Project Manager Engineer

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PAUL IMERESE

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SUMMARY

Management level professional with over 20 years of hands-on experience in engineering

management, bill and route generation, process control, process improvement, capital installations,

and cost reduction initiatives. Background includes proficiency in several enterprise management

systems (Visual, Epicore, and EMS), advanced spreadsheet creation (Excel), CAD/print review,

product/process specification creation, production planning, work cell design, Lean/Six Sigma,

experimental design, simulation/operations research, MRP, and economic project justification.

Possesses practical experience in high temperature processing, pneumatic/hydraulic control,

chemical milling, electronic assembly, metal part fabrication and various crushing/sorting/material

transport processes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRECISION MANUFACTURING GROUP, BLASDELL, NY 12/08 – 9/12

Engineering Manager

Led a department of multi-disciplined engineers and technicians in the manufacture of chemically

etched and formed metal parts. Duties of the department included CAD design, review and

interpretation of customer prints. cost quoting for all potential projects, generation of bills and

routes, and new product/process development. Highlights include the successful upgrade of custom

RFQ software to provide usability by far less experienced technicians. Assisted in ISO-9001

compliance registration, and served as an integral part of annual strategic planning initiatives.

Directed recruiting efforts and key personnel hires to raise the service quality and capabilities of the

department to unprecedented levels. The position demanded a high degree of coordination and

synergy between sales and manufacturing groups and reported directly to the VP of Operations.

HABASIT BELTING LLC, BUFFALO, NY 4/04 - 10/08

Manufacturing Engineer

Served as primary costing system expert as related to the manufacture of industrial belting. Duties

included creation and management of Bills and Routes, SVP analysis (Standard Value Produced),

tracking and installation of capital projects, workstation design. Provided the primary analysis for

annual production plan and budget process. Member of the ISO-9001 Quality Team; headed up

scrap reduction initiatives, material variance analysis, and numerous equipment installations;

oversaw and audited monthly cycle count. Gained significant experience with reel to reel

processing, pneumatic process equipment, and textile manufacture.

CARBIDE/GRAPHITE GROUP, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 4/89 - 11/03

Manager of Product and Process Engineering, 10/97 - 11/03

Managed and directed a diverse trio of engineers involved in routine problem solving, cost

reduction, quality improvement, scrap reduction, capital installations, and process efficiency.

Additional administrative duties included performance evaluations, budget preparation, new

employee recruitment, preparation of departmental activity reports and budget requests. The

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department was heavily involved in product R&D. Also responsible for numerous special projects

such as Lean Manufacturing initiatives, Cost System Overhaul and Special Product Development.

Product and Process Engineer, 04/89 - 10/97

Responsible for process control and product improvement related to the manufacture of graphite

products in two separate product lines. Routine duties included specification formulation, time

study, methods improvement, firing schedule creation, scrap reduction, data analysis, experimental

product design, and supervision relief duties. Oversaw and developed several equipment

installations involving high temperature processing and measurement. Designed and beta tested

several pilot processes involving forced air cooling, hydraulic control and measurement, crushing

and milling of carbide products, and allocation of electric load demand.

NOTEWORTHY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:

• Tech consultant to Brown & Root (TX) in design/commission of China’s Kaifung Carbon Plant

(C/G)

• Served as assistant project manager for $25M Longitudinal Graphitizing expansion project

(C/G)

• Facilitator for NYSEG Load shedding programs which saved $50k annually (C/G)

• Developed & implemented Instructional Training program including training video production

(C/G)

• Used digital simulation to optimize scheduling & provide annual 30% increase in production

(C/G)

• Primary author of Manufacturing Specifications and Quality Standards (Habasit, C/G)

• Chosen as Manufacturing representative on enterprise management software

selection/implementation group (Habasit)

• Designed/supervised installation of pneumatic line change and buffer system for belting rolls

(Habasit)

• Created enhanced spreadsheet packages to reduce expertise needed for job quoting (PMG)

• Organized and directed functional R&D group (PMG)

• Developed and analyzed metrics to track departmental performance (PMG)

• Served as ISO-9001 Quality Team member, functional expert and auditor. Assisted in two 1st

time compliance registration efforts (C/G, PMG).

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Buffalo

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE), GPA 3.2 (awarded Jan, 1989)

Manufacturing systems emphasis

Research Grant Recipient: Implemented Expert System package to aid in process

planning/routing for PC board assemblies. Gained experience in electronic assembly methods and

work cells.The resulting MS thesis was awarded 3rd place at the 1989 IIE Integrated Systems Conf.,

Atlanta, GA

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State University of New York at Buffalo

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE), GPA 3.0 (awarded June, 1986)

Niagara County Community College, Sanborn NY

Associate of Applied Science (AAS), GPA 3.8 (awarded June, 1984)

Trott Vocational HS, Niagara Falls, NY

Vocational HS diploma in Electricity/Electronics (awarded June, 1975)

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