Project Manager Engineer

Highlights

Over ** Years of Managerial & Engineering experience in Product Development,

Process Improvements, Capital Projects and Chemical Plant Operations.

Extensive experience in all phases of Capital Project management including

Planning, costing, engineering design/procurement, installation and start-up.

Engineering Management and floor support including Lean Manufacturing

initiatives for a

? $50M electronic polymers plant serving the semiconductor industry.

? $60M polymer adhesives plant serving the aerospace industry.

Commercialization of electronic polymers and polymer epoxy resins from R&D to

production through cross-functional Stage-Gate Process Teams.

Selection of chemical process equipment, engineering/construction contractors

and toll manufacturers.

Experience in all facets of supply-chain from customer demand though order

fulfillment with direct responsibility over Purchasing, Planning and Shipping &

Receiving operations.

Excellent leadership, interpersonal and problem solving skills.

Extensive knowledge of the following Operations Tools & Methodologies:

6? (Green Belt Certified), SPC, FMEA, 5S, 8D, KAIZEN, DOE, PHA and "Lean

Manufacturing".

Career Accomplishments

Engineering & Facilities Manager, Honeywell International, Apr. '08-present

Santa Clara, California

Responsible for managing the engineering function for a $50M electronic

materials manufacturing plant.

Manufacturing Engineering Support, Capital Projects and Plant

process/productivity improvements

Scaled-up and launched new products successfully through clearly defined

"Stage-Gate" teams.

Facilities Manager for a manufacturing plant in Santa Clara and an R&D facility

in Sunnyvale.

Supply Chain Manager, Henkel Corporation, Bay Point, Apr. '06-Mar.'08

California

Successfully ramped up production to over 50% (from $40M to $60M) during 2006.

Drove customer backlog down by developing and utilizing proper scheduling

techniques.

Engineering Manager, Henkel Corporation, Bay Point, California Jan. '05-

Mar.'06

Managed engineering and maintenance resources for a $60M aerospace adhesives

plant.

Executed engineering capital projects with budget up to $5M to maintain

infrastructure, support OTD goals, meet HSE requirements, reduce operating

costs and commercialized new products.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Henkel Corporation, Bay Point, Oct. '98-

California Dec.'04

Engineering Lead for several "Stage-Gate" teams for development of epoxy

adhesive systems.

Provided Engineering support for key product lines and resolved manufacturing

challenges.

Executed major equipment related capital projects on-time with excellent budget

control.

Mentored Junior Engineers.

Project Manager, Lindmark Engineering, San Fernando, Jul. '95-

California Sep.'98

Managed Engineering Projects on Chemical Process Improvements and Soil &

Groundwater remediation.

Key Technical Contributor for acquiring new projects.

Project Engineer, Beckler Consultants, Livonia, Michigan Jan. '94-

Jun.'95

Managed Engineering Projects on Chemical Process Improvements and Soil &

Groundwater remediation.

Education

M.B.A. Finance and Ops. Mgmt., California State University, Hayward, Spring

2004.

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, November 1993.

Products & Processes

Electronic Polymers, (Epoxy) Adhesives, films & composites for Aerospace

applications; Nylon Tire Cord

Mixing, Filtration, Milling, Distilling, Acid Scrubbing, Filling and Packaging

Polymer Extrusion, Film Coating, Converting, slitting and Web Handling

Operational Tools

ERP Systems (SAP and PRMS), business profitability, cost-benefit analysis and

capital budgeting.

MS PROJECT, MICROSOFT Office, AutoCAD, Lotus Notes, RSLogix for Allen-Bradley

PLCs and software related to statistical process control.

Professional Experience (Details)

Engineering & Facilities Manager, Honeywell International, Apr. '08-present

Santa Clara, California

(Honeywell manufactures electronic polymers for semiconductor and photo voltaic

applications)

Manufacturing Engineering support, Key Customer Interface, Process/Productivity

improvements

Develop & Maintain critical process & equipment parameters to ensure functional

excellence

Partnered with R&D on process development of new generation electronic

polymers; Identified equipment and processes to meet high volume requirements

including COGS and process efficiencies.

Planned and executed key (Process Equipment/Facility Related) capital projects

on time & in budget.

Supply Chain Manager, Henkel Corporation, Bay Point, Apr. '06-

California Mar.'08

(Henkel manufactures epoxy resin adhesives and films for aerospace

applications.)

Increased annual production volume over 50% from $40M to $60M and reduced order

backlog from a high of $8M to $1M over a period of 15 months.

Played a key role in transitioning the ERP system to SAP in 2007.

Outsourced packaging operations to enhance supply chain value stream.

Engineering Manager, Henkel Corporation, Bay Point, California Jan. '05-

Mar.'06

Facilitated commercialization of new products with clearly defined "Stage-Gate"

processes.

Managed engineering and maintenance resources for production support on

multiple product lines with annual sales of about $60M.

Planned and executed key (Process Equipment/Facility Related) capital projects

(for annual budgets up to $5M) on time with excellent budget control.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Henkel Corporation, Bay Point, Oct. '98-Dec.'04

California

Key Capital Projects

Converted a batch high shear mixing operation to a semi-continuous in-line

homogenizer through pilot-scale to production realizing manufacturing

efficiencies.

Executed machine upgrades on two film coating lines including automatic product

winders, automatic resin delivery, distribution and web handling systems.

Optimized a Film Caster Bay workspace by reorganizing the floor space for

better workflow.

Manufacturing Support

Acquired progressive increase in responsibility for engineering support

starting with a single product line to all product lines for a $60M polymer

adhesives plant.

Streamlined manufacturing practices through effective SOPs/Corrective Actions

leading to reduced scrap and increased product quality.

New Product/Process Development

Successfully scaled up of several polymer adhesives from R&D to Manufacturing.

Increased manufacturability of several products through better statistical

process control of Key Process Parameters resulting in increased product

consistency.

Project Manager, Lindmark Engineering, San Fernando, Jul.'95 -

California Sep.'98

Managed projects on design and installation of Chemical Process Improvements,

soil & groundwater remediation and Regulatory Permitting. As a key technical

contributor, supported Marketing to acquire new projects. Responsible for 2 key

projects during 1998 with a total project cost over $500,000.

Key Projects

Interplastic Corporation, Hawthorne, California: Designed & installed a

30,000-gallon styrene underground storage tank system for a polymer resin

plant.

Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California: Designed and

installed a soil and groundwater treatment system which included a catalytic

oxidizer, a HCl scrubber and carbon adsorbers.

Project Engineer, Beckler Consultants Inc., Livonia, Michigan Jan.'94 -

Jun.'95

Managed projects on chemical process improvements and soil & groundwater

remediation.

Assistant Executive Engineer, Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Jun.'89 -

India Jul.'91

Coordinated and executed work-over projects with offshore oil rig companies.

Process Engineer, Century Enka Limited, India Jan.'88 -

May '89

Optimized process parameters and implemented process improvements in the

extrusion, spinning/winding/draw-twisting department in a Nylon tire cord

production facility.

Personal

Selected and attended Honeywell and Henkel's "Leadership Training" program.

Recipient of Henkel's Significant Achievement Awards in Year 2003 and 2006.

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