Engineer Management

James S. Lewis, PMP

Sand Springs, OK ***** 918-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/j1mlewis ***********@*****.***

Proven Process and Chemical Engineer and Manufacturing Professional

Adept in project engineering and management, process optimization, maintenance / operations management. Passionate, responsive practitioner of corrective action, process improvement techniques, lean manufacturing, ISO9001, and process safety management. Consultative approach to manufacturing IT implementation and training with SAP ECC MM/PP and MAXIMO, manufacturing support, translating and optimizing manufacturing processes into standard enterprise systems. Experience in:

Operations Leadership Project Management Process Improvement Polymer Manufacture

Process Safety Management (PSM) Visual Factory Management 5S

Lean Manufacturing 6 Sigma Computer skills: SAP, MAXIMO, Microsoft Office

Experience

BAKER HUGHES, Sand Springs, OK 1989 – 2016

Senior Business Analyst / IT Business Senior Applications Advisor II 2006 – 2016

Identified / defined manufacturing needs and translated business needs to IT requirements. Developed, tested and rolled out IT tools to manufacturing environment, including training and ongoing support.

Executed 24 hour, 365-day support of manufacturing processes, esp. SAP, SAP ME and MAXIMO for 5 Oklahoma manufacturing plants, chemical plants and worldwide operations, solidifying reputation for exceptional customer service.

Manufacturing global implementation team lead for SAP ECC for chemical business, including personally building every routing, work center and costing model for materials at every plant worldwide and end user training / go-live support, delivering to business in record time.

Maintenance subject matter expert, implementing MAXIMO in North America, UK and Norway, meeting regulatory requirements for PSM / NORSOK, and fleet management needs.

Master Data and Management of Change Team Lead for SAP PI implementation, ensuring deadlines were met or exceeded 100%.

Evaluated / documented business requirements, and “As-Is” processes; developed / documented “To-Be” processes, implementing new Manufacturing IT tools.

Provided data extraction, cleansing and compilation expertise for development of data elements and master data, ensuring on time delivery of IT tools.

Senior Project Engineer 2006

Prepared preliminary engineering, scope and costing documentation for proposed capital expansion projects, requesting capital funding.

Exceeded expectations by preparing project documentation and financial expenditure requests for capital project exceeding $3M+ in 6 months.

FLO Operations Manager 2002 – 2006

Coordinated FLO unit operation, including operating to budget, managing workforce, raw materials, assets, safety culture and manufacturing quality material, meeting customer orders.

Met or exceeded budgetary, production, quality and safety goals by controlling unit operations budget, scheduling / producing quality material, maintaining assets, scheduling workforce, and planning raw materials, ensuring safe, continuous, operation.

Implemented self-directed work teams optimizing management structure / minimizing personnel.

Reduced standard reaction time by 40%+, resulting in OEE ratings exceeding 120%.

Generated $100K+ per year in cumulative cost savings, improving product quality through optimization of recipes / process improvements.

Oversaw manufacturing start-up of new solid polymerization process unit, including optimization of grinding process for soft polymers, ensuring fulfillment of customer orders.

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BAKER HUGHES (Continued)

Senior Plant Engineer / Maintenance Manager

Maintained assets of plant, minimizing downtime due to equipment failure and complying with Process Safety Management.

Rebuilt depleted team with necessary skills, optimized the operation and established vendor supply and service contracts, effectively and efficiently supporting plant requirements.

Reduced work order backlog 80%+, from 1K+ to under 200, while establishing documented preventive maintenance program, to comply with regulatory requirements of PSM.

Scoped, designed and installed capital improvement projects, on time and under budget.

Project Engineer / Plant Superintendent / EP Plant Manager, Barnsdall, OK

Oversaw EP Plant operation, including preparing and operating to budget, managing workforce, raw materials, assets, safety culture and manufacturing quality material meeting customer orders. Headed capital projects for unit, including engineering, request for funds, construction and start up.

AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY, Chicago, IL

Process Engineer

Implemented material and equipment improvements to beverage container manufacturing process. Designed and installed can washers and dryers, supervised overhaul of major equipment, performed start-ups on washers, dryers, UV sterilizers, and DI water systems, performed material trials for coatings and drawing oils, and tracked global material costing.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Phoenix, Tulsa, OK, GPA: 3.99

Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Certifications

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, License PMP#1475356, 2014 – 2018

Publication

Improving the Efficiency of Grinding Soft or Rubbery Polymers Utilizing Titanium Carbo Nitride Coated High Speed Rotor and Stator, Contributor, July 2005

Awards

Baker Petrolite / Baker Hughes

3 Awards of Excellence

5 Make-A-Difference Awards

Chairman’s Award for Excellence in HSE

REVOLUTIONARY Award for creative thinking

2 Core Value Awards

5 2015 Energizer Awards for service and performance

Boy Scouts of America / Order of the Arrow

Eagle Scout

Silver Beaver recipient

Vigil Honor Member

Founders Award Recipient

3-time OA Section Award of Merit

2015 Centurion

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