Engineer Manager

JAMES D. BERQUIST

*** **** ***** **.* Crown Point, IN 46307* 219-***-****

email: abm0uh@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Purdue University Calumet - Hammond, In

Masters of Science in Engineering

Graduation Date: May 2006, GPA: 3.50/4.00

Purdue University Calumet - Hammond, In

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Graduation Date: May 1999, GPA: 2.93/4.00

Semester Honors: fall of 98', spring of 99'

WORK EXPERIENCE:

UOP - A Honeywell Company, Process Technology and Equipment Group, Des

Plaines IL

Senior Rotating Equipment Specialist (05/12/08 - present)

Technical Requisitioner for the modular equipment group. Duties include

being the primary contact with the rotating equipment suppliers. Generate

designs and specifications for blowers, pumps, motors and lubrication

systems. Coordinate with suppliers to ensure designs meet licensor,

construction code, and customer requirements. Evaluate bids including

hydraulic evaluations. Participate in supplier selection process.

Witness performance tests. Inspect equipment and spare parts.

Flowserve Flow Solutions Division - Seal Group, Burr Ridge IL

-On-Site Application Engineer at BP Refinery, Whiting IN (04/03/06 -

05/09/08)

Managed the mechanical seal program. Provided technical assistance,

training, and field support for refinery personnel in the application,

design, and engineering of seals. Conducted RCFA of pumps, seals and

systems utilizing pump and seal failure data, vibration, and plant process

data. Maintained site seal database. Analyzed bad actors.

AEP Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman MI

-Rotating Equipment Engineer (01/01/03 - 04/01/05)

Provided technical support to Operations, Maintenance, and System

Engineering. Was primary equipment owner of all vertical pumps. Provided

technical assistance with equipment installations. Conducted RCFA of pumps

utilizing pump and seal failure data, vibration and plant process data.

Provided assistance with revising pump maintenance procedures.

VerHagen Roofing, South Holland, IL

-Roofer (07/22/02 - 12/20/02), fall of 93', summers of 94', 95', 96', 97'

Worked on a crew installing and repairing roofs.

Ispat Inland Steel - 12" Bar Mill, East Chicago, IN

-Maintenance Day Supervisor (7/01/00 - 06/26/02)

Supervised mechanics and welders, including the direct supervision of

twenty to thirty-five craftspeople during weekly outages. Planned 80% of

all work in my area.

-Maintenance Engineer (01/01/00 - 6/30/00)

-Production Supervisor (06/15/99 - 12/31/99)

Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN

-Teachers Assistant for an introductory engineering class (fall of 98',

spring of 99')

Assisted students with their labs, projects, and homework.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:

AutoCAD 2000, PRIMAVERA SureTrak 3.0, Windows 98 and XP, Microsoft Office.

EXTRACURICULAR:

-Manager, Crown Point Cal Ripken T-Ball (summer 09')

-Assistant Football Coach of the South Holland Jets (Fall 93', 94', 95',

96', 98')

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