Project Management Manager

JOHN T. WHITELOCK

***** ******* *****, ******* *****, Ohio 44023, 440-***-****, ***********@*****.***

SENIOR ENGINEER

TECHNICAL SALES ~ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT~APPLICATIONS

ACCOUNT MANGEMENT

PRODUCTION / PROCESS MANAGEMENT ~ PROJECT MANANGEMENT

Articulate, hard-working and energetic Senior Engineer with extensive experience in technical sales, applications, equipment, process design, implementation and improvement, new product design and development. Hands on experience in metallurgy, foundry technology, castings, forgings, heat-treating, welding, brazing, machining and fabrication. Excellent customer facing and people skills. Outstanding commination skills; adept at connecting with external and internal customers at all levels from the plant floor, to the engineer staff, management and executive decision makers. Able to design and spec out innovative equipment packages. Hunter, prospector, farmer closer. Expert project manager who brings projects to fruition on time and under budget

Excellent leadership, organizational, and time management skills. Skilled at leading, training, and mentoring teammates, establishing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other guidelines, and hold teammates accountable to these standards. Proficient at managing performances through the establishment of clear metrics and routine feedback.

•Applications Engineering

•Production Management

•Process Development

•New Business Development

•Technical Sales

•Customer Service

•Engineering Management

•Systems Design

•Failure Analysis

•Process Optimization

•Equipment Specifications

•Project Management

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•Troubleshooting

•Technical Analysis

•Solutions Design

•Heat Treatment

•Technical Presentations

•Training

Process management: Heat Treat, Casting, Forging, Fabricating Welding, Brazing and Maintenance

Manage direct reports to realize continuous improvement activities in a union environment

Customer/Supplier control and monitoring system design, management and implementation

Material and process management implementing change through continuous improvement activities

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

PC Proficient, SAP Experience, Microsoft Office suite, Auto CAD, Solid Works

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mid-West Forge Inc 2021 - present

Project Engineering / Rebuild Manager

Coordinate completion of defined work scope for all equipment rebuild and new equipment installation projects

Manage internal and contract labor to facilitate project completion, establish and oversee contracts.

Design upgraded systems for existing equipment to improve process and product quality

Ensure incoming materials and parts meet metallurgical, mechanical and performance requirements

Morton Salt 2020 - 2021

Project / Reliability Manager

Defined mechanical processing requirements for purchased components

Track work order costs and establish overall equipment maintenance costs for life cycle.

Cap Ex project management from estimation through completion, surface and underground.

Document capital financial requests based on internal and external cost projections schedule and manage project with all parties involved to ensure on time and within budget project completion.

Tassco Inc 2017 - 2020

Technical Sales /Engineering Sales Support

Direct technical sales support. Provide expertise for design of technical solutions based on application of materials, products and equipment

Employ the use of related industry services to facilitate the use and application of our products.

Design and implement thermal cycles with steel suppliers along with correct atmosphere specifications to obtain, and improve material characteristics

Systems evaluation and specification for application of new wear steels

Nantong Rising 2013- 2017 Technical Sales and Marketing Engineer

Developed market for a large off shore alloy steel foundry. Successfully doubled sales for the foundry over 4 years

Direct contact with customers responsible for evaluation of operations to ensure adequate equipment and component applications.

Worked on steel making and secondary thermal processing of materials by defining chemistries and controlled atmospheres to maximize mechanical properties

Excel Foundry and Machine 2005- 2013 Director of Engineering

Manage all design activities for new replacement product offerings using technical expertise differentiating our approach from the OEM’s

Direct customers relationship building through evaluation of operations to ensure adequate equipment and components applications are solution based.

Oversee project management and product manufacturing teams to ensure compliance with internal and external customer specification

Lead a international technical team to qualify suppliers of steel castings, forgings, fabrication and machined components globally. Process and material development team leader.

Getco Ltd 2000- 2005

Engineering Manager/Manager of Supplier QA

Manage new product development and product performance specifications department

Define process parameters for the chemistry and heat treating of high alloy and performance specialty steels

Direct manufacturing and processing of thermal cycles and controlled atmosphere to achieve desired properties

Coordinated management team to ensure efficient project completion including efficient utilization of equipment and processes.

American Alloy Corporation 1995-1999

Manager of Engineering, Manufacturing & Supplier Development

Managed new product development department responsible for component designs and specifications

Provided technical sales support to facilitate long term contracts ensuring technical engineering solutions

Implemented effective actions as a result of utilizing systematic problem-solving methods based on customer needs

Developed process requirements and specification for components to ensure customers’ needs were met

P-E Handley Walker 1992-1995

Project Manager

Personally, directed a number of companies in the heat treat and combustion industries to create documented quality management systems in compliance with ISO and QS 9000 series of standards

Design and implement continuous improvement and corrective action programs

Conducted training for internal quality audits and designed gage calibration programs

Euclid-Hitachi Co

Supplier Quality Manager, Project Manager

Directed department to reduced incoming inspection costs and defects on arrival at the manufacturing plants

Member of project management team responsible for troubleshooting components and systems resulting in new product development and/or process/product improvements

Developed an effective system for early supplier involvement to formalize production and inspection techniques with our production facilities and engineering

Hi-Tech Aero (Aerobraze Corp.)

Process development Sales Engineer, Product Manager,

Developed metallurgical requirements and thermal processes for raw materials and components based on customer specifications for the departments of defense (DOD & Naval Nuclear), energy (DOE) and aerospace (Military, Commercial, NASA), NADCAP

Engineering sales support for marketing in the Aerospace and Naval Nuclear program which established the organization as a prime contractor on specific projects

Vacuum and atmosphere-controlled furnace process development for heat treating and specialized coatings

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Associates of Science in Metallurgy & Material Science

Cleveland State University, Cooperative Education Program.

MBA Operations management, Cleveland State University, Current student.

Extensive training in metallurgy, material science and failure analysis.

(ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio)

Member Heat Treating Society (HTS), Member of American Society for Materials (ASM),

Member American Foundry Society (AFS), Member American Society of Quality Control (ASQC)

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