Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
David Fitzgerald Bell
Clarks Hill, SC 29821
Cell 706-***-**** or E-mail: **********@*****.***
Dedication, discipline, and a broad background of knowledge is what I am able to bring to your company. Investigation and problem solving are two of my greatest strengths. The ability to look at situations from various perspectives and come up with solutions that are both functional and reliable is the key to truly solving any problem. My experience, education, characteristics and personal traits allow me to do just that. I enjoy a challenge, and tasks which require multiple disciplines and skills to accomplish the goal.
WORK HISTORY
2006-Present High School Mathematics Teacher for Fox Creek High School - North Augusta, South Carolina
Physics, Calculus, and Algebra instructor for High School students
grade nine through twelve (9-12)
First Responder on the Schools Crisis Management Team
Head Varsity Coach for five different sports. Won nine (9) district championships, six (6) regional championships and two (2) upper state titles
CSRA Golden Apple recipient for Excellence in Education
1998-2006 Process Engineer for EKA Chemicals – Augusta, Georgia
Process Engineer for two colloidal silica production facilities located in Augusta Georgia. These plants together are the largest supplier of colloidal silica in the world
Programmed and maintained plant control systems which included an ABB distributive control system, supplemented by Allen Bradley PLC’s
Managed and maintained all LAN systems and WAN bridges between plant sites and corporate offices in Atlanta Georgia
Managed all site utilities and power systems; water, sewer, electrical and natural gas. Found an initial problem in utilities that saved the company 340,000 USD the first year. Conducted a water study that saved the company over 10,000 USD annually, a heat transfer study that saved over 25,000 USD annually on electric and natural gas usage, and redesigned the regeneration process of the plug flow, ion-exchanger reactors to increase regeneration time and reduce HCL usage. Saving were in production time, water usage, and other raw materials. Company cost savings was in excess of 40,000 USD annually
Designed and supervised the construction of the company's first research facility/clean process plant in the United States
Provided all environmental compliance data and calculations to the state of Georgia and Wisconsin (New Site) on air emissions and liquid/solid discharges
Supervised and managed all site construction and maintenance projects
Provided engineering support and on site supervision for the decommissioning of outdated colloidal silica plant in Downing, California
Maintained and updated all site engineering drawings (Auto-cad)
Provided mechanical engineering support for EKA sites world wide
Supervised construction and supported/designed a new “Jumbo Reactor” facility in Green Bay Wisconsin. The facility more than doubled the batch process production of colloidal silica in North America for EKA Chemicals
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1996- 1998 Energy Engineer for Honeywell Corporation- Columbia, South Carolina
Maintained and supervised over sixty (60) energy savings contracts for various companies which included South Carolina Public School Systems, Presbyterian College, paper mills, and other production facilities. Liability for these contracts was valued in excess of thirty-five million USD
Performed energy surveys at the above sites to establish usage trends before and after energy savings measure were installed
Assisted in the development of the method of determining energy savings through monitoring amp draw per unit time as opposed to previous used methods of utility bill data
Provided initial design for energy saving measures
Member of the design proposal team for five (5) of Honeywell’s major government contracts
Consulted with local business on energy saving measures and cost reduction strategies for all utilities
Certified Energy Manager through Honeywell's school in Minneapolis, Wisconsin
1988-1992 High School Teacher – Baker County, FL and Glenn Hills, Augusta Georgia
Instruct Algebra, Biology, and Physical Science to High School students
Assistant Basketball & Baseball Coach. Head Tennis Coach.
1986-1988 Chemical Officer United States Army – Fort Steward, Georgia.
Responsible for chemical defense training and operations for Battalion sized Mechanized Infantry and Artillery units, Brigade sized armor units, and a U.S. Army 1-72nd Ranger Battalion
Served six months on the DMZ in Korea as the night Tactical Operations Center Officer In Charge (TOC-OIC)
Assistant to the S3, operations officer, responsible for maintaining and updating readiness reaction plans and reports for each level
Promoted to 1LT in eighteen month due to exemplary performance evaluations
Honorable discharge
Served as the Chemical/Operations Reserve Officer for a Florida National Guard M.A.S.H. Unit, stationed out of Jacksonville Florida, for two years (88-90) after active duty
EDUCATION
1992-1996 B.S. Mechanical Engineering – University of South Carolina, Columbia
30+ hours of Graduate studies in Thermodynamics and Fluid
Mechanics, with published papers on conductive heat transfer in square rotating passages. Designed and built the test system.
Member of Phi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineers Honors Society
EIT Certification
1982-1986 B.S. Mathematics – East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
Mathematics focus on numerical analysis and operations research
Minor in History and Physics
R.O.T.C Distinguished Honors Graduate
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