Project Manager Engineering

Thomas “Pete” Holdreith

**** ****** **. ******, ** 48446

Phone: 810-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***. And https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasholdreith3/

Objective

A highly-skilled professional with 20 years’ industrial manufacturing/fabrication experience strives to bring valuable contribution to your organization and seeks to join in the role of Project Manager.

SUMMARY

• 6 years Nuclear Energy and 14 years Oil and Gas Energy experience (heavy industrial fabrication and machining).

• Creates and maintains IMS (Integrated Master Schedule) using MS Projects, and identifies key project milestones throughout the course of project(s) life-cycle, while facilitating improvements in Cost, Quality and Timing.

• Works within company MRP and ERP systems.

• Monitors and reports results to insure on-time delivery.

• Implements a proactive method of engineering, recognizing high-risk fabrication sequences upfront and key areas of improvement within manufacturing processes, designing adaptive control measures necessary ensuring desired quality of end product.

• Conducts project Root Cause Analysis when applicable.

• Initiates ECN process as necessary.

• Possess expertise in GD&T machining processes, API, ASME, AWS welding code, and 14 years’ professional experience in GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and SAW welding processes.

EXPERIENCE

Program Manager, Merrill Aviation and Defense, Saginaw, MI, January 2017--April 2017

• Managed company’s largest defense program launch ($13.8 mil contract) to date.

• Contributed technical leadership and provided coordination for a 25 member cross-functional team (across several divisions), assigning tasks, and ensuring all technical and programmatic requirements were met.

• Lead and assisted Project and Engineering teams in creating manufacturing work instructions, 3D models, drawing packages, and build instructions.

• Identified several areas for project savings. Took advantage of an opportunity during the course of project “ramp-up” where a major portion of material and some supplies were negotiated and purchased at a 60 percent cost savings.

• Identified several billable project milestones up front and assisted in negotiating a revision to the contract to include them; generated program revenues of $685,000 within 90 days of contract award.

Senior Project Manager and Engineer II, Energy Steel & Supply, Lapeer, MI, June 2014--August 2016

• As Project Manager, Managed scope and budget totaling $18 mil/70 percent of projected revenues for the division and was liaison to the customer.

• Performed risk management to identify any relative fabrication issues or process improvements and then establishes and manages the process.

• Implemented company-wide standard strategy for Preliminary Kick-Off (PKO) and Fabrication Review (FR) meetings involving Project Managers, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Operations Personnel, and outside sublet-Vendors/Suppliers, discussing project scope, technical/quality requirements, schedule, and communicate company expectations for the end product are clearly understood prior to initiating/releasing for fabrication.

• As Project Engineer, oversees fabrication design phase by reviewing and interpreting customer supplied drawings; translating them into a more manageable program of fabrication sequences, and issues final approval for drawing packages released.

• Reviews contract documents along with QA for accuracy at quotation, and coordinates Job Review Meeting (JRM) to ensure manufacturing plan conforms to applicable industry regulations & standards, Customer requirements, Company QAM and policies, procedures.

• Writes RFI’s to Customer to resolve any detailed specification/expectation that isn’t clearly understood, or to achieve Customer approval to correct any issues that arise during fabrication. Creates and approves BOM, and then communicates project needs to Procurement Department personnel prior to material acquisition.

• Writes “traveler” work instructions to coordinate manufacturing/fabrication sequences and manage quality/NDE checks/hold points to ensure company is producing quality products while reducing the likelihood of missing potential non-conformances, and implements continuous process improvement.

• Writes NC (non-conformance) dispositions to correct/mitigate an issues arising during the course of fabrication/machining processes.

Lead-Manufacturing Engineer Supervisor, Shaw (CB&I), Lake Charles, LA, October 2011--February 2014

• Supervised 18 MFG Field Engineers, and was company’s Subject Matter Expert (SME) during the course of fabrication/manufacturing of nuclear energy related products.

• Primary function was the Production Floor’s technical expert providing coaching/mentoring/training to Manufacturing Engineers, production personnel (Welders/Fabricators), and Operation Managers/Supervisors.

• Was heavily involved in planning and execution of high-risk production activities such as assembly, welding operations, and heat distortion prevention procedures (Resolving technical welding/fabrication issues consistent to maintain maximum quality of end product).

• Ensured the proper implementation and maintenance of the company welding program in order to meet ANSI, Nuclear Quality Assurance 10.CFR.50 (NQA-1), and ASME Section(s) I, III, & IX, B31.1 & B31.3, and ASME-Ni8, & AWS D1.1, D1.3, D1.4, & D1.6 industry codes & standards.

• Administered the implementation of the shop traveler/other documentation within the Engineering Department’s scope (Drawings, specifications, welding procedures etc.) are either followed accordingly, or corrected on the spot, or provides a feedback loop for lessons learned on the production floor during the curse of manufacturing.

• Studied product design and combined problem solving techniques, technical knowledge, and sense of manufacturing capabilities/activities to provide consultation/technical response for manufacturing process improvements.

Owner/Operator, Self – Employed Contractor, Baytown, TX, February 2009--September 2010

• Home remodeling/repair and landscape design.

• Directs, coordinates and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration and completion of projects.

Project Manager, InServ Tank Services (Willbros Inc.), Deer Park, TX, November 2007--February 2009

• Aids in financial planning, cost analysis, and production planning to coordinate construction activities utilizing organizational skills to interact with clients, arranges & coordinates project(s) bid meetings, create proposals, contracts, project start meetings, as well as planned status/safety meetings.

• Prepares and maintains project(s) documentation, payroll tracking sheets, progress reports, profit/loss analysis, material inventories, change order verifications, while preparing/compiling complete project estimates/proposals, job scope/ project execution plans, T&M reports, material/equipment delivery schedules based on a safe, feasible, and cost-effective plan per contract/customer requirements/specifications.

• Evaluates processes and suggests changes through communicating ideas and proposals successfully to internal departments, customers, and other organizations effectively. Collaborates with vendors to ensure deliveries of job related material, equipment, and services support project activities and milestones as required.

• Proven PM history in exceeding projects targeted gross profit margin of 20 percent by attaining 23+ net profit margins consistently and with zero project(s) safety incidents incurred during tenure.

MILITARY SERVICE:

Platoon Sergeant, US Army Reserves, Beaumont, TX

•Coordinated the training, evaluation and qualification of Army Unit Commanders and soldiers in various training exercises and military methodologies.

Sergeant/Bradley Commander, US ArmyInfantry, Various Locations

•Served in various combat and peacekeeping operations. Supervised a 45 man combat team.

EDUCATION

Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

Bachelor of Business Administration and Industrial Engineering, August 2011.

MAJOR STUDIES IN:

Engineering

Industrial Engineering, Six Sigma, LEAN Manufacturing, Production Management, Engineering Materials & Processes, Engineering Management, Engineering Economy, Production & Inventory Systems, Statistics I & II, and Quality Control Applications.

Administration & Management

Strategic Business Analysis, Operations Management, Business Analysis I & II, Special Studies in Management Information Systems (SAP), Management Information Systems I & II, Organizational Finance I and II, Management & Organizational Behavior, Marketing, Internship Management Concentration. Business Environment & Public Policy Law, Business Law, Employment Law, Principles of Supervision, Personnel Supervision, Accounting I, II, III, Payroll and Business Tax Accounting, Microcomputer Applications, Database, Spreadsheets, Business Communication, Public Speaking, Business & Professional Speech.

Achievements

• Vice President & Member of fraternal order of Phi Theta Kappa campus The National Honor Society chapter.

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