Engineer Project

Cell phone: 435-***-****

Alexander B. Fowler Email: ***********@*****.***

**** ******* ****, *****, ** 84404 http://www.linkedin.com/in/abfowler

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Process Engineer – Project Manager – LEAN Coordinator – Continuous

Improvement Engineer

Food Manufacturing Organizations – RTE cereal, Bakery Supply Ingredients, and Confectionary

PERFORMANCE PROFILE & DISTINCTIONS

• Professional with high-caliber engineering, lean, and management qualifications. Strong orientation

towards continuous improvement, lean, and cost savings initiatives and have responsibility for over

$8MM combined cost savings projects and initiatives. Demonstrated commitment to the triple bottom

line as energy efficiency initiatives implemented were replicated organization-wide.

• Proven leadership talents in both direct and indirect functional areas of influence. Responsible for

training and implementing Total Productive Maintenance level II concepts and processes requiring peer

managers to evaluate departmental procedures and work flows in order to take action against waste.

Also, led the re-organization and development of capital project management and execution systems

requiring collaboration of all site managers and consensus on plant-wide project prioritization.

Routinely called upon to perform direct operations and maintenance supervisory functions when

needed and consistently ranked in talent management programs.

• Broad background both professionally and academically. Positions held include predominately

engineering, operations, and maintenance focus both at the site and corporate levels with proven

results in each position as well as continued demonstration of business flexibility and upward mobility.

Coupled with a graduate degree in business with a heavy emphasis in operations and finance, this

experience allows for strategic thinking at the site, corporate, and market level in addition to technical

acumen.

• Confident, assertive, diplomatic and outgoing with exceptional communication and public speaking

skills. Adept at communicating complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences as well as

experienced maintaining impartiality in politically charged environments.

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

• Entrepreneurial Vision, Strategy & • Budget Planning, Analysis & Control

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Leadership Situational Awareness & Objective Thinking

• Financial Planning & Management • Collaborative & Individual Decision-Making

• Training, Development & Supervision • Risk Assessment & Analysis

• Team Building, Mentoring & Leadership

• P&L and Operations Management

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• • Root-Cause Analysis

Fluid Systems, Thermo, and HTX Design

• • Six Sigma & Quality Function Deployment

Efficiency & Cost Savings Analysis

• • Preventative & Predictive Maintenance

Early Equipment Management & DFSS

• Processes

Project Schedule & Planning

• Process Capability & Statistics

• Drafting & Equipment Design

• HAZOP

• Packaging Systems Layouts

• Capacity Utilization Analysis

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Process Engineer

MOM Brands – Tremonton, UT Jan ’12 – Present

• Apply standard engineering techniques and theory in the analysis of existing production lines from raw

materials to finished packages.

• Develop, manage, and maintain strategic initiatives to reduce yield loss, increase efficiency, increase

capacity, and reduce costs across multiple manufacturing centers.

• Initiate, implement, and cost justify modifications to production lines to improve equipment performance,

line utilization, and product quality.

• Manage cross-functional teams including logistics, maintenance, engineering, and production personnel to

increase equipment availability.

• Direct and develop long-term LEAN improvement programs.

• Implement procedures and practices to reduce changeover durations and frequencies.

• Manage capital projects up to $1.5MM.

• Manage all skilled trades, original equipment manufacturers, and finances for projects.

• Provide leadership through manufacturing system and new product commissioning.

• Provide training pertaining to process functionality and equipment operation to increase equipment

availability and improve overall quality metrics.

• Utilize performance management techniques to encourage process ownership from operations,

maintenance, quality, and materials team members.

Plant Project Engineer

MOM Brands – Tremonton, UT Feb ’10 – Jan ‘12

• Manage capital projects up to $1.5MM.

• Responsible for managing cash flows for the Capital Expenditure Budget worth over

$6.5MM for the second largest facility in the organization’s supply chain.

• Align with upper management in operations, manufacturing, R&D, Quality Assurance, and

Purchasing on all capital projects in a 380,000 square foot manufacturing facility.

• Develop project scopes and schedules.

• Develop detailed plans, drawings and specifications for bid packages.

• Manage all skilled trades, original equipment manufacturers, and finances for projects.

• Support strategic initiatives to reduce yield loss and increase capacity across all cost

centers.

• Support Planned Maintenance program and initiate processes to reduce equipment related

downtime, unscheduled man hours, and extend component life.

• Develop project work-flow process at the plant level as well as progress tracking and

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prioritization system.

• Responsible for maintaining and standardizing all facility and process drawings.

• Direct reports include one, full-time Design Coordinator and one temporary drafter.

• Precision Leadership and Management Program (2010).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Total Productive Maintenance Coordinator

CSM BSNA – Tucker, GA Jan ’09 – Feb ‘10

• Responsibilities included overall TPM implementation, timelines, training, and strategy in

the largest operating facility in CSM Bakery Supplies North America.

• Focused on alignment of resources for the most effective method in attacking losses.

• Focused Improvement Pillar steering member.

• Served as liaison to upper management and implemented initiatives to support overall

company goals.

• Coordinated the Japanese Institute of Plant Maintenance audits and agendas

• Implemented facility-wide strategy to reduce yield loss, giveaway, and setup/adjustment

loss worth over $1MM annually in savings.

• Drove Predictive Maintenance program, Autonomous Maintenance steps 4-5, and Quality

Assurance functions to attain TPM Level II excellence award.

• Direct reports included Autonomous Maintenance Lead and TPM interns.

• Managed capital projects up to $500,000.

• Corporate Introduction Program & Talent Management List (2009).

Corporate Project Engineer

CSM BSNA – Tucker, GA April ’06 – Dec

‘08

• Saved $2.5MM in improvement projects in 2008.

• Managed $4MM in capital in 2008.

• Managed capital projects up to $10MM.

• Plant engineering liaison for two largest operating facilities in 2008.

• Aligned with upper management in operations, manufacturing, R&D, and purchasing on

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large capital projects in six major facilities across the USA.

• Developed project scopes and schedules.

• Developed detailed plans, drawings and specifications for bid packages.

• Managed all skilled trades, original equipment manufacturers, and finances for projects.

• Responsible for standardizing all facility and process drawings company-wide.

• Direct reports included one full-time CAD drafter/designer.

• TPM - Initial Phase Management Pillar Owner (Equipment Side).

• Corporate Introduction Program and Talent Management List (2008).

Process Improvement Engineer

CSM BSNA – Tucker, GA Feb ’05 – April

‘06

• Saved $1.5MM in improvement projects in 2005.

• Aided TPM Coordinator in TPM function for two manufacturing facilities.

• Identified areas for increase in process efficiency using Statistical Process Control, man-

machine charts, speed-loss analysis, Line Pitch Diagrams, 5 W’s & How, Why-Why Analysis,

Infinity Loop Analysis, Physio-Mechanical Analysis, Makagami Analysis and other analytical

methods.

• Provided and implemented solutions utilizing lean manufacturing principles while working

with multiple management levels in each facility.

• Managed teams in analytical thinking and problem solving sessions.

• Focused Improvement Pillar Owner.

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SPECIFIC PROJECT SYNOPSES

MOM Brands - (Project/Process Engineer – 2/2010-present)

• Actively managed/managing over 75 capital projects & over 150 MME projects equaling over $7MM CAPEX

• L2 enrober projects:

• Notable capital drum oil atomizer spray bar – strategy & safety

• Platform Additions and Modifications - safety

• L3 Aspiration Upgrade - safety

• L1 Sugar spray banks - safety

• L1 Biscuit Breaker Vibratory Conveyor Replacement - equipment replacement

• Power Factor Correction – cost savings/additional earnings ($250M/yr)

• L4 Sugar Coat Enrobing Drum SMED – cost savings/additional earnings ($330M/yr)

• L1 Unitizer Upgrade - strategy

• Morris Coupling & Exterior Pneumatic Piping Flange Replacement - food safety

• Facility Lighting Upgrade - cost savings ($200M/yr)

• L4 Sugar Coat Incline Belt Upgrades – cost savings ($18M/yr)

• Tremonton GMP Entrance – food safety

• L3 Mill Safety Improvements - safety

• L2 FHUP – food safety & cost savings/additional earnings ($680M/yr)

• L2 HNO Upgrades – strategy & cost savings/additional earnings ($400M/yr)

• L4 plastic enrober – strategy & cost savings/additional earnings ($184M/yr)

• L4 slurry upgrades – yield cost savings ($80M/yr)

CSM BSNA - WASH TIME REDUCTION and RECLAIM (TPM Coordinator – 2009-2010)

• Conducted weekly meetings with cross-functional team to identify opportunities to reduce wash times plant

wide as well as reduce sources of yield loss.

• Managed the addition of a "clean in place" and “pigging” system to an “A” production line with the most setup

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and adjustment loss (washes and changeovers) in the facility.

• Managed skilled trades (electricians, millwrights, sanitary pipe fitters) and equipment vendors for deliverables.

• Project saved $72,000 annually in overtime labor, yield loss, chemical, energy, and water savings.

• Gained an additional 1,184 hours of annual line availability which is equivalent to 7.5MM lbs. of volume on a

capacity constrained line.

• Increased overall equipment efficiency (OEE) by 18.24%.

• Project budget was $85,000 and saved $72,000 annually

CSM BSNA - PROJECT HAWK/WARBLER (Corporate Project Engineer – 2006-2008)

• Managed the decommissioning of existing 150,000 square foot facility.

• Provided engineering specifications for new, 15,000 square foot freezer warehouse to be controlled to -10F.

• Managed the relocation of four existing production lines into an existing 105,000 square foot facility.

• Designed and managed the installation of two new production lines in an existing 105,000 square foot facility.

• Designed and managed the installation of infrastructure for four bulk liquid delivery lines, two dry bulk delivery

lines, steam, condensate, glycol, and chilled water to multiple vessels in new construction areas.

• Managed all skilled trades (millwrights, plumbing/pipe fitting, electricians, mechanical/HVAC, roofing, general

construction, masonry, etc.) and equipment vendors for deliverables.

• Provided design specifications for all equipment process and utility connections.

• Provided design specifications for floor drains and room floor pitch.

• Provided electrical specifications for all relocated and new equipment.

• Provided structural design specifications for a tubular 304 stainless steel operator platform. Deck consisted of

60 tons of 304 SS and serviced 20 processing kettles.

• Aggressive timeline – project was completed in 19 months.

• Project budget was $10.094MM and saved $6MM/yr in supply chain and transportation costs.

EDUCATION

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta, GA

Aug. ’99 – Dec. ‘04

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Minor, Biomedical Engineering

Certificate, Biomaterials

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Salt Lake City, UT Aug. ’10 – July

‘12

Masters, Business Administration

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES

• Proficient in Microsoft Utilities • Proficient in AutoCAD (2D)

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• Datastream MP2 CMMS • BIX

• Datastream 7i CMMS • PitStop OEE Software

• IBM COSMOS • Arena Modeling Software

• IBM COGNOS • Chartrunner

• Lawson • Crystal Reports

• AS400 OLX • Minitab

• CIMPRO • GE Proficy MES

HONORS & AWARDS

• Eagle Scout

• Valedictorian of Union County High School, class of 1999

• Esther King Scholarship Award Recipient

• Florida Merit Scholar Athlete

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

• Completed list of projects • Scope of Work

• Equipment Specification Designs • References

• Drawings

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