Project Manager Engineering

Dwayne L. Sanders

Greater Atlanta Area 770-***-**** *******@*********.*** www.linkedin.com/in/sand319

Project Manager / Project Engineer / Engineering Manager

Solutions-oriented, results-driven engineering and capital project manager.

Known as the “Go-To” person for Project Management and Project Engineering teams.

Outstanding record of capital project success in fast-paced engineering, construction, and manufacturing environments.

Highly regarded as a creative problem solver able to assess operational needs, develop innovative strategies, increase productivity, enhance client satisfaction, forge lasting client relationships, and improve cost-effectiveness.

Experience managing multiple project phases, from initial proposal, project definition, cost estimates, to final project delivery.

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Professional Skills

Engineering Leadership

oRecognized as a thought-leader and subject-matter expert (SME) in Air Quality Control Systems (AQCS) and Air Pollution Control (APC).

oAt Dustex, led design and construction management of a $6.4M circulating fluid bed scrubber and baghouse for an alternative energy expansion project to comply with SO2 non-attainment; system efficiency 99+%.

oAt Andersen 2000, led a team of 11 project engineers, design engineers, and field service staff.

Chemical and Environmental Engineering

oAt NCE-Crawford, designed and installed two state-of-the-art air pollution control systems and Continuous Emission Monitors (CEMS) for municipal waste incinerators for US Army in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

oDesigned and built the only EPA New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) medical waste incinerator and wet scrubber in the State of Georgia for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Project Management

oAt Dustex, led 11+ projects totaling $42M with time frames up to 24 months and teams up to 25 people (including contractors). Achieved 30% average margin on these projects.

oThe largest and best project in the company’s history was a $19.4M turnkey project for EPA NESHAP compliant dual baghouse systems in a cement plant; completed project on-time and $1M under budget.

oTrained 80+ people upon completion of this project including classroom and 1:1 hands-on instruction.

oSaved $250k on first project at Dustex by identifying and correcting process design parameters.

Professional Experience

Dustex Corporation Kennesaw, Georgia 2011 – 2015

Dustex designs, engineers, and manufactures solutions for particulate matter, SOx, mercury, and NOx control. The company was purchased in November 2014 by Insight Equity.

Project Engineering Manager 2013 – 2015

Senior Project Manager 2011 – 2013

Led 11+ projects totaling $42M. Achieved 30% average margin on these projects.

Managed projects for engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), fabrication, commissioning, and start-up.

Accountable for project quality, budgeting, costs, schedules, and profitability.

Executed projects under complex contract structures involving performance guarantees and liquidated damages.

Managed subcontractor bid packages and bidding process for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC).

Highlighted Projects

Alternative Energy Expansion Project circulating fluid bed scrubber baghouse for SO2 non-attainment; $6.4M. Efficiency was over 99%. This led to a $16M EPC contract with same client at another Louisiana location.

Cement Plant dual baghouse systems; $19.4M turnkey project in Nebraska, $1M under budget. Trained 80+ people upon completion of this project – plant managers, control room operators, maintenance technicians, engineers, supervisors, and others who used the equipment. Training included classroom and 1:1 hands-on instruction.

Biomass-fired boiler power plant circulating fluid bed scrubber baghouse in Connecticut; $3.5M.

Cement Plant dual heat exchanger and baghouse systems in Pennsylvania; $6.8M turnkey.

Lead reverb furnace operations circulating fluid bed scrubber baghouse for SO2 compliance in Minnesota.

Copper anode furnace operations circulating fluid bed scrubber baghouse for SO2 compliance in Peru.

Steel mill exhaust baghouse system including sophisticated pneumatic conveying system in California.

NCE-Crawford-Emcotek Conroe, Texas, Orlando, Florida and Visalia, CA 1998 – 2011

NCE designed incinerators and for medical, animal, human, regulated materials, and waste disposal, as well as wet scrubber air pollution control needs. NCE ceased operations in December 2014.

Director of Engineering and Sales

Responsibilities were similar to Dustex above with the addition of detailed engineering proposals.

Designed and sold Emcotek Air Pollution Control (APC) equipment.

Designs and applications focused on hospital, medical, infectious, clinical, and hazardous wastes.

Designs complied with U.S. EPA and/or EU regulations.

Highlighted Projects

US Army municipal waste incinerators designed and installed two state-of-the-art air pollution control systems and continuous emission monitors (CEMS) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Project included patented rotary atomizing scrubbers.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designed and built the only EPA New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) medical waste incinerator and wet scrubber in the State of Georgia.

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) designed and built ground-breaking incinerator and wet scrubber technology to dispose of contraband and drug wastes in Laredo and El Paso, Texas.

Peachtree Environmental & Fabrication Newnan, Georgia 1997 – 1998

Engineering Manager

Formed and led a new division of Peachtree Fabrication & Machine. This company had been a fab shop for Andersen 2000. The new division added the design component.

Developed and implemented the divisional sales and marketing plan.

Designed and sold air pollution equipment.

GTS Energy, Inc. Marietta, Georgia 1996 – 1997

Biomass Operations Engineering Manager

Engineered and marketed heat exchangers and tail gas incinerators for the carbon black industry.

Managed multi-million dollar wood waste and bark-fired furnace projects to generate hot gases and thermal fluids for OSB and MDF plants in the USA and Canada.

Unit operations included: radiant and convective thermal fluid heaters, dust recovery multi-cyclones, hot and cold gas fans, specialty pumping systems, bulk storage systems, and raw material treatment and handling systems.

Andersen 2000 Inc. Peachtree City, Georgia 1985 – 1996

Vice President of Sales 1994 - 1996

Prepared detailed engineering proposals up to $10M in value.

Coordinated project history and transition from sales to engineering.

Trained 40+ sales representatives.

Vice President of Engineering 1990-1994

Managed staff of 11 project engineers, design engineers, and field service staff.

Prepared specifications for contract mechanical and electrical contractors.

Led turnkey design, supply, fabrication, installation, and start-up of custom fabricated systems.

Managed field scheduling, troubleshooting, compliance testing, and performance guarantee discharge.

Originally hired as Applications Engineer and Project Manager.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Muscle Shoals, Alabama 1983 – 1985

Project Development Engineer

Designed and specified a DOE-funded demonstration plant for production of fuel grade ethanol from hard wood cellulose material.

Generated a computerized mass balance program for the entire pilot plant and full-scale model.

Prepared DOE progress reports, environmental compliance reports, laboratory simulations, and plant test program.

Professional Development Industry Presentation Education

Professional Development

One-Page Project Manager (OPPMTM) Atlanta, Georgia March 2013

“One-Page Project Manager is the ultimate tool for project managers who understand the value of simplicity”

Project Success, Inc. (PSI) Atlanta, Georgia August 2015

“The Project Success MethodSM: A Proven Approach to Superior Project Performance.”

PSI is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Certified Education Provider

Industry Presentation

Presented at the International Thermal Treatment Technologies Conference in Portland, Oregon in May 2000.

“The New East Carolina University Medical Waste Incinerator: Combining a Wet Scrubber with Granular Carbon Bed for Air Pollution Control to Meet New Source Performance Standards”

Education

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (B.Ch.E.) Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia

Personal

While performing as a Georgia Tech Cheerleader in 1978, I suffered an injury that has since left me using a wheelchair. I recovered from my injury and returned to Georgia Tech to finish my Chemical Engineering degree and pursue my professional accomplishments. I work harder than the next guy… I have to.

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