MARK S. GILBERT

CHATTANOOGA, TN *****

423-***-****

ac3xau@r.postjobfree.com WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MARK-GILBERT PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A US Navy veteran and mechanical engineering professional with international experience in the power and manufacturing industries. Expertise in leading large capital projects and consulting to subsidiary locations. Extensive experience in a wide variety of materials and complex fabrication processes. An innovative thinker with success in improving processes and enhancing operational performance. Other proficiencies include:

Project Engineering

ROI and Budgeting

Consulting/Auditing (ISO)

ASME/HEI/TEMA Standards

Equipment/Process Design

Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RETUBECO INC., OOLTEWAH, TN 2017 – AUG 2017

Operations Engineering Supervisor

Created project execution plans and work procedures for shop and field services.

Reviewed and consulted on client specifications and attended customer pre-bid meetings.

Participated in the on-site evaluation of WBN Unit 2 main steam condenser.

Assistant PM for main steam condenser re-tube at Pacificorp Plant Naughton in WY, 900 K.

Created detailed fabrication drawings for shop and vendor supplied materials.

Designed condenser tube pullout test equipment to measure mechanical joint strength.

Reverse engineered turbine lube oil coolers for Alabama Power and verified design compliance with TEMA and HEI standards.

GE/ALSTOM POWER, Chattanooga, TN 2006 – 2016

Lead Manufacturing/Tooling and Facilities Engineer

Reviewed customer boiler specifications and consulted on process capabilities with proposal development and estimating.

Performed on-site inspection of installed boiler components and prepared inspection reports.

Provided engineering solutions to operations through analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements and equipment layout.

Supported maintenance through equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis.

Led the development of R&D equipment, including robotic welding cell, CNC machine tooling and rotating welding equipment..

Administrator of the Design for Manufacturing guidelines, Time Standards, and SOP's by understanding design constraints, equipment capabilities and production costs.

Collaborated in cross functional process improvement teams with Controls Engineers, System integrators and machine programmers.

Managed the construction of a $6.5 M LEED certified building complex.

Developed and conducted operator training. (Hydrostatic testing. High Temp Furnace)

Completed over $10 M in R&D and working capital projects. MILLER INDUSTRIES, Ooltewah, TN 2005 – 2006

Mechanical Engineering Internship

Developed and facilitated a welder training program for all production welders.

Performed time studies of the Small Wrecker assembly and mapped the production flow.

Conducted a facility relocation feasibility study working with state and local officials.

Created work instructions for outside contract work.

Worked with Design engineering and manufacturing on DOD projects LITESPEED, Ooltewah, TN 1999 – 2002

Production Welder

TIG welded titanium bicycle frames and components.

Responsible for customer return repair work.

Designated to fabricate special order VIP bicycles. UNITES STATES NAVY, USS Nimitz, CVN 68 1994 - 1999 Work Center Supervisor & Production Manager (1997 – 1999)

Supervised a weld fabrication / repair facility with 20 direct reports.

Appointed as department Lead Safety Officer.

Directed the Preventative Maintenance System of ships equipment.

Managed the reconstruction of a repair facility and reorganized personnel

Developed a “Welding, Brazing, and Quality Assurance” workshop.

Completed Journeyman in combination welding.

Maintained a security clearance for Nuclear Reactor Plant work. Production Worker/ San Diego, CA (1994 – 1997)

Ship Fitter, Pipe Fitter & Sheet Metal worker.

Qualified in the following: SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW (structural and pipe), carbon arc, plasma arc, sheet metal lay out, and blue print reading. EDUCATION

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Professional Development/Special Training

Feedwater Heater Operations and Maintenance (Powerfect) Boiler Inspection (Alstom)

Tube and Pipe Bending Operations

10 hr OSHA General Construction Safety

Level II Competent Rigger

Lean Manufacturing (UAB Huntsville)

Automated Joining Technology Review ( University of Wisconsin) ISO 9001Quality System

Fanuc, ABB and Motoman Robotic Programming

Autodesk Inventor/Solidworks/TurboNest (CAD/CAM)

Fundamentals of Total Quality Leadership

HONORS

Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors Society)

Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honors Society)

Letter of Commendation (USS Nimitz CVN 68)

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (SIMA, San Diego)

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