Project Manager Engineering

Terry A. Harnaha, PE

Project Manager/Engineering Manager

Address: **** ***** ****

Gibsonia, PA 15044

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

Email: abmber@r.postjobfree.com

A multi-disciplinary professional offering over 20 years extensive

experience in engineering, engineering management, project management,

construction and related operations for heavy industrial plants, facilities

and associated with the Iron and Steel, Pulp and Paper, Petroleum and

Petrochemical and miscellaneous industries.

QUALIFICATIONS:

. Familiar with the Engineering work process from a design/build reference

to Plant (production) arenas.

. Fifteen (15) years experience managing and coordinating Engineering

Department resources to effectively meet requirements and providing

leadership and technical expertise inside and outside the team.

. Experienced in developing business plans that addresses Engineering's

role to meet business objectives and key initiatives to improve

efficiency and reduce error.

. Capable of coordinating the activities of others to support business

objectives.

. Demonstrated P&L responsibility, organizational and team building

capabilities, preparation and monitoring budgets that included a timeline

and responsibilities, establishment of quality criteria, policies and

procedures and team motivation.

. Strong water and wastewater background and knowledge of process

technology from front end engineering and process design through

construction, commissioning and start-up.

TECHNICAL SKILLS PROJECT SKILLS

Microsoft Word Engineering Work Process

Microsoft Excel Scheduling and Cost Control

Microsoft Power Point Project Management

Microsoft Projects Project Engineering

Word Perfect Process Development

Lotus Cost Estimating and Proposal Preparation

Micro Station Contract Administration

AutoCAD Engineering Supervision

EDUCATION:

. MSCE - University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA (Lack Thesis)

. 1970 - BSCh - University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA

TRAINING:

. 40 Hour safety training course in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120

. 10 Hour OSHA safety course

. Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Course

. Team Building

. Union Relations

. Sexual Harassment

. Hazardous Materials Management

CERTIFICATIONS:

. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania No. PE022943-E

. State of Indiana No. PE10809238

. State of Ohio No. PE - 74071

. State of Delaware No. 5375 - inactive

. State of Alabama No. 3847 - inactive

CERTIFICATIONS: (Continued)

. Certified Hazardous Materials Manager - Masters Level - No. 2530 -

1991

. Series 7

. Series 66

EXPERIENCE:

Crown Solutions - Veolia Water

Vandalia, Ohio

Engineering Manager

Manage and coordinate engineering resources to effectively meet project

requirements, provided technical expertise within the engineering team,

establish policies and procedures and quality criteria.

. Reorganized the Engineering Department to better coordinate discipline

activities and address EPC projects while maintaining the capability to

appropriately react to smaller equipment supply only assignments.

. Redefined roles and responsibilities for the Engineering Department

Personnel.

. Established and promoted working relationships with Procurement and

Production Departments.

. Instituted a work process which improved Engineering's procurement

efficiency reducing execution time.

. Modified fabrication drawings to include sub assembles and reduced

BOMs that resulted in improved procurement of bulk materials and Shop

fabrication efficiency.

Ambitech Engineering Corporation

Downers Grove, Illinois

Project Manager

Responsible for the commercial and technical performance of contracts to

ensure that the project is executed in conformance to the client's

specifications while meeting quality, cost and schedule constraints.

Ambitech Engineering Corporation

Project Engineer

Responsible for technically supporting the Project Manager to ensure that

the project is executed in conformance to the client's specifications while

meeting quality, cost and schedule constraints.

. Set operational standards for Hammond Office Project Managers with

respect to Cost Control and Scheduling.

. Provided technical expertise for BP's Whiting Refinery for the 40 mg

storm water expansion and the installation of their water treatment

effluent polishing filters.

. Managed the Mitigation of Underground Risks at 11C Pipe Still reducing

initial estimated cost from $20M+ to less than $8M.

. Managed BP's D-119 oily water sewer repair project.

. Managed BP's 11C Relief Valve Block Valve Modification Project

. Managed the preparation of work request, Job Notes, associated with

BP's scheduled unit turn around activities.

EPSYS Corporation (a subsidiary of Benatec)

Harrisburg, PA

Director Western Pennsylvania

Established a Pittsburgh Office, developed marketing material, supplied

estimating and scheduling expertise to home office and over saw the

Columbus, Ohio operation.

. Developed proactive system for Harrisburg Operations to track project

cost.

. Added scheduling and estimating capabilities to the Harrisburg

Operations.

. Provided construction support to two active storm water collection and

treatment projects in the Atlanta area and one in Elkhart, IN for

Norfolk Southern.

. Provided front-end engineering services to evaluate and make

recommendations for the treatment of wash water at the United Defense

operation in Uniontown, PA.

Acres International Corporation

Amherst, New York

Vice President and Regional Manager

Responsibilities included regional profit and loss, formulation of business

strategies and objectives, and directing all operational and administrative

functions of the Amherst Office. Lead the growth and diversification

process, relative to corporate Business Sectors, ensuring continued

profitability.

. Reorganized operation to reflect engineering, procurement and

construction capability.

. Prepared a business plan and budget for the office to meet objectives

and key initiatives for fiscal year 2000.

. Developed sales review procedures to insure that bids were

commercially viable opportunities, established budgets for execution

and quality control check for proposal submission.

. Instituted order entry procedure to inform office of award and

timeline for execution.

. Expanded sales range from western New York to northwest Pennsylvania

and northeast Ohio.

. Held monthly employee meetings to provide current operational status

and answer employee questions.

. Established a design/build approach to business

USFilter

Warrendale, PA

Director of Engineering

Responsibilities included assuring the technical integrity of the work done

by the Engineering Department; establishment of quality criteria, policies

and procedures for professional project execution; prepare and monitor

Department Budgets.

Manager of Engineering

Managed and coordinated engineering resources to effectively meet project

requirements and provided technical expertise within the engineering team.

Project Manager

Managed and directed engineering, procurement and construction activities

associated with project execution, established project budgets and

schedules, monitored costs and job progress, and maintained contractual

liaison with clients.

. Introduced project scheduling concepts and developed standard schedule

templates, for the Warrendale Office, which could be modified to meet a

projects need.

. Developed a proactive procedure for the Warrendale Office to monitor

project costs, relative to approved budgets, permitting improved cost

projections.

. Implemented an electronic Corporate (WAN) Engineering Bulletin Board

share technology and manpower.

. Established a matrix approach to engineering to simultaneously work on

projects reducing completion time.

. By providing strong leadership to Engineering, I was able to improve

utilization from 69% to 83%. This meant the Department was over absorbed

meaning that the cost of engineering was less then originally budgeted.

At the end of the year, this resulted in adding $450,000 to the Bottom

Line.

. Planned and directed the development and installation of a Central Files

area for Project and Engineering support. Until establishing this new

operation, Project files were kept separately by individuals working on

the project with no one area to retrieve information. The Central Files

area now provides a means to funnel all Project related documents and

means to file them.

. Project Manager for the engineering, procurement and construction of

Samsung Austin Semiconductor's 1.5 million gallon per day

neutralization and fluoride removal wastewater treatment plant.

. Project manager for the engineering, procurement and construction of a

water recycling facility and improvements to existing neutralization

system for Harris Semiconductor at Mountaintop, PA.

. Project Manager for the process design and equipment supply for

Minnesota Corn Processors 1 MGD waste purification and water reuse

system.

. Project manager for the engineering, procurement and construction of a

water recycling facility and improvements to existing neutralization

system.

Waste Management International

Oakbrook, IL

Manager of Engineering and Program Management - Enviropace, Hong Kong

Responsibilities included the administration of Enviropace's Engineering

Department consisting of three divisions which included engineering,

maintenance and the Packaged Waste Receiving operation. This included the

planning and implementation of all major plant expansion and improvement

projects at Enviropace's Chemical Waste Treatment Facility.

Manager of Engineering - Enviropace, Hong Kong

Responsibilities included the establishment and management of Enviropace's

Engineering Department consisting of three divisions which included

engineering, maintenance and the Packaged Waste Receiving operation.

Duties included establishing an organizational structure and supervision,

development of manpower requirements, development of operating budgets,

development of career paths for employees, establishment of reporting

procedures, training local staff to assume positions of increasing

responsibility and coordinating Department activities with Plant

Operations.

Mechanical Manager and Office Manager - Enviropace San Francisco and Hong

Kong

Responsibilities included assuring the correct and timely mechanical

installation and checkout of the Hong Kong Chemical Waste Treatment

Facility and played a key role in start-up. Controlled, approved and

monitored field expenditures to maintain schedule and budget. Managed the

San Francisco Office for Enviropace and oversaw construction engineering

activities.

. Created organizational requirements and a structure that

provided hygiene factors needed for motivation.

. Established operating budgets and effected manager/supervisor cost

consciousness.

. Prioritised Department activities to meet the needs of

Operational segments and maintain revenue generation.

. Designated as replacement for Enviropace's General Manager on his

extended absences from the plant.

. Managed the correct and timely mechanical installation and checkout of

the Hong Kong Chemical Waste Treatment Facility.

. Controlled, approved and monitored field expenditures to maintain

schedule and budget.

. Managed San Francisco Office and oversaw the construction engineering

for Enviropace's water and wastewater treatment facilities.

. Established and managed Department budget ($9mm operating and $8mm

capital).

. Instituted work order procedures to control and prioritise

engineering and maintenance requests.

. Initiated Project Management concepts and established

Engineering Work Process to improve work execution and

control.

RUST International

Birmingham, AL

Sr. Staff Engineer

Responsible for overseeing design of processes for water and wastewater

treatment systems; assumed lead role in environmental projects. Assumed

aggressive management and leadership roles within the project engineering

structure and served as project manager for the development of preliminary

engineering, work scope preparation and budget development for a $450mm,

700 dry ton per day sludge to energy facility.

Staff Engineer

Responsible for the design of processes for water and wastewater treatment

systems; assumed lead role in environmental projects; studied existing

conditions and facilities, determined clients requirements, and designed

processes to meet technical standards, reduce pollution potential, and

enhance total water usage; responsible for in-plant studies, scope of work

and flow sheet development, water and material balance preparation,

specifications, and selection of equipment; work with sales to prepare

presentations and proposals.

. Provided design review, gathered demographics, evaluated the existing

plant and provided a report for the expansion of a municipal

wastewater treatment facility for the city of Petaluma, CA.

. Major assignment to assist in the development of a hazardous waste

business.

. Project Manager to supply engineering services for installation of a

Second Generation Stabilization unit at Chemical Waste Management's

Kettleman Hills hazardous waste disposal facilities.

. Acting project manager for the development of conceptual, preliminary

design and budget estimates for a 700 dry ton per day municipal sludge

to energy disposal facility at Bayonne, NJ.

. Designed the water and wastewater treatment systems for a 2,250 ton

per day refuse to energy facility to be located at the Brooklyn Navy

Yard.

. Designed the water collection and treatment systems for the new cast

house at Reynolds Metals Company's alloys plant at Sheffield, AL.

. Project manager for 15 separate contracts to modify existing equipment

located with in USX, U.S. Steel Division's pipe mill, galvanizing

line, pickle line and sheet mill at Fairfield, AL.

. Lead staff responsibilities and assisted project management in

procurement activities associated with the design and construction of

Shell Oil Company Norco Refinery's new sour water stripper system and

expansion of existing waste treatment facilities at Baton Rouge, LA.

Tetra Engineered Systems

Pittsburgh, PA

Product Development Manager

Responsible for the coordination of marketing, sales, and engineering

activities associated with the transfer and promotion of Tetra's newly

acquired High-Density Sludge (HDS) technology.

. Responsible for sales effort and development of the process design of

a waste pickle liquor neutralization facility for Quanex, Gulf States

Tube Division at Rosenberg, Texas.

. Responsible for initial sales contact, proposal preparation and the

process design modifications to incorporate HDS into an existing

chrome treatment facility for Delco Products Division at Dayton, Ohio.

. Developed market strategy, standard presentation, and laboratory jar

test for the promotion of HDS technology.

Rust International

Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. Project Engineer

Responsible for the engineering phases of assigned projects; coordinated

all staff work, design engineering, purchasing services, and other efforts

required to accomplish contractual obligations; meet with client's

representatives, vendors, and other concerned parties to establish design

criteria; supervised construction engineering, maintained job progress on

schedule, and reported engineering progress; prepared proposals and reports

for new projects and supervised preparation of scope documents,

specifications, and equipment lists; approved drawings and coordinated

design with construction efforts; served at the jobsite as required and

followed projects through to start-up and operation.

. Responsible for the design of the water system to support twin

continuous slab casters for Republic Steel Corporation, Cleveland,

Ohio.

. Managed a wastewater treatment project in final stages of engineering

efforts and provided process guidelines for the engineering of a coke

oven biological wastewater treatment facility for Bethlehem Steel

Corporation, Lackawanna, NY.

. Lead project engineer responsible for coordinating engineering and

purchasing of equipment for a ladle metallurgy facility to support a

four strand continuous bloom caster operation at USX, U.S. Steel

Division's Fairfield Works in Fairfield, AL.

. Responsible for coordinating engineering and purchasing of equipment

for a four strand continuous bloom caster and ancillary areas at USX,

U.S. Steel Division's Fairfield Works in Fairfield, AL.

. Project manager for the engineering of building services associated

with a soaking pit expansion at Alcan Sheet and Plate in Oswego, New

York.

. Responsible for the preparation of a report concerning the marketing,

financial, technical, and economic aspects of modernizing three

existing foundries for El Nasr Steel Pipe and Fittings, Cairo, Egypt.

Dravo Corporation

Pittsburgh, PA

Project Process Engineer

Responsible for process design of major treatment facilities, development

and evaluation of new techniques, start-up assistance, process coordination

for the control and execution of field work including treatment and waste

characterization studies. Managed process design and coordinated

requirements with design disciplines. Co-developed proposals and provided

sales support. Established front-end engineering requirements and executed

fieldwork.

. Supplied engineering support groups with process information necessary

for the engineering, procurement, and construction of modifications to

as existing wastewater treatment facility for Borg Warner,

Parkersburg, West Virginia.

. Responsible for performing biological, flotation, filtration and waste

characterization studies to develop data need for the expansion and

modernization of GE's existing wastewater treatment plant at Selkirk,

NY.

. Start-up services for a secondary and tertiary wastewater treatment

facility designed to treat 2.6 MGD of refinery wastewater at Tenneco

oil Company Refinery, Chalmette, Louisiana.

Dravo Corporation (Continued)

. Construction supervision and start-up services for a primary and

secondary waste water treatment facility designed to treat 2.5 MGD of

deink and 2.5 MGD paper machine wastewater for Statler Tissue,

Augusta, Maine.

. Construction coordination assistance and start-up services for a

secondary and tertiary wastewater treatment facility designed to treat

5.0 MGD of secondary fiber wastewater for Alton Box Board Company,

Alton, Illinois.

. Principal engineer responsible for the field survey work and

subsequent process design for improving an existing wastewater

treatment facility for Tenneco Oil Company, Chalmette, Louisiana

. Process manager for the initial process design of a wet oil treatment

system and the expansion of an existing wastewater treatment facility

for Getty Oil Company, Delaware City, Delaware

. Project manager responsible for the field survey, treatment studies,

preliminary design and final report associated with the development of

an effluent treatment facility capable of meeting state regulatory

requirements for Alton Box Board Company, Alton, Illinois.

. Responsible for the field survey and treatment studies needed to

obtain design criteria for a wastewater and ballast water treatment

facility for Texaco of Canada Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia.

. Responsible for the field survey, treatment studies, and preliminary

design for a primary and secondary treatment facility designed to

treat pulp preparation and paper machine wastewater for Statler

Tissue, Augusta, Maine.

. Responsible for the field survey, treatment studies, in-house water

examination, and preliminary design for a wastewater treatment system

designed to treat 60 MGD of sulphite, Kraft, NSSC, bleach plant, and

paper machine wastewater for Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Longview,

Washington

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