Electrical Engineer Manager

J. Ferrell Sparks

270-***-**** **** State Route 2270, Drakesboro, KY 42337

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

AK Steel, Rockport, Indiana 2010 -

Present

Maintenance Manager, Reliability Consultant

V Change management consulting for plant engineering and maintenance

program within a union environment.

V Navigate the re-implementation of maintenance management processes -

day to day maintenance, preventative maintenance, predictive

maintenance, and total production maintenance.

V Lead investigator of reliability problems for true root cause & effect

and designed solutions to increase uptime of continuous steel pickling

lines.

Logan Aluminum, INC, Russellville, KY

1988 - 2010

Operations Manager

V Served as one of four business unit operations managers - personally

responsible for 130 operators, maintenance technicians, engineers, and

staff leaders.

V Direct report to company's President (CMO) and Plant Manager (COO) and

provided dotted line communication to Joint Venture owners - Aditya

Birla\Novelis and BP\Arco Aluminum.

Process Reliability Leader

V Relied on participative management principles to lead more than 30

engineers & staff; benchmarked performance against operational

objectives, analyzed processes, and coordinated resources for all

improvement projects and process control activities.

Capital Investment Project Leader

V Directed the execution of multi -million dollar manufacturing &

engineering projects from conception through production deployment;

including strategic planning, vendor accountability, and contract

negotiation.

Staff Electrical Engineer

V Served as project lead for multiple electrical engineering projects,

but also assumed responsibility for all installation and repairs of

automation and mill equipment.

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BENCHMARKS & MILESTONES

. Served as center of influence in large network of accomplished

managers & innovators chosen to formulate a strategic direction

capable of serving seven global organizations.

. Designed and implemented a "maintenance measurable" effort to better

utilize over 24% of an annual $55 Million dollar budget by gaining

uptime production hours with reduced variation in utilization.

. Propelled a one year business turnaround to minimize variability in

utilization, product quality, and scrap generation & recovery for the

company's "bottleneck" business unit following complete automations

and obsolescent equipment upgrades.

. Spearheaded strategic effort to revitalize the values and principles

of the employee culture by developing a plan to support and strengthen

operational teams.

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Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology, Western Kentucky

University

Professional Certifications & Courses: Leadership Training - Alcan,

Corporate Management Development - Alcan, Reliability Centered Maintenance

Facilitator - Aladon Group, Reliability Excellence - Life Cycle

Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, Behavioral Based Safety

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