David Belue

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Roebuck, SC, ****6

Home: 803-***-****

Cell: 864-***-****

E-mail: ac0n8m@r.postjobfree.com

An accomplished, results oriented Engineer with hands-on experience. Demonstrated ability in unscheduled machine downtime reduction, strategic planning, change management, team building, budget control, process optimization and organizational effectiveness. ISO 9001:2008, TS 16949:2002 and ISO14001:2004 implementation expertise. A team leader with a get it done right attitude who works well in an individual or team setting by relying on strong work ethic and unyielding integrity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc.

(Specialty Coated Products for Automotive, Military, Aircraft and Commercial Applications.)

Spartanburg, SC 1998-Present

Engineering Manager

Overall responsibility for Predictive and Preventive Maintenance related to all manufacturing machinery and process critical equipment and facilities including: Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Fabrication and Machining, Process Improvement, Cost Down, Kaizen, 5S, Six Sigma, Poka-Yoke, TPM, Capital Project Management, Purchasing and Department Budget Control, Monthly Operations Reporting to Company President.

Twenty Two direct reports: (1 Project Engineer, 1 Electrical Engineer, 1 Mechanical Engineer, 1 Maintenance Supervisor, 2 Electronics Technicians, 12 Mechanical Techs and 4 Electrical Techs)

Equipment includes: Various Coating and Mixing Equipment, Calandering, Doubling, Buffing, Washing Range, Drying and Curing Ovens, Automated and manual Inspection Systems, Conveyor Systems, Switch Gear, Chillers, Air Washers, HVAC Systems and Controls, Air Compressors, Boilers/Steam/Thermal Fluid, Environmental Controls, RTO’s, Solvent Recovery System, Permanent Total Enclosures, Fire Protection, Building Security, OSHA, DHEC, Tittle V, MACT 0000 and Safety.

Leader in:

Safety @ Work, Property BLUE, Energy Excellence and Manufacturing Excellence Programs/Audits.

Other Responsibilities:

Trending and Continuous Improvement Projects for Reducing Consumption of Electricity, Natural Gas, Compressed Air and Water/Sewer.

Face to Face Negotiations with Utilities Managers to leverage lower rates and receive grants for Energy Consumption reduction projects.

Management of Facility Cleaning Services and refuse removal.

Long-term utilities Budget Planning and rate fluctuation Awareness.

Responsibility for all site calibrations including production, maintenance and environmental.

Design and support of manufacturing and special purpose production equipment as needed.

Hands-On troubleshooting and Problem Solving including all production equipment, support equipment, special equipment, processes and facility systems.

Support of Quality Department including QA Lab, R&D and Manufacturing Excellence Sector.

Entering Data for monitoring of KPI’s and planning for improvement.

All Capital and Facility Upgrade Projects.

Direct monitoring of compliance and adherence to ISO9000 and ISO14001 standards.

Leader of New Equipment/Process Approval and Release to Production

Process Flow re-routing for Improvement

Process Improvement project leader

Waste Reduction and Recycling

Coordinator of:

ISO14001:2004, Lock-Out-Tag-Out Program, NFPA70E Program, Contractor Hazard Review, Machinery Hazard Analysis, Process Hazard Analysis Program Reviews and Five Year Follow-Ups, Machinery Guarding/Primary and Secondary, Safety Committee, Ergonomics Committee, Forklift Training and Licensing, Confined Space Entry, Contingency Planning, Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Removal, SWPPP, Waste Water Treatment and Processing

One Year, Three Year and Five Year Budget Planning for Facilities, Production Equipment, Utilities, Maintenance and Capital Projects

Recent Accomplishments:

Implemented oil analysis program for all air compressors and chillers virtually eliminating downtime by increasing predictable failure rates with stock of high failure rate parts.

Introduced IR Scans and db noise analysis as a tool for predicting bearing failure, established bearing life cycles allowing for upgrading and reduction of unscheduled downtime by 70%.

Installed inverters and monitored process reducing plant exhausts by 58%.

Implemented lighting reduction program that saves the company $15K annually.

Implemented load distribution program (Fan, Pump, Machinery on cycles) reducing electricity consumption by $45K annually.

Led team in Steam / Natural Gas reduction finding opportunities that resulted in a 50% (1200PPH to 600PPH) reduction allowing company to idle one 150Hp boiler for stand-by.

Introduced Ultrasonic Testing for air leaks in regular cycles resulted in freeing up one of 2 air compressors creating a back-up air compressor at no additional cost.

Completed more than 70 Mistake-proofing projects using QualPro 8 Step process,

6 Sigma and 5S methodologies saving the company $100K annually.

Implemented program in cooperation with Santee Electric for used gearbox oil recovery and recycling. (Used oil is picked up regularly and transported to a Santee facility where it is used as supplemental fuel.)

Converted Air Compressors from water to air-cooled saving $79K annually

Converted steam-fired re-heat and humidification systems to electric and hot-water saving $158K per year

Replaced metal halide lighting with fluorescent high bay on grant from Duke Energy

Zimmer Machinery America

Cowpens, SC 1993-1998

Electrical Field Engineer

Traveled the United States extensively for field installation and Supervision of contracting crews for complete mechanical and electrical installation of large rotary screen-printing, drying machinery and support equipment. Following the installation of this equipment my responsibility was to checkout, commission and start-up the equipment to the customer’s satisfaction, provide operator training and support. Designed, built, tested and installed complete machinery electrical control systems. Assisted with customer service and technical sales. Made electrical drawings, technical reports and expense reports weekly. Corresponded regularly with Engineers in Kufstein and Klagenfurt Austria for smooth transfer of technology.

Successfully installed the largest fully computer controlled rotary screen-printing machine in the world. (Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Slater Screen Print)

Drove installations to completion on time and on budget every time.

Made field modifications to control systems to improve machine efficiency.

Profited the company more than $100K per year every year of employment.

Springs Industries,

Lyman, SC 1991-1993

Automation Technician

Maintenance, PM and increased production of all automated sheet manufacturing and support equipment including heat shrink, packaging and palletizing equipment.

Increased production from 2000 units per shift to 3000 units per shift.

(Shifted standard PM to planned downtime.)

Reduced machinery downtime by 40%.

(Introduction of PM program during planned downtime.)

Helped develop a reliable piece tracking system.

(Incorporated piece counting in on machine PLC.)

Assisted with development of the Eagle Computerized PM and Repair Assistance Program with pinpoint A, B, C type troubleshooting procedures including photos of areas where the work is to be performed.

Milliken Research Corporation,

Spartanburg, SC 1983–1991

Research Engineer’s Assistant

Overall responsibility for advancement of research projects from conception through completion. Responsibilities included mechanical and electrical design from Engineer’s ideas through AutoCad drawings, interfacing with machine shop and electrical Engineers. Building small pilot machinery to test theory then scaling up large machinery for actual production to be moved to plants.

Developed technology that led to 2 patents, which were traded for business.

(Sewing machine finger guard, Automated control circuit)

Assisted with piezo-electric crystal development that led to valve technology break-through. (Super high speed miniature air valves)

Partnered with development of a new line of breathable support bandages that revolutionized the sports medicine industry.

EDUCATION

Associates Degree, Industrial Electronics Technology, Spartanburg Technical College, Spartanburg, SC 1991

Bachelors Degree, Electrical Engineering, Secondary Studies in Computer Control Systems, Kennedy Western University, Thousand Oaks, CA 2001

TECHNICAL / COMPUTER SKILLS

Reliance, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Control Techniques, Dietz, Lenze, Carotron, KB Electronics, Erhardt + Leimer, Dover Flexo, Omron, Banner Controls, Leutz, Endress and Hauser, Foxboro, Red Lion Controls

Siemens S-5, Control Logix 5 and 5000, AutoMax, Automation Direct / Koyo, Elpro, Moeller

FactoryLink, Net Linx, ViewAnyware, Windows 7, Windows XP, 2000 Pro, NT, Minitab, Matlab, Omega Engineering Data Acquisition

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, AutoCAD, Solidworks

Various brands of I / P and E / P devices, load cells and load cell controllers, various types of temperature sensors and controllers, various types of signal conditioners, inductive, capacitive, IR, ultrasonic and laser sensors, vision systems, various intrinsic devices including Class 1 Div. 1 and Class 1 Div. 2.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society for Quality

International Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineer’s

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Introduction to Certified Facilities Managing

Formal Project Engineering

Manufacturing Excellence

Introduction to Certified Energy Management

ISO4001:2004 Auditor

Introduction to 6 Sigma

Introduction to Minitab

Advanced Excel

Intro to MR2, SAP

Introduction to Lean Manufacturing (5S)

Advanced Statistical Process Control

Siemens S5 Advanced Programming

Allen Bradley PLC Programming

Allen Bradley Powerflex Drive Set-up

Introduction to Control Logix

Introduction to NetLinx

Introduction to ViewAnyWare

FISH! Philosophy

Business Literacy

Leadership Skills

Teamwork and Communications

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Problem Solving and Decision-Making

Legal Issues for Leaders

Public Speaking

Team Building

Understanding Profit and Loss

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