Engineer Manager

RICHARD F. MCMULLEN, P.E.

Manufacturing Manager and Professional Engineer

Conshohocken, PA 610-***-**** adc2gl@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

●Engineering manager, experienced in assuring plant reliability and increasing productivity.

●Successful at leading large, complex capital projects as well as preventive maintenance programs.

●Hands on leader using skills developed from industrial, military, and educational experience.

SKILLS

●Adept in engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, environmental, and safety.

●Over 35 years of leading maintenance personnel – both salary and hourly.

●Excellent communicator, organizer, decision maker, goal setter, team player and leader.

EXPERIENCE

Maintenance Manager, Facility Engineer

2019 - Present

M. Cohen & Sons

●Manage seven buildings of a multi-purpose fabrication company that employs 250 people.

●Supervise 5 hourly and 2 salary employees – including environmental, safety and health responsibilities.

●Repair and maintain all equipment, structures, grounds,utilities, and spare parts inventory.

●Reduced contractor support by 70% of budget through in-house repairs.

●Installed a preventive maintenance program which increased equipment reliability, lowered costs, and better utilizes resources.

●Carried out all capital projects and major equipment purchases.

●Latest project was a $2.5M powder/paint coating operation including construction, design, permitting, operation and maintenance of the facility.

Maintenance Manager

2018 - 2019

Timet Corporation

●Directed Maintenance Department consisting of 30 hourly and 12 salary employees. Also supported by 7 mechanical and electrical engineers, along with 12 Co-op Engineers.

●Lowered plant maintenance cost and overall reliability of machinery.

●Led program to replace obsolete equipment, which included new Material Handling Presses capable of 3x the production with an ROI of 12 months.

●Started a Mechanical Integrity Program to electronically document repairs, preventive maintenance, equipment history and technical data.

●Created plant wide storerooms for critical parts, developed training for new/younger maintenance personnel, became team leader for safety concerns, and worked with Operations to schedule preventive maintenance.

Maintenance Manager, Engineer

Arcelor Mittal Steel Company

2008 - 2018

●Managed team consisting of 60 USWA workers and 8 salaried supervisors and engineers.

●Directed Maintenance Dept and all major equipment project purchases that covered a 24/7 operation.

●Streamlined the department due to changing economic conditions to run with 60% less people in 2012 than in 2008. This included not only labor cuts but inventory reduction, all while reducing operational delay rates from 15% to 5%.

●Process improvements led to reduction in lubrication fluids ($1 million/year in 2008 to $100k/year from 2009 to 2018), process water consumption (3000 gpm to 300 gpm), pump replacement cost ($400k/yr to $50k/yr).

Maintenance Manager, Plant Engineer

Sandmeyer Steel Company

2000 - 2008

Superintendent, Engineer

Bethlehem/Lukens Steel Company

1993- 2000

Project Manager, Engineer

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

1987- 1993

Other Accomplishments to Note:

-Project Manager of transformation of old Phila. Naval Yard to Kvaerner Shipyard, now owned by Aker. Team constructed new facilities and the largest capacity crane (930 Ton) in the United States.

-Extensive experience working in Europe (6 months) to bring machinery needed for Kvaerner Shipyard.

-Support engineer for U.S. Naval Fleet involved in First Persian Gulf War (working out of Bahrain). Accomplished emergency repairs to main engines on U.S.S. Kitty Hawk and supporting supply ships.

-Supported 6 different combat missions world wide as a Merchant Marine and US Naval Officer.

-Lead Engineer in the Sustained Life Program for 3 U.S. Naval Aircraft Carriers (Independence, Kitty Hawk, Constellation). Led overhaul of main engines - project cost $100M per carrier.

LICENSES

Professional Engineering License State or PA

USCG 3rd Assistant Engineer License

USNR Commander (Retired)

2001 - Present

1987 - Present

1987 - 1994

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

LaSalle University

●Graduated Beta Gamma Sigma Honors

P.E. Review Course

Drexel University

Bachelors of Science, Marine Engineering

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

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