JOSEPH R. FOJTIK, BSME, LMR

Address: **** **** ** ******, ********* Michigan 49097-9702

Home Email: ablv50@r.postjobfree.com

Home Telephone: 269-***-****; Mobile Telephone: 269-***-****

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Multi-faceted Manager/Engineer with wide-ranging experience in equipment

reliability, maintenance, utilities, facilities, project engineering,

project management, control systems, automation, system qualification, also

licensed in manufacturing reliability. Extensive experience in the

Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Power, Paper and Food industries. Diverse skills

in Reliability Maintenance Program development, Preventive/Predictive

Maintenance (PPM), TPM, HVAC, Building Management Systems, Computerized

Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), low temperature

refrigeration/process cooling, pack out rooms, OHSA Process Safety

Management (PSM), and documentation. A results-oriented, hands-on,

organized, self-starting, "engineering minded" leader, that enjoys and

knows how to interpersonally communicate with all levels of colleagues,

from mechanics to senior vice presidents.

EDUCATION and DEGREES

License in Manufacturing Reliability - Center for Competitive Change;

University of Dayton in Ohio

Bachelor of Science - Department of Mechanical Engineering; Michigan

Technological University

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

RDS Engineering INCORPORATED Battle Creek,

MIchigan

(Assigned to W.K. Kellogg Institute for Food and Nutrition Research)

2008 - present

Facilities &Reliability Manager; HVAC, Refrigeration, Utilities,

Infrastructure & Maintenance Engineer

WKKI Pilot Plant - Technical Services

Job Scope:

Facilities and Reliability Manager/Maintenance and Utilities Engineer for

pilot plant operations, building a comprehensive Reliability Centered

Maintenance program. Managing Building Infrastructure daily repairs and

directing continuous improvements of Utility/ Building Systems.

Coordinating and supporting union contract maintenance personnel that

operate and maintain all pilot plant utilities (Boilers, Steam, Air,

Chilled H2O, HVAC, Hot Water, Pilot Plant Equipment, Pumping Systems, etc).

Coordinating required outside contracted services maintenance, preventive

maintenance and continuous improvement project activities. Providing

expertise to resolve technical problems for a multitude of site maintenance

issues, such as production equipment PLCs and instrumentation

troubleshooting. Maintenance and Project Engineer for 3 Chilled Water

Chillers (45 F) and Cooling Towers, totaling over 1800 tons of cooling, as

well as for the site's HVAC Systems, Refrigeration Systems and the Building

Management Systems/Controls.

Achievements:

. Implemented Quarterly Pilot Plant Refrigeration Equipment PM Program

that that Reduced Breakdowns by over 90%

. Coached Upper Management in development of the site CMMS as a

Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Reliability Centered Maintenance

Program building tool. Wrote SOP for PM Work Order auto-generation.

Entered PM WO's in CMMS

. Implemented Semi-Annual Rotating Equipment PM Program that eliminated

Unplanned Failures after its inception

. Facilitated the planning of Annual Boiler PM Shutdown and System

Improvements for Easter Weekend

. Implemented Annual Boiler Room and Pilot Plant Process Equipment,

Steam Trap Survey PM Program

(which is netting

approximately $34,000/year in cost savings, as well as process

equipment, control improvements)

. Implemented Boiler, Chiller and Process Equipment Pressure Safety

Valve Testing Preventive Maintenance Program

. Investigated Walk-In Cooler Failure, procured & installed long term

Freezer to Walk-In Cooler Conversion project

. Implemented Policy and Practice for Outside Contracted Services

Preventive Maintenance Program

. Implementing Semi-Annual Oven and Mixer PM Program

. Designed New Worthington Lab HVAC Control System, and supported Lab

move, part of site Expansion Project access (netting approximately

$250,000 in cost savings)

. Investigated Pilot Plant Roof Leakage, procured

consultants/quotes/Construction Managed repairs. Setup Roof PM's

. Completed all Kellogg Pilot Plant Safety Training courses and

requirements

PFIZER INCORPORATED

Kalamazoo, MIchigan

(Formerly Pharmacia; Pharmacia and Upjohn; the Upjohn Company)

1991-2008

Senior HVAC, Energy and Utilities Reliability Maintenance

Engineer/Maintenance Team Leader

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Plant (API) - Engineering, Maintenance

and Utilities

Job Scope:

Maintenance & Reliability Engineer/Team Leader for API HVAC Maintenance

department. Managed company and outside maintenance personnel building PPM

Programs for HVAC systems, HEPA filter and Lab Fume Hood Annual Re-

Certification/Testing, HVAC re-balancing, and Lab Hood change control, and

documentation/database integrity administration. API Plant audit Subject

Matter Expert (SME) for HEPA Filtration and all HVAC issues. Utilities

Team Leader, Reliability Maintenance Engineer and Project Engineer for low

temperature regional brine refrigeration systems (< - 24 C) and their

control systems, totaling over 500 tons of cooling. Consultant to Major

Capital Project Engineering teams for OSHA PSM Compliance, HVAC, Low

Temperature Brine Cooling, Utility, and Lab Fume Hood systems. Identified

HVAC, Building Controls, Pack Out Rooms, HEPA filters, Process Cooling, and

Utility problems, resolving them with input from production, maintenance,

engineering, and quality assurance. Project Manager for API HVAC

Reliability Maintenance & Audit Documentation Project, identifying all HVAC

equipment, enhancing reliability centered preventative maintenance program,

developing airflow schematics and HVAC controls diagrams for plant systems.

Achievements:

. Served as subject matter expert for API HVAC/HEPA equipment and

controls during all external customer and FDA audits

. Investigated, designed, engineered, and executed Low Temperature

Chiller upgrade projects to reduce site ODC's 90%

. Served on HVAC Preventative Maintenance Optimization Task Force and

implemented reliability changes to CMMS

. Designed, project/construction managed, and executed 5 Brine Tank

piping, automation upgrade & re-insulation projects

. Re-defined the HEPA filter integrity and Clean Room/Pack Out Room

maintenance testing programs with QA

Plant Process Equipment Reliability Maintenance Engineer

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Plant (API) - Maintenance

Job Scope:

Provided detailed process equipment Reliability Engineering and Technical

Expertise for production partners. Supported maintenance mechanics,

quality control, and safety group to meet OSHA Process Safety Management

requirements (PSM).

Achievements:

. Developed and Implemented new Reliability Centered Maintenance Program

for API Plant:

The Program was based on proper equipment and instrumentation care

procedures, planning for conditioned based/predictive and

preventive maintenance practices, TPM, FDA cGMP Compliance laws,

MDEQ Compliance laws, and OSHA PSM laws. The goal was to increase

the equipment availability to world-class percentages and eliminate

product quality deviations influenced by un-planned equipment

failures. The goal of increasing equipment availability and

significantly reducing equipment related product quality deviations

was met within 3 years.

Automation, Controls and Instrumentation Project Engineer

Chemical Fermentation Operations - Engineering

Job Scope:

Project Manager on projects totaling over $1,000,000. Automation, Controls

and Instrument Engineer on project engineering teams totaling over

$65,000,000. Engineered and designed total process control system,

including batch and continuous sequence of operation strategies, control

system/PLC programming, instrument indexes and specifications, control loop

drawings and total installation packages. Performed construction

management, commissioning, start-up, and IQ, OQ and SQ Validation.

Achievements:

. Installed projects with systems comprised of pH Neutralization, Dry

Product Batch weighing, distribution and filling, vessel high level

spill protection, and 18 Self Discharging Nutsche Filter dryers

. Managed project support staff of 13 company and contract engineers,

instrument technicians, and CAD drafters

E.B. EDDY PAPER INCORPORATED

PORT HURON, MICHIGAN

Senior Project Engineer

1989 - 1991

Engineering and Production Department

Job Scope:

Senior Project Manager for production, utility, maintenance, and capital

projects. Developed project scopes, alternate solutions, final design

engineering, engineering drawings, cost estimates, and capital money

requests. Managed construction start-up, training, and project performance

monitoring.

Achievements:

. Identified pumping, utility and instrumentation problems, resolving

them for production and maintenance

. Increased boiler condensate returns to power house from 50% to 90%,

providing major cost savings

S.W. CONTROLS INCORPORATED

LIVONIA, MICHIGAN

Applications Engineer

1987 - 1989

Sales Department

Job Scope:

Responsible for Flint, Lansing, and Jackson areas. Designed systems,

served as consultant on installations, and performed start-up of flow,

pressure, temperature, level, pH concentration, and gas concentration

process controls.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

License in Manufacturing Reliability Classes

-Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

-Reliability Based Manufacturing

-Predictive Technologies

-Electrical Condition Monitoring

-Proactive Methodologies

-Preventive Maintenance

-Root Cause Failure Analysis

-Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

HVAC Testing, Balancing and Adjusting Workshop at University of Wisconsin

Choose to Lead - Leadership Development Workshop

HEPA Filter Testing Fundamentals Workshop

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) courses

- Fundamentals of Industrial Ventilation

- Practical Applications of Useful Equations

Professional Growth through Self Analysis at Hillsdale College

International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (IPSE) courses

- CGMP's for Facility Design, Construction, and Maintenance

- Sterile Manufacturing Facilities: Planning, Design, and

Construction

- HVAC for Pharmaceutical Facilities

Two refrigeration equipment classes by the Enthalpy Exchange

Improving Pump Performance at Flowserve Corporation

Juggling Competing Priorities in Today's New Workplace

Crosby Quality

Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Managing Accelerated Performance

Interpersonal Management skills

CURRENT PHILANTHROPIC / CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

Vicksburg High School Athletic Boosters Girls Soccer Representative

Holland High School Reunion Committee Chairperson

PAST PHILANTHROPIC / CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

Church Choir

Church Council President

Cub Scout Pack 253 Treasurer

MTU Alumni Chapter President and Alumni Board Member

Vicksburg Rocket Football Coach / Board of Director / Treasurer

Vicksburg Sunset Lake Elementary School PTA Ski Trip Chairperson

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