GENE A. CORNELISON

*** * ******* **. *******, Az. 85546 928-***-**** acrtw4@r.postjobfree.com

Marine Structural Engineer / Naval Architect / Project Manager

PROFILE

Talented and accomplished in construction management. Professional with expertise in business operations, and construction, Project Management, and Business Management.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Construction Management, Strategic Planning, Engineering Management, Project Management, Budget/Cost Control, financial analysis, Structural Engineering, Business Development, Customer Relations, QA Solution Development, Process Improvement, Engineering Analysis, Site Safety. Able to apply education and experience to new situations.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Structural Engineering

At Northrop Grumman, Carried out Finite Element Analysis (FEA) modeling using ALGOR and NASTRAN. Reviewed structural drawings to ensure specification compliance on DDG and LHA series ships. Familiar with Regulatory Body requirements associated with Shipbuilding industry. Communicated extensively with technical teams and vendors facilitating project success. Utilized Engineering Analysis and FEA to facilitate construction of equipment foundations, accommodation equipment, plumbing systems, installation of component connections to appropriate piping and wiring. Incline experiments, and participated in Sea Trials for Navy vessels. Conducted shock, thermal, linear/nonlinear stress calculations, frequency analysis, fatigue analysis, hydrostatics and ship motion. Knowledge of propulsion systems. Improved quality by modifying and redesigning foundations. Naval Architect calculations for design. Performed Weight and Balance calculations, trim, stability analysis. Implemented ECPs. Communicated with vendors and Navy representatives. Reliability Engineering analyses using MTBF, root cause analysis, RCM’s, PPM’s, FMECA, and safety issues. Conducted anthropometry and ergonomics evaluations.

Construction Management

At Freeport McMoRan, Assessment of infrastructure for repairs or replacement. Approve civil structural designs based on engineering standards. Reduce costs by anticipating problems. Served as liaison between company and contractors. Served as Project Manager to ensure that projects were designed and constructed in accordance with company’s engineering guidelines and specifications. Ensure industry codes, standards, and regulatory agency requirements and necessary functionality and performance requirements were met. Improved productivity by implementing project monitoring and problem solving on a daily basis. Implementation and enforcement of good safety practices in all aspects of the project.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold, Safford, Az. (Dec 2012 - present)

Sr. Civil / Structural Engineer and Project Manager

CIVIL AIR PATROL, Singing River Squadron, Pascagoula, Ms. (2006-2012) Volunteer USAF Auxillary

1st Lt. and Safety Officer

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIP SYSTEMS, Pascagoula, MS (2000 - 2008).

Marine Structural Engineer

ALPINE BAKERY / RESTAURANT, Alpine, Texas (1992-1996)

Owner and Operator.

EDUCATION

MS in Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2004

BS in Marine Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2000

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Private Pilots License,

Civil Air Patrol, 1st Lt. Safety Officer

PMP, Project Management Professional Certification

Secret Security Clearance

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, AutoCAD, ALGOR, NASTRAN, CMMS

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