Engineer Manager
Resume:
Kenneth Thomas Harfoot
Wixom MI 48393
Email: ********@***.***
Dear Human Resources,
I am looking forward to changing careers after 26 years of upper
management experience with General Motors Corp. I am looking for a position that will
present a challenge and where I can offer my experience to help reduce costs and gain
efficiency in operations. I am willing to accept a position of hourly Operations as well as
being part of a Management team. I would consider 7-day shift work or M-F day shift.
I am able to make myself available for all shifts and to be on call when needed.
Since I am taking an early retirement I will be receiving full benefits from
General Motors and will not need a benefit package for medical coverage.
I would like the opportunity to be part of a great work environment
supporting an operation with my experience.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kenneth Harfoot
WORK HISTORY
1983-Present GENERAL MOTORS CORP
NOV. 2008 – PRESENT
WILLOW RUN POWERTRAIN – YPSILANTI, MI
7M45 – Site Utility Manager
Duties include:
- Working with the Manufacturing Plant personnel to promote Health & Safety.
Supporting Waste Reduction programs and managing the labor force for the utility
operation.
- Managing the utilities for a Power train plant operation.
- Organize efforts to reduce utility consumption throughout the facility.
- Managing the Central plant utility operations.
Powerhouse, 4 Gas fired Boilers and all auxiliaries.
Chillers,( 4)Process chillers total 800 ton
Compressors 36,000 CFM and Waste water treatment facility.
- Developing plant improvement projects to sustain and promote a more efficient Utility operation.
Key achievements –
Working with operations to develop staffing reduction plans. Production reductions at our
facility are due to the elimination of the products at our facility.
2005 – Nov. 2008
Hamtramck assembly Hamtramck, MI
7M45 – Site Utility Manager
Duties include:
- Working with the Assembly Plant personnel to promote Health & Safety. Supporting
Waste Reduction programs and managing the labor force for the utility operation.
- Managing the utilities for an Assembly plant operation.
- Organize efforts to reduce utility consumption throughout the facility.
- Managing the Central plant utility operations.
Powerhouse, 4 Coal fired Boilers and all auxiliaries.
Chillers,( 3) 4400ton Carrier centrifugal chillers.
(1) 600 ton process chiller.
Compressors and Waste water treatment facility.
- Developing plant improvement projects to sustain and promote a more efficient Utility operation.
Key achievements –
Finishing Boiler projects to rebuild the Economizers for the coal fired units. Designing
and installing Sonic air horns to assist on the removal of flyash from the baghouse section
of the boilers. This has allowed us to operate the coal fired boilers at a much wider range
to reduce the dependency of our gas fired unit. To date we have saved over $1mm in fuel
cost since this installation was implemented.
Completed energy placarding to promote better shutdown levels in all departments.
Relocated our CEMS unit to a more substantial enclosure allowing us to perform
routine maintenance and help sustain the emission monitoring equipment to reduce
downtime potentials.
Upgraded several operating systems to new PLC controls. This will help the plant to
achieve higher efficiencies and reduced downtime and failures within our operation.
1995-2005
Buick City / Powertrain Flint North
7M45 – Site Utility Manager
Duties included:
- Managing a workforce which include
o 20 Powerhouse operating personnel
o 19 Powerhouse Repair personnel
o 12 High voltage electricians
o 7 Salary support staff
- Managing the operation of a large industrial Powerhouse, a high voltage maintenance
staff, a central compressor operation with remote units.
- Maintained a Steam, Compressed Air and Natural gas distribution system that covered
over 3 miles of real estate.
- Worked with engineering during the downsizing of the site to install a new boiler
plant.
- Developed isolation plan for the areas of the site that were demolished.
- Negotiated local manpower reduction plan during labor contract negotiations.
Key achievements –
Implementing a work environment to promote reductions in staff and budget while
promoting increased efficiency in operation. Implementing a plan to reduce operations and
move the central utility operations without interruption of service during any of these
activities. Negotiating labor agreements for reductions in staffing for the Powerhouse and
WWTP.
1991-1995
Willowrun Assembly
7M45 – Chief Engineer
Duties included:
- Managing utility operations for an Assembly plant. Including Powerhouse, WWTP,
Central HVAC, Compressed Air.
- Support Facility maintenance by organizing heating system maintenance contracts.
- Monitor all Administration building HVAC operation and schedule maintenance
accordingly.
- Manage all Chiller maintenance. Five Lithium Bromide chillers and Two centrifugal
chillers for Paint shop HVAC.
- Manage all elevator and escalator maintenance contracts.
- Manage Kitchen equipment maintenance for central cafeteria.
Key achievements –
Reorganizing Waste water treatment operation and outfall monitoring plan when
the facility was turned over to me in 1992.
1983-1991
PONTIAC MOTORS CORP.
6M45 – SHIFT ENGINEER
Duties included:
- Supervising shift operations at a coal fired 25 MW Generating Station.
- Assisting in maintenance, planning and engineering projects
Key achievements – We successfully installed and operated a Fluidize bed Co-generation
facility while I was assigned to this facility. My personal input in this project was learning
and helping design the control system for this operation.
1977.1983 RENAISSANCE CENTER PARTNERSHIP
Duties included:
Shift engineer – Operating Boilers and central chiller plant (12,000 tons)
Central maintenance leader: Scheduled and performed maintenance and PM activities.
These activities included repair to HVAC, Refrigeration and mechanical systems
associated with Detroit’s largest Retail and tower office complex.
1972 – 1977 Completed Joint apprentice program with The City of Detroit Public Lighting
Commissions’ central electrical generating station.
Duties ranged from Boiler operator, Lab attendant, Fire attendant, Generator
operator, and 1st class Shift engineer.
During this apprenticeship I also was scheduled for six months at Detroit Receiving
Hospital and Six months at the City’s central heating station as an operator in
training.
• EDUCATION
Local 547 Joint Apprentice school
First Class Stationary engineer license 1976
First Class refrigeration operation license 1976
Universal technician refrigeration handling certification
111 credits toward Bachelor degree program at Wayne State University
CEM certification
WWTP operations certification
• PERSONAL INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
• Family – married
• Flyfishing, member of Michigan Flyfishing Club, MFFC
• Music, instrumental, singing
• Currently serving as an Elder at Crossroads Presbyterian Church, Walled Lake, MI
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• REFERENCES
1. Gary Monsere – Direct manager for 8 years
• 38605 Sumpter
• Sterling Hgts, MI 48310
2. Craig Hancock – Co-worker
• 1696 Brentwood Dr.
• Wixom, MI 48393
• Cell 248-***-****
3. Bill Spurr Elder: Crossroads Presbyterian Church
• 763 Robar Circle
• White Lake, MI 48386
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