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Project Manager Engineer

Location:
Martinsville, IN, 46151
Posted:
June 29, 2013

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Gary Hedrick, PE

**** ******* ****

Martinsville, IN 46151

317-***-****

abzzj3@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary: Results-oriented professional with varied engineering

and management experience for Eli Lilly and Company. Proven ability and

effectiveness in engineering, facility design, maintenance, personnel and

operational management. Experience accompanied by community service and

leadership.

Experience and developed strengths are focused in five major areas.

Capital Project Management, Facility operations and maintenance,

Organizational design/restructuring, Distribution process for a highly

regulated product and Information systems for capital spend and facility

definition.

Established a Sub Chapter S corporation, Hedrick Consulting Inc. for

professional services contracting.

Hedrick Consulting Inc.

Project Manager

2012 - 2012

Managed the scoping and project development to the end of schematic

design for a new plant site for Cummins Engine

Owner's Project Manager 2010 -

2011

Managed the design and construction of a $1 million defense contractor

secure lab facility for Rolls Royce

Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana

A Fortune 100 international pharmaceutical firm based in Indianapolis,

Indiana.

Manager LAMS (Lifecycle Asset Management System) Program 2005 - 2008

Managed project that better defined the processes of Installation

Qualification and Operation Qualification for capital projects. Used

Intergraph's suite of relational database programs to create key

attributes data for all tagged equipment which then was used in all

phases of Receipt Qualification, Installation Qualification and Operation

Qualification and then defined the state of the ready to manufacture

facility. This common information lowered commissioning and maintenance

costs and improved quality of facility information which lowered

regulatory risks (e.g. EPA, OHSA, FDA)

* Lowered capital project commissioning costs and shortened time period

needed for commissioning phase.

* Increased the quality of asset information resulting in projected lower

life cycle costs.

Senior Project Manager 2002 - 2005

Managed the design, purchasing and construction of a $440 million

parenteral powder filling facility and the associated office/lab complex.

* Used modular construction for the filling areas resulting in lower

costs and faster construction.

* Required early involvement of commissioning personnel during all design

phases which improved the quality and speed of the commisioning and

qualification phases of the project.

* Insisted on early definition of IQ/OQ requirements as construction and

procurement contract deliverables.

Manager GBIP (Global Business Integration Project)

2000 - 2002

Directed all engineering elements of a world wide conversion to SAP of

all financial and HR IT systems.

* Integrated corporate, plant and operational engineering core

requirements resulting in an engineering effective SAP configuration.

* Developed and conducted training of all engineering personnel in each

geographical area.

* Efforts resulted in seamless cutovers in all countries and no

interruption in the capital delivery process.

Manager of Western Distribution Center, Fresno CA

1992 - 2000

Conducted wide range of activities such as engineering support, HR,

community interface, financial programs etc. for distribution and

customer service operations of product over the 13 western states,

representing $1.4 billion in sales (1999 numbers).

* Conducted all DEA, FDA and California state facility audits

successfully.

* Authored all local GMP procedures.

* Reduced operating errors to 0.001%, average order cycle times to 1.8

days from 2 weeks and operating expenses by 10%.

* Converted inventory management/ordering processing from batch paper to

bar code/on line system.

* Generated large EVA by selling then leasing back only a portion of the

original facility.

Department Head Construction Engineering, Tippecanoe Laboratories,

Lafayette, Indiana 1990 - 1992

First combined (plant and corporate engineering) department head of all

contractor activities at the plant site. Integrated all contractor

activities for an 850 headcount per day contractor work force.

Supervised 24 professional direct reports.

* Created a highly functional work group from former adversaries. Plant

engineering verses Corporate Engineering.

* Designed and instituted the first contractor safety program at site,

resulting in a 20% reduction of OSHA recordables. Also started the first

tracking of I and I's as a leading indicator of safety program

effectiveness.

* Designed first automated contractor badging system which allowed us to

screen contractor employees that failed drug screens or were suspended

because of safety violations. This gave the safety program sufficient

"teeth" to get contractor's attention.

* Built first central project receiving/warehousing facility which allows

for security of project materials and better tracking and retrieval of

project purchases.

Department Head, Plant Engineering, Lilly Corporate Center

1988 - 1990

First department head of Lilly Corporate Center plant engineering.

Integrated plant engineering and corporate engineering activities during

a major expansion of the plant resulting in a coordinated engineering

support for the capital spend at the plant. Restructured organization of

department and supervised 26 direct professional reports.

* Developed integrated approach for design input on corporate projects

that resulted in lower life cycle costs for the corporation.

* Directed maintenance activities to minimize expansions impact on plant

operations.

Senior Plant Engineer 1986 -

1988

First civil engineer with corporate engineering experience in position.

Responsible for all maintenance that wasn't mechanical/electrical for 3+

million sq ft corporate headquarters site.

* Integrated plant and corporate engineering resources for problem

solving

* Built inventory system of roofing, wall and flooring systems that

resulted in lower maintenance costs and valuable input into new capital

projects.

* Developed preventative and predictive maintenance programs to lower and

stabilize maintenance costs.

Corporate Senior Project Engineer

1980 - 1986

Lead a variety of projects at multiple Lilly plant sites. Responsible for

purchasing, design and construction contracting and budget control as

well as construction field activities.

* Major maintenance shops expansion at Clinton Laboratory ...new building

and major remodeling of existing facilities.

* Major maintenance shops, office, and lab facility at Tippecanoe Labs.

Facility was a combination of three separate initiatives that saved

money, time and valuable plant real estate.

* Major maintenance shops, office, site circulation and sales training

facility at Corporate Center. Creative reuse of old buildings won AIA

award. Used creative construction processes to work around existing

operation in a very congested and visible site.

Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, BS Civil Engineering

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Lotus

Notes, Filemaker Pro, SAP capital management systems, Intergraph Smart

Plant suite of programs

Professional: Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Indiana

Community Service: President, Board of Education, Nativity Church

Parish Council Member, Nativity and Saint Paul Churches

United Way Funding Committee, Greater Fresno Area

Hosted 6 exchange students

Coached children's sports for 15 years

Court Appointed Special Advocate in Morgan County, Indiana

Meals on Wheels driver

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