Engineer Maintenance

Kevin O'Brien Tyus

**** ******** ***** ***** . **********, AL 35243

******@*********.*** . 205-***-**** (h) . 205-***-**** (c)

Maintenance Management

Team Leadership . Project Management . Problem Solver

Results driven with wide-ranging experience planning and leading

maintenance departments in medium to large manufacturing environments.

Track record evaluating and implementing continuous improvements to

minimize waste and reduce costs while improving equipment efficiency.

Encouraged proactive participation of employees to help drive continuous

improvement, safety, and maintenance programs. Excellent communicator;

detail oriented; success building teams focused on production goals,

safety, and throughput. Strengths include:

. Lean Manufacturing . Cost reduction . Failure Analysis

. Procedure Development . Outage Planning . Predictive

Maintenance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Amsted Rail, Bessemer, AL 10/11-02/14

Reliability/Maintenance Engineer

Worked with OEM and Corporate Engineering to ensure the maintainability of

new capital projects and modified installations; Developed, monitored and

refined the preventive (PM)/predictive (PdM) maintenance process for a

medium size foundry; Designed lubrication program for foundry equipment;

Managed predictive programs such as; vibration, thermography, non-

destructive testing, and interpretation of results; Identified and

corrected repetitive and costly equipment problems through the Analysis of

Equipment History and Root Cause Analysis

Selected Contributions:

Created lubrication routes for electric arc furnace, overhead cranes,

molding equipment, inspection equipment and heat treat equipment

Failure analysis of insulation material for electrode arms on electric

arc furnace led to an increase in meantime between failure of 12 months

versus 1 month

Nemak Alabama, Sylacauga, AL 12/10-10/11

Maintenance Planning Engineer

Real work experience in setting up a Computerized Maintenance Management

System (SAP) for PPM maintenance Plan & PM Strategies, PM work orders

Planning & scheduling for PPM in SAP to comply with corporate metrics/KPIs;

Worked as a Maintenance Planner /scheduler in preparing Routine

Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, General Turnaround Planning &

Scheduling, and Maintenance Budgeting. Built weekly schedule making the

most effective and efficient use of available resources.

Selected Contributions:

Installed soft water cooling system for cubing line to eliminate need for

separate chillers for high speed spindle equipment

Developed monthly, quarterly, semi-annual PM task lists for Die cast

machines and cubing lines

Commercial Metals Company, Birmingham, AL, 12/2008 - 11/2010

SE Regional Project Engineer / Maintenance Coordinator

Managed all large maintenance activities and coordinated special projects

for Southeast region recycling division. Developed PM program for four

scrap yards using the Mainsaver CMMS: Assets, Maintenance plans, and work

order task lists for all equipment. Coordinated concrete pier repair

project at 1000TN shear in Chattanooga, TN yard. Coordinated maintenance

overhauls on 1000TN shear in Birmingham, AL and Chattanooga, TN. Project

leader in Motornostix installation in Jacksonville, FL for 4000HP shredder.

Performed equipment/safety audits for Regional VP. Root Cause Failure

Analysis leader at regional level.

Selected Contributions:

Failure analysis of pipe failure on Chattanooga shear led to design

change and cost savings of

$80K/year.

Failure analysis of cooling system pumps on Birmingham shear hydraulic

unit lead to pump

rotor design change and cost savings of $5K/year.

Chemical Lime Company, Calera, AL, 12/2005 - 12/2008

Maintenance Manager

Directly managed maintenance staff consisting of planner, supervisor, eight

mechanics, four electricians, storeroom clerk. Built and maintained

maintenance budget of $4MM through condition based budgeting and equipment

condition analysis. Implemented the CMMS system (SAP) at our plant and

created the equipment hierarchy, maintenance plans and maintenance task

lists for two kiln lines and the auxiliary equipment. Developed a matrix of

maintenance KPIs to analyze the department's efficiency and equipment

downtime. Root Cause Failure Analysis leader at plant level.

Selected Contributions:

Failure analysis of dust collection system improved environmental

liability of plant and

resulted in product savings of $25K/year.

Failure analysis of lime producing process resulted in savings of $500K

in conveyor belts.

Rexam Beverage Can, Birmingham, AL, 8/2001 - 12/2005

Maintenance and Engineering Supervisor

Oversaw maintenance operations and managed twenty employees for beverage

end manufacturer. Implemented quality control procedures for product

changeovers. Wrote machine specific lockout/tagout procedures for all plant

equipment. Performed Plant Engineer duties for 6 months while Plant

Engineer assigned to corporate project. Member of Product development team

at plant level.

Selected Contributions:

Leader in (2) Six Sigma projects:

1st Project reduced costs by $15,500/year; 2nd project reduced costs

by $300,000/year.

SMED Champion at plant level; Decreased product changeover time by 13

minutes resulting

in increased production of 3% operational equipment efficiency.

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Flow Dynamics & Automation, Birmingham, AL, 11/1999-8/2001

Systems Engineer

Designed hydraulic and electrical systems for customers' applications.

Produced AutoCAD drawings for hydraulic power systems. Oversaw production

of hydraulic tanks and hydraulic repairs. Installed and set up motion

control systems for customers.

Selected Contribution:

Started pump repair shop and became Oilgear pump qualified rebuild

shop.

United States Steel, Fairfield, AL, 6/1994-11/1999

Maintenance and Engineering Supervisor

Implemented environmental improvements on 4 High rolling mill. Assisted

with installation of upgraded drive system on Leveler rolling mill. Wrote

machine specific energy control procedures for plant equipment. Coordinated

30 team members' daily job assignments.

Selected Contribution:

Maintained constant communication with production department to

identify maintenance

issues related to the equipment or product quality.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Masters of Business Administration

University of Alabama at Birmingham, December 1997

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Technology

University of Alabama, December 1992

Professional Development

Six Sigma (Green Belt) . (SMED) Single Minute Exchange of Dies

. RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis)

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