Engineer Mechanical

ROBERT S. FRAGUGLIA

P.O. Box ****** ( San Jose, CA 95161-2136 ( **********@*******.*** (

cell 408-***-****

Project Engineering

Planning & Funding ( Engineering through to Construction (

Client Satisfaction

Dedicated to planning projects taking into consideration safety and

environment. Accomplished engineering management record of following

through with projects until completion. Assigning duties to the appropriate

parties. Weighing out the operational and maintenance aspects of projects.

Obtaining capital project funding through cost reduction in operational and

maintenance budgets. Consistent track record of keeping documentation

organized for multiple projects.

Key Competencies

( Budget Planning & Management ( Problems with Solutions

( Vendor Alliances

( Environmental Considerations ( Safety Assessment

( Asset Depreciation

( Legal Evaluation ( Team Building (

Quality Assurance

Professional Experience

Genovese Builders, Inc., San Jose CA

October 2012 - Present & March 1998 - September 2006

Project Manager

Engaged in all tasks that it takes to run a business. Performed HR work,

estimating, customer support, acquiring new clients, budgeting projects,

and supervising employees and sub-contractors. Projects ranged from $100 to

over $100,000.

Started a company from scratch and in a period of 4 years turned the

company into producing over $350,000 in net sales per year. Focused

business practices on staying current with product changes and shifts in

marketing needs.

Key Achievements:

? Managed as many as 6 projects at once, which required upwards of 10

employees at various locations.

? Provided technical information to clients facilitating the sales of

various products from different manufacturers.

? Negotiated with vendors and OEM's for the proper installation of

numerous products.

Fluor, Dublin, CA

June 2010 - September 2012

Project Engineer/Mechanical Engineer

Worked on a Primary Gyratory Crusher Project & an Overland Crushed Fine Ore

Conveyor System for the FMI Morenci Site. Worked on material handling for

an Electrowinning for the Gruppo Mexico Cannanea Site. Currently on the

Flotation Circuit Additions for the Rio Tinto Kennecott Site in Salt Lake

City.

For the Morenci site acted as a project engineer fielding RFI and

delegating the answers for the correct disciplines for the 3rd Crusher

Project and the Southwest Leach MFL Feasibility Study. For the Gruppo

project generated specifications for the new ESDE III project, which

included the stripping machine, overhead cranes and other mechanical

process equipment. On the Kennecott project working on Equipment lists and

process equipment specifications.

Key Achievements:

? Saved our Morenci client well over $100,000 by relocating the Process

and Fire Water Pump Skid to a site that is closer to the main 4160V

substation added for the project, Coordinated all disciplines for the

design and tie ins to the Crusher Raw Water Pipe System.

? Produced well over 20% of the deliverables for the Cannanea Project

in half the time frame for the Gruppo client in order to get the

project moved to Mexico City scheduled for the beginning of April 2011

AB&I Foundry, Oakland, CA

March 2008 - June 2010

Project Engineer

Managed several small scale projects at the plant in the Cupola, Casting

and Finishing Departments.

Worked at all levels of installation on the following: baghouse/ductwork

installation for the launder fumes, installation of a cooling tower, and

process equipment modifications. Designed and installed safety guarding for

Wheelabrators, pipe casting machines, conveyor belts, core machines,

platforms and working areas, oscillators, Liquimetrics holding furnaces,

and numerous other equipment at the foundry. Utilized SAP for implementing

maintenance work orders.

Key Achievements:

? Disassembled a sand reclamation system from a recently closed foundry

in Southern California, which consisted of over

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200 tons of processing equipment. Once operational the small plant

will recycle 100tons/day of molding sand which would otherwise be

disposed of and is estimated to save the company over $300,000/year.

? Designed and built a baghouse dust wetting system utilizing an

auger/mixer screw conveyor to take fluidized baghouse dust and turn

the difficult to transport dust into a sludge material and eliminating

any possibility of fugitive emissions during transport.

United States Pipe an Foundry Company, Union City, CA

September 2006 - February 2008

Plant Engineer and Reliability Coordinator

Provided engineering and maintenance support throughout the plant by

providing risk assessment, design development, construction and internal

client follow through. Projects ranged from $1500 to over $500,000.

Compiled all data from across the plant in order to come up with a capital

budget plan for FY2008. Assisted in the development of safety and

environmental awareness to help obtain excellent safety audit scores and

USD awards for two consecutive years.

Key Achievements:

? Created GA drawings for the installation of 6000-gallon Nitrogen tank

and vaporizer, new charge area layout for Ohio Crane batch making,

cement hopper modification (50% downtime reduction), and a Quonset Hut

gasket storage facility.

? Planned, priced and directed over 15 projects, which totaled over

$1,400,000 during a two-week shutdown including a complicated PLC

project to reduce CO emissions by over 50%. Managed SAP modules for

ensuring contract payments, maintenance work orders, and Capital

Project Budget monitoring.

? Used MS Projects for two staff projects which were expected to

result in potential annual savings of over $235K/year.

? Drafted over $2M worth of Capital Projects, from complex annealing

oven control systems to 100 yard concrete slabs, and general removal

and replacement of equipment.

Kvaerner Metals & Davy International, San Ramon CA April

1997 to March 1998 & May 1993 to August 1994

Mechanical Engineer/Lead Engineer

Coordinated with engineers of different disciplines on the successful

completion of large scale mining projects in the United States and

Internationally. Projects ranged from $50,000 to $1,000,000,000.

Day to day activities included working with vendors and other engineers to

make GA drawings. Assisted with the successful promotion of feasibility

studies with clients constructing large mining facilities.

Key Achievements:

? Involvement in mechanical, electrical, piping and PLC ladders in the

Kennecott Smelter Modernization project.

? Created over 100 loop diagrams and standard drawings with a senior

instrumentation engineer for the Rhone Poulenc Project utilizing

Intergraph Microstation software.

? Assisted in performing site development layouts and presented

numerous options to the client for mining improvements.

Newmont Gold Company, Carlin NV

July 1995 to March 1997

Mechanical Engineer

Collected data for cost savings in operations, PM implementation, and

tested the efficiency of key mining equipment.

Assisted with engineering support in the maintenance department and worked

all over the Gold Quarry mine including the Roaster Area, Sulfuric Acid

Plant, Mill 2/5 Building, Bio-leach Test Facility, and the North & South

Leach Areas.

Key Achievements:

? Saved company approximately $10,000 /month in over burden costs by

monitoring lime silo pressures and offloading times for five day

periods with the aid of a Rustrak Data Logger and PIT.

? Started a vibration program with a Microlog Handheld for the Bioleach

Test Facility.

? Utilized plant help and acted as a Project Engineer for installing an

areation system for the Bio-leach test facility that included

installing perforated Hancor Surelok Piping with fans to promote bio-

survival in the leach pad.

Education & Credentials

Professional Associations

MBA (not finished) University of Nevada, Reno

California Contractors License Board member since 1992

BS Mechanical Engineering, UC Davis Association of

Mechanical Engineers Senior Member (1986 to present) CAD Certificate,

DeAnza College American Foundry Society

(2006 to 2010)

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