Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
MICHAEL A. MURRY
********@*****.***
Steger, IL 60475
Professional Summary
More than 25 years of experience as a career engineer fully capable of
overseeing complex projects from inception to completion. Adept at a
variety of engineering functions; knowledgeable of process equipment and
applications, including chemical batch processing, food/pharmaceutical
manufacturing and packaging equipment. Major areas of focus currently
address plant operations in pharmaceutical, food and chemical environments,
process safety management and hazardous operations analysis. Well-versed in
GMP, FDA and EPA policy requirements.
Career Experience
CSL Behring LLC
Process Engineer
May 2011 - Present
Provided process engineering support for PI Plant expansion project.
. Specified, purchased, tracked manufacture, prepared for FAT and
installation of the new plant Centrifuges
. Developed specification for pneumatic conveying system, a Dilute
phase vacuum transfer system. Prepared Bid analysis. Prepared and
executed FAT documents. Supervised installation of Equipment Total
equipment value of 1.5MM
. Reviewed P&IDs for new expansion project with CRB Consultants.
Marked up P&ID. Reviewed and approved vendor drawings for
Temperature Control Units and Transfer Panels. Bid equipment,
evaluated bids and awarded contracts.
Trident Engineering-Contract position
Process Engineer
Sept 2010-April 2011
. Developed P&ID's for new process to produce laundry detergents at Sun
Products in Baltimore
. Managed piping layout and installations on the production floor
Alberto Culver-Contract position
Process Engineer
January 2010-March 2010
. Installed and validated new high speed packaging equipment for an OTC
pharmaceutical product.
. Prepared IQ, OQ, and PQ for new products in production.
. Troubleshot existing packaging equipment including, Unscramblers,
Labelers, Fillers and Coders
Tetra Pak, Inc. -Downturn in the economy reduced capital budgets-laid
off
Process Engineer
June 2008 - January 2010
Provided process engineering support for the design and fabrication of
spray dryers and evaporators for applications in dairy and cheese
manufacturing
. Specified Vacuum pump system for Evaporator installation for
Continental milk producers.
. Specified and procured Cooling Tower for condensing evaporated
product
. Sized pumps for evaporator and Dryer systems
. Developed P&ID's for Client installations.
Lechler, Inc. ---Left for a better opportunity at Tetra Pak
Senior Project Engineer
December 2005 - June 2008
Designed and produced custom pump skid systems and lances for pollution
control applications in the power plant and cement industries.
. Designed and engineered Pumps skid system for Chemical Lime For NOx
Pollution control using ammonia for neutralization. Created P&ID's
purchased proponents and fabricated skid for shipment. Commissioned
the system on start up
. Developed cost estimation program for Pump skid system. Updated
component costs and researched higher quality components for the
systems.
. Interfaced with customers, vendors and manufacturing in the
development of custom systems. Generated P&IDs, specified components,
created assembly drawings, compiled bills of material and prepared
process control descriptions and operations manuals. Participated in
on-site installation and commissioning of skid mounted pump systems.
Contract Engineering
January 2003-November 2005
. AMG Engineering-Process Engineer-Developed process material and energy
balance for corn wet milling process to be used in the manufacture of
ethanol fuel
. ESPO Engineering-Project Engineer-Assignment at GE Healthcare as a
Project Engineer managing the installation of a new manufacturing line
for the production of radioactive pharmaceuticals.
. Middough Consultants Inc.-Project Engineer-Project Manager for the
design of a 150,000 sq. ft. cold-storage design project using ammonia
refrigeration for freezing to -15 degrees. Design included
mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural components.
Project Manager of a wastewater treatment plant upgrade for AKZO-NOBEL
Chemical Corp. 100K upgrade, improvements included plant equalization
system, including instrumentation and controls.
Project Manager for building safety and process upgrades at Johnson
Diversey, Watertown, Wisconsin plant
Abbott Laboratories-this location downsized a majority of their workforce
Senior Project Engineer, SPD Division Engineering
1993-2003
Managed over $250,000 capital projects for CAPD Division Engineering Group.
Provided support to both Chemical and Fermentation Business Units for
capital implementation.
. Provided leadership in developing state-of-the-art chemical pilot
plant laboratory facility. Including the purchase and installation of
process equipment for Level 4 containment for small-scale
manufacturer. Implemented project with budget of $2.4 million, duties
included scope schedule and construction management.
. Developed scope, estimated cost and purchased and installed equipment
to modify existing distilled water tanks from glass wool breather
vents to membrane filters along with associated controls and
validation.
. Realized cost savings of $100,000 per year by implementing project to
install mechanical separation system consisting of Doer Oliver
equipment to recover resin for the Vancomycin Production.
. Increased production efficiencies by purchasing and installing new
3000-gallon capacity seed tanks fabricated of stainless steel with
half-pipe cooling jackets. The instruments are connected into a state
of the art DCS control system.
. Purchased and installed new corn gluten silo for storage of this raw
material for production in the Fermentation Manufacturing area.
. Purchased and installed a Gemco Dryer in a Class IV clean room for
production of sodium pentathol product.
Senior Engineer - South Chemical Business Unit
Installed plant capital equipment, oversaw process improvement projects,
troubleshot process equipment to maintain production goals.
. Installed two glass-lined vessels for process improvement including
Syltherm Temperature Control Skids for reactors. This project
implemented DCS control in an area previously operated through PLC
control panels.
. Designed and developed the Ethanol Water Upgrade project that
consolidated the existing three independent chillers into one combined
system and sequenced the three chillers to the demand requirements.
. Upgraded existing vessels, vacuum system, agitator and motor control
for the production of Nembutal Ester. Increased process yields by 15
percent.
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Nutrasweet-Plant Closed
Project Engineer
1990 - 1993
Implemented plant capital projects from start up. Troubleshot problems with
plant process equipment.
Whitehall Laboratories
Associate Engineer
1986 - 1990
Coordinated and scheduled plant preventive maintenance system. Managed
plant facility projects and assisted production by troubleshooting of
equipment booth process and high speed packaging equipment.
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Toastmasters International
National Society of Black Engineers
Awards
Chairman's Award, Abbott Laboratories - HIV Protease Project
Environmental, Health, Safety and Energy Excellence Award - R8 Potent Drug
Facility
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