L awrence E. Smith
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Watervliet, NY 12189 816-***-****
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Profile
Strengths in:
Project Engineering Plant Department Design and Engineering
Control System Engineering Design Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering Problem Solving and Soft Skills
Facilities Engineering Personnel management and teambuilding
Educating personnel Writing proposals/reports/safe job procedures
Skills Summary
Management
• Experienced manufacturing supervisor for maintenance and production
• Provided feedback and training to team members concerning procedures and
suggestions
• Utilized interpersonal & communication skills when assisting staff with job
performance
• Authored safe job procedures for maintenance and production staff members
Engineering Experiences/Skills
• Performed as maintenance, equipment, project, design, installation, and R&D engineer
• Never exceeded budget or schedule guidelines
• Brainstormed with team to identify strategies for improved engineering applications
• Developed innovative manufacturing monitoring and production procedures
Research
• Excellent problem solving skills and research techniques
• Used research skills to improve production and reduce manufacturing cost
• Developed new innovative material for duct system in hazardous environment
• Due to innovative ideas from research, saved company $100M in one year
Education
2005-present University of Missouri @ Kansas City Kansas City, MO
(School Of Education’s Graduate School- MA Ed. -5/13)
1980 Allen-Bradley Programmable Controllers School Indianapolis, Ind.
1979 Allen-Bradley Motor Drive Controller School Cedarburg, WI.
1977 Intel's Microcomputer Development School Oakbrook, Ill.
1975 BS Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri @ Rolla Rolla, MO
Employment Background
ITT Technical Institute
9150 E. 41 st Terrace, Kansas City, Mo, 64133
3/15/2010 – 9/2011
9/15/2011-9/05/12 13500 Powers Court, Fort Myers, Fl. 3390
9/09/2012-12/07/12 13 Airline Drive Albany, NY 12205
7000 E. 111th Street Kansas City, Mo. 64134
Ruskin High School
2008-2009
Imagine Renaissance Academy 414 Wallace Street Kansas City, Mo. 64125
2007-2008
Urban Community Leadership Academy 1524 Paseo Blvd Kansas City, Mo. 64109
2005-2007
M&R SMITH, GEN'L CONTRACTORS 145 Hardesty #303 Kansas City, Mo.
64123
1995-2011
BODE MIDDLE SCHOOL 720 N. Noyes Blvd. St Joseph,
Mo.64506
1995
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 3227-45 Olive St. St. Joseph, Mo.
64507
1995
BUCHANAN COUNTY ACADEMY St. Joseph, Mo. 64500
1994
KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY CENTER 1514 Campbell St. Kansas City, Mo.
TARKIO COLLEGE EXTENSION 1800 E. 63rd St. Kansas City, Mo.
GARY AREA VOC/TECH SCHOOL 3500 Dr. M.L. King, jr. Gary, Ind. 46409
1982-1984
CITY OF GARY City Hall N. Broadway Gary, Ind. 46409
1982
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. Dr. M.L. King, jr. Dr. Chicago, Ill.
1980-1982
Employment Background (Con’t)
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. Crawfordsville, Ind.
1979-1980
UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. 1 N. Broadway Gary, Ind. 46409
1976-1979
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA Riverdale, IA
1974-1976
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO. Kansas City, Mo.
1970-1971
Overview of Engineering Experiences
DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER [Kansas City Power and Light]
Maintained kilo-volt-amp records for various sub-stations/ switching stations in KCMO area; calculated
power factor for assigned areas of the city to determine potential power distribution difficulties;
developed power pole classification chart;worked as laborer/operator at generating station during union
strike.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (Maintenance/Construction) [ALCOA]
Author proposals; developed project schedules including material and labor cost estimates; revised
control functions to comply with ANSI safety standards; developed and coordinate preventive
maintenance schedules for assigned equipment. Developed industrial standards and submitted same to
ANSI.
STAFF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER [ALCOA]
Developed safety program as member of a special team; design/installation/project engineering
assignments;aided in the development of the company's "Safety First"concept; reviewed, studied,
recorded pertinent info, and initiated upgrading of machine control/monitoring systems per ANSI.
MANAGEMENT TRAINEE [US Steel Corp.]
Supervised crews of 5-30 electricians/production workers; maintained daily shift log book containing
work repair, and pertinent activities; aided in repair schedules; authored safe job procedures; developed
power supply interface for microcomputer systems; programmed microcomputers using Intel's
technology; designed, assembled single board computer systems; aided in the development of a
microcomputer programming library.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Maintenance, construction, design, installation, and project engineer; designed numerous
electrical/mechanical systems; develop central grounding system (electrical/computer); project
maintenance seminars, programmable controller seminars troubleshooting, repair, and system design);
acted as company liaison with construction contractors during installation of equipment; R&D engineering
References Upon Request