Project Manager Engineer

John G. Rebholz, P.E., PMP

*** *********** *****

Mars, PA 16046-7119

Cell: 724-***-****

Phone: 724-***-**** Fax: 724-***-****

Email: ablrni@r.postjobfree.com

Background:

Extensive project management experience successfully managing costs,

schedule, risks, personnel, subcontractors, and project stakeholders, who

included industrial customers, municipal authorities, and environmental

regulatory agencies. Specialized project/program management experience in

the design, procurement, and construction, and commissioning of major

domestic and international municipal and industrial turnkey projects

serving a broad range of industries and utilizing a myriad of technical

processes. Project management experience was preceded by responsible

positions in project engineering, sales, and marketing.

Experience:

. 1996-2010: Senior Project Manager with N.A. Water Systems (a Veolia Water

Solutions & Technologies company), Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

Responsible for managing the design, procurement, construction, startup,

and testing of design/build water/wastewater projects for municipal

governments and industrial customers. Duties include development of

schedules and budgets, client liaison, directing multidisciplinary and

multi-corporate design/build teams to meet technical objectives and

milestone schedule dates, change management, internal and external dispute

resolution, development of construction bid packages, and negotiation of

contracts. Duties also included preparation and presentation of project

proposals and plans to prospective clients.

Representative projects include:

- A green field $43M, 1.5 MGD (million gallons per day) municipal advanced

wastewater treatment plant for Rockland County Sewer District No. 1,

Orangeburg, NY. Responsible for leading the design/build consortium to

accomplish project goals. Required continuous relationship management

of the multiple stakeholders, including state environmental regulators,

local municipal authorities, contracted operators, design engineers, and

construction contractors.

- A green field $89M, 66 MGD municipal surface water treatment plant,

producing drinking water for Tampa Bay Water Authority using a

design/build/operate/finance approach. Responsible managerial

involvement from the initial request for proposal, through contract

negotiations and project execution, to project acceptance. Project

delivered on time and $1.8M under budget, meeting all technical

requirements.

- A green field industrial wastewater treatment plant for Samsung

Electronics do Brasil, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Company's third

project with Samsung. Sole PM to complete the project on time, gain

client acceptance, and receive full payment, despite a demanding client,

difficult international shipping considerations, and weather issues

affecting construction.

- Two municipal brown field, design/build wastewater treatment facilities

with operating components. Brought in at end of construction to salvage

deteriorated relationships with municipal authorities and operators and

solve difficult technical issues hindering startup and testing.

Successfully managed stakeholders and project issues, receiving full

payment and gaining unqualified final acceptance.

- Several multi-million dollar brown field, design/build, water treatment

projects for industrial waste water, process water, and boiler feed

water for Dow Chemical Company, Praxair, Amoco Chemical, Bethlehem

Steel, CDR Pigments ("zero discharge" project), and others. All

projects had an operating contract component, meaning there were

essentially two clients to manage and satisfy: owner and operator. All

projects were delivered on time and under budget with unqualified client

acceptance.

. Prior to 1996: Positions held with Pittsburgh regional firms including

Rust Engineering, ICF Kaiser Engineers (now Hatch), McNally Wellman, and

Samsung Heavy Industries.

- Project Manager responsible for developing technical specifications,

project estimates, project schedules, and proposals for turnkey and

equipment-only flat products facilities for international steel

customers.

- Project Manager responsible for managing design engineering,

procurement, construction, and commissioning of a series of turnkey bulk

storage and handling facility projects for the coal mining and cement

distribution industries.

- Project Manager responsible for managing design engineering,

procurement, construction and commissioning for a series of turnkey

capital projects and plant improvement projects for a thermoplastics

manufacturer.

- Lead project Engineer responsible for managing overall engineering

design and coordination of field activities for several turnkey,

domestic and international metals industry projects, including an $88

million direct reduction facility in Indonesia.

- Project Engineer responsible for internal and field staff coordination

for several metals industry projects and on-site construction contract

administration.

- Sales Engineer and Sales Director responsible for domestic sales and

marketing of a diverse line of dry bulk material handling, sizing and

blending, grinding, and processing equipment for coal, metals, glass,

pulp and paper, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, and minerals

industries.

- Field Service Engineer responsible for construction supervision,

checkout, and commissioning of industrial furnaces and support systems.

Software Competence:

Competent in the use and application of Microsoft Word, Power Point, and

Access (2003/2007) with exceptional competence in Microsoft Excel as an

analytical tool. Competent with Microsoft Project and Primavera SureTrak

scheduling tools as well as JD Edwards/Oracle project cost reporting and

analysis systems.

Education:

BS, Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

Registrations/Certifications:

Registered Professional Engineer: Pennsylvania

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management

Institute

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