Engineer Manager

Lisa A. Curtis

*** ********* *******

Peachtree City, Georgia 30269

Telephone: 404-***-****

Email: ****.******@*****-****.***

BS (Mechanical Engineering), Manufacturing Engineer with more than 15 years of mechanical engineering and

successful project management experience instituting engineering and business process improvements, managing

all phases of construction, plant maintenance and facilities management that consistently exceeded

short/long-term organizational objectives resulting in increased bottom-line profitability for companies

ranging from $50 million to $2.4 billion in annual gross revenues.

Key Areas of Competencies

-Multiple Program Management -Capital and Strategic Planning

-High Standards of Ethics & Integrity -Mechanical & Process Design Engineering (DFM)

-Implementing Cost Conservation Measures -Forming & Leveraging Vendor Alliances

-Creating a Shared Engineering & Maintenance Vision -Multi-Million-Dollar Budget/Schedule Mgmt

Professional Experience & Accomplishments

McMaster-Carr Supply Co., Atlanta, Georgia 2007 to 2012

(A private, family-owned supplier to industrial and commercial facilities worldwide, specializing in next day delivery of parts and industrial supplies with more than 3,000 employees and over $2 billion in annual gross revenues.)

Facilities Regional Manager – Managed 6 direct and 19 indirect reports that focused on identifying cost-saving opportunities and implementing efficient process/procedures for the distribution infrastructure, call center, cafeteria, information technologies support and employee wellness departments while ensuring, local, state and federal regulatory and safety compliance. Personally responsible for all capital projects over $500,000 as well as annual expense and capital budget planning and management.

Accomplishments at McMaster-Carr Supply Co.:

-Through implementation of various projects and improvements based process and reliability evaluations, reduced down-time of conveyor equipment in a 600,000 square foot regional warehouse from 20 hours to less than 1 hour monthly. These efforts proved instrumental in saving an average of $1.1 million in productivity in overtime and operational expenses for McMaster-Carr Supply Co.

-As the regional facilities manager with McMaster-Carr Supply Co. accomplished the following: 1) Improved internal audit findings from 10 to 15 discrepancies per year to 2 to 4 per year; 2) Optimized processes designed to accommodate the needs of a 20% staff expansion; and 3) Slashed annual maintenance and facilities budget by 25% over 4 years; 4) Implemented technical skills development program transitioning 6 existing staff to new roles.

-As the Facilities Manager, collaborated with environmental and regulatory compliance experts to develop and implement sustainable compliance practices throughout the organization, which proved instrumental in reducing business risk exposure.

EMD Chemicals, Inc., Savannah, Georgia 2004 to 2007

(Represents the North American extension of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany with 800 employees and annual sales $400M)

Director of Engineering & Maintenance –

Charged with engineering and maintenance responsibilities and managing 7 direct/16 indirect reports for a 24/7 manufacturing and R&D facility with responsibility for a $4 million operational and an $8 million capital budgets for a chemical manufacturing division that generated $400 million in annual gross revenue. Work closely with operational teams to optimize production schedules, staffing and reduce maintenance impacts. Primary duties focused on driving all engineering and maintenance operations and projects, by implementing strategic plans to optimize productivity output and quality for a $400 million plant.

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Accomplishments at EMD Chemicals Inc.:

-Entrusted by senior management with implementation project management and training for a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for EMD Chemicals, Inc., transitioning the maintenance approach from 100% reactive to 80% proactive, while improving the productivity of the team. This was accomplished by successfully transitioning the production and maintenance teams to a performance metric driven, scheduled maintenance program by utilizing computerized maintenance management systems, providing reliability and trade skills training and cultivating collaborative production schedules supporting maintenance activities. As a result, achieved a 9% reduction of plant headcount while meeting productivity goals.

-Responsible project manager coordinating design and supervision of construction to address mold and environmental air quality remediation for a 60,000 square foot R&D facility for EMD Chemicals, Inc. that included the replacement of all ventilation systems while utilizing temporary equipment. Construction was completed without any laboratory interruptions for resident research scientists during the duration of the project.

-Decreased equipment down-time for EMD Chemicals Inc. by 40% in 2 years, while simultaneously reducing annual maintenance expenditures by up to 8% without compromising equipment performance. Consequently, conducted a comprehensive facility upgrade of a maintenance management system to SAP Technology.

CH2M Hill-Lockwood Greene, Savannah, Georgia 2000 to 2004

(A professional services firm for industrial engineering and construction with more than 30,000 employees and annual gross revenue of more than $1 billion)

Lead Project Mechanical Engineer– Responsibilities included serving as onsite engineering consultant for key clients such as EMD Chemicals and Georgia-Pacific. Assessed client needs, technical requirements, and optimized engineering processes to achieve project objectives.

Accomplishments at CH2M Hill-Lockwood Greene:

-Lead the scale up design from pilot plant to high volume production line, contraction and start up of a new product for a Savannah specialty chemical client to enter a new market quickly and profitably meeting an 11 week design/build schedule and $1.3 million investment that realized an increase in annual revenue of $5.2 million.

-Lockwood Greene past accomplishments also include design and capital investments presentation to client management board and commissioned over 15 food and beverage process improvement projects encompassing specialized process and packing equipment, controls optimization, CIP systems to meet FDA requirements, general piping and material handling for 7 different Anheuser-Busch brewery facilities within a 3 year period.

Prior 2000 Professional Experience

Northern Trust Retirement Consulting, Atlanta, GA- Officer, Manager/Process Engineer 1996 to 2000

Lockwood Greene, Atlanta, GA - Field Process Engineer/Lead Mechanical Designer 1993 to 1996

ABB Lummus Crest, Houston, TX - Assistant Engineer 1992 to 1993

Education & Certifications

Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992

EIT Certificate No. 17568

Project Management Institute PMP Certificate No. 1533292

Completed Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional Training (CMRP)

Member, International Facilities Management Association

Member, Project

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