James A. Owens, P.E., M.B.A.

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Johnstown, PA 15906

James A. Owens, P.E., M.B.A.

CAREER PROFILE

A competent and results-driven professional with over 15 years of experience, and a strong record of achievement in providing the necessary Professional Engineering, Senior Manager and Business expertise to ensure streamlined operations, client satisfaction, and increased proficiency.

EDUCATION FERNDALE AREA HIGH SCHOOL-1984 (4.0 GPA) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

University of Pittsburgh Johnstown- 1988- 4 years

MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (3.9 GPA), 1993 (full-time on-site 3 year course) CREDITs TOWARDS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Colorado State University (3.0 GPA),

Over 300 Professional Development Hours(PDHs)- PMP, PE, accounting 6 engineering software Packages ; C+ programming

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

05/18 – present(laid off) CJL ENGINEERING AND CONSULANTS- ENGINEERING MANAGER AND CONSULTANT

Working as chief engineer and consultant on projects in the commercial and industrial sector. Advising on developing investment strategies and consultation on technical projects. This included Project Management, purchasing, Machine design, Welding design, Estimating. Budgets and setting up projects. Internal Rate of return Design, financial planning, Business Development- alternative analysis and using Trace energy modeling software and 3d modeling. Working with architects on commercial, residential and industrial projects. Product life cycle implementation. over $20,000,000 in projects reviewed- schools, DOD facilities, hospitals- financial advisor And engineering consultant, setting up financial systems 10/15-05/18 PRESIDENT-ENGINEERING AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Working as entrepreneur pursuing third party opportunities in the latest technological arenas: Estimating. Advising on developing investment strategies and consultation on technical projects. Accounting, finance and treasurer consulting.product life cycle implementation. Financial planning, product life cycle implementation 05/15-10/15 NITREX-CORPORATE MANAGER- Reported to President on Miscellaneous projects in the Technical and Business Development Sector

Marketing and Sales Development Strategies including Advertising Strategies

Technical Management of Projects, Sitting on Technical Project Committee

Business Planning

Safety and Environmental Management Strategies, Risk Management Strategies,

Corporate Growth and Customer Development Strategies.

Corporate Website Strategies

Responsible for Rolling out Strategies to Individual Facilities, Lean Manufacturing, Robotics, 5S program, Root Cause Analysis, Black Belt Programs, etct. 11/13- 05/15 ENGINEERING AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Independent Engineering Consultant-In This Capacity I worked as an engineering consultant as a third party to examine risk to projects and to improve upon project schedule and milestones: Completed engineering design work on specific equipment.

Developed strategies towards refinancing of debt and reviewed balance and operating cash strategies to improve upon business performance. Financial Planning

Recommended and developed business acquisitions and merger opportunities 12/07- 11/13 CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES- Duluth, MN- Reported to GM/Vice president PROJECT MANAGER/SENIOR ENGINEER

Project Manager - Project Manager for feasibility engineering of $70,000,000 Engineering project for low slica DRI product.

Project Manager - Project Manager/Engineering support for the reactivation of ventilation Equipment at NSM - $150,000,000 in Capital Reviewed and Consulted

Project Manager - Served as the Project Manager for the feasibility engineering of

$15,000,000 pump house project and reactivation/consultation of existing $60,000,000 Project towards long term tailings strategy.

Project Manager - Served as the consultant providing technical support for the construction of Bloom Lake - Provided Specifications, Drawings, Consultation- $100,000,000

Project Manager – Served as the Project Manager for the feasibility engineering of Concentrate Production and Shipping Project- $325,000,000

Project Manager – Silver Bay Power Plant- Engineering for the retrofit of new nox burners and over fire air Ducting- $10,000,000

Project Manager – Hydroseparator project- Served as the Project Manager for the installation of $53,000,000 Hydroseparator Project- installed in 2010/2011

Project Manager – UTAC Thunderbird- installation of new ventilation system- $5,000,000 09/07 – 12/07 AMEC CORPORATION- Eveleth and Minneapolis- Reported to Director/Vice President SENIOR MANAGER/SENIOR ENGINEER- Commercial and Industrial Engineering

Provided engineering support for the construction of new concentrator line($5,000,000)

Developed $250,000,000 proposal for the construction of new Direct Reduced Process Plant

Developed Engineering support for the construction of new concentrator line and commercial facilities

9/06 – 6/07 KRECH OJARD & ASSOCIATES, P.A. (Engineering & Architects) Duluth, Minnesota SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER- Reported to Owner and Principal- Commercial and Industrial Engineering firm- Schools, Garages, Athletic Facilities, Resorts, and industrial facilities

Lead mechanical Engineer responsible for completing specifications and developing process flow diagrams and layout of bulk material handling systems for the construction of $40,000,000 CLM Lime Kiln Plant –Superior, Wisconsin

Completed structural survey of Cleveland Cliffs plant facility-Silver Bay, MN- Survey covered 1 billion in capital

Developed specifications for Coal Handling System for Duluth Steam-Duluth, MN

Oversaw the modification of Mx1 and Mx2 Bucket Excavators for Canadian National Railways-Two Harbors, MN- $5,000,000

6/05 – 9/06 PRECISION CAST PARTS-TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION Henderson, Nevada-

(The Largest Fully Integrated Producer of Titanium Metal outside Russia) SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER- Senior Staff Engineer- Reported to General Manager- designing, estimating, budgeting, and overseeing projects

Served as Senior Manager in the commissioning of $25,000,000 Waste Water Treatment Plant

Developed mechanical specifications toward the installation of a $60,000,000 vacuum distillation plant.

Design magnesium chloride transfer cart.

Process development towards the design of titanium ingot air caster transfer cart.

Developed specifications for the design of Induction Skull Melting Furnace. 6/98 – 11/04 AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION – largest supplier to NASA-Corporate Headquarters-Las Vegas, Nevada- Executive Level- reported to Vice President of Operations- SENIOR SALES AND ENGINEERING MANAGER- Business Development

Management and Technical Responsibilities included:

Business Planning of new products- Budgeting, Marketing, Business Development, engineering

Responsible for commercialization, research and development of new products.

Development and incorporation of new products into production facilities and operations.

Oversaw commercialization of products through domestic and international OEMs representing over 22 manufacturers, and over 2000 distributors.

Developed product distribution agreements and production facilities in domestic and international countries including China, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, and Pakistan.

Assisted with patent applications and comprehending current patent technology.

Evaluated new technologies and companies for establishing licensing agreements.

Developed international advertising and promotional campaigns, and specifications for new product development.

Evaluated and completed marketing study for new products.

Developed process flow diagrams for plant installations, equipment and product specifications, manuals and technical bulletins.

Assisted in the development of a software program. 4/97 – 6/98 ICF KAISER INTERNATIONAL AND CONSTRUCTORS, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-

(now Hatch and ICF Consulting, Kaiser Pittsburgh Engineers and Constructors) PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND MANAGER- Reported to Vice President of Operations

(Kaiser Engineers is one of the largest engineering firms in the world specializing in installing Commercial, industrial plants, infrastructure and environmental projects throughout the world.)

Project Engineer – Rail Wheel Plant

Installed $40,000,000 railroad wheel plant; plant consisted of completed automated system, including a 10,000-ton press, 5000-ton press, stamping press, 5 robots, rolling mill, new rotary furnace, and an automated control system. Oversaw installation of presses, which included preassembly, redesigning hydraulics and robots. Process/Project Engineer – BCI Biomass Project

Administered process/project engineering for hydrolysis portion of a $90,000,000 ethanol plant. Provided equipment specifications and layout, basic control loops and estimates for plant. Completed pilot testing for sizing equipment and understanding material characteristics associated with equipment; statistical analysis completed on pilot testing. Provided economic justification on using different types of raw materials for a lime plant. The Secretary of Energy and Vice President of the United States evaluated plant technology.

Process Engineer – Carbon Calgon Plant

Assisted in process engineering for two carbon reactivation plants. Plants were valued at

$60,000,000. Oversaw flow diagrams and heat balance for plant. Assisted in piping and instrument diagrams. The plants consisted of a series of neutralization systems, a reactivation furnace, and final processing plant for shipping. Consultant – Tippins Rolling Mill- 1 billion project

Evaluated hydraulic systems for new Tippins sheet rolling mill constructed in Czech Republic. Fielded questions from customer on schematics of hydraulic systems. Consultant – Bell Glade Sugar Processing Plant

Completed construction on moving processing plant from Bell Glade, Florida to Jennings, Louisiana. Chief Engineer responsible for evaluating which equipment would be shipped, utilizing demolition and shipping procedures. Plant demolition and moving costs were estimated at $20,000,000.

Process Engineer – Nitric Acid Plant-$250,000,000 Project-Bayer corporation

Evaluated instrumentation specifications and process flow diagrams for stream turbines for five acid plants constructed in United States and Canada. Provided program determining concentration of Nitric Acid at different pressure and temperature matrix. Proposals

Provided proposal for evaporator and concentrator technology to dry up plant facility. 1988 – 1997 TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION, Henderson, Nevada Project Manager

Designed new $10,000,000 blending/packaging plant and chemistry lab. Blending plant consisted of structural modifications, tilter, blender, labeling system, weigh and feeder system, conveyor system, and inventory management system. Chemistry laboratory consisted of an ingot lab comprised of three electric arc furnaces, drill press, lathes, and a 500 Ton hydraulic press. Sampling lab and storage system was also provided. Senior Process/Project Engineer

Responsible for overall plant process and projects within titanium sponge producing plant including chlorination, purification, magnesium recovery, reduction, distillation, cooling, crushing, blending and melt shop. Designed specific projects within aforementioned units of plant, troubleshot equipment, wrote up maintenance procedures, worked on conveyors, presses, rollers, tumblers, weld chambers, electric arc furnaces, automated vehicles, lid washing units, lid presses, grinders, valves, chlorinators, reduction vessels, and HVAC systems.

Project Engineer

Designed and oversaw projects involving installation of plant facilities up to $10 million. Total value of projects completed in excess of $60 million. Troubleshot equipment and completed drafting and internal rate of return calculations for projects. Design Engineer

Designed custom equipment for manufacturing of titanium metal. Equipment included shears, presses, hydraulics, primary condensers, reduction vessels etc.; a more detailed list of equipment and products custom designed is available upon request. Examples of process and programs Implemented:

Established standard cost for labor and material in titanium production.

Established and analyzed variances associated with titanium production.

Proposed operational budgets for production of titanium.

Assisted in establishing capital and maintenance budgets for production of titanium.

Provided process development on new blending system optimizing material use, reduced cycle time, improved quality, enhanced traceability, and reduced inventory, resulting in gross annual savings of $3 million.

Completed analysis on product variances, which involved comprehension of chemical and mechanical impact of different screen sizes of titanium metal. List of Seminars/Workshops towards PDHs and Software Expertise available upon request.

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