Engineer Management
Resume:
JOHN HUNTER
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hotel Sorella Houston, Texas United States
Director Of Engineering April 28 2014 – Now
Managed hotel with 267 rooms of luxury suites and condos. Oversee day to day operation of the
267 room hotel with 22 of these rooms being luxury suites ranging from 3000 square feet to 1000 square foot rooms. We have 15000 square foot ballroom and meeting space included in the operation. Responsible for capital projects and day to day maintenance of the property. This is a Luxury operation with high standards and expectation.
Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport, Irving, Texas United States
Director of Engineering, May 2010 – Jan 2014
Managed 8 engineers and maintained 506 room hotel with 30k of meeting space. In charge of remodeling of our fitness center and lobby including all ground floor area. Leader in all capital budgeting for each year worked closely with Regional Engineer in planning for major upgrades to equipment.
Approve proposals for the acquisition, replacement, or repair of biofuels processing equipment or the implementation of new production processes.
Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
Manage staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties.
Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new employees, or oversee those personnel processes.
Lied Lodge & Convention Center, Nebraska City, Nebraska United States
Chief Engineer, Oct 2006 – May 2010
Chief Engineer of 166 Room lodge with 5 five off site property. The Lodge was one of the first center to operate a wood burning boiler system that made steam to cool and heat the building year around. The boiler plant was a 24 hour a day Operation with high demands on engineering skills. Redesigned the boiler system to increase steam production and lower amount of wood needed to operate at this new level. Redesigned the feeder system to work smoothly and meet demands of system.
Operate or tend stationary engines, boilers, and auxiliary equipment such as pumps, compressors, and air-conditioning equipment, to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or pneumatic tools.
Test boiler water quality or arrange for testing and take necessary corrective action, such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits.
Monitor and inspect equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, safety devices, and meters to detect leaks or malfunctions and to ensure that equipment is operating efficiently and safely.
Analyze problems and take appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems.
Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
Holiday Inn Fort Rapids Indoor Water Park, Columbus, Ohio United States
Chief Engineer, Jan 2006 – Oct 2006
Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, chemical, physical, and biological water quality monitoring or sampling to ensure compliance with water quality standards.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification.
Holiday Inn Worthington, Worthington, Ohio United States
Chief Engineer, Oct 2002 – Jan 2006
Chief Engineer of 366 room hotel with 17000 square feet of meeting space. This was a Winegardner and Hammons property.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
Order parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms.
Maintain and repair specialized equipment and machinery found in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.
Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
EDUCATION
Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma United States
Mechanical engineers are concerned with the principles of motion, energy and force. Mechanical engineers are key professionals in the invention, design and manufacture of devices, vehicles, machines and systems that meet the changing needs of our society. Graduates in this area deal with everything mechanical-simple to complex-from artificial limbs to supersonic transports; household appliances to precision instruments; space shuttles to mass transit networks; fuel cells to power plants; and lawn mowers to automobiles.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Quality Control Saved 8% on supply costs by working closely with suppliers to ensure components met department quality Image Standards. Worked with Birch Street Supply Management by Hilton Hotels Testing, Evaluation and Analysis: Tested equipment to ensure compliance. Image Analyzed data and provided recommendations which resulted in adoption of new cost-saving equipment. Image Presentations Created presentation materials for capital project, customer relations and management purposes and scope of Image Work. Project Management Supervised project production efforts to ensure projects were completed to company standards, on time and within Image Budget constraints. Strategic Management Supervised and directed over 25 employees on renovation of new hotel and Water Park in Columbus Ohio.
Opening Image Experience.
Training program implementation
Fabrication Project management
Management Scheduling tools
Electrical & Mechanical sub-systems
Microsoft Visual Basic Computer networking set up and maintenance MS SQL Server 2008
Locks Keys and Security Electronic computer systems
Safety and Security Energy management systems
Green Emergency planning Engineering software
Telephone system and troubleshooting Strong presentation skills
Process improvement
Operations research
Team Building
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