Frederick W. Bosse II

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Thompsontown, PA 17094

717-***-****

acxwky@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE:

Electrical Engineer with 30+ years of electrical generation/distribution (low, medium, & high voltages) and 15+ years of electrical reliability experience in industrial plant and consultant roles. Instrumental in turning around three companies from dismal to world class performance. WCM, RCFA, and a CII trained in the equipment reliability. Six Sigma Black Belt trained.

EDUCATION:

Purdue University – Calumet; Hammond, IN

BSEET, 1994

Majors: Electronics, Mathematics, and Communications

Graduated on the Dean’s List (3.78/4.00 GPA)

Purdue University – Calumet; Hammond, IN

Inland Apprenticeship, 1981-1983

Motor Theory, Basic Electronics, Electrical Controls

Valparaiso Technical Institute - Valparaiso, IN

AS degree in Electrical Engineering, 1981

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Standard Steel, LLC July 2014-Present

Burnham, PA

Electrical Engineer

Electrical power distribution system inside ~700 employee steel plant (46.5KV to 6900 VAC)

Substation design and installation (480/240 VAC)

Equipment installation and Project Manager for LMF/VD process and lime injection with foamy slag process

Upgrades on existing equipment and maintenance support

Security and cameras for process installation (design and manage)

SVC for power factor correction and DC Crane retrofits/calculations

Develop scope of work for all projects (routine and capital)

PCB and Asbestos abatement/disposal coordination with outside sources

New transformer installation for PCB replacement

Oil analysis review of all 100 transformers on-site

FCC licensing for construction and operation

Adecco / Arcelor Mittal (full-time w/ Arcelor Mittal after 9 months) June 2010-June 2014

East Chicago, IN

Electrical Reliability Engineer - Utilities

Develop scopes of work and work packages for routine and capital projects at this ~6500 employee steel plant

Interface with local vendors to gain knowledge of newer products to retro fit to older applications

Successfully submitted two Energy Star projects

Re-engineer Mechanical and Electrical systems which had poor designs or no designs at all. The projects were incoming power, clarifiers, water monitoring devices, filter presses, pumps, grease & oil systems, and generators designed to produce power for plant (100MW+).

Assisted in development of a procedure to request services from other departments.

Planner on boiler annuals and routine maintenance

Assigned to 186 Task for reliability with a team to address tasks. All tasks completed in less than 1 year.

Kelly Construction of Decatur (contracted to Archer Daniels Midland) Aug 2009-Jan 2010

Decatur, IL

Superintendent Cogen Facility (Temporary Contract position)

Oversee Maintenance of conveyors (screw, belt, and bucket) at this ~2000 employee site

Supervise a group of 6 full-time employees and others when required for outages and capital work

Re-engineer poor designs which caused premature equipment failures

Provided technical expertise on boiler outages and routine maintenance

Completed and created daily, weekly, and monthly PM programs

Troubleshooting of mechanical equipment and provided electrical support

Bosse2 Consulting, Inc. Mar 2004-Aug 2009

Three Rivers, MI

Small Business Owner / Senior Mechanical Engineer

Complete scopes of work for site visits to customers based in North America

On-site startup and commissioning of Larox filter presses

On-site conversions of filter presses (pressure filters, plate & frame, vacuum belt, rotary disc & drum filters) and conveying systems

On-site training of Larox Filter presses

Running a $750K annual business with our main customer being Larox North America with main office in Lapenranta (Finland), Aken (Germany), and Utrecht (Holland)

Provided phone support 24/7 on machine problems in mining, starch, refinery, and other industrial environments

100% travel required, which was at least 265 days per year up to 326 days per year

Manage 6 employees

Orbital Engineers Apr 2001-Aug 2004

Hammond, IN

Sr. Project Manager

Prepare scopes of work packages

Prepare estimates for multi-million dollar projects

On-site at BP Amoco redesigning the industrial sewer and its processes. Mechanical engineering and design of pipe racks and process water along with upgrading of old electrical computers and PLCs. Developed two new processes to be used in the refinery process to eliminate solids to the sewer.

Development of CAD standards and design criteria

Work on Power distribution including 13,800 480 substations

Laramore, Douglas, and Popham Feb 2001-Apr 2001

Chicago, IL

Sr. Project Manager (Temporary Contract)

Preparation of scopes of work packages

Prepare estimates for multi-million dollar projects

Power distribution and design including steam & gas generation, substations, switch yards, load sharing, buss ducts designs, tripping schemes, and upgrading of main switchgear breakers

Development of CAD standards and design criteria

Danieli Corus, Inc. (formerly Hoogovens and Danieli) May 2000-Jan 2001

Merrillville, IN

Sales Manager of North America

Preparation of Scopes of work packages

Prepare Estimates for multi-million dollar projects

Conduct sales calls throughout North America (Ispat Inland, Inc. USS Gary, Fairfield, Edgar Thompson, National Steel Corp. Midwest, Great Lakes and Granite City, Rouge Steel Corp., Bethlehem Steel Burns Harbor, Sparrows Point, Trico Steel, Birmingham Steel Kankakee, Birmingham, Gallatin Steel, LTV Steel, etc.)

Orchestrate convention and sales functions with AISE, ISS and Western states

Develop marketing tools and sales database

Conduct weekly local sales meetings and attend monthly sales meetings in other offices

Manage project budgets on new technologies for steel

Develop new products and technologies

Raytheon Engineers & Constructors (formally Rust E&C) Jan 1996-May 2000

Hammond, IN

Office Manager / Project Manager / Chief Electrical Engineer / Account Manager / Project Engineer

Supervise all disciplines in Engineering (up to 107 direct reports)

Prepare Cost Estimates +/- 10% of multi-million dollar projects

Account Manager Heavy Industrial (Ispat Inland, Inc., National Steel Corp., Intek Inkote,

Indiana Harbor Coke)

ISO 9001 Implementation and Six Sigma Black Belt trained

Supervise Electrical Department (14 Employees)

Provide field service as needed (commissioning and start-up)

Managed $300MM sintering plant upgrade project from conception to completion

Perform electrical engineering, including retrofitting pre-1950 vintage equipment to new solid state devices

Y-2K engineering on power distribution system for the computer Annex

Develop and control annual budgets

Future sales of Engineering services

Power distribution and design of emergency backup power with automatic transfer. Also 13.8KV to 480 VAC substations as well as power generation including steam, natural gas and MG sets. Line layouts and load sharing/shedding.

Birmingham Steel Oct 1994-Jan 1996

Bourbonnais, IL

Electrical Engineer / Electrical Supervisor

Implementation of a Preventative Maintenance program

Manage and supervise Electrical Department budgets

Manage million dollar projects

Maintain a Rolling Mill

Supervise 10 Electrical personnel

Expedite all Electrical products

Coordinate multi-craft shutdowns

Electrical Engineer for Hot Rolling Bar Mill and Plant General Incoming Power 138kVv to OCB then to 13.8KV to 480 VAC substations located throughout the plant. Installed power-monitoring devices which aided in the plant’s management of power consumed.

Electronic Liquid Fillers, Inc. Sept 1993-Oct 1994

LaPorte, IN

Electrical Engineer / Research & Development Manager

Implementation of ISO 9000

Manage personnel in R&D (5 employees)

Direct all Electrical engineering (3 employees)

Write over 75% of PLC programs

Assist in the building of control panels

Direct documentation to electrical draftsperson

Work with city Engineers to run utilities for new building including a new 13.8kv feeder to a pad mounted transformer and 480 VAC sub panel and a new 24" sewer line (worked on easement permitting and typographical layout)

LTV Steel Nov 1989-Sept 1993

East Chicago, IN

Electrical Maintenance Foreman

Supervise 40 maintenance personnel

Coordinate all aspects of hot and cold rolled steel complexes

Planning and expediting of future projects

Specialized areas which I maintain are as follows: Silco (GE), Prodac (Westinghouse), Amplydyne, Amplystat field regulators, loop controls, and speed

regulation of AC frequency drives. I have experience in (GE) DMC VAX computers

and Series Six PLC's.

13,200 switchgear repair and maintenance

Hot Rolling, tin plating, continuous annealing, chrome line and temper mill

maintenance

Rose Electric May 1989-Oct 1989

Schererville, IN

Working Foreman

Supervised 6 Electricians

Planned and coordinated Electrical department

Designed and implemented new installations

Renovations of electrical and mechanical equipment

Estimates and bids for future industrial, commercial, and

residential projects

PC boards rehabilitation

480V distribution and design

Chicago Steel and Tinplate Aug 1988-May 1989

Gary, IN

Electrical Supervisor / Planner Engineer

Supervised 35-40 employees

Planning and engineering of new steel processing mill

Engineered the power distribution and electrical/mechanical

design of structural AC and DC circuits including 13,200V and 480V

Installed and set-up of AC frequency drives

Incorporated P.M. program for the electrical department to

eliminate downtime

Oversee all aspects of ground up mill construction

Logan Aluminum (formerly Arco Aluminum) Feb 1985-Aug 1988

Russellville, KY

General Technical Electrician

Repair and reprogrammed PLC’s

Install residential and industrial wiring

Repair and service HVAC units, air conditioners, and overhead cranes

Repair G.E. Siltron and Siltron Plus units and high/low

voltage switchgear

Capable of running mobile equipment, troubleshooting machines (foreign & domestic) Bench electrician in electric shop

Replacement of 13,800V transformers and switchgear as well as annual maintenance of

switchyard equipment

Inland Steel Corporation Nov 1980-Feb 1985

East Chicago, IN

Motor Inspector

General electrician, troubleshooting, and basic circuiting

Overhead crane repair

AC starters and relay logic

DC motor control and motor application

480V 3 phase and 250V DC understanding and repair

CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Steel Related Organizations: AISE Chicago and Pittsburgh, ISS, Western States Blast Furnace, NWIBRT, 2009 Three River Chamber of Commerce, 2009 MSHA, OSHA 10 Hr., Transporting Dangerous Goods

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