Engineer Manager

Jerry L. Blevins, P.E., PMP 410-***-**** Home

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Abingdon, Maryland 21009 aca7cm@r.postjobfree.com

Engineering Project and Technical Management / Manufacturing / Plant Operations

Results-driven manager/professional engineer with 30+ years of progressively responsible experience in

project management, engineering design, plant operations, chemical processing, and fluid handling/transport.

Combines excellent technical, analytical, and engineering qualifications with demonstrated achievements in

design, management, and follow through for large-budget projects. Expert troubleshooter with proven record

of reducing costs and improving efficiency, utilizing existing resources to maximum potential. Articulate

communicator; effective in building and leading cross-functional teams. Available for travel and relocation.

Operations Management ■ Project Management ■ Systems Engineering / Integration

Design / Process Engineering ■ Military Demilitarization ■ COLPRO ■ P&L Management / Operating Budgets

Regulatory Compliance ■ Process Safety Management ■ HAZOP ■ 6Sigma

Professional Experience:

Leidos (formally SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) 03/01 - present

Managing group of environmental and safety professionals. Managing $5MM of task orders providing

technical and integration support for a U.S. Army joint remediation project at Red Stone Arsenal, Alabama

and support of mobile destruction systems test and operations.

Directed team of professionals supporting chemical agent mobile destruction systems and explosive

ordnance disposal through more than $9MM of task orders. Provided technical expertise and integration

support from design through field operations including developing all testing, safety, environmental,

operational, training, and logistical documentation; installing and maintaining computer, video, and

communications equipment; collecting and evaluating operating and test data; reviewing technical design

packages; and supervising destruction of conventional munitions and auditing field sweeps at

remediation sites. Directed multi-discipline engineering team for an accelerated 35% design, on schedule

and budget, of a $25MM plant to destroy chemical weapons.

Received commendation for leading a team that developed the life-cycle-cost-estimate and program

objective memorandum for two multi-billion dollar programs in half of the projected time.

Lead Systems Engineer for a +$15MM engineering manufacturing and development program to provide

various active and passive chemical and biological shelters for the Joint Program Office for Chemical

and Biological Defense with potential manufacturing options valued in excess of $900MM.

Led process safety management-compliant HAZOPs for commercial oil refinery and for government-

owned, contractor-operated chemical weapons destruction facility. Conducted OSHA compliance audits

at commercial facilities. Provided environmental and safety oversight of contractor operations in

government-owned chemical weapons demilitarization facility.

Responsible for developing technical volume of winning proposals for a +$15MM with +$100M options

contract and a +$400MM indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity cost-plus contract.

CONVERGENT PRIMA, Sturbridge Massachusetts 04/98 - 01/01

Production solutions provider and full-line manufacturer/marketer of high-powered, industrial lasers and

laser systems for a wide variety of applications in automotive, aircraft and aerospace, electronics, and

metal fabrication industries with annual sales of over $20MM.

Vice President of Operations

Recruited to manage operations with $3.8MM budget for manufacturing facilities, stockrooms, information

systems, health, safety, and purchasing groups. Supervised 5 direct and 44 indirect reports.

Spearheaded $2MM project for first prototype/production unit of new major product line for international

client. Directed engineering development and manufacturing teams. Led negotiations with international

customer and international subcontractor. Met tight schedule and completed project on time and within

budget.

Led ISO 9000 implementation team and authored QA Program Manual.

Implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application for sales/purchase orders, manufacturing

control, and financial reporting. Developed Visual Basic/Excel macros to link service parts and purchase

orders to ERP system, maximizing cash return from service orders and accelerating product delivery.

Captured $1.8MM in annual cost savings through facilities consolidation. Merged manufacturing,

engineering design, industrial applications laboratory, customer service, marketing, and sales functions

into single location. Achieved move and plant closing, from design to completion, in 14 weeks, without

interrupting applications projects, production, or R&D.

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POLAROID CORPORATION, Cambridge Massachusetts 03/79 - 03/98

Manufacturer of photography products for consumer and commercial use with $2 billion in annual sales.

Chemical Operations Division produced chemicals used in fabrication of photographic products, including

polymers, metallic and non-metallic dyes, pigments, and various solvent-based solutions.

As production manager, coordinated operations, chemical processing, and fluid delivery in 5x24 facility for

continuous delivery of over 20 photographic products valued at more than $20MM annually. Oversaw +$2MM

operating budget, 3 supervisors, and 24 technicians. Reduced staffing costs by almost 20% through detailed

analysis of equipment condition/maintenance needs and related personnel requirements. Implemented

restructure of department from functionally managed group to process-centered team. Coached supervisors

and technicians to identify processes, prepare operating procedures, and assign responsibilities.

Eliminated annual material losses through improved documentation and procedures to more efficiently

control coating machine settings and fluid flow. Lowered costs for tank cleaning chemicals and filter

media by $90,000 per year; identified new vendors and safer, more effective chemicals.

Redesigned fluid delivery systems and developed new startup procedures resulting in a $1.2MM annual

savings.

As product manager, supported chemical process and thin film coating operations to plan and execute coating

runs of film negatives for 30 commercial products. Developed automated process to analyze thousands of

data points from hundreds of samples and statistically group analytically similar material. Routinely used

design of experiments (DOE) to plan test coater runs for predicting affects of raw material lots on production

runs. Implemented statistically based program to predict affects of production film-coating raw materials

changes, which reduced the number of coating adjustments within the run and ultimately the variability of the

final product.

Production and Design Engineer for polymer and dye manufacturing facility, including reactors,

storage/dispensing vessels, fluid delivery systems, filtration equipment, and utilities. Led multidiscipline team

of engineers, designers, and maintenance personnel providing full-service support, including problem solving,

equipment design, specifications, selection, installation, modification, systemization, and maintenance. Project

manager and design engineer (process and mechanical systems) on multi-million dollar projects. Negotiated

contracts with mechanical, structural, electrical, and IT contractors, engineering firms, environmental

consultants, laboratories, and chemical suppliers. Completed process hazard analyses (PHAs) and led

hazard and operability studies (HAZOPs). Developed and executed Process Safety Management (PSM)

program for the chemical division. Corporate Chief Auditor for PSM compliance. Developed and taught

courses on leading HAZOPs. Supervised 24x7 wastewater and water treatment facilities; provided

environmental engineering expertise; authored spill control plans; certified spill prevention, control, and

countermeasure (SPCC) plans; and ensured federal/state regulatory compliance for wastewater and air

permits. Guided software development, hardware selection, and systems integration/maintenance for process

control computers at film manufacturing facility. Supervised process control engineers and software

programmers.

Military Experience:

Commissioned Officer, United States Navy

Qualified in submarines and for operation, supervision, and maintenance of nuclear power plants. Served

as Main Propulsion Assistant, Electrical Division Officer, and Radio Division Officer on nuclear-powered

submarine. Supervised operation and maintenance of pressurized-water nuclear reactor, steam

propulsion systems, electrical generator and propulsion turbines, diesel, electrical systems, and motor-

generator sets. Additional duties included Top Secret Control Officer, Communicator, Assistant Security

Officer, Assistant Navigator, and Alternate Classified Materials Custodian.

Education and Training:

M.A. Management, Salve Regina University, Newport RI

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Certifications and Licenses:

Registered Professional Chemical Engineer (NCEES, MA, AL, AR, CO, and KY)

Project Management Professional

Six Sigma Green Belt

Senior Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Member National Society of Professional Engineers

Member Project Management Institute

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient with Excel®, Word®, and Project®; Pascal, FORTRAN, MS Visual Basic

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