CHARLES A. MANNING Phone - 302-***-****

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Lake Charles, LA 70611 E-mail acsejn@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Manager of Project Engineering, or Facilities and Maintenance

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

15+ years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and Project Management, combined 15+ years of Cross functional Engineering Management, Facilities, Production, and Maintenance Management experience. Expertise in:

Project Management, leading Cross-functional teams, Contractor-Vender Negotiations, and new equipment acquisitions. Developing equipment specifications and repair packages based on Project Management Institute best practices, and ASME, API, ASTM, OSHA.

Facilities management, negotiate and define business objectives, managed $7MM maintenance budget, staff of 16 directs and a staff of 30+ contracted maintenance, engineering, and construction employees . Developed asset reliability improvement plans, annual maintenance budget as well a five year strategic CAPEX maintenance department budget.

Engineering Management, directing the activities of Engineering and EPC firms including Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural disciplines and Project Managers. Directing and mentoring corporate engineering staff.

Leading process equipment reliability improvements using root-cause analysis, TPM, RCM2, and FMA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Project Engineer II, Axiall Corp., Lake Charles LA 2013-Present

Simultaneously manage multiple Capital projects ranging from $3MM to $12MM from concept to start up. Work with functional Leaders to ensure that safety, maintainability, reliability and operational effectiveness are designed in. Develop project scope and oversee the development of procurement contracts. Direct the activities of contracted Engineering, EPC, and Fabrication firms. Function as a coach and mentor for corporate engineering staff and a resource corporately.

Facilities Manager (Maintenance & Engineering), Kimberly-Clark, Chester PA 2010- 2013

Managed a staff of 16 direct reports and a staff of 30+ contracted resources comprised of subject matter expert consultants, maintenance craftsmen, Construction personnel and Engineers. Accountable for the annual infrastructure budget and the development of the five year buildings and grounds department spending forecast and project prioritization (CAPEX and Expense). Responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all Infrastructure and support equipment (structures, roadways, railroads, HVAC, docks, fire protection systems, steam systems, etc.) as well as storm preparation and mitigation for 84 acre under roof site. Sponsored both expense and capital projects.

Sr. Project Engineer, Valero Delaware city refinery, Delaware City, DE 2007-2009

Managed multiple projects of diverse complexity and business sensitivity ranging in cost from $100K to $5M my responsibilities included full accountability for the project financials, developing milestones, schedules and delivering business objectives (on time within budget). Typical duties included MOC process, preparing AFE’s, PMETs documentation, and SAP transactions. I was accountable for the activities of Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls Engineers as well as electrical and mechanical designers. I also managed the Aboveground Storage Tank regulation compliance 5 year program.

Reliability Engineering, W.L. Gore and Associates, Elkton MD 2004 - 2007

Identified and implemented equipment and process reliability improvement projects, delivered R&D driven capital equipment projects for new product development. Lead RCM, FME studies resulting in increased uptime and conditional based preventative maintenance practices.

Independent Consultant Pittsburgh, PA 2003-2004

Project engineering and management

Reliability Engineer, Alcoa World Chemicals LLC, Pittsburgh, PA 2002- 2003

Led plant mechanical engineering design, maintenance and project activities, led a team of contracted craftsmen and technicians. Facilitated and implemented the Apollo "Root Cause Analysis" program. I led the Occupational Hazards Analysis team.

Project Manager/Engineer, ERGON WV INC (oil refinery), Newel, WV 2000- 2002

I managed multiple projects ranging in scope from equipment retrofits to new installations, developed detailed work scope documentation, milestone schedules, and economic justification. I led several unit turnarounds. One example is I successfully delivered a .75 $MM Boiler Distributive Control System installation Project, resulting in”0” safety incidents, on time start up and within budget.

Consulting Senior Manufacturing Engineer, MEDRAD, Pittsburgh, PA 1999 (six month assignment)

Duties included Process defect elimination and Capital Project support for a high speed packaging line. I led a cross-functional team dedicated to determent the root cause of a production machinery induced packaging defect that threatened to reduce the Asian market share. The Results of the team's efforts was a rapid and cost effective solution and maintenance procedures to eliminate the defect.

E.I DuPont, 1990- 1998

Process Engineer, DuPont, DACRON®, Charleston, SC 1998

I was responsible for providing Technical leadership and day-to-day engineering support for Dacron polyester manufacturing, staple packaging equipment and served as Plant ISO-9000 critical equipment components liaison. I led a multi-function work team comprised of Lab Technicians, Maintenance Technicians, Equipment Operators, Engineers and Production Managers to successfully eliminate a major process equipment generated defect resulting in $.5MM annual savings utilizing root cause analysis techniques.

Mechanical Engineer, DuPont, DACRON®, Wilmington, NC 1994-1998

Simultaneously managed several “Conception to Start-Up” projects and provided day-to-day Mechanical Engineering support for the sites heat exchangers, fired vessels, pressure vessels and piping. I developed scope of work packages and economic justification for equipment repair and new equipment installations utilizing ASME and API codes and standards. I served as Project Manager of a 30-member cross-functional Project team during construction and start-up phase for a “Greenfield” $2.5MM “DMT Melter” installation project. As a result the Project started-up on schedule and within budget without any safety incidents despite a very aggressive 6-month, design-build work schedule. The Project team was nominated for the DuPont Corporate “Engineering Excellence Award”.

Process Control Engineer, DuPont, NOMEX*, Richmond, VA 1993-1994

Implemented state of the art advanced process control strategies and DCS tuning algorithms resulting in cost savings generated from reduced ramp-up time during production run changes.

Production Manager, DuPont, NOMEX*, Richmond, VA 1990-1993

Direct production supervision of 25 production employees and multiple complex proprietary process steps including large high temperature high pressure rotating equipment, high-speed cutting, and waste recycling. My responsibilities included defect Analysis, Quality Inspection, employee development and production scheduling. I led team of union employees through a work culture change from the rank and file work system to an Empowered, Continuous Flow Manufacturing work system. I increased the efficiency of my team by coaching, ownership building and cross training.

The PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Pittsburgh, PA 1977-1990

Multiple progressive engineering technician positions designing natural gas pipeline systems while working toward BS degree at the University Of Pittsburgh.

EDUCATION

BS - Engineering Mechanical, 1989, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Certificates, licenses, and credentials

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate (PMI), 2003, University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business Center for Executive Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Additional Professional Course Work

STI’s, Reliability Centered Maintenance, and FME analysis facilitator training

“MIT” Manager in training leadership development program at DuPont

MS PROJECT, MS Outlook, MS Office, and LOTUS Notes

LEAN Management, Qual-Pro, Apollo “Root Cause Analysis", and TPM

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