ROBERT P OROZCO JR.
Simpsonville, SC ***** 864-***-**** adbwx6@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/robertorozco1
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer with a wide knowledge of gas turbine technology and power plant operations. Effective collaborator with proven ability to work with the end customer, sales team and component design engineering. Known for excellent project execution and interpersonal skills.
Professional Experience
Agilis Engineering - Greenville, SC December 2019 – Present
Gas Turbine Designer, December 2019 – Present
Design Engineer; Worked with OEM to understand their needs and provide design support for F135 and F119 gas turbine engines. Specifically, cold gas path components.
GE Power - Greenville, SC March 2000 – May 2019
Senior Application Specialist, January 2015 – May 2019
Application Engineering/Senior Application Specialist; prepared Conversion, Modification & Uprate (CM&U) technical proposals. Worked with customer to understand their need and how product created value for them; researched customer history, and then reviewed technology to apply a solution to achieve said value.
Provided engineering leadership and managed all technical aspects of assessing each opportunity upfront for feasibility.
Reviewed customer specifications and ensured offering satisfied requirements and identified exceptions and/or clarifications.
Change Coordinator, October 2010 – January 2015
Subject Matter Expert (SME) with ownership and responsibility for interpreting, approving and coordinating engineering requests for change and transmitting requirements flow-down to Product Definition and Execution team for execution, especially for CM&U change control functions for upgrades.
Bill of Materials structure SME including consultant and approver for requirements definition, including PLM BOM structure and process optimization requirements for change control / change management.
Project lead in successfully implementing roll out of PLM replacing legacy Requisition Engineering tools.
Requisition Engineer, March 2000 – October 2010
CM&U Requisition engineer providing engineering support to design, drafting and application engineering. Projects ranged across all GE frame sizes and product offerings.
Managed multiple complex and short cycle orders simultaneously.
Gathered and reviewed data and wrote instruction packages (FMI’s) for conversion modification and upgrades of GE large frame gas turbines.
Additional Experience
United States Navy
Gas Turbine Specialist (Mechanical)
Performed maintenance and upkeep of GE aero-derivative LM 2500 gas turbines for propulsion and Allison 501K-17 turbines for electrical generation. Engineering Officer of the Watch as an enlisted and leader of Damage Control training team.
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Awards
GE Appreciation Award, 2005
Executed from inception to operation the installation of 32 GE 7EA’s at the PP-9 Power Plant providing much needed electrical power production for Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Navy Achievement Medal, 1996
Awarded by Admiral of Pacific Fleet Command; coordinated and executed the emergency replacement of Gas Turbine generator flexible exhaust ducting while underway in the Arabian Gulf.
Computer Skills
Matlab, PLM, ERP, SolidWorks, Siemens NX Workbench, ANSYS Workbench, MS Office, PC and Mac proficiency.
Education
Clemson University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Team leader of Senior design project; Designed and built a vacuum form molding machine for use at the Clemson’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Center.
Greenville Technical College, Associates in Science and Engineering, 2015
Dean’s list; GPA 3.5