Project Manager

Larry Dennis

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

Address: **** ******** ******* **.

City: Spring

State: TX

Zip: 77379

Country: USA

Phone: 281-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $130,000

Willing to Relocate

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Larry Dennis 281-***-**** (h)

6511 Rustling Timbers Ln. Spring, TX 77379

713-***-**** (m)

*********@********.***

Summary of Qualifications

Energetic, dependable, self-motivated, seasoned professional adept at managing multiple projects. A team player capable of providing support at a managerial level to multiple departments including Manufacturing, Purchasing, Planning, Quality, and Project Engineering. Skilled at interfacing with customers in order to develop products to their design specifications. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of interfacing with all levels of the organization. Over 35 years of experience in the Design/Drafting/Engineering field in various sectors.

Computer Skills

AutoCAD, Microstation, Unigraphics, Pro-E, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint,

Microsoft Office, Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management System (PLM) and Primavera

Professional Experience

Audubon Engineering Operations - Quality Coordinator Present

* Member of the Quality Group reporting to the Director of Quality. Responsibilities include overseeing the Management of Review process as defined by the Quality Management System (QMS) to assess its overall effectiveness and ensure objectives are being met. Interpret and verify implementation of quality assurance standards/procedures to ensure compliance to the QMS. Review internal and external project audit documentation, non-conformance reports, and corrective/preventative actions. Review Engineering Projects, applying utilization criteria to determine the need for corrective actions or NCR`s.

* Played integral role in working with the Procurement Group in developing the Vendor Qualification Process. Worked to define Vendor Survey Questionnaire`s used in qualifying vendors as well as rating the performance of existing vendors. Served as liaison for all documentation transmitted between company and vendors, as well as scheduler for all audit activities.

* Played integral role in vendor selection for new Supplier Management Software program. Program will be used for on-demand supplier relationship management including vendor registration and setup, ongoing performance assessment, and implementing corrective/preventive actions as well as tracking the success of those actions.

National Oilwell Varco - Design Engineering Manager 2008 - 2012

* Accountable for overseeing a group responsible for design, modification, development, and application of mechanical and electro-mechanical products for current and anticipated sales, and the provision of engineering support during the marketing and manufacturing cycles. Design Engineering Group consisted of direct employees including Engineers, Designers, and Analysts. Group functioned in the development of new products and technologies, as well as modification of existing products, for the Riser, BOP, BOP Stack, BOP Stack Controls, and Motion Compensation product lines.

* Responsible for establishing a checking -function- within the PCG Engineering group to ensure that products comply with necessary government and safety regulations to meet anticipated customer requirements, obtaining approval from regulatory agencies and testing laboratories as well as certifying product compliance. Responsible for assuring the completeness and accuracy of product documentation including drawings, bills of materials, test reports, FEA`s, and specifications.

* Responsible for establishing an overall engineering workflow process and tracking tool used to schedule, coordinate, and monitor activities of project assignments, prioritize workload, and communicate both within the engineering group as well as the entire plant site. Maintained contact with Designers and Engineers to discuss workload, professional development, and underlying issues to gain an overview of the design activities in order to establish and plan resource allocation.

* Engineering representative on the plant Quality audit team. Responsibilities included meeting with various regulatory agencies such as API, DNV, ABS, and ISO as well as our customers in order to show that the Pressure Control Engineering Group is in compliance with all licensing and statutory requirements. Responsibilities included creation, monitoring and control, and adherence to all internal processes to meet all established requirements.

* Responsible for establishing a training -function- within the PCG Engineering group. Responsibilities included overseeing the coordination and tracking of all training activities, developing actual training material and methodologies, choosing the best -delivery vehicle- for the training (online E-training, classroom instructor-led, etc and working with our Technical College staff for development of training material. Responsibilities also included facilitation of overall staff development by tracking personnel objectives and coordinating career growth and development paths through the use of a training matrix whereas training for the PCG Engineering department was custom tailored for each and every individual employee.

* Responsible for individual team members performance evaluations and feedback to help them grow and develop and to help the group to stay focused on the objectives required to ensure the competency, capability and productivity required for achieving the overall operating objectives. Duties included monitoring and documenting individual performance, quality of output and the impact of output on project deliverables and profitability. Responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring policies, procedures, and metrics to improve efficiency, accuracy, and profitability.

* Accountable for talent competency and retention as the PCG Engineering recruiter. Duties included working with outside recruiting agencies as well as with our own internal Taleo talent management system. Responsibilities included being an integral part of the interview and evaluation team, attending regular meetings with our plant and corporate HR representatives, as well as working job fairs in order to locate appropriate talent.

* Project Manager responsible for the implementation of Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management software. Overall responsibilities included overseeing the project teams responsible for driving part classification, workflow process definition, existing data migration, integration of our existing MRP system, and PRO-E integration. Also designated as the PCG Engineering representative on the plant-wide team for the Oracle E-Business Suite product implementation project.

FMC Technologies - Design Coordinator/Team Lead 2000 - 2008

* Coordinated design effort interfacing between project lead engineers, Subsea product engineering teams and the Design/Drafting group to help develop project requirements, oversee project scheduling and budgeting of manpower, track project progress and milestone reporting, support manufacturing and provide work assignments to designers and drafters. Led design effort for multiple Shell projects. Played key role in several subsea tree upgrade projects for BP and Chevron/Texaco.

* Researched, planned, coordinated, and proposed original designs of subsea trees and wellhead mechanical products and systems. Prepared designs and layouts that defined equipment concepts or the basic functional characteristics of systems, components, structures, or equipment. Created complete product layouts, working from detail drawings and sub-assemblies developed from layouts, sketches, models, or verbal information. Prepared mid-level engineering calculations. Prepared complex, final CAD detail and assembly drawings and performed final drafting review. Assisted in conceptual customer design proposals and participated in customer and project review meetings relating to project assignments.

* Analyzed project scope to assist with development and coordination of design/drafting manpower requirements for project demand and scheduling. Led design staff, on a project basis, in analyzing design alternatives. Reported project status as it related to on-time delivery, productivity, and quality of design. Assisted Drafting Supervisor in team building, time management, organizational objectives, proposing engineering process improvements and leading efforts in product manufacturing, assembly and testing.

* Team Lead in the Tree Product Group consisting of 14 drafters/designers providing the work scheduling function, setting job priorities, assigning work responsibilities, checking the groups work and tracking work activities to meet set engineering milestones and project goals and objectives. Acted as group mentor and lead with responsibilities dealing with time management as well as performance evaluations.

DuPont Engineering Polymers - Washington Works WV 1999 - 2000

Work Order Coordinator

* Managed cost or capital projects from conceptual design through build cycle and plant installation for the Teflon Granular product line. Responsible for coordinating all phases of the project including new designs or design changes, writing work orders, scheduling and conducting design reviews and product safety reviews, obtaining estimates, determining construction strategies, and requisitioning parts. The position was responsible for managing capital projects up to $250,000.

Eaton Corporation, Semiconductor Equip. Oper. - Austin, Texas 1989 - 1998

Designer III/Checker

* Managed medium current Implanter product structure and upper level documentation effort, combining the release of all upper level documentation with the processing of all manufacturing requests based upon interruption of production.

* Provided design support on a cross-functional Documentation Corrective Action Team by researching product problems, interfacing with manufacturing engineering, determining the validity of a problem, and then writing an ECO. By providing dedicated support, ECO`s were processed through the system in 48 hours or less, reducing product assembly down time.

* Created designs for various systems (high-purity argon plumbing, nitrogen purge plumbing) used on Implanter product line.

* Delivered design support on a cross-functional standardization team by helping to establish parameters based on engineering design guidelines, and then converting that information into web pages for a company Intranet.

* Initiated the process to identify an alternate manufacturer for a leaky high purity gauge by researching data, contacting manufacturers, setting up meetings, and creating a complete specification package used for bid proposals by prospective manufacturers.

* Instituted a checking function, verifying documentation for quality, consistency, and compliance with established industry/military standards. Checking function had a direct impact on improving both the quality of the product and the turnaround time involved in delivering the product to our customers.

* Created a work flow database used to record and track new requests for work, work in progress, completed projects, and work assignments for all designers/drafters based on priorities determined by management business directives. Database was used as a tool for streamlining documentation processes.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering and Drafting Certificate

Washington State Community College - Marietta, Ohio

Continuing Education

College of Business Administration - Computer Science, University of Texas

Unigraphics V15, V18 and NX3 Training - Pro-E Wildfire 2 and Wildfire 4

Primavera Training

Maximizing Your Supervisory Potential

Employment Law for Managers/Supervisors

Managing for Performance

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