Project Manager Engineer

MILTON G. MANOS

**** ******** ****** ** ******, Ohio 44718

330-***-**** (C) 330-***-**** (H) *********@***.***

PROFILE

ENGINEER with extensive project management, plant and energy design, piping

and hydraulics, process improvement, HVAC, controls, quality, and

manufacturing background. Lead engineer for several successful multimillion

dollar projects. Self-directed lead engineer / project manager who enjoys

coordinating teams. Cash flow manager for contracts, scheduling, and cost

engineering. An excellent communicator who manages with integrity and

initiative. Great problem solving ability and computer-aided engineering

skills. Quick to understand and apply new technologies to "get the job

done." Career objective is to increase margins in position of engineering

or project manager by prudent technical/quality/financial management.

EXPERIENCE

Project Lead CIC Group

8/2013 to 2/2014

Managed blast & paint subcontractors and piping fabrication projects for

clients (Babcock & Wilcox, gas burner assemblies, 25% profit). Achieved

20% profit on $3.2 MM Celanese (cellulose acetate manufacturing plant) gas-

fired boiler retrofit project (Black & Veatch), including new pipelines and

valves for natural gas, fuel oil, compressed air, process water,

condensate, and boiler feedwater. Forecasted costs, revenue, profit, shop

labor resources, and executed work in accordance with contract

specifications, using Solidworks drawings and ASME/API/AWS codes. Manage

change orders and provided financial, WBS, MS Project schedule, and

progress updates to executive management and customer. Developed project

plan with customer, including logistics, deliverables, responsibilities,

and terms of acceptance. Resolved welding and paint quality issues.

Improved internal PM processes, MS SL cost reporting, material inventory,

and document control. Coordinated factory (traveler) routings with Plant

Manager and Safety Supervisor.

Project Manager

Siemens 3/2008 to

12/2012

Siemens Energy Environmental Systems product line system integration

development, engineering coordination, requisition preparation, bid

evaluation, Vendor expediting, contract negotiation, change order

estimating for air pollution control (APC) systems (PJFF, HLPAC, WFGD,

DESP, WESP). Provided technical support of U.S. and International Sales

Orders; supported environmental regulation and compliance consulting,

environmental impact evaluation, ASME BPVC, engineering, and document

control processes. Implemented customer contract requirements and

coordinated internal/external resources to execute primary Project Engineer

protocols: issue requisitions/PO's, approve Vendor drawings for

fabrication, deliver material to meet customer critical dates on time.

Trimble County APC project, budget $138 MM: As Piping Project Engineer:

resolved customer drawing comments, check contract specification, resolve

maintenance issues, created AutoCad drawings, coordinate internal

engineering reviews, direct Vendor activities, and deliver fabrications to

Customer. Resolved customer drawing comments and directed Vendor activities

to finalize drawings for piping and interfaces with ductwork, structural

steel, and flue gas desulferization process equipment. Determined lift

plans, rigging methods, and contractors for field installations. Managed

piping/valve Vendor progress for 40 APC piping design systems and 15

Vendors: conduct weekly status review meetings with Vendors, update Action

List, conduct weekly progress review meetings with Customer, create

Primavera schedule exception reports and notify Project Manager, Buyer, and

Design Engineer concerning procurement, design, and/or delivery problems,

contact Vendor to expedite procurement activities. Coordinated responses to

Customer concerning piping/valve tagging and Vendor worksheets eliminating

design errors, commodity databases, isometrics, and P&IDs. Developed Master

Siemens Drawing List for overall project and managed 10,000 Customer and

Vendor documents. Prime coordinator for resolving O&M Manuals; Customer's

unapproved document status; external eTransmittals to Customer and Vendor;

reducing exceptions to < 100 documents (1%) within 2 years using Excel, MS

Access database. Provided technical responses to Customer requests for

information (RFI) and change requests to resolve site construction issues.

Assigned to Siemens Industry Large Drives manufacturing plant 2/15/2010 as

Project Engineer for Qatar Liquified Natural Gas (LNG; Trains 4, 5, 6, 7;

budget $233 MM). Led daily site calls, coordinated site team activities,

and prepared minutes of meeting. Prepared Management of Change (MOC,

engineering design changes), ordered materials, and software modifications

for outage work. Managed site, quality (250 8D reports), and engineering

resources for refurbishment activities: 7.2 kV switchgear, power cell, DI

cooling system modifications, transformer, and conducted QA inspections.

Promoted to Project Manager, Siemens Industry Large Drives 4/18/2011.

Assigned to Quality First projects for Project Management Module for LNG

Qatar water cooled large drives. Assigned to air and water cooled variable

frequency drive projects (14) ranging in size from $0.5 MM to $2.5 MM. Led

team, prepared risk and cost analysis, created MS Project Schedules, Gantt,

PERT, SAP budget and procurement, change orders; conducted Factory

Acceptance Tests for Large Drives; coordinated engineering and logistics

for large drive procurement, manufacturing, testing, delivery, and field

service hand-off to resolve Customer issues. Launched new product (part

numbers) in SAP utilizing 5 stage development process.

MILTON G. MANOS

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer Hayes Lemmerz

2004 to 1/2008

Promoted from Senior Manufacturing Engineer to Senior Reliability Engineer

6/1/2007. Per MBB directive, managed new TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)

program with workshop for Military Hummer Hoop Line, improving machinery

reliability, uptime, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Implemented

TPM processes to military 20x10 line, truck rim lines and EDP paint line.

Developed predictive maintenance for machinery hydraulics of the entire

facility. Implemented preventative maintenance for rim lines and facility

HVAC equipment. Led associated Safety Process Risk Assessment teams and

implemented electrical solutions and access platforms to eliminate OSHA

violations; served on safety steering committee. Supervised contractor for

HVAC maintenance and new chiller fan improvements. Executed & managed

process improvement projects for paint finishing lines and steel wheel

welding & press assembly.

Improved factory processes, directed operations, and supervised maintenance

and production work for truck wheel cell, military stud press, and powder

coat painting line. Modified demount/adaptor cell to one piece flow,

improving takt time, relocated machinery, and improved welder capability.

Conducted design of experiments and SPC studies,

designed/fabricated/installed new machinery dies, eliminated rim curl

variation, identified/installed maintenance improvements, conducted wheel

run-out studies, established welding control settings and implemented

countermeasures, improving process capability by 50%, reducing labor costs

by eliminating the need for 100% product quality checks for truck wheel

cell, saving $150,000 annually. As powder coat team leader, installed

electrical and mechanical grounding systems, fan cooling, paint gauging

controls, R&R attribute study, calculated value stream, and implemented

LEAN process improvements, 5S, increasing first pass yield wheels from 92%

to 100%, saving $250,000 annually. Implemented safety improvements,

installed machine guarding, electric eyes, CNC program, and machinery

rebuilds for military wheel trimmer.

Project Manager

Johnson Controls

2003 to 2004

Directed application engineers, software engineers, contractors for design,

installation and commissioning of HVAC control projects for Washington DC

federal buildings, including GSA/National Oceanic Atmospheric Agency

(NOAA), U.S.D.A., Department of Interior, and Walter Reed Army Medical

Center. Prepared cost estimates, change orders, project schedule, risk log,

customer billings, budget analysis, and managed cash flow. Managed four

man crew for start-up work of cooling towers, steam boiler, hot water

heating systems, VAV boxes, and fan coil units for Dept. of Interior.

Programmed unitary controllers, prepared Visio interlock wiring diagrams,

and ordered control hardware for Crystal City Apartments. Integrated

emergency generator power system with BACnet HVAC control system for NOAA

building construction. Reviewed designs for NEC compliance. Achieved 20%

profit margin on projects.

Mechanical Engineer GE Power Systems -

Energy Services 2000 to 2002

Project manager for GE new product initiative: automatic coal damper (U.S.

Patent 6,799,525). Researched existing patents and wrote patent for new GE

product. Prepared AutoCAD 3D design drawings, electro-magnetic power

cylinder, combustion, air flow, and machine component stress calculations,

specified ceramics, built and tested prototypes, and completed six sigma

analysis for best product based upon customer CTQ survey. Completed

nondisclosure & property rights agreement with Air Monitor real-time coal

flow measure and developed GE Fanuc/Air Monitor integrated control system.

Wrote software/hardware specs and completed controls factory acceptance

test. Completed cost proposals, schedules, customer value calculator,

competitive analysis, multi-generation product plan, marketing plan, and

technical sales overview. Solicited U.S. Dept. of Energy, State of Ohio,

and utility customers for product demonstrations.

Developed new design procedure for six sigma root cause FMEA analysis of

boost air hose failure. Prepared boiler cost analysis, ductwork pressure

lost calculations, ASME BPVC checks, Minitab DFSS, and requisitions for

over fire air ductwork, boost air piping, and expansion joints for boiler

reburn air emissions control projects. Developed boiler PLC control logic

and ceramic coating & metallurgical material specs for high temperature

coal muzzle component. Conducted combustion start-ups, Q/A inspections of

ductwork, and safety inspections of access platforms. Prepared

technical/cost review analysis for reburn/low NOx burner proposals.

Conducted petroleum coke customer survey of fifteen U.S. coal-fired plants.

Developed scope, spec/reviewed bids, and design for DOE Gas Reformer and

biogas reburn projects. Developed nondisclosure & property rights agreement

with Lehigh University.

Division Engineer

Collins & Aikman

1997 to 2000

Managed process improvement projects, product launches, and maintenance

work. Completed design, construction, city permitting, and start-up for

office expansion and HVAC. Designed/installed vinyl embossing machinery,

power cylinders, hydraulic piping, gauging equipment, cure press molding

tooling, and rubber calendar line projects. Vinyl embossing projects

resulted in $250,000 annual cost savings and expediting General Motors year

2000 delivery.

Developed product cost, analyzed workflow and calculated labor time

studies. Improved management resource planning, kanban techniques,

preventative maintenance schedules, and cellular manufacturing for QS9000

certification. Conducted design of experiment, process trials, and

statistical analysis to improve extrusion, mold release agent, rubber dip

supply system, and automotive floor mat quality, saving $200,000 annually.

Installed and started-up electric infrared oven, automated temperature

controls, carpet web guidance, injection molding, vinyl gauging, and

machinery PLC's. Started-up punch press and carpet cutting machinery,

prepared drawings, developed product launch cost analysis, APQP, PPAP,

using Windows 98 (3D AutoCAD 14, MathCAD, SQC Pack, MS Office/Project).

Reviewed designs for O.S.H.A, N.F.P.A., B.O.C.A. code compliance. Obtained

building permits, installed utilities, and LAN network. Completed design,

construction, and start-up for office expansion, including Trane roof top

cooling units and conducted HVAC maintenance program.

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Senior Engineer East Ohio

Machinery 1996 to

1997

Supervised engineers/designers, managed projects, and prepared technical

service proposals for industrial customers. Lead engineer for U.S, Steel

temper mill/galvanized strip revamp project, provided on-site constructions

supervisions, designed planted layout, heavy machine foundations, steel

towers, furnace structures, mechanical process equipment, hydraulic piping,

gauging, and motor drives (3D AutoCAD, STAAD, F.E.A., MathCAD, MS

Office/Project). Projects: Timken bearing indexing conveyor, Owens Corning

fiberglass melter, Walt Disney boat ride hydraulics, steel frame weldments,

roof top HVAC, waste water treatment systems. Designed truck axle hydraulic

drilling and spot welding station for Rockwell International. Analyzed weak

link stress components of steel mill drive train.

Project Engineer

First Energy 1982 to 1995

Promoted to Project Engineer 5/1987. Served as Project Manager and liaison

between internal project groups (engineering, purchasing, divisions,

plants, accounting, and legal) and companies such as Babcock & Wilcox,

Honeywell, and Asea Brown Boveri. Developed, negotiated, and administered

contracts, evaluated bids, supervised engineering design work, and

expedited purchasing, contractor, and vendor activities. Prepared drawings

schedules, cost estimates, and bid documents. Projects undertaken include

Data Acquisition System Replacement, Continuous Emission Monitors, Air

Pollution Control projects (Gas Reburn, SNOX, and Scrubber). Prepared and

negotiated U.S. Dept. of Energy procurement and scope of work contracts.

Started up equipment, reconciled project budget, and resolved contractor

cost claim issues. Conducted boiler and generation unit performance

testing. Prepared contractor bid packages and managed boiler & turbine

outage construction work. Diagnosed and corrected booster fan problems.

Installed gas and water meter utilities, substations, power supplies, and

high voltage transformers.

Prepared specification, schedule, and cash flow for Data Acquisition System

Replacement, improving plant productivity and reducing manpower by 20%.

Expanding plant office and HVAC system for computer clean room

installation. U.S. Steel coke supply project resulted in increasing cash

flow $250,000 per month and maintained U.S. Steel as the largest metered

customer in the First Energy System. Installed automated truck weigh scale.

Served as Construction Manager, supervised contractor, coordinated

engineering/procurement activities, and erected Absorber building for

Scrubber Project, completing work on schedule and under budget. Coordinated

field start-up activities and resolved contractor punch-list issues.

Conducted boiler tube welding inspections.

Promoted from Plant Engineer B to Plant Engineer A within three years.

Served Operation and Maintenance Departments for coal-fired power plants

throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania to prepare cost estimates and drawings for

structural/mechanical additions, waste water treatment, environmental, and

Improve Settling Basin/Lamella Thickener projects, streamlining operations

and reducing maintenance costs. Wrote associated O & M procedures.

EDUCATION

Ashland University - M.B.A., 2003, 3.7, Marketing & Finance Major

University of Akron - M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1989, 3.6, Machinery &

Vibration Major; Thesis: Extreme Operating

Conditions of a Nuclear Power Plant

Feedwater Pump as Induced by Component Excitations

-- B.S. Civil & Mechanical Engineering,

1982, 3.0, Structural & Hydraulics Major

Product Line Training - Siemens Energy Environmental Systems: DESP, WESP,

PJFF 6/2008, WFGD 6/2009

Machine Safety Guarding - Rockford Systems, 4/2007, Robot Operations -

Fanuc Robotics 12/2007

Electro-deposition Paint (EDP) Knowledge - PPG 10/2007, Powder Coat

Painting - PPG 10/2004

Management By Fact, Supervisory Skills, Hydraulics - Hayes-Lemmerz

Operational Excellence, 8/2004, 9/2006, 11/2006

GE Power Systems University - Green Belt Quality Certification, Design for

Six Sigma 3/2002

Allen Bradley Programmable Controller School - Certification, 4/1998,

AutoCad Drawing - 2/1986, 15 years experience

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers -

ASHRAE Member, 2002-2004

Professional Engineer - State of Ohio, 9/1986, 50560

Project Manager Professional - Project Management Institute, 7/2011,

2038291

CONSULTING

Senior Mechanical Engineer Fives Bronx

2/2013 to 7/2013

Developed machinery process cycle times to meet Customer API contract spec

for oil pipe production demand. Completed component design, drawings, and

calculations for international oil piping factory machinery projects,

including hydraulic intensifier, leak tester, pipe sealing systems, dual

head hydro-tester, safety hood, operator's pulpit, trolley crane, reject

paint marking, and quality control. Lead engineer for hydraulic, pneumatic,

control systems & schematics, structural steel, concrete foundations, and

heavy steel weldments using AutoCad, 3D Inventor 2014 and documentation of

applicable ACI, AWS, AISC standards for civil, structural, and piping

design.

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