Engineer Design

SUMMARY

An aggressive and results driven management professional with extensive

engineered-to-order product design and delivery experience. A proven

leader, communicator, and problem solver possessing over seventeen years of

experience as a licensed civil/structural engineer and an innovative

manager of design and project management teams. Daily focus is on

successfully integrating the technical aspects of engineering into an

overall business model for sustainable growth, client satisfaction, and

profitability.

QUALIFICATIONS & SPECIALTIES

Civil/Structural Design Code Compliance LEED Design

Licensed Engineer

Turnkey Solutions Product Development Project Management

Client Focused

Performance Metrics P&L Responsibility

Team Builder Execution Culture

Software Implementation Continuous Improvement ISO 9001 QMS

Safety Excellence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering Manager, Lectrus Corporation, Houston, TX

(07/2011 - 02/2014)

Principal Structural Engineer, Sartartia Fabrication, Sugar Land, TX

(10/2009 - 07/2011)

Vice-President of Engineering, Porta-Kamp International, Houston, TX

(11/2008 - 09/2009)

Manager of Engineering Operations, NCI Building Systems, Houston, TX

(02/2007 - 10/2008)

Chief Design Engineer, Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Houston, TX

(06/2004 - 02/2007)

Design Engineer II, American Buildings Company, Eufaula, AL

(04/1998 - 05/2004)

Design Engineer, American Steel Building Company, Houston, TX

(08/1996 - 03/1998)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Alabama PE License - License Number 27451

ASCE Member

Louisiana PE License - License Number 36097

NSPE Member

New Mexico PE License - License Number 20448 SEI

Member

Texas PE License - License Number 103156

AISC Member

NCEES Record - Record Number 35295

APA Member

LEED Green Associate

Eagle Scout

DOL Card - OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Course

Sandler Management Training

High Performance Leadership Training

SOFTWARE SKILLS

MS Office (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint) STAAD, RISA-3D, GT-

STRUDL, MathCAD

Oracle ERP, Macola ERP, Epicor ERP AutoCAD, Revit,

SolidWorks, MBS, CFS

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, August 1996, Louisiana Tech

University in Ruston, LA

GPA 3.24 / 4.00 Overall

Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering Honor Society

Pi Mu Epsilon - Mathematics Honor Society

President's List

Dean's List

ADDENDUM I

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

07/2011 - 02/2014 Lectrus Corporation

Houston, TX

Engineering Manager

. Recruit, develop, and lead the project management and multi-disciplinary

engineering teams after 70% turnover in 2011 due to direct competitor

raiding and low morale.

. Design and implement performance metrics to track on-time delivery, bills-

of-material accuracy, drawing quality, and labor absorption. 15%

improvement in accuracy and 12% improvement in labor absorption.

. Develop and institute project dashboards to track project cost, schedule,

quality, and profitability. 6% job level margin improvement and 21%

improvement in on-time delivery.

. Lead, motivate, and drive Houston team to design and fabricate new

products in the international, solar, and data center markets.

. Stabilize department and operations team during major overhaul of

corporate leadership and plant VP/GM positions by the private equity

investors.

. Successfully prepare and lead engineering and project management teams

during ISO 9001 compliance audits and supplier qualification audits.

. Management of 21 direct reports at peak

. Awarded the position after a management skills and leadership assessment

by Psychological Associates of St. Louis, MO.

. Accepted a severance package after reorganization of engineering to

Lectrus' Tea, SD facility.

Lead and direct the activities and performance of the project management

and multi-disciplinary engineering teams for Lectrus Corporation's Houston

operation. Full responsibility for the structural design, electrical

integration, and project management of complex, engineered-to-order

electrical equipment enclosures, data centers, operator centers, control

centers, and blast resistant enclosures. Accountable to senior management

for project level P&L and the mitigation of margin erosion through risk

assessment; project gating; change order execution; real-time scheduling,

and value engineering. Coordinate and oversee the extensive customer

interface during FEED, fabrication, certification, and installation to

ensure compliance with all project specifications. Develop and evaluate

department processes in order to maintain ISO 9001 certification and

desired supplier quality management systems.

10/2009 - 07/2011 Sartartia

Fabrication Sugar Land, TX

Principal Structural Engineer

. Accepted the position after a layoff from previous employer with a short-

term goal to add strategic planning, process development, and technical

improvements to a start-up.

. Expanded Laser Shot's shooting range product line by designing and

fabricating a modular, small arms indoor range which has directly

increased fiscal 2011 sales by $5 million.

. Principal and sole structural engineer for Laser Shot's and Sartartia

Fabrication's design and development of next generation weapons training

systems.

. Left the company after being recruited to an engineering manager position

with a company listed on Inc. Magazine's 5000 fastest growing companies

in America.

Lead the design team for a fast growing manufacturer/fabricator of

specialized modular shooting ranges, modular shoot houses, and mobile

ranges for the military and law enforcement. Develop and PE stamp design

packages that comply with federal and DOD standards for design,

construction, and facilities performance. Manage all aspects of

multiple bid, design and construction projects ensuring on-time and under

budget project completion. Investigate problems and coordinate solution

alternatives during FEED, fabrication, construction and commissioning.

Current and completed projects include:

1.) US Marine Corps MOUT Live Fire Facilities

2.) Modular Indoor Small Arms Range for US Navy CENSECFOR Chesapeake

Bay, VA

3.) Modular Small Arms Range for US Border Patrol Station, Lordsburg,

NM

11/2008 - 9/2009 Porta-Kamp International

Houston, TX

Vice-President of Engineering

. Key part of the new senior management team recruited to turnaround a $25

million global manufacturing company

. Managed 150 people at a 260,000 square foot facility and a joint venture

operation in Algeria

. Successfully maintained operational discipline to support debt reduction

strategy. Overall debt liability reduced 30% over a ten month period

under challenging economic and market conditions.

. Implemented industry leading BIM software solution to reduce drawing and

bills-of-material errors and omissions by 20%.

. Positioned Porta-Kamp as the industry leader in the design, production

and performance of modular arctic buildings by completing two $3 million

camps for the North Slope in Alaska.

. Lowered production costs and increased throughput by standardizing core

product lines.

. Left the company after economic conditions during the 2009 recessionary

period forced the sale of the company assets to a special situations

investment group.

Direct project managers, engineers and designers in the development,

intelligent design, human engineering and production of industrialized

modular buildings for remote oil field, pipeline, mining and construction

sites around the world. Engineer structures to perform reliably and

efficiently in extreme climates from arctic conditions on the North Slope

to tropical conditions in South America to desert conditions in North

Africa and the Middle East. Provide design expertise for services to

support camp operations, including site environmental plans, water and

sewage treatment systems, storage tanks, refrigeration equipment,

generators, mobile trailers, and crane and helicopter rigging and lifting.

Full responsibility for P&L and accountable to the Board of Directors for

value creation, organic growth, intellectual property and accretive

acquisitions.

02/2007 - 10/2008 NCI Building Systems

Houston, TX

Manager of Engineering Operations

. Successfully merged low and mid complexity design groups into one

cohesive design group. Merger facilitated increased productivity and

engineering quality by sharper resource allocation and technical skill

development

. Seamlessly implemented new design software package obtained through the

Robertson-Ceco Corporation acquisition. Efficiencies gained from the

state-of-the-art design platform continue to drive corporate wide

increases in productivity and the quality of engineering deliverables.

. Implemented and tracked monthly, quarterly and yearly on-time performance

and job cost metrics for all design projects. The results oriented

outcome is a heightened awareness of accountability, profitability, and a

sharper focus on prioritizing and completing the task at hand.

. Management of 7 direct reports and 5 contractors

. Left the company after being recruited to a senior management position

Lead the internal design staff and remote contract engineers for one of

North America's largest integrated manufacturers of metal products for the

non-residential building industry. Manage all aspects of quality, cost, and

timeliness of engineering output by the creation of operations processes;

monitoring of performance metrics; on-

going skill development and mentoring. Responsible for the final review and

PE stamp of building permit drawings, fabrication drawings, and structural

design calculations.

06/2004 - 02/2007 Whirlwind Steel Buildings

Houston, TX

Chief Design Engineer

. Seamlessly tested and implemented a new estimating, design, CAD and

detailing software package with minimum loss of production time.

. Successfully prepared and directed the completion of two annual AISC-MB

comprehensive audits of engineering and manufacturing. The AISC-MB

certification is directly responsible for increased market share and

sales volume.

. Assisted with the streamlining of the production job-flow process and the

training and development of subcontract engineers and offshore

outsourcing which allowed for a 33% reduction of the in-house design

staff and a 6% reduction of the engineering cost to 10% of sales.

. Management of 5 direct reports and 6 contractors

. Promoted from Design Engineer to Chief Design Engineer

. Left the company after accepting an engineering manager position with the

industry leader in metal building systems

Direct design staff and remote contract engineers for a diversified

manufacturer of metal building systems and metal building components.

Coordinate with the sales team, estimating group, supply chain, and five

regional manufacturing plants throughout all phases of scheduling, design,

fabrication, and erection. Responsible for the final review and PE stamp of

building permit drawings, fabrication drawings and structural design

calculations. Maintain and update engineering policies and procedures,

design manuals, quality manuals and weld manuals in order to achieve AISC-

MB certification.

04/1998 - 05/2004 American Buildings Company

Eufaula, AL

Design Engineer II

. Promoted from Design Engineer I to Design Engineer II

. Fast-Track Group assistant squad leader

. I left the company after six years to return to Houston, Texas along with

the potential to advance into a chief design engineer position.

Responsible for the design and structural analysis of new and existing low

rise, non-residential metal building systems. Review building permit

drawings, fabrication drawings, and structural calculations to ensure

conformance with building codes and project specifications. Interface with

clients, architects, plan checkers, general contractors, steel erectors and

all levels of management.

08/1996 - 03/1998 American Steel Building Company

Houston, TX

Design Engineer

Responsible for the design and structural analysis of low rise, non-

residential metal building systems. Review building permit drawings,

fabrication drawings, and structural calculations to ensure conformance

with building codes and project specifications. Interface with clients,

architects, plan checkers, general contractors, steel erectors and all

levels of management.

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