Professional Summary
Client-focused mechanical engineer with multiple years of experience in mechanical design, manufacturing, and project management. Adept in providing cost effective solutions through use of sound project management methodologies.
Core Qualifications
Experience in leading projects of various scope and complexity
Successful project management and execution over multiple concurrent projects
Driven to provide tangible results to complex problems
High focus on customer satisfaction and safety
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proficiency in Solidworks, entire Microsoft Office Suite, SAP
Capabilities in ProE, ANSYS, Matlab, MathCAD, LabVIEW
Experience
Project Engineer, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Plano, TX – (2013 – Present)
Cradle-to-grave capital project management and execution for the Performance Pipe division of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. Project portfolio spanning across 9 manufacturing plants across the United States. Responsibilities include project scope determination, completion of formal project documentation (PEP, AFE, EHS & FEL check-lists), completion of purchase requisitions, and working with manufacturing personnel to ensure production goals are met safely and efficiently.
Control forecast and budgeting of $11.5MM capital budget
Developed Sharepoint website for Engineering group to efficiently track, and report on project progress
Support manufacturing facilities through equipment and labor purchases; completed $1.9MM of capital expenditures in 2014; $3MM in 2015.
Utilize CPDEP process (phase-gate) for properly documenting a project’s life cycle
Apply engineering knowledge to provide high integrity solutions to extend plant manufacturing capacity to 2020
Work closely with project/process engineers, and plant personnel to complete projects on time and safely; achieving 0 LTA in 2013, 2014, and 2015
Mechanical Design Engineer, Halliburton, Carrollton, TX – (2011 – 2013)
Multilateral tool system design for use in down-hole oil and gas wells. Responsibilities include engineering calculations, creation of detailed machine drawings and documentation, generating bills of materials, reviewing designs and calculations of other engineers, and working with field personnel to assure client needs are met.
Complete sustaining tasks for oil/gas multilateral completion tools; reducing the overall complexity by 25%
Upgrade and improve legacy tool systems; expanding product capability and ensuring reliability.
Design to strict safety and performance standards to deliver robust tool systems; verification of designs using simulation and testing resulting in 10% material savings
Work with multilateral team and drafting resources in order to complete projects efficiently
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, August 2011
Cumulative GPA: 3.4/4.0 Major GPA: 3.5/4.0
Engineer In Training, Hillside, IL August 2011
Training
ANSYS Structural Analysis, DRD Technologies, Dallas, TX, December 2011
Skills for Success, Dale Carnegie Training, Dallas, TX, August 2014
Community Services
Chemistry Week, Volunteer at McKinney ISD for Gifted and Talented students, September 2013 – Present
Take Your Child to Work Day, Volunteer at Performance Pipe, September 2013 - Present
University of Illinois Campus Recruiting, Recruiter at engineering career fair, September 2015