Manager Electrical Engineer

WAYNE J. SIMPSON

**** ***** ****** 734-***-****

Dexter, MI 48130 *************@*****.***

Manufacturing Manager

Innovative production manager with twenty eight years of experience in heavy industry. Proven team leader of multimillion-dollar renovations and new designs. Directly responsible for all aspects of production, maintenance and project management including departmental management, budget accountability, union contact policy, lean manufacturing initiatives, and energy efficiency projects.

STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEAN MANUFACTURING TEAM-BUILDING BUDGETING/FINANCE PROFITABILITY IMPROVEMENT MANAGING KPI STAFF DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gerdau - Jackson, Michigan 8/1998 to 3/2017

Rolling Mill Manager

Managed 280,000 ton per year special bar quality hot rolling mill including the following: Walking beam reheat furnace, 12 stand roughing and intermediate mill, precision sizing block, cooling beds, inline bar chamfering, bundling and weighing.

Supervised 5 salary and 40 hourly union employees on a 3-shift operation.

Prioritized budgetary goals with $3.9M budget and productivity metrics.

Implemented stable process improvement through standardized KPI and routine procedures.

Improved operational performance and quality metrics year over year.

Mentored management associates for development into a facilitator role. Rolling Mill General Foreman

Consulted with contract firm to institute Energy Management System with a $20M utility budget with $1.7M savings.

Directed the following energy projects working with maintenance and operations: Process automation upgrades, waste heat recovery, procedural improvements, compressed air management, space heating controls, and lighting upgrades.

Utilized Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve rolled bar yield and mill delays. Senior Project Engineer

Designed and coordinated electrical installation of two new heat treat furnaces, project totaled over $8M.

Evaluated and implemented a caster water treatment system to increase capacity and reliability.

Developed a Level 2 data collection system utilizing MSSQL server to collect plant data from PLCs.

Engineered numerous process control improvements including HMI, PLC, and VFD replacements.

Collaborated with maintenance department to improve overall equipment reliability. North Star Steel - Monroe, Michigan 11/1994 to 7/1998 Plant Electrical Engineer

Managed all electrical engineering functions for a 600,000 ton per year mill.

Instituted a CMMS utilizing MP2 software to integrate all plant inventory, purchasing, and maintenance activities. Electrical Maintenance Supervisor

Maintained all equipment in Melting, Refining and Casting departments.

Supervised 12 electricians and 3 electronic technicians. McLouth Steel - Trenton, Michigan 2/1989 to 10/1994 Electronic Systems Supervisor

Directed 20 electronic technicians responsible for electronic control systems.

Designed the installation of new equipment and maintained existing equipment. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, 12/1988 University of Michigan-Dearborn

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