Maintenance Engineer
Resume:
William D. Lantz
*******@***.***
Heath, Ohio 43056
Objective:
Seeking an opportunity that will leverage my engineering education, experience, and team building skills to further
improve both the company and myself through the use of Root Cause Analysis, CEDAC charting, Kaisan, 5S, and Lean
Manufacturing. Work related interests include: design / development, testing, manufacturing, energy conservation,
capital budget preparation and execution, project management, and plant management.
Skills:
•Mechanical & Structural Design •Hydraulics Troubleshooting •Furnace Combustion Systems
•Auto Cad r9 through 2009 •Auto Cad Mechanical •Maximo CMMS
•Mechanical Desktop 3 & 6 •Microsoft Office 2003 •MathCAD
Relevant Experience:
Maintenance Manager, and also Plant Engineer, Kaiser Aluminum, Heath, OH (3/03 to 3/09)
Managed all plant maintenance employees / functions and plant engineering functions for the facility. Reported to the Plant
Manager.
• Managed 4 maintenance foremen, 1 planner scheduler and 45 craftsmen.
• Prepared and managed $1,000,000 major maintenance, and $4,000,000 maintenance department budgets per year.
• Reduced HVAC cost by $50,000 realigning the P. M. schedule and implementing a new reporting procedure.
• Reduced water treatment costs by $80,000 per year by system modifications and price negotiation.
• Reduced downtime on 10 pieces of equipment by 3% to 5% as a member of the TPM Steering Committee.
• Developed a 5-year plan to finish installing TPO roof material to 1.25 million sq. ft. of roof.
• Developed a plan that reduced the amount of electrical and natural gas used for lighting and heating.
• Used Root Cause Analysis and CEDAC charting to find or troubleshoot key problems.
• Installed Maximo, a computerized maintenance work order system.
• Supervised the installation and upgrades of several pieces of equipment.
• Managed several large maintenance projects, i.e. the alignment of the 6500-ton extrusion press, the exchange of the
main press cylinders, and the yearly cleaning of the melt shop cooling water recirculation system and casting pits.
• Collaborated with a consulting engineering company to design modifications to building walls and roof trusses.
• Installed a new locker / restroom complex and upgraded 2 plant restrooms and a locker room.
• Attended 3-day training courses including BWC Fall Prevention and Elevated Work, Vibration Analysis, and the 10-
hour OSHA training course.
• Received training and led or participated in Kaisan, 5S, Total Productive Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance,
World Class Maintenance, and Lean Manufacturing events.
Lantz Engineering & Consulting, Fairview, PA (08/94-03/03)
Provided contract engineering design and consulting services on a variety of projects including:
• Designed a heating system for a heat indication lathe used to check rotor stabilization at elevated temperatures.
• Designed a 20-foot high platform and stairs used to support a vacuum degassing ejector system.
• Detailed design drawings for a new cheese-cubing machine.
• Engineered a steel flotation barge to support a house trailer that is being used as a houseboat on a Lake Erie bay.
• Redesigned a boat lifting and transportation carrier to increase the size boats it can move.
Manager of Engineering, Erie Forge & Steel Inc., Erie, PA (6/96-12/01)
Managed the plant engineering functions, production drafting department, and the environmental program. Reported to the
President and CEO.
• Supervised 3 additional engineers and 1 draftsman
• Prepared and managed yearly $4,000,000 capital and major expense plus $600,000 engineering department budgets.
• Chaired an energy committee which reduced natural gas consumption by 30% or $400,000 per year and the cost of
electricity by approximately 8% or $1,000,000 per year.
• Devised plans to increase melt shop capacity by 50%, add a bar and billet processing cell, and the upgrade of heat-
treating and forging furnaces.
• Bid and supervised all outside contract work relating to the buildings grounds and equipment
• Planned and managed all major equipment repairs, rebuilds, or installations.
• Managed the environmental compliance program.
Superintendent of Engineering and Maintenance, Erie Forge & Steel Inc., Erie, PA (6/93-6/96)
Managed all plant engineering functions, production drafting and maintenance employees, and the environmental program. This
position reported to the Vice President of Operations, until the company was split into two separate profit centers including
maintenance.
• Supervised 3 additional engineers, 1 draftsman, 2 maintenance foremen, 1 maintenance clerk and 40 hourly
maintenance employees.
• Prepared and managed yearly $4,000,000 Capital and Major Expense, and $600,000 engineering budgets plus
maintenance budgets of $5,500,000 per year.
• Instituted a computerized maintenance work order system
• Collaborated with a consulting engineering company on the design of a $1,800,000 vacuum degassing cooling water
treatment plant, bid, contracted, and managed the building of the plant. This project reduced water consumption by
75%.
• Supervised the installation and upgrades of several pieces of equipment.
• Managed the environmental compliance program.
Facilities Manager, American Welding and Mfg., Warren, OH (6/91-6/93)
Managed all plant engineering functions, production drafting and maintenance employees, and the environmental program. This
position reported to the Plant Manager.
• Managed 1 additional engineer, 1 draftsman, and 45 maintenance and storeroom employees.
• Prepared and managed $2,000,000 Capital, $300,000 engineering department, and $4,500,000 maintenance budgets
per year.
• Designed and installed a vertical heat-treating furnace that certified to aerospace specs of + / - 9 F between 800 and
1400 F and + / - 18 F from 1400 to 2200 F.
• Participated in the selection and purchase of 4 CNC machining centers and supervised their installation and start-up.
• Managed the environmental compliance program.
Plant Engineer, Ellwood City Forge Inc., Ellwood City, PA (1985 to 6/91)
Managed all plant engineering functions, maintenance employees, and the environmental program. This position reported to the
Vice President of Operations.
• Supervised 1 additional engineer, 1 draftsman, and 40 maintenance employees.
• Prepared and managed $2,000,000 capital, $200,000 engineering department, and $3,000,000 maintenance department
budgets per year.
• Saved $275,000 per year by reducing natural gas consumption on three 100-ton car bottom forging furnaces from 1300
MCF per week to 800 MCF per week.
• Instituted a computerized maintenance work order system
• Established an electronics group that more than paid for itself in reduced repair cost and down time.
• Collaborated in the formation of a heat treat furnace testing and certification program.
• Presented a paper on Twinbed burner systems efficiency at an FIA meeting.
• Transported two tip-up furnaces with integrated quench systems from Texas to Ellwood City, drafted and supervised
the plan for their installation and start-up.
Education:
Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA 15010
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Professional Registrations:
Licensed Professional Engineer:
Licensed in Pennsylvania
Licensed in Ohio
Professional Organization Memberships:
National Society of Professional Engineers
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Military Record
U. S. Army Spec 4 - Secret Clearance
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