Part or Full-Time Project Management
Resume:
Joseph Bryan Adair
Cypress, TX *****
************@*****.***
Overview – Short form
Retired Professional - Have broad hands-on and leadership experience including military, academia, project management, building & home construction, manufacturing, energy research, personal and small business tax preparation, ad valorem tax analysis, investments (oil & gas, pre-IPO stock) and other business activities.
Position Desired – Would like a part-time position in customer service, store associate, industrial hands-on work, or professional support; prefer daytime work, about 20 - 30 hours per week. Would consider temporary full-time work if available.
Recent Experience:
Tax Preparer (Seasonal) – Liberty Tax Service - Houston, TX. January 2018 to Present. Serve as a tax preparer for individuals and small businesses during tax season. Interview clients to ensure that all taxes due are accounted for while minimizing taxes to be paid by applying legally authorized deductions of which clients are often unaware.
Self Employment – Coastal Plain Investments, LLC - Houston, TX. November 2011-present. Engaged in single family home rehabilitation, investments in start-up enterprises, electro-mechanical experimentation and research, and other activities.
Manufacturing Assembler (Full time) – Daikin Comfort Theologies – Waller, TX. May - August 2022. Installed insulation in air conditioner housings.
Pizza Delivery (Part-time) – Dominos Pizza – Cypress, TX. April 2021-March 2022. Delivered pizza in ZIP code areas 77429, 77433, 77065, 77070
Resume of Joseph Bryan Adair
Contact
Cypress, Texas 77429
Cell: 281-***-****
************@*****.***
Career Summary
Have a broad base of experience in manufacturing, construction, and engineering application work, as a hands-on mechanic, as a product and process designer, and as a trouble-shooter. Data processing experience includes programming a database manager and in using and developing procedures for complex Manufacturing Resource Planning systems. Am proficient with the popular Microsoft office tools, especially Word and Excel. Have successfully worked with all levels of the organization from housekeeping to the boardroom and am comfortable working with any business function. Have teaching and training experience both at the academic level and in the workplace environment.
Semi-retired work
Tax advice and tax return preparation (Gold Level Preparer), Liberty Tax Service, Houston Texas (present work).
Home Rehabilitation (S&B Homes, LLC -- rehabbed a single family residence and sold it at a profit).
Ospina Coffee -- Serving to present a luxury brand to the international market, performed market analysis, firm valuation estimates with supporting argument, and prepared and edited associated marketing materials (present work).
Work History
Served as a Management Consultant for numerous firms, otherwise self-employed in various activities (foundry operations, construction, and maintenance), Held several professional positions as an employee.
Building Construction (self employed: Habitat Energy Systems – performed electrical work, carpentry, concrete work, plumbing and maintenance)
Independent R&D (self employed: Habitat Energy Systems – designed and constructed various fuel and energy saving devices)
Management Consultant - (Daniel Industries, Inc.; Laboratory Tops, Inc.; Dale Smith & Associates (US Air Force contract); Mini Base Systems, Inc.; Hardy, Milutin & Johns; H.O. Mohr & Associates, Inc. Serck Heat Transfer, Inc. and others)
Daniel Industries, Inc. (Assistant to Division President, Master Production Scheduler)
Adair Foundry & Iron Co. (President and General Manager).
Military Service
United States Marine Corps, rose to rank of Captain, Vietnam veteran.
Academic Credentials
BSME, The University of Texas at Austin
MBA, (General Business) The University of Texas at Austin
PhD, (Marketing) The University of Texas at Austin
Representative Experience (detailed by activity)
Project Management – Formerly held the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Have more than ten years of project experience, more than half of that as project manager. Familiar with the project management framework as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the PMBOK Guide. Work included initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects. Project managed an MRP implementation project; managed a turn-key $1,400,000.00 building expansion project; co-managed an ISO 9001 certification project; co-managed a product configuration project using expert system technology; managed projects involving construction, solar-electric and concept development. Familiar with Critical Chain Project Management.
Production and Materials Management -- Designed shop floor control system to meet specific job shop needs; system combines work order information with CAD determined piece information to determine shop and work center loading; performed shop time studies to establish operating standards. Project managed the implementation of a Manufacturing Resource Planning system in a $10,000,000.00 division, taught MRP familiarization courses to division personnel, served as division liaison to DP and other divisions, served as master production scheduler and primary MRP trouble shooter for the division. Developed, tested and promulgated procedures covering all sales and work order processing functions.
Plant Design and Layout -- Designed the layout of a $1,400,000.00 electronics assembly plant expansion (mentioned above). Analyzed material and work flow, power requirements, special purpose equipment placement, and office placement. Sought and considered advice of managers and supervisors who would be operating the completed facility.
Education and Training – Using an Oliver Wight video program, taught Manufacturing Resource Planning familiarization courses to division personnel prior to MRP implementation. Held discussions with plant personnel to insure understanding of the MRP process. In another situation, designed and taught a Production and Inventory Management course to the management and supervisory personnel of a small manufacturing firm. Tailored course to the specific needs of the firm; stressed points with examples and problems.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin -- Duties included designing, researching and teaching Resources of Industry, a senior level undergraduate course. Lecture topics included information sources, U.S. industrial structure, remote sensing, forecasting, economic externalities, fuel resources, energy conversion processes, metals, nonmetals, water, plastics, manufacturing processes and transportation.
Adjunct Professor, LeTourneau University - Taught undergraduate and graduate management-oriented courses in the LeTourneau Education for Adult Professionals (LEAP) programs including Fundamentals of Executive Management, Managerial Marketing and Managerial Economic Issues.
Electrical Work – Performed all work as a licensed maintenance electrician to bring a foundry (mentioned below) back into operation. Partly rebuilt and maintained a 1230 KVA electric furnace, five 3-phase 240V bridge cranes, and a number of motor driven machines. Performed electrical work and repair in rural Kentucky, including wiring new rural homes to the current NEC (inspected by the utility’s inspector). Designed and installed five domestic solar electric systems, three of which provide all electric demands for continuously occupied homes.
Policy and Procedure Development -- Interviewed operating personnel to determine and document existing procedures, and to identify problems. Developed computer compatible procedures using the established methods as the base and coordinated their approvals by upper management. Suggested procedure changes when discovering discrepancies or inefficiencies in current practices.
Quality Assurance – Co-managed a twelve month project to achieve ISO 9001 registration; work included maintaining an action plan for ISO registration, developing ISO compatible procedures, designing and supervising internal audits, and briefing managers and production workers on ISO requirements.
Independent Research and Development – Using GEET (Global Environmental Energy Technology), designed, built and tested a fuel saving system installed on a 350 CID Chevrolet engine. The technology uses reverse gas flow under a partial vacuum to prepare an advanced fuel that is cleaner and more efficient than common fuels. The apparatus is made of three major components, a reverse flow chamber, a bubbler and a throttle valve set. These are supplied with hoses, control valves, liquid level sensors, vacuum regulators and other components. The project was not taken to completion in that the process was not sufficiently controlled to be put to highway use.
Using a technological base supplied by Eagle Research of Canada, Effected a well-defined project to design and build a Brown’s Gas Machine. The machine is an electrolyzer that creates a gas from water that has welding, non-metal fusing, metal treating, combustion, and other uses not readily available otherwise. Like the GEET project above, the device contains a complex variety of components, including pressure regulators, a high voltage rectifier, a large capacitor bank and several electronic control and safety circuits. This project was completely successful.
Problem Solving -- Made statistical analysis of product failures to determine which components limit performance and what level of product testing was necessary. Analyzed order processing procedures to pinpoint sources of known problems; determined step by step process by interviews and documented procedure using flow charts and written descriptions; presented findings and recommended changes for committee discussion and decision. Made statistical study of late shipment order queues to identify trends and identify recurring order problem sources; made recommendations where appropriate.
Market Analysis -- Made national and international market studies for proposed products. Projected market acceptance based on historical experience of similar products and identified major barriers to entry. Identified primary competitors and made technological comparisons to determine advantages and disadvantages of the new products. Determined total annual market (in units) and projected potential sales given various market shares. Developed product line and aggregate divisional sales forecasts using causal and focus forecasting techniques. Currently working to market the brand of a luxury Colombian coffee, Ospina Coffee (mentioned above).
Foundry Operation and Management -- Organized firm to take over and operate the former Lloyd Metal Foundry Co., a gray iron foundry located in Houston. Performed virtually all organization functions including negotiation of a favorable purchase agreement. Performed and supervised work to bring the plant back into operation (it had been closed for four years). Electrical, mechanical, plumbing and welding were among the skills required. Served as general manager, metallurgist, tool designer, chief molder, coremaker and furnace operator. Handled all trouble shooting and emergency repairs, often rerouted operations around inoperable equipment. Handled the marketing, finance, accounting, planning and personnel functions of the business.
Construction -- Have extensive construction experience from serving as a laborer (bricklayer’s helper, carpenter’s helper, and labor on large commercial/institutional buildings) to the design and layout of buildings for specified uses and managing construction projects. Have recent experience in remodeling and in new construction involving carpentry, electrical work, tile setting, concrete work and plumbing. Understand the principles of both rough and finished carpentry including truss design and forming for concrete; am able to lay out and build steps of wood or concrete. Surveying experience includes office and field work in both highway construction and in determining private property lines. Have general familiarity with building codes including the NEC.
Business and Economic Research -- Center for Energy Studies, University of Texas at Austin (Research Associate) - Duties included gathering engineering data through library research and personal interview, and preparing written analysis (backed up by calculations) of pollution control systems as applied to various energy production mechanisms.
Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin (Research Associate) - Duties included the design and supervision of various studies of the Texas business and economic environment including industrial marketing and cost accounting analysis, and writing industrial outlook reviews; numerous publications.
Product Configuration System Design – Served to initiate, plan and execute a project to develop a product line option/configuration program using artificial intelligence (expert system) technology; performed background study, analyzed catalog and engineering documentation, coded programs and performed testing for program release.
Industrial Operating Permit, Patent Application – Prepared a successful application for a Texas Air Control Board permit to operate an iron foundry furnace; invented and patented a steam-gas turbine engine.
Former Certifications
CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) issued by the American Society for Quality (ASQ)
CMfgE (Certified Manufacturing Engineer in the field of Manufacturing Management) issued by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) issued by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
PMP (Project Management Professional) issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI)
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