Project Manager Maintenance

Richard J. Corbett

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Michigan City, IN 46360

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Summary of Qualifications

Provided leadership and innovation in the management of a variety of

capital projects for Boyd Gaming Corporation. Responsibilities include

contractor management, budget process control, schedule adherence and

administrative challenges for Blue Chip Casino's Master Plan expansion.

Project management skills include working effectively among all

organizational levels in both leadership and team member roles.

Responsibilities as the manager of the largest department in Bethlehem

Steel Corporation included organization, budgeting, cost control,

operations, financial performance, training, employee development, supplier

performance evaluations and contract negotiations with the organized labor

workforce. Engineering and maintenance management assignments included

responsibilities for facility appearance, building and equipment condition,

capital project planning, engineering, construction and start-up of new and

modernized facilities.

Professional Experiences

Boyd Gaming Corporation - Blue Chip Casino - Michigan City, Indiana

2004 - Current

Project Manager - Master Plan Phase 2 Expansion

2007 - 2009

Managed the activities of two architectural firms, an interior design firm,

a general contractor, and 60 subcontractors and over 150 material vendors

for a seven component project.

. 24 story Hotel Tower - 302 rooms with 30 luxury suites, 30 deluxe rooms

and 242 typical rooms.

. Spa - 10,000 square feet located on the 2nd floor of the hotel including

nine treatment rooms, salon, fitness center and locker rooms.

. Convention Center - 15,000 square foot ballroom with a 46 foot stage with

green room facilities, two meeting rooms, pre-function space and a

Boardroom.

. Laundry facilities and a boiler room.

. 2 Restaurants and Bars with dedicated kitchen facilities.

. Public space expansion including a glass enclosed concourse, valet

facilities and a Porte Cochere.

. Site work including a second 35,000 volt electrical substation and

switchgear building, sewer and water system modifications and a new

natural gas feed for the property.

Developed plans and created schedules for construction activities with the

general contractor and the operating departments. Managed punch list

completion and start-up issues. Planned contractor outage activities to

minimize any effect on the existing operations. Tracked project spending

and wrote monthly status reports on budget compliance and schedule

adherence.

Project Manager - Master Plan Phase 1 Expansion

2004 - 2007

Managed the activities of two architectural firms, two interior design

firms, two general contractors and over 30

subcontractors for a five-component project.

. Casino Vessel - Largest United States Coast Guard certified passenger

vessel ever built in the United States - 6014 passengers, 402' long x

208' wide, measured at 39,012 tons.

. 950 vehicle, four story parking garage with speed ramps and two

elevators.

. 15,000 square foot expansion of the Pavilion docking building including a

100 foot wide entrance to casino floor, four new food and beverage

outlets, and surveillance and computer systems.

. Basin and Graving Dock construction including dewatering and water

filtration plant.

. Site work including surface parking, new 35,000 volt electrical

substation and switchgear building, sewer connections and utilities

relocations.

Planned and coordinated a 3 day outage with the contractors and operating

departments to transfer casino operations to the new casino vessel from the

existing vessel.

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Richard J. Corbett

Bethlehem Steel Corporation - Burns Harbor, Indiana

Superintendent - Services Department

2002 - 2003

Managed a department of 47 salaried and over 500 bargaining unit

employees. Operating responsibilities included the dock operation, barge

loading and unloading, crane repair, mobile equipment fleet, in-plant

railroad equipment and operation, heating and air conditioning equipment,

machine and fabrication shops, general repair force, storehouse,

housekeeping and the Lake Michigan & Indiana short line railroad.

. Responsible for Burns Harbor Plant Engineering and Construction

activities including annual capital budget planning and management.

. Created a "War Room" to monitor operating costs and purchase order

commitments that reduced department spending by $1.20/ton and saved

$4,800,000 annually.

. Managed the transition to an all-craft workforce that reduced the

internal customer-billing rate in the machine shop by $20/hour and in the

fabrication shop by $9/hour.

. Developed and implemented new Employee Safety Process that resulted in

the department working over 1.9 million man-hours without a lost time

accident.

. Led and coached a cross functional team of young engineers that increased

the average slab length charged into the Hot Strip Mill furnaces by 11

inches, thereby saving over $10,000,000 annually in reduced operating,

yield, processing, productivity and product damage costs.

. Participated in contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers of

America in Pittsburgh.

Superintendent - Service Shops and Technical Maintenance

1998 - 2001

Managed the largest Bethlehem Steel department of 160 salaried and over

900 bargaining unit employees.

. Hired, trained and mentored all engineers for the division technical

maintenance positions.

. Responsible for all division equipment maintenance planning and outage

work scheduling.

. Implemented the Y2K software conversion of the computerized maintenance

system (CMMS).

. Reduced department IT spending by over 40% through equipment reduction

and utilization.

. Coordinated refractory material substitution and installation cost

reductions in the operating departments that reduced spending plant wide

by over $ 5,000,000 annually.

Assistant Superintendent - Cold Sheet Mill

1992 - 1998

. Responsible for the start-up of the $200 million Hot Dip Coating Line

facility including staffing, training and contractor activities.

. Developed the "Employee Safety Process" in conjunction with the United

Steelworkers and led the employee involvement training and

implementation efforts at Burns Harbor.

. Responsible for the planning and ramp up activities for the new SATURN

automotive business including partnership efforts between the

steelworkers (USWA) and the autoworkers (UAW).

. Created and implemented on-site service teams to serve our Indiana

based General Motors plants which increased orders for Burns Harbor by

30%.

. Coached the bargaining unit Quality Team and coordinated their

customer visits and related activities which resulted in a significant

improvement in quality performance and on-time delivery.

General Maintenance Supervisor - Cold Sheet Mill

1988 - 1992

. Coordinated planning of the Five Stand Tandem Mill modernization

efforts and supervised the construction activities and equipment

installation completed during mill outages.

. Responsible for all maintenance budget spending and activity

coordination with the operations.

. Negotiated all USW grievances with the union zone committeemen.

. .Responsible for the rolling mills electrical maintenance

organization, budgeting, labor relations, and preventive and

predictive equipment maintenance.

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Richard J. Corbett

Education

Master of Science in Business Administration, Indiana University

Northwest, Gary, Indiana.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West

Lafayette, Indiana.

Professional Development

. University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Leading into

the Future.

. Duke University, Fuqua School of Management, Becoming a World Class

Competitor.

. Harvard University, Harvard Business School, Manager Development

Course.

Professional Training

Leadership Challenge - Tom Peters Group

. Six Sigma Champions Training

. Statistical Process Control

. Financial Management

. Employee Involvement

. Facilitator Training

Professional Honors and Awards

. Key Employee Retention Program (KERP) during the Bethlehem Steel

Corporation bankruptcy reorganization process, 2002-2003.

. Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE) Gold Reliability

Achievement Award, 2002.

. Bethlehem Steel Corporation Chairman's Safety Award, 2000.

. 1996 Bethlehem Steel Corporation President's Award for the SATURN

start-up team.

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