STEVEN M. OLSHAVSKY
WEXFORD, PA 15090
EMAIL: acqf7n@r.postjobfree.com
Cell: 256-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
A MANAGEMENT POSITION IN AN ORGANIZATION SEEKING AN EXTRAORDINARY CANDIDATE WITH EXPERIENCE IN, ENGINEERING, PROJECT PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING, MANUFACTURING, AND MAINTENANCE.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN AREAS OF:
ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
PROCESS DESIGN
NEW FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT
PROCESS EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE REPORTING
MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE IN THE STEEL, POWER, AND NUCLEAR INDUSTRIES.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBLE FOR:
o PROJECTS FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE
o PROJECT PLANING, FACILITY LAYOUTS, AND DESIGN
o ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING BUDGETS
o EVALUATING AND MITIGATING PROJECT RISKS AND BENEFITS
o OBTAINING NECESSARY PERMITS
o NEGOTIATING CONTACTS AND TERMS
o MANAGING CONTRACTS
o EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
o MAINTAINING PROJECT SCHEDULE, KEEPING WITHIN BUDGETS, AND MEETING ALL PROJECT OBJECTIVES
COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
August 2008 TO PRESENT
PRINCIPLE PRODUCT ENGINEER – GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY – CRANBERRY, PA
WON THE GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE SIGNATURE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD 2 YEARS IN A ROW
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
AP1000 NEW PLANTS
PRODUCT MANAGE, NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS, PROCURE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT, MONITOR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE, AND DELIVER EQUIPMENT AND MODULES FOR WESTINGHOUSE AP1000 EPC CONTRACTS CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED IN CHINA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
PROVIDING BUDGETS AND SCHEDULES (TAKING INTO ACCOUNT LESSONS LEARNED AND INCORPORATING PROVEN PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION BENEFITS) FOR POTENTIAL NEW PLANTS WORLDWIDE.
CONDUCT SUPPLIER CAPABILITY, CAPACITY, AND FINANCIAL ASSESSMENTS.
RESPONSIBLE TO MANAGE THE FOLLOWING NEW PLANT COMPONENTS:
o SAFETY RELATED STRUCTURAL MODULES ($169 M PER SITE)
o SAFETY RELATED MECHANICAL AND ASME III MODULES ($59 M PER SITE)
o SAFETY RELATED SHIELD BUILDING MODULES ($50 M PER SITE)
o ALL MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ($39 M PER SITE)
o NUCLEAR FUEL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ($27 M PER SITE)
o LEAD AP1000 STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND SHIELD BUILDING MODULE SUPPLIER NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CZECH REPUBLIC PROJECT ($360 M)
EXISTING NUCLEAR SITES WORLDWIDE
FUKUSHIMA SPENT FUEL POOL PROJECT ($80 M)
o MANAGED A TEAM OF 6 SUPPLY CHAIN PERSONNEL TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS, PROCURE, MONITOR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING, AND DELIVER TWO, FIRST OF A KIND ROBOTIC GANTRY CRANES, TO REMOVE BUILDING DEBRIS AND FUEL FROM THE SPENT FUEL POOL AT THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT DAMAGED BY AN EARTHQUAKE AND SUBSEQUENT TSUNAMI.
o MANAGED THE PROCUREMENTS FOR 40 PLUS SUPPLIERS AND 90 PLUS PURCHASE ORDERS
o COORDINATED WITH WESTINGHOUSE/TOSHIBA DESIGN TEAMS LOCATED IN WASHINGTON STATE, PENNSYLVANIA, MINNESOTA, GERMANY, AND JAPAN.
FEEDWATER HEATER REPLACEMENTS ($8 M)
o PROCURE SERVICES, HEAVY RIGGING CONTRACTORS, AND MANAGE SUPPLIERS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE FEEDWATER HEATERS (FALL 2014 AND SPRING 2015 OUTAGES) AT D. C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT
August 2004 TO August 2008
STRUCTURAL/MECHANICAL PROJECT MANAGER
NUCOR STEEL – DECATUR, ALABAMA
RESPONSIBILITIES:
TO SAFELY DESIGN AND EXECUTE CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS FOR NUCOR DECATUR
PROJECT MANAGEMENT – ENSURE THAT ALL APPROPRIATIONS SATISFIED THE PROCESS/QUALITY OBJECTIVES, SCHEDULE, AND BUDGET
MAJOR PROJECTS:
DRI/ALLOY SYSTEM MELT SHOP CONVERSION – AS PROJECT LEADER MANAGED THE PLANT LAYOUTS, PLANNING, BUDGET, ENGINEERING, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, EQUIPMENT PURCHASE, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF THE DRI/ALLOY SYSTEM AT DECATUR ($14 M)
CONVERSION TO SINGLE BUCKET CHARGING FOR ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES (EAF) (CHARGE BUCKET, CRANES, AND RUNWAY UPGRADES) REDUCING TAP TO TAP TIMES BY APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES PER HEAT ($3 M)
EAF DROP OUT BOX IMPROVEMENTS VASTLY REDUCING REFRACTORY MAINTENANCE ($1 M)
MANAGED THE HISMELT CONVERSION PROJECT - DIRECT SMELTING PROCESS TO MAKE IRON STRAIGHT FROM ORE. NUCOR INVESTED IN A FIRST OF A KIND DEMONSTRATION SMELTING FACILITY IN AUSTRALIA. THE FIRST HISMELT PRODUCTION FACILITY WAS TO BE AT NUCOR DECATUR (ESTIMATED $500 M). PROJECT PLACED ON HOLD DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES AT THE DEMONSTRATION PLANT
MELT SHOP TWIN STATION LADLE METALLURGY FURNACE AND DE-GASSER FACILITY LAYOUTS AND STUDIES
APRIL 2001 TO AUGUST 2004
MANAGER OF PLANT ENGINEERING
J&L SPECIALTY GROUP ARCELOR – PITTSBURGH, PA
MANAGED CORPORATE INVESTMENTS:
DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED CORPORATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALL OF J&L FACILITIES (MIDLAND, LOUISVILLE, AND DETROIT PLANTS)
J&L CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TYPICALLY RANGED FROM $15 MM TO $25 MM PER YEAR
PREPARED AND ANALYZED PROJECT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS FOR APPROPRIATIONS
MANAGED ALL CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGETS WITHIN J&L – REPORTING MONTHLY TO J&L UPPER MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING QUARTERLY TO ARCELOR MANAGEMENT IN FRANCE
WORKED CLOSELY WITH J&L PURCHASING, ACCOUNTING, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS FOR INVESTMENT PLANNING, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION OF THE ENGINEERING AND PROCESS CONTROL AND AUTOMATION DEPARTMENT:
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE AND MANAGED:
J&L’S NINE IN-HOUSE PROJECT/DESIGN ENGINEERS (CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PIPING, AND PROJECT ENGINEERS)
J&L’S ELEVEN IN-HOUSE PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEERS BOTH FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND DAY TO DAY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
THE J&L PRINT ROOM AND CONTRACT EMPLOYEES FOR ALL THREE J&L PLANTS. THIS INCLUDED MANAGING THE 5 OUTSOURCED EMPLOYEES, APPROXIMATELY 500,000 DRAWINGS, AS WELL AS THE PRINT ROOM BUDGET AND EQUIPMENT
COORDINATION AND PRIORITIZING OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WORK LOAD
ALL J&L CORPORATION OUTSOURCED ENGINEERING SERVICES ($1MM - $3MM PER YEAR)
THE IMPLEMENTATION, TRAINING, AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT FOR ARCELOR NEW APPROPRIATION RULES THROUGHOUT THE CORPORATION
ASSISTED “SISTER” ARCELOR COMPANIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
MAJOR PROJECTS:
NEW STECKEL MILL LAYOUTS AND STUDIES
“FINISHING RE-ENGINEERING” – $110 MM UPGRADE TO J&L’S FINISHING OPERATIONS. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT VARIOUS PROCESS UPGRADES TO EXISTING OPERATING UNITS THROUGH OUT ALL OF THE HOT AND COLD FINISHING DEPARTMENTS. THIS INCLUDED:
o INSTALLATION OR UPGRADES TO THREE ANNEAL AND PICKLE LINES
o IDLING OF SEVERAL EXISTING HOT LINES
o NEW HOOD ANNEAL FURNACES
o Z-MILL UPGRADES
o ASSOCIATED BUILDING AND CRANE UPGRADES
MAY 2000 TO APRIL 2001
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER
J&L SPECIALTY GROUP ARCELOR
COORDINATED INVESTMENT PLANNING, BUDGETS, SCHEDULING, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS WITHIN J&L SPECIALTY STEEL.
PLANNED, SCHEDULED, AND IMPLEMENTED APPROVED PROJECTS
DEVELOPED FACILITY LAYOUTS FOR SHORT RANGE AND LONG RANGE PLANNING
SUPERVISION OF J&L INTERNAL CRAFTS, OUTSOURCED CONTRACTORS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, BID, PURCHASE ORDER PLACEMENT, AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DEC. 1990 TO MAY 2000
CORPORATE CIVIL ENGINEER /PROJECT MANAGER
J&L SPECIALTY GROUP ARCELOR
PRIMARY DUTIES: MANAGED CAPITAL PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, SCHEDULES, DESIGN TEAMS, AND PROJECT COSTS
COMMISSIONING COORDINATED J&L OPERATIONS FOR THE TIMELY AND COST EFFECTIVE COMPLETION OF PROJECTS WITHIN CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FACILITIES
PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED MODIFICATIONS TO EQUIPMENT DURING CRITICAL OPERATIONAL OUTAGES
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PERMITS AND OBTAINING ZONING VARIANCES IF REQUIRED
COMPOSED CORPORATE LEAD ABATEMENT STANDARDS
EXPERIENCE IN STATIC AND DYNAMICALLY LOADED STRUCTURES
CONDUCTED EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS
ASSIST OPERATIONS WITH DAILY MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT
PROJECTS LIST INCLUDES:
THE PURCHASE, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF INTEGRATED PROCESS LINES:
DIRECT ROLL ANNEAL AND PICKLE LINE - THE WORLDS FIRST CONTINUOUS STAINLESS PROCESSING UNIT THAT INCORPORATES ALL HOT AND COLD FINISHING PROCESSES INTO ONE CONTINUOUS UNIT ($125 MM). PERSONALLY MANAGED:
o THE REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING HOT STRIP MILL, EQUIPMENT FOUNDATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS
o THE COORDINATION AND RELOCATION OF 2 MILES OF INTERPLANT RAIL ROAD
o ALL PLANT UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS AS NEEDED TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
o ALL CIVIL/STRUCTURAL OUTSOURCED ENGINEERING
o ALL BUILDING/OCCUPANCY PERMITS
o THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION OF ALL NEW MILL BUILDINGS AS WELL AS ALL EXISTING BUILDING MODIFICATIONS
o THE PURCHASE, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING NEW OVERHEAD CRANES
o COMMISSIONING AND PROCESS VERIFICATION OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT
TURBULENT FLOW STRIP PICKLING SYSTEMS ($11 MM)
CORPORATE WIDE OVERHEAD CRANE AND BUILDING UPGRADES ($8 MM),
CASTER BUILDING EXTENSION AND LADLE TRACK INSTALLATION ($3 MM)
X-RAY SPECTROMETER PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION ($1 MM)
JUNE 1989 TO NOV. 1990
CONSULTING ENGINEER
GALLETTA ENGINEERING CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH, PA
RESPONSIBLE FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF ALL ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
DESIGN OF OVERHEAD CRANE RUNWAYS AND MILL BUILDINGS
CLIENTS INCLUDED WEIRTON STEEL, ALCOA, AND THE H. J. HEINZ COMPANY.
AUG. 1986 TO JUNE 1989
SUBSTATION ENGINEER
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, WASHINGTON, D. C.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN OF CAPITAL PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM
COORDINATED THE COST EFFECTIVE COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT THROUGH ALL PHASES OF PLANNING, DESIGN, AND INSTALLATION INCLUDING:
SCHEDULING, DESIGN, SPECIFICATION WRITING, PERMITS, COST CONTROL
INSTALLATION OF SUBSTATION FACILITIES, OFFICE BUILDINGS, AND WAREHOUSES
MONITORED ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
NOV. 1985 TO JULY 1986
STAFF ENGINEER
INTERLOCK STEEL, INC., HERMITAGE, PA
DESIGNED WOOD ROOF AND FLOOR SYSTEMS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND THE HIGH END HOUSING MARKET
RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVED DESIGN, STRUCTURAL TAKE-OFFS, CONNECTION DESIGN, AND FRAMING LAYOUTS
PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ELEVEN CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS
DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH MANUFACTURERS, ARCHITECTS, AND CLIENTS
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/CERTIFICATIONS
EIT CERTIFICATION
PMP 1 CERTIFICATION (PMBOK - PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE)
(FORMER) COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF IRON AND STEEL TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 13 FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MILL BUILDINGS.
EDUCATION
DEC. 1985 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (GPA = 3.61)
JUNE 1983 ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
COMPUTER SKILLS
VERSED IN SAP BUSINESS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS, MICROSOFT WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, AUTOCAD, MICROSOFT PROJECT, WORKM (DOCUMENT WORKFLOW), AND IES VISUAL ANALYSIS (STRUCTURAL AND FEA DESIGN SOFTWARE)
OTHER
VOLUNTEER MEMBER OF PINE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION