Project Manager Engineer

Rowena Jeffries Burke

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Knoxville, TN 37934

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EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1984

M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology - University of Tennessee,

Chattanooga 1987

M.B.A. - Management & Finance - Albany State College, Albany, Georgia 1990

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MECHANICAL FIELD ENGINEER (HYDRO) 2012-present

Bechtel Corporation, Spring City, Tennessee

TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 (WBNU2) - As a test director,

planned and managed ASME III/ANSI B31.1 test packages and work orders

associated with the hydrostatic and pneumatic testing of installed piping,

process equipment, components, instrumentation and instrument panel tubing.

Performed calculations, drawings and all paperwork required for testing

and qualification of nuclear piping performance tests. Acceptance for

quality was over 97% for 7 safety-related systems completed in one year

with the last two systems completed in a compact schedule under extreme

pressure. Currently the project is at 24.7 million man-hours without a

lost time accident. Provided guidance and mentoring to junior level

engineers with regard to process engineering and engineering fundamentals.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER 2012

InSpec, Inc., Portland, Oregon (Through AeroTek Staffing)

Under contract to Daikin America, Decatur, AL, provided engineering

specifications for equipment and instrumentation for an $85 million

project. Specified and ordered major equipment, all instrumentation (over

2000 items) and managed vendor interface prior to installation of equipment

for operation. Managed and reviewed P&IDs and construction of over 17,428

linear feet of piping and tubing in a newly constructed PTFE building.

Performed lead engineering duties in the PTFE building construction while

managing equipment delivery and assurance that each piece of equipment

conformed to contract and technical specifications.

RESIDENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER 2003-2009

Inter-Consult, Inc., Knoxville, TN

Worked under contract to Anheuser Busch, Baldwinsville NY as Owner's

representative in the design, procurement, completion and start-up of

upgraded and newly installed plant systems. Duties included estimating,

budgeting, accounting, design, equipment procurement and construction/start-

up of major capital packaging, brewing, buildings and grounds, process

utilities, sewers, warehouse, and waste water projects. Managed both field

and design engineers, as well as, pipefitters, electricians, millwrights,

general contractors and programmers. Performed process close-out of all

piping systems on major capital improvement projects. Managed all on-site

Inter-Consult, Inc. personnel including engineers and senior CAD designers

in the areas of appraisals, accounting and payroll. Certified in OSHA 10-

hour and scaffold erection training certificates, as well as, Hazardous

Chemical Transfer and Storage Training.

PACKAGING DEPARTMENT MANAGER 2001-2003

Technical Associates, Atlanta, GA

As the department manager, provided engineering services for packaging

lines at The Coca-Cola Company beverage and juice manufacturer facilities

across North America. Developed line design changes incorporating robots

into assembly lines to replace operators. Managed equipment procurement

and construction/start-up of all department projects, multiple project

implementations, personnel related activities and budget management from

estimating thru invoicing. Authored comprehensive packaging equipment

standards and specifications. Managed design engineers in the completion

of numerous projects simultaneously. Clients included Coca-Cola, Clorox,

Minute Maid and M & M Mars.

sENIOR Project manager Technical Associates, Atlanta, GA 2000 - 2001

Managed packaging and process related projects. Developed four major

projects consisting of packaging lines at various plant locations. Also

managed the development of a 75-gallon beverage container filling line and

a centralized box forming of corrugated cartons for Coca-Cola. Other

projects included feasibility studies, engineering design, project costing,

and capital project request preparation for new beverage product,

pasteurization of citrus based product, agitation in numerous holding tanks

and warehouse racking and storage project. A city water main project

provided all incoming water for a major beverage facility from the city

water supply. This project included permitting and coordinating project

details with The City of Atlanta Water Department.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC., Baldwinsville, NY 1997 - 2000

Senior Project Manager of 50-plus projects in the areas of waste-water

treatment, packaging, brewing, warehouse & utilities. Performed

estimating, budgeting, accounting, design and construction functions.

Governmental regulations for waste treatment projects required coordination

with the New York State DEC. Packaging projects included conveying,

ergonomics, warehousing and efficiency improvements. Brewing and process

projects included modifications of major vessels, piping & vessel

sanitation, railcar unloading & track improvements. Waste water treatment

experience included upgrades of major pieces of equipment, piping and valve

replacements while plant operations remained fully functional.

LOCKWOOD GREENE ENGINEERS, Atlanta, GA 1994 - 1997

Start-up Engineer assigned to Anheuser-Busch Williamsburg, Virginia brewing

modernization project; a $200+ million project to update and expand

capacities. Managed construction coordination and support, including

process equipment check-out & debug, computer training of brewing

personnel, direction and monitoring of processes, with technical assistance

to brewing, maintenance & operations departments on a daily basis.

Plant Project Engineer assigned to Anheuser-Busch Cartersville, Georgia

Engineering & Maintenance Department. Designed numerous cost savings,

ergonomic and operational enhancements for the packaging and maintenance

departments. Managed plant and corporate generated projects including

engineering studies, design & modification, as well as, accounting and

funding requests from project inception to completion.

Lead Project Engineer for the Anheuser-Busch Williamsburg, Virginia and

Jacksonville, Florida, Packaging Modernization Projects. Responsibilities

included project and technical leadership of two $65-million projects,

coordination of inter-discipline group activities and liaison to Anheuser-

Busch for progress updates. Provided technical guidance, equipment

selection & details with design parameters to multiple disciplines while

monitoring the operational effectiveness of the design.

Project Engineer to Campbell Taggart, bakery division of Anheuser-Busch,

for Refrigeration Enhancement Projects in Southeastern Region Facilities.

Responsibilities included project design, cost estimating and unique

refrigeration systems for each project facility.

Project Engineer to General Mills Covington, Georgia cereal plant to

provide engineering studies and designs to modify existing surge storage

and packaging bins and line layouts.

MILLER BREWING COMPANY, Albany, Georgia 1986-1994

Interim Resident Engineer leading a department of ten while successfully

managing a capital projects budget of $5,800,000+. Coordinated Buildings &

Grounds, Project Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Drafting Services

efforts while concurrently providing project engineering and management.

Presented details of projects for funding at annual budget meeting to

Miller Brewing Company Vice Presidents and board members.

Senior Mechanical Engineer completing over 200 projects in the areas of

packaging, distribution, waste water, brewing, utilities and safety.

Prepared annual capital budget of $5,500,000 for the Albany Plant while

providing $12,750,000 in cost savings / staffing reductions. Plant project

leader of new product innovation which received the DuPont Package of the

Year Award in 1992.

DURACELL U.S.A., Cleveland, Tennessee 1984 - 1986

Mechanical Engineer with projects completed in the packaging and

distribution of alkaline batteries. Projects included process filling,

palletizing, sub-assemblies and warehousing.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, Tennessee 1982 - 1984

Research Assistant working in conjunction with the Department of Energy in

Oak Ridge, TN.

TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Certified 10-hour OSHA and Certified in Scaffold Erection and Management

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint),

Microsoft Project, SAP, Maximo and other associated computer programs.

Basic working knowledge of Allen Bradley programming. Training includes

various technical and management courses from AMA, PMMI, ISA and numerous

consultants involving Total Quality Management, Statistical Process

Control, Electrical and PLC training, Packaging Line Layout, Equipment

Selection Specifications, Measurement & Controls, Managing Personnel

Diversity, Leadership & Facilitation Skills, Project Management and Six

Sigma Black Belt. Fluent in conversational Spanish - Currently learning

Italian

Over thirty-two years of project management, 900+ projects completed; new

product innovations and prototyping experience for major corporations with

high-speed packaging and process lines which have zero tolerance for

downtime. Waste water treatment experience includes major equipment

replacements while plant operations remained fully functional.

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