Resume

W. Roger Wood

*** ******* ****

Orland, Maine 04472

Home Phone 207-***-****

Cell Phone 207-***-****

acbe0d@r.postjobfree.com

Employment Objective---Obtain employment on a contract basis as a technical

writer developing operating and maintenance manuals and/or system

description manuals for systems used in buildings, manufacturing,

industrial, process or power plants.

Summary of Qualification

---Proficient in using Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel and

Powerpoint)

---Over 3 years experience developing training manuals for an Industrial

Training Company in the pulp & paper and oil & gas industry

---Good knowledge of operation and maintenance practices for a broad range

of mechanical equipment used in industrial, manufacturing and commercial

applications such as pumps, compressors, fans, HVAC equipment, vessels,

hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, mechanical power transmission equipment,

electro-mechanical equipment, fire protection systems, oil and gas

equipment including oil separation, gas dehydration, and gas compression,

power plant equipment to include boilers, turbines, conveyors, piping

systems, condensate systems, steam systems and power plant auxiliaries.

Skilled in lubrication systems, lubricates and lubrication conditioning

systems and equipment.

---Skilled in reading engineering drawings, P & IDs and flow diagrams

---Knowledgeable in safety, health, LOTO procedures and environmental

practices used in industrial, manufacturing and power plants

---Skilled in interviewing subject matter experts to gather and verify

technical information

---Skilled in extracting technical information from various sources such as

electronic data bases, subject matter experts and written documents

---Skilled in use of digital camera for photographing equipment for use in

system description manuals

---Skilled in obtaining vast amounts of information from engineering

sources and subject matter experts in relatively short timeframe

---Skilled in managing personnel from years of experience in management

---Experienced in working remotely from home developing system description

manuals for mechanical equipment and systems used in industrial oil and

gas facilities, pulp and paper mills, and power plants

---Experienced in the operations and procedures of various departments in

business/industrial plants such a HR, accounting, purchasing, engineering,

operations, maintenance etc.

Relevant Experience

---8 months developing Computer Based Training (CBT) materials for

operators of equipment in a large pulp and paper mill

---2 years developing System Description Manuals for operators and

maintenance workers that operate and maintain equipment in the upstream oil

and gas industry

---30 years experience in engineering, maintenance and management in a pulp

and paper mill to include power plant with expert knowledge of the process,

maintenance and operational procedures in various types of mechanical

equipment used in the production area and power plant.

---Over 25 years experience supervising and managing mechanical maintenance

craftsmen and foremen in all the mechanical trades

---7 years working as an independent contractor/consultant in business

support for suppliers to the pulp and paper industry

---3 semesters teaching college (MMA) students the function, design and

maintenance practices used on auxiliary power equipment such as pumps,

compressors, HVAC equipment used in power plants and process industries

---6 months developing overhaul procedures for various types of mechanical

equipment used in power plants

---10 months as contract instructor for American Trainco leading training

seminars on pumps and other rotating equipment for adult students at public

seminars and onsite at plants

Skills and Accomplishments

---Wrote training manuals for many of the crude oil processing facilities

at Purdhoe Bay, Alaska for the BP operated facilities

---Wrote descriptive overviews for All the BP Alaska production facilities

on the North Slope as well as a field wide overview for entire BP operation

on the North Slope

---Wrote 16 computer based training documents for pulp mill and wood

processing operators at a large pulp and paper mill

---Worked over 30 years in various engineering, maintenance and management

positions in at a large pulp and paper mill. For 12 years was responsible

for plant wide engineering, maintenance and operation and maintenance of

the power plant

---Chairman of the Maintenance Committee for the Northeast Pulp and Paper

Industry Management Association (PIMA) for several

Years

--- Wrote repair procedures for various types of mechanical equipment used

in power generations facilities

Employment History

Employed by St. Regis Paper Co. and Champion International from-1965 to

1999 holding the following positions:

Project Engineer-1965 to1968

Maintenance Planner-1968 to 1970

Maintenance Manager-1970 to 1986

Manager of Engineering, Maintenance, & Utilities-1986 to 1999

Independent Consultant/Contractor-Part Time Employment 2000 to Present:

Industrial Packing Inc.--Lubrication Specialist/Equipment Troubleshooter-

2000 to 2005

Evaluating Pulp and Paper Mills for Improvement Opportunities-2005-2006

Technical Writer for Abbottsfield Industrial Training Inc. developing

system description manuals for pulp and paper industry and oil and gas

industry-2006 to 2009

Maintenance & Reliability Consultant for Management Resource Group at SCA

Tissue Mills in USA-January to June 2012

Adjunct Instructor at a local engineering school teaching -Auxiliary Power

Equipment Lab -Fall Semester 2010, 2011 and 2012

Technical Writer developing mechanical equipment repair procedures for Tri-

Power Consulting Services-September 2012 to December 2012

Instructor at public seminars providing training for American Trainco on

pumps, and various types of rotating equipment used in commercial

buildings and industrial plants. (February 2013 to present)

Education

BS degree in Mechanical Engineering ---University of Maine

Other

Retired from the full time employment in the pulp and paper industry

Good health

Willing to travel

Prefer projects of several weeks to 2 years duration that can travel to

client's sites to gather necessary information and do the bulk of the

writing offsite

Will work at an hourly rate or fixed fee plus expenses depending on the

scope and duration of the project

Professional references:

Peter Rouleau-Regional Manager-AES Seal-207-***-****

Paul Mercer-Professor Maine Maritime Academy-207-***-**** (home) 207-326-

2337 (office)

Gerald Heath-Retired Power Plant supervisor-Verso Paper Co.

207-***-****

Peter Ilica-President-Abbottsfield Industrial Training, Inc

503-***-****

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