Engineer Manager, Maintenance Engineer, Facility Engineer, Project Mgr

Matthew L. Birzer PE

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Bonner Springs, Kansas 66012

913-***-**** (H) 913-***-**** (M) ********@***.*** (Email)

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• 20+ years experience in Plant, Facility, and Project Engineering management

• Accomplished at cost reduction in various utilities (electrical, natural gas, steam,

compressed air, water, HVAC)

• Skilled manager in development and operation of production and maintenance

departments

• Proven ability to interact effectively with professionals and non-professionals

• Experienced in ISO, Six Sigma (green belt), AIB, SAP requirements

• Adept at developing and managing plant CMMS

• Developed Computer Based Training Modules (Adobe Captivate)

• Oversaw Governmental Compliance requirements including OSHA, EPA, & DOT

• Managed Contractors on Projects, Maintenance, and Purchasing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Amcor Rigid Plastics,

Sr. Project Manager. Offices at my home 2012-Present

• Team Leader for Corporate Water Chemistry (27 plants)

• Managed Energy utilities

• Team Leader for Corporate Energy Team (27 plants)

• Manage industrial Projects at plants in North America (Pharmaceutical packaging,

HVAC, Clean Rooms, Food Safety Designs, Capital Budgeting)

Sr. Plant Engineer Lenexa, Ks, Ames, Ia, Joplin, Mo. 2003-2012

• Managed Engineering Projects

• Supervised Maintenance Department

• Managed Environmental and Regulatory Requirements

• Supervised Information Technology

• Team Leader for Corporate Water Chemistry (27 plants)

• Managed Energy utilities

• Team Leader for Corporate Energy Team (27 plants)

• Improved Performance of Injection and Blow Plastic Products

• Managed multiple infrastructure including chillers, boilers, compressors, cooling towers, blowers,

fans, pumps

ExxonMobil, Southwest Lubricants Division, Olathe, KS

Plant Engineer 1993-2003

• Managed Engineering Projects

• Supervised Maintenance Department

• Managed Environmental and Regulatory Requirements

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• Oversaw Emergency Response

• Directed Security Program

• Continuous Process Control Development

• Batch Process Control Development

Horizon Pneumatics, Lawrence, KS

Sales Engineer 1992 to 1993

• Designed Pneumatic Material Handling Systems

• Developed Sales Representatives

• Developed Customers Conceptual Ideas and Developed them into Functional Designs

• Prepared Sales Presentations

• Prepared product definitions, manufacturing drawings, specification, and tested equipment design

Mac Equipment Incorporated, Kansas City, MO

Sales Engineer 1991 to 1992

• Develop Regional Markets for Sales of Air Pollution Control and Pneumatic Conveying Systems

• Market Development Techniques including Telemarketing assistance, technical seminars, development of

technical literature, and industrial expos

• Training, monitoring, and assisting independent sales representatives

Protein Technologies International, Louisville, KY

Production Manager 1989 to 1991

• Responsible for achieving the quality, rate, yield, and variable cost standards specified for the production of soy

based organic polymer

• Execution and negotiation of plant’s union contract

• Management of safety and regulatory program

• Production and raw material scheduling

• Execution of various production trials on new products and equipment

Farmland Agricultural Chemical, Farmland Ind., St. Joseph, MO

Plant Engineer 1987 to 1989

• Responsible for Plant Process modifications

• Plant Energy Program

• Capital Budgeting

• Endeavors include designs for packaging equipment, slurry sandmill and Attritor grinding, fluid energy grinding,

distillation, ammonia and freon refrigeration, solid-liquid separation, HVAC, dust control, pneumatic conveying, and

fluid/fluid heat transfer

Plant Superintendent 1985 to 1987

• Administrator of three foremen and approximately 50 operators in the production of Agricultural Chemicals-

Manager of Engineering 1977 to 1985

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• Capital and Expense Budgeting for 24 grain elevators, a texture vegetable protein plant, a meat analog plant, a

research pilot plant, and a dry pet food extrusion plant.

• Responsible for Regulatory Compliance OSHA, EPA, DOT

• Energy Management

• Communication with the Army Corp of Engineers.

EDUCATION:

Masters in Business Administration, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO

BS, Biological and Agricultural Engineering (Mechanical/Environmental), Kansas State

University, Manhattan, KS

BS, Business Administration (Marketing/Management), Kansas State University,

Manhattan, KS

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES: Professional Engineering License, State of Kansas

Building Operator Certification Level 1

Six Sigma – Green Belt

PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS:

“Agricultural Pesticide Packaging in Polyvinyl Alcohol Film”

Paper No MCR-89-112; ASAE

“The Basics of Grain Aeration” Grain Age; 1985

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