NICHOLAS W. MORGAN

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Helena, AL. 35080 ac56oq@r.postjobfree.com

ENGINEERING MANAGER

Talented and driven engineering manager with a strong expertise in management, operations, and safety. Highly accomplished in leadership, employee training and development, team coaching, communication. A collaborative communicator with a high level of personal standards and integrity. A skilled and strategic critical thinker that leads by example. Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and excelling at unique challenges. Seeking a position with a respected and dynamic team.

Areas of Expertise

Safety Development

Strategic Planning/Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Inventory Waste Reduction

Cost Control/Budgeting

Operational Process Analysis

Production Planning & Control

Process Improvement

Project Management

Microsoft Office Suite

PI Processbook

Adobe Acrobat

Professional Experience

United States Steel Corporation, Multiple Locations February 2016-Present Process Health Consultant

Weekly travel to operating facilities to assist with continuous improvement projects

Developed and maintained blast furnace health scores to track process health of each facility

Held weekly meetings with all operations managers to track compliance with defined process improvement initiatives

Provided day to day operation assistance when needed, including but not exclusive to blast furnace wreck recovery

Provided process engineer assistance when needed including training new employees United States Steel Corporation, Fairfield, AL April 2014 – February 2016 Area Manager of Blast Furnace Operations

Direct supervisor to 8 Operations managers and 59 union employees.

Responsible for Stockhouse, Cokeworks, Unloading Station, Gas Cleaning, Coal Grinder, Coal Injection, Casthouse and Blast Furnace proper facilities.

Developed area specific safety program focusing on Gas Rescue and Molten Metal Hazards.

Completed several HIRA projects to eliminate highest risk job tasks.

Began a 5S housekeeping program in operating and maintenance areas.

Stringently followed all environmental regulations. 0 water violations and 0 Air Deviations.

Championed cost savings projects totaling $17 M that led to the Fairfield #8 Blast Furnace having the lowest hot metal cost amongst the North American blast furnaces in the corporation.

Increased fuel injection to 300 lb/thm via pulverized coal injection and natural gas, which led the corporation. This replaced higher priced fuel (coke) and reduced hot metal cost.

Achieved record production in August 2014 of 196,002 tons.

Achieved record low net coke rate in August 2014 of 747 lb/ton of hot metal. United States Steel Corporation, Fairfield, AL July 2011 – April 2014 Process Engineer III

In charge of blast furnace burdening and quality.

Supervised and trained 3 other process engineers.

Developed standard operating procedures for operations and ensured adherence.

Led team in startup and shutdown activities.

Led daily process meetings with operations and maintenance.

Traveled to other blast furnaces in the corporation to assist with startup activities.

Maintained benchmarking statistics for AISI.

United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA August 2007 – July 2011 Plant Consultant II

Worked through headquarters in the Blast Furnace Engineering and Technology group.

Developed corporate procedures and best practices for blast furnace operation.

Created PI process books to track pertinent operation data.

Maintained Excel spreadsheets through data acquisition from SQL databases.

Held operations accountable for adherence to corporate procedures.

Responsible for blast furnace burdening and overall mass & energy balance. Education & Training

Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering

The University of Alabama

2005 Tuscaloosa, Al

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering

The University of Alabama

2003 Tuscaloosa, Al

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