Matthew Federico

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WORK Alstom Power/APComPower, Inc.

HISTORY Senior Field Service Engineer; Project management

Westinghouse Electric Company

Principal Engineer

Kennametal, Inc.

Senior Manufacturing/Project Engineer

Metal Dynamics Corporation

Manufacturing Engineer

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

University of Tulsa

Division 1A Football Scholarship

Structural Design Certificate

Rochester Institute of Technology

EIT/FE Certification

Fundamentals in Engineering Exam

Masters of Science in Athletic Administration

Ohio University

WORK

EXPERIENCE

7/10 – 10/13 Alstom Power-APComPower, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)

9/99 – 4/05 (formerly ABB Combustion Engineering)

Senior Field Service Engineer/Technical Service

• Primary field contact for technical assistance with construction and maintenance issues,

drawing interpretation, welding detail, process improvements, layout and start-up.

• Interacted with customers at numerous power plants providing leadership for machinery

overhaul, parts replacement, technical assistance, and inspection services.

• Responsible for non-conformance identification and resolution.

• Work closely with local metal fabricators on upgrade design and replacement parts.

• Served as primary field engineer for Economizer Outlet Duct modifications for SCR

installation

Project Management - Maintenance Division

• Responsible for leading forced outage projects in maintenance and repair of existing

coal fired power plants. Major areas include boilers, ductwork, structural steel, piping

• Accountable for maintaining on-time schedule and budgets, directing workforce

daily activities, collaborating with quality/document control, and customer interface.

• Responsible for managing sub-contractors, including solicitation and evaluation of

bids; main contact for sub-contractors during on-site operations and construction.

• Perform cost planning, estimating, tracking, and performance reporting activities.

• Conducted safety meetings during forced outages.

5/09 – 7/10 Westinghouse Electric Company (Madison, PA – Waltz Mill Plant)

Principal Engineer – Nuclear Services Division

• Performed engineering design upgrades for Nuclear Fuel Cleaning equipment.

• Created, reviewed, and modified technical procedures.

• Provided field service and maintenance operations at customer Nuclear Power Plants.

5/05 – 2/09 Kennametal, Inc. (Latrobe, PA – World Headquarters)

Senior Project Engineer – Metallurgical Division

• Provided engineering leadership for maintenance operations, plant upgrades,

equipment modifications, process improvements, and growth and development.

• Developed, managed, and implemented the Division Capital plan; $4M annually.

• Generated and presented authorization reports for equipment capital investments.

• Project manager for key engineering projects; maintained on-time schedules,

resolved engineering issues, maintained budget, and performed start-up as needed.

• Evaluated and awarded contractor bids, along with expanding contractor base.

• Worked closely with Corporate Purchasing with contract negotiations.

• On track toward Green Belt Certification in Value Stream Mapping.

6/94 – 7/99 Metal Dynamics Corporation (Tulsa, OK)

Manufacturing Engineer/Production Line Supervisor

• In charge of maintaining daily production for 4 different production process lines.

• Chairman of the Pattern Review Committee: accountable for defect

identification/analysis and corrective action process.

• Decreased non-conformances from 25% to 10% sustained over 3 year period by

implementing root cause analysis program.

• Assisted with developing the Quality Assurance program recognizing the company

as the first United States Foundry to be NQS-9000 certified (ISO-9000 equivalent).

• Developed and implemented Storm Water Abatement project regulated by the State

DEP.

CAREER

ADVANCEMENT: Alstom: Accredited Safety Certification from National Examination Board in

Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)

Alstom: Power Plant simulator training – Feb 2013

Kennametal: Practical Process Engineering Course – Oct 2008

Kennametal: Finance for Non-Financial Professionals Course – Aug 2008

Kennametal: Project Management Training – July 2007

Kennametal: Leadership Development Conference – Oct 2006

Kennametal: Lean Seminar - Equipment Reliability/TPM Conference – May 2006

Kennametal: Metal Cutting Application Engineering Course – Nov 2005

Alstom: OSHA 30 hours Safety Training – 2001

SPECIAL SKILLS Proficient - Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint

(Software) Proficient - AutoCAD Lt 2011

Working Knowledge - AutoDesk Inventor 2009 - 3D Modeling

Working Knowledge - SAP Business Management

CODE EXPERIENCE ASME International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I, III & VIII

ASME B31.1 Pressure Piping

AISC Standard Practice for Steel Construction

AWS D1.1 Standards for Welding

IBC/UBC International Building Code

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

10CFR50 App. B Quality Utilization of Nuclear Facilities

10CFR21 Reporting of Noncompliance within the Nuclear Industry

REFERENCES: Available upon request

KEY ENGINEERING

PROJECTS: Available upon request

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