978-1980,
1983-1994)
Staff/Lead process engineer: as a staff/lead process engineer responsible
for scope of work, cost estimate, process work budget, preliminary and
detailed engineering of the following projects: Pepsi-Cola beverage plant
in Nitro, W. VA; Coca-Cola of New York plant in Maspeth, N.Y; hair care
products facility for Procter & Gamble Company in Iowa City, IA;
modernization of food manufacturing facility (soup, canned vegetables, baby
food, juices) for H.J. Heinz Company in Pittsburgh, PA; snack food
manufacturing facility for Frito-Lay, Inc. In Dallas, TX; wastewater
treatment facility for DuPont's aniline plant in Beaumont, TX.
Senior process engineer: involved in detailed engineering of Anheuser-Busch
Williamsburg, Virginia, Houston, TX, brewery expansion in Los Angeles, CA
and grassroots brewery plant in Fort-Collins, CO; manganese dioxide
production facility for Union-Carbide expansion in Marietta, OH; DuPont
grassroots adipic acid plant in Singapore; power plant flue gas clean-up
demonstration plant for Noxco company in Toronto, OH; pigment plant for
Ciba-Geigy Corporation in Newport, DE; cigarette manufacturing plant for
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston- Salem, N.C; snack food plant for
Eagle Snacks, Inc. in Fayetteville, TN; wastewater treatment facility for
B.F. Goodrich, Geon Vinyl Div. in Henry, IL.
M.W. Kellogg Company, Houston, TX (1981-1982)
Process Systems Engineer: involved in detailed design of fluidized
catalytic cracking (FCC) unit for Petronor Company in Bilboa, Spain, and
delayed coker unit for Koch Refining Company in Rosemount, MN.
Fluor Corporation, Advanced Technology Div., Irvine, CA (1980-1981)
Process Engineer: involved in coal gasification feasibility studies for the
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Texaco and Mobil oil companies.
Business Development Experience
BSI International, Inc., Cambridge, OH (1998- December 2000)
Business Development Director: responsible for development of projects in
former Soviet Union countries (Russia, Ukraine, and Latvia). Established
contacts with local design, construction and manufacturing companies. Led
efforts in development of projects for Russian gas company Gazprom and
established working relations with various organizations of Gazprom.
Managed activities of business development offices in Moscow and
St.Petersburg, Russia.
Washington Group International, Inc., Cleveland, OH (1994-1998)
Business Development Manager: initiated company's involvement in Russia,
Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Responsibilities included identification of new
opportunities, selection of partners, subcontractors and preparation of
proposals. Played a key role in winning the first weapon dismantlement
project in Ukraine, the project funded by U.S. Dept. of Defense.
Was instrumental in securing my company's leading position in international
consortium selected to perform work on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's
reactor enclosure project.
Established business development office in Kiev, Ukraine and was
responsible for its activities.