Cell: 412-***-****

Pittsburgh, PA ***** abowad@r.postjobfree.com

Facilities / Construction Engineer in the Natural Gas Industry

? Experience in wastewater treatment facility design, and engineering in high-volume manufacturing

? Executed design of treatment plant with anaerobic digesters and biogas compressors, which treated

client s wastewater and produced biogas used to fuel boilers

? Supervised teams of maintenance mechanics successfully on capital projects that resulted in $7,000

savings

? Efficiently lead team of designers, and engineers to complete process and equipment design of water

treatment facilities within budget

E XPERIENCE

Engineers Without Borders, Pittsburgh, PA

? Well versed in municipal project specifications and permitting

2010 Present

CO-PROJECT MANAGER AND PIPING TEAM LEADER

(VOLUNTEER)

? Traveled to Tingo Pucara, Ecuador with a team of engineers and students and assessed conditions

and geography in a poor rural community, which is in need of a water supply system

? Helped run meetings for project team that designed the water supply system for the community

? Mentored engineering students who created AutoCAD drawings and specified equipment

? Completed calculations, drawings, and bill of materials for a pipeline that will run up a mountain

? Completed preliminary designs for P&ID, and tank and pump arrangement

Siemens Water Technologies / US Filter / Oxford Solutions

2004 to 2010

Warrendale, PA

PROJECT ENGINEER

? Lead Engineer for engineering wastewater treatment systems (up to $13 million)

? Integrated packaged equipment systems and buyout equipment into one system

? Utilized client technical specifications and internal engineering standards to deliver process, facility and

equipment design to the client

? Equipment design experience: pumps, agitators, tanks, gas compressors, clarifiers, continuous

backwash gravity filters, anaerobic reactors/digesters, aerobic treatment, scrubbers, screw conveyors,

chemical feed, air compressors, valves, instrumentation, and piping.

? Developed a scope of work documentation package that described the repair of a municipal sewage

collection system to comply with DEP standards, Completed necessary permit applications, and

Developed detailed cost estimate

? Lead team of drafters, electrical engineers and project engineers to produce project deliverables.

? Managed and updated schedule so that team members were aware of deadlines and labor forecasts

? Communicated expectations and schedule to labor resources to ensure budget and deadlines were met

? Developed scope of work documents and purchase requisitions for equipment

? Collaborated with field service technicians to solve equipment start-up problems

? Established myself as the go to team member to utilize software that calculated pump sizing

Performance Friction Corporation, Clover, SC 2003 to 2004

PROCESS ENGINEER

? Lead mechanical engineer on a project team that designed and installed new powdered metal batching

process which reduced scrap by 10% plant-wide;

? Supervised team of pipe fitters, welders, electricians, and riggers to complete installation of liquid ring

vacuum pump, water chiller and heater, and process equipment on schedule

C RAIG L. J OHNSTON, EIT

2312 Sarah St

Cell: 412-***-****

Pittsburgh, PA 15203 abowad@r.postjobfree.com

Instituted equipment design changes that increased process capability (CpK) and improved

housekeeping.

? Reduced equipment downtime by 25% by modifying preventative maintenance schedules and following

up with mechanics after PMs were complete.

? Improved data accuracy by changing Statistical Process Control (SPC) sampling methods.

? Supervised plant maintenance staff in relocating two production lines while allowing plant to operate

without affecting production schedule

Guardian Industries Corp., Lewistown, PA 2001 to 2002PROCESS ENGINEER

? Implemented and organized the plant-wide transition to a new material handling method, which resulted

in $25,000 annual savings in materials

? Leader of continuous improvement initiative to design and install a hydraulic system for loading product

into processing equipment, which improved safety of material handling.

MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR

(MARCH 2002 AUGUST 2002)

? Planned and supervised complex repairs to capital equipment.

? Implemented facility wide repairs and retrofits in order to meet corporate environmental requirements .

? Coordinated maintenance staff responsible for completing PM schedules, repairing equip ment

breakdowns, making equipment upgrades, and general facilities maintenance.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

(OCTOBER 2001 DECEMBER 2001)

? Supervised employees who were responsible for meeting daily goals for custom fabricated as well as

high volume product lines.

? Identified opportunities and implemented solutions to product quality and operator productivity issues.

Excel Technology, Pittsburgh, PA 2000TEST ENGINEER (Contract)

? Tested products during R&D; Completed set up, data acquisition, analysis, and reporting.

? Conceived mechanical design to achieve accurate and repeatable performance of laboratory ovens.

Invensys Appliance Controls, New Stanton, PA 1999 to 2000PRODUCT ENGINEER

? Designed modular testing equipment used to measure performance of electromechanical controls.

? Maintained equipment and directed technicians in completing performance testing in R&D of controls.

C OMPUTER S KILLS

SAP, JD Edwards, Microsoft

Office

E DUCATION

B.S.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY

V OLUNTEER E XPERIENCEBig Brothers Big Sisters o f Greater Pittsburgh2008Present

R EFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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