Project Manager Engineering
Resume:
ROBERT W. ROEPKE
Bloomington, MN 55438
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OBJECTIVE
Experienced Senior Project Manager - results-oriented, cost-conscious, accomplished team-builder. Successfully
completed a wide variety of projects (USA & overseas, ~$75 Million, 45 days ahead of schedule and 7% under budget) in
various industries, e.g. oil refining, resins, plastics, and adhesives. Planned/laid-out new manufacturing facilities (up to
70,000ft2), warehouses and corporate facilities. Prepared bid packages for equipment, engineering services, and various
construction crafts (civil, structural, utilities, HVAC, electrical, controls, elevators, fire protection). Construction Manager for
both USA & overseas projects.
JOB HISTORY/DUTIES
Sr. Project Manager, assigned to Celanese Corp., Bishop, TX, Feb. 2013 to September 2014
• Embedded in Celanese Corporation, as an MEI employee with full project execution responsibility, I completed 13
EPC projects (~$7 million) – new bag palletizing line, process equipment upgrades, cooling tower and sand filter
replacements, heat exchanger re-tubing, pipeline replacements, reactor shell welding repairs, absorption tower
internals & packing upgrades and steam separator internals.
• Successfully executed projects within tight Unit Turnaround and Equipment Outage schedules.
• Defined project scope, completed full project and design estimates, submitted appropriation requests and
justification, determined payback, reviewed design documents, requested bids from contractors, purchased
engineered equipment, approved fab release prints, negotiated contracts, monitored project budgets & schedules,
observed daily construction and field safety, did project checkout and turnover to Operations, project final
documentation and close-out.
Sr. Project Manager, Maverick Engineering, Inc. (MEI), Corpus Christi, TX, June 2011 to Jan. 2015
• Completed 8 projects as an off-site project design manager for the Valero and Flint Hills refineries -. flare system
replacements, crude oil & butane pipeline modifications and safety upgrades for ~25 relief valve systems involving
process, piping, structural, electrical, & controls design disciplines.
• Developed and monitored design estimates, schedules and engineering cost control.
• Initial scope definition and budgetary estimates through process design, front-end engineering, detailed design
documents, bid packages and to the final issued for construction (IFC) packages.
• Also managed projects for Koch Pipeline and Sherwin Alumina.
Project Engineer, Fluor Engineering, Inver Grove Heights, MN March 2008 to March 2011
• Assigned 15 to 20 active projects, capital costs up to $10 million each at Flint Hills refinery
• Projects varied from simple chemical & utility equipment replacement upgrades to complex, multi-option process
improvements involving all design disciplines (process, mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, controls,
instruments).
• Responsible for project estimates & design cost control.
• Developed & implemented project plans from initial scope definition and budgetary estimates through process
design, front-end engineering, detailed design, bid package preparation through final issued for construction (IFC)
packages.
• Included design schedule development & monitoring, and project documentation.
Engineering Manager, Determan Brownie, Inc., Fridley, MN, June 2006 to October 2007
• Responsible for a staff of 8 engineering professionals.
• Interacted with Manufacturing, Supply Stream, Service & Field, Human Resources and Financial personnel to
provide mobile & fixed equipment for Ethanol, Bio-Diesel and Aircraft Re-Fuelling.
• Established Engineering Metrics program for the corporation.
• Introduced formal Engineering schedule commitment spreadsheets to monitor/control design.
• Developed an Engineering workload planning system that improved the accuracy of Engineering task duration
estimating more than 30%.
Director of Engineering, Interplastic Corporation, Vadnais Heights, MN, March 2002 to March 2006
• Directed all corporate engineering efforts on project management, cost reductions, process improvements,
process safety, and production cycle time reductions at six manufacturing and two research lab facilities.
• Responsible for corporation's overall capital budgeting & control.
• Strengthened indicated total cost (ITC) and project cost control techniques so 98% of projects were +/- 10% of
authorization.
• Improved project schedule execution (78% on-time or ahead) and stressed project change orders.
• Created corporate Engineering standards to identify preferred solutions in all three Divisions.
• Organized & directed overall environmental compliance efforts of the corporation.
• Interacted with various governmental agencies and our plant-based environmental personnel.
• Implemented formal HSE Audits at all facilities to foster corporate health, safety & environmental consistency and
standards.
Senior Project Manager, Conwed Plastics, Minneapolis, MN, November 1999 to January 2002
• Managed their $20million international expansion project in Europe. Project finished 45 days ahead of schedule
and 7% under budget.
• New 70,000ft2 manufacturing facility and renovation of existing 30,000ft2 warehouse/office facility.
• Kept existing facilities in operation during entire construction period.
• Developed project plan from scope definition through design, bid package, construction and punchlist phases to
checkout & startup.
• Selected and managed European architect/engineer firm, key manufacturing equipment suppliers (Europe &
USA), and structural, mechanical, electrical & fire protection contractors.
• Responsible for project schedule coordination & monitoring; budgeting & cost control; and final project
documentation.
Other Related Experience:
• Provided Consultant Engineering services to clients of Agra-Simons (Minneapolis)
• E. I. DuPont in various Project Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance & Safety positions.
• Some individual, private practice consultant assignments for corporate clients..
• Inland Steel: Two Summer Internships – Cold Strip Mill & Basic Oxygen Furnace areas.
EDUCATION
• University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 14 MBA Courses, GPA: 3.6
• Masters Degree Mechanical Engg (Air Pollution Focus), Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, GPA: 3.8
• Bachelors Degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, GPA: 3.5
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS/ SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
• Microsoft Project
• Primavera
• Gantt Charts
• Critical Path Analyses
• Excel Spreadsheets (budgets & cost control)
LICENSES/ CERTIFICATES
Professional Engineer's License: MN #24733
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Project Management Institute (PMI), Former Director - DE Chapter;
Tau Beta Pi (Honorary Engineering Fraternity); &
Pi Tau Sigma (Honorary Mechanical Engineering Fraternity)
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