Mechanical Engineering

Rick McKinney

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Education Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho

Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science

Graduation Date: 11 December 2008

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio

Laser Electro-Optic Engineering Technology,

Associate of Applied Science

Graduation Date: 23 June 2000

Work History

January 2009- Celanese International, Narrows, Virginia

Present Utilities Capital Projects Coordinator- October 2011-Current

-Oversee implementation of over 20 capital projects

-Develop scopes and assemble new project requests for projects from $10,000 to $1 Million and greater

-Implementation of the Management of Change (MOC) system and manage sustainability of that system

-Brought overdue MOC’s to zero in less than 3months.

-Assist in leading increased engagement among all employees

-Lead a safety change agent team

Process Availability Leader- October 2010-October 2011

-Developed and executed long term reliability and process improvement strategy for cellulose acetate manufacturing, acid recovery, and waste water treatment plants.

-Improved department on stream reliability by 16% in first 6 months using Six Sigma processes to determine preventive maintenance strategy.

-Develop scope and financial justification for capital and expense projects.

-Set improvement project priorities and provide primary interface with project management group.

-Lead root cause analysis on safety and bad actor maintenance issues.

Project Manager- January 2009-October 2010

-Concurrently managed complete project cycles of up to 20 process improvement, construction, and repair projects in excess on $1 million dollars each.

-Responsible for developing and implementing safety plans for implementation.

-Directly supervised mechanical design group of 6 designers.

October 2007- McKinney Precision Tile, Rexburg, Idaho

December 2008 Owner/Operator

-Owned and operated a flooring installation business, managing up to 10 employees while completing bachelor’s degree.

-Maintained profitability by optimizing processes and effectively managing supply chain.

December 2006- Timberhawk Construction, Rexburg, Idaho

January 2008 Construction Worker/Coordinator

-Coordinated between general contractor and sub-contractors to ensure compliance with company standards

-Supervised and acted as company liaison during required building inspections

-Performed various construction duties.

May 2006- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho

August 2006 Intern-Geo-Physics, Mechanical Engineering

-Research and development of various autonomous sensing platforms, including chemical and electronic target sensing.

June 2000- 3D Systems Inc., Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

December 2005 Field Engineer

-Installed and maintained rapid prototyping equipment and software.

-Maintained up to 30 machines at 20 or more accounts.

-Responsible for education of customers in hardware and software usage and application development. Independently scheduled and performed service calls, submitting detailed reports of services completed.

December 1997- US. Army/Ohio Army National Guard

December 2003 Cannon Crewmember /Radio Repairman/Electronic Repair Section Supervisor

-Responsible for the development, instruction, and supervision of training and safety programs for 9 members of the communications and electronic repair section.

-Troubleshooting and repair of military communications equipment, electronics equipment, and vehicles.

-Directly supervised shop technicians in the same.

-Maintained inventories of spare parts

-Emplaced, aimed, fired, and maintained Howitzer cannons

-Combat lifesaver, Honor Guard.

Related Skills -Six Sigma Green Belt Trained

and Training -Unigraphics and Autodesk

-Process Hazard Analysis

-Root Cause Analysis

-MS Project

-SAP

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