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Electrical Engineer Plant Manager

Location:
Seneca, SC
Salary:
150,000
Posted:
January 07, 2025

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John Lyons

Sr. Electrical Engineer Townville,SC.*9689 *******@*****.***

401-***-****

Professional Summary

To apply my skill and experience as a past Plant Manager, Production Manager, Plant Engineer, Project Engineer and manager to a challenging position with emphasis on management, research, design, and systems troubleshooting.

Work Experience

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Robert Bosch, LLC-Anderson, SC July 2018 to Present

Responsible for all the facilities electrical systems from 100,000 volts to 480/208/177/120 level. Responsible for all the facilities electrical specifications, electrical drawings and code enforcement, construction management of contractors, designing the grounding system for the site.

Responsible for programming all the facilities Building Automation System (Tridium N4) Distech including screen graphic along with special code to get alarms emailed and texted to technicians. Updating all the facilities electrical drawings, collected data for and conducted Arc-Flash studies in multiple plants through-out the U.S.A. Responsible for all the coordination studies to reduce incident energy and make systems safer for technicians.

Plant Manager

Elastron USA Inc-Gainesville, GA

July 2017 to July 2018

Built a plastic production facility. Worked with the general contractor to oversee the construction of the plant.

Hired and trained employee to run equipment and make good Product. Wrote all SOP manuals and Safety manuals.

Production Manager South Carolina Plant

Teknor-Apex, Co, US

1999 to July 2017

Responsibilities included but are not limited to the management of the Vinyl Production department. My team increased productivity, reduced scrap rate, reduced internal complaints and customer complaints. Reviewed and questioned departmental finance reports, lowered conversion cost and implemented Lean manufacturing principles to improve overall efficiency of the department. I improved the morale of the department. I also mentored employees in career choices and educated them on Teknor Apex culture.

Plant Sr. Electrical Engineer South Carolina Plant

Teknor-Apex, Co, US

April 2011 to April 2014

My responsibilities included project management, engineering, design, programming and requisition all the electrical components of projects assigned to me. I have used Microsoft Project, to help manage projects, program Allen Bradley PLC,HMI and VFD equipment

Corporate Sr. Electrical Engineer

Teknor-Apex, Co, US

January 2010 to April 2011

My responsibilities included project management, engineering, design, programming and requisition all the electrical components of projects assigned to me. I have used Microsoft Project, to help manage project, program Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers. I am responsible for Energy conservation project throughout the company. I assisted in leading an installation crew of 6 mechanics and 6 Electricians on the line 3 project in South Carolina plant. I wrote the bid documents for the construction of the new lab in Texas plant. I am in the process of automating the Maclin Bulk Resin and Oil systems.

Plant Engineer

Teknor-Hebronville, MA

September 2004 to February 2005

Responsibilities included but not limited to the managing of the maintenance department at the Hebronville Plant. I started the assignment with 55 plant projects, completed 35 without any complications or Union grievances. I supervised 6 maintenance men and assigned there daily workload. I managed the plant utilities and the daily maintenance of the production equipment and reduced the overall equipment downtime.

Corporate Project Engineer

Teknor

February 1999 to September 2004

My responsibilities included project management, engineering, design, program and requisition all the electrical components of projects assigned to me. I have used Microsoft Project, to help manage projects, programmed Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers. I was the lead electrical engineer on the New Silo Project in South Carolina Plant; I was the lead electrical engineer on the Hotwells Project during plant shutdown in Haywood Plant. I have been assisting the engineers in the Maclin Co and in the Lodi Plant.

Project Engineer/Lead Electrical Engineer

Advanced Design Associates

1997 to 1999

Responsibilities included project management, sales calls with Sales Manager, engineer, design, program and purchase all the electrical components of projects assigned to me. I have used Microsoft Project, to help manage project, programmed Mitsubishi, GE Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Omron, Keyence, PLC Direct Programmable Logic Controllers. Additional responsibilities included but were not limited to Wonderware, Simplicity Data Acquisition Systems. I was also responsible for the direction, supervision and reviews of a number of employees.

Electrical Engineer

Yushin America

1993 to 1997

Responsibilities include engineering, design, programming, and purchase all the electrical components of projects assigned to our team. I have programmed Mitsubishi, GE Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Omron and Keyence Programmable Logic Controllers. Additional responsibilities included but not limited to programming Variable Frequency Drives, Servo Controlled Systems, traveling into the field to assist service personnel in troubleshooting systems, specifying all sensors and all necessary devices to automate secondary systems. Also responsible for standardizing designs using N.F.P.A. and N.E.C. Code. I was the Engineering representative on the safety committee.

Electrical Engineer

Charles T Main Corporation

1988 to 1990

Responsibilities include engineering, design, programming, and purchasing all the electrical components of projects assigned to our team. Responsibilities included but were not limited to sub-station relay co-ordination along with (SCADA) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system. I work on the Sub-Station Design Team to redesign and upgrade Sub-Stations in the National Grid System. I worked with Electricians reviewing existing drawings and rewiring control switch boards to accommodate the new SCADA system.

Also responsible for standardizing designs using N.F.P.A. and N.E.C. Code.

Electrical Engineer

Newport Electric Public Utility Corporation 1986 to 1988

Responsibilities include engineering, design, install, and purchase all the electrical components of projects assigned to our team. Responsibilities included but were not limited to sub-station relay co-ordination along with (SCADA) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system. I worked with electricians reviewing existing drawings and rewiring control switch boards to accommodate the new SCADA system. During severe storms, I drove along assigned feeder maps looking for problems to report back to Line Crews.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Associate of Science- Electrical Power Engineering

UMASS-Lowell-Plastics Engineering Classes

Skills

•Project Engineering (10+ years)

•Production Management (10+ years)

•Construction Management (10+ years)

•Programmable Logic Controllers (10+ years)

•ERP Systems (10+ years)

•Software Troubleshooting (10+ years)

•Microsoft Project (10+ years)

•Computer Networking (10+ years)

•SAP (5 years)

•Profit & Loss (10+ years)

•AutoCAD (10+ years)

•Sensors (10+ years)

•Process Improvement (10+ years)

•Manufacturing (10+ years)

•Lean (10+ years)

•CAD (10+ years)

•Troubleshooting (10+ years)

•Electrical Experience (10+ years)

•Project Planning (10+ years)

•Pricing (10+ years)

•ISO 9001 (10+ years)

•Supply Chain (10+ years)

•Plant Management (10+ years)

•Lean Manufacturing (10+ years)

•Analysis Skills (10+ years)

•5S (10+ years)

•Procurement (10+ years)

•Sales Management (10+ years)

•Program Management

Additional Information

More than ten years' experience as a Plant Manager/Manufacturing Manager and Production Manager responsible for P & L and turning plants into profit centers

More than thirty years' experience as a project engineer, in the electrical controls and in the electric utility industry.

Three years as a sales engineer and sales manager in industrial controls, with a proven track record of increasing sales through innovative means.

Dedicated and enthusiastic professional with the motivation to succeed in a variety of pressure situations.

Highly analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to separate a large task into component steps before developing an effective plan of action.

References

Dain Ranew

Robert Bosch

Mechanical Engineer

864-***-****

Adrian Greene

Robert Bosch

Mechanical Engineer PE

864-***-****

Don Bleyl

Robert Bosch

Mechanical Engineer

864-***-****

Nick Goudoras

Controls GM

EMCOR Servies Aircon

Distech/TridiumN4

704-***-****

David LaVon

Manager Corporate Safety (Arc-Flash)

859-***-****



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