Capital Projects Technical Lead

Warren De Cuir

Email: *******@***.********.*** 6154 Faculty Ave.

Phone #: 310-***-**** Lakewood, CA 90712

Citizenship: USA

Education:

University of California, Berkeley

BS Chemical Engineering, Chemical Processing Option

Qualifications and Training:

- Experience managing capital projects up to $12,000,000

- Six Sigma green belt

- Lean manufacturing training

- Technical lead for waste elimination program with $2.7 million in savings for 2008

- Root Cause Corrective Action and 8D problem solving training

- NADCAP supplier voting member (chemical processing task group)

- Experience working with government agencies (AQMD, LACSD, FAA) to acquire permits

Work Experience:

Principle Specialist, Facilities (11/21 – 10/24)

Collins Aerospace (RTX), Santa Fe Springs, CA

- Provide engineering support the manufacturing of carbon – carbon composite breaking systems for aerospace

- Develop scope for and manage facilities related capital projects from proposal to completion

- Responsible for managing, troubleshooting, and maintaining facilities equipment including building structure, cooling towers, boilers, air compressors, steam vacuum systems, induction vacuum furnaces, and support equipment.

- Team with EH&S to ensure compliance with all environmental regulations

- Manage and support contractors and vendors performing onsite work for projects, maintenance, and general repairs

- Chairperson for site activities committee

Facilities Engineer (9/17 –11/21)

Honeywell Aerospace, Torrance, CA

- Lead engineer for facilities department at site assembling and testing aerospace air management and turbine systems.

- Responsible for facilities equipment including air compressors, air distribution equipment, combustion heaters, vacuum systems, cooling towers, and boilers

- Developed and managed facilities equipment preventative maintenance plan

- Worked with aerospace test teams to determine test needs and provide facilities support (air, heat, steam, etc.) to test equipment

- Coordinated efforts of in-house personnel and outside contractors to meet project goals

- Worked with safety team to develop safety procedures for new equipment (lock out tag out, JSA, HAZCOM)

Project Manager (6/14 – 1/16)

CJI Process Systems, Santa Fe Springs, CA

- Managed custom automated equipment design-build-install projects up to $10,000,000

- Oversaw fabrication, testing, and deployment of plating lines, chemical treatment system, oil/water separators,

molten salt cleaning lines, and aqueous wash lines.

- Served as single point of contact for customers

- Developed project schedules from engineering though installation

- Coordinated efforts of engineering, purchasing, and production departments to ensure on time delivery

Chemical Engineer II (2/10 – 4/14)

Lisi Aerospace, Hi-Shear Corporation, Torrance, CA

- Lead engineer for design, construction, and commissioning of new plating facility

- Six Sigma project to reduce anodizing rejects from 30% to 0.8%

- Achieved initial NADCAP chemical processing certification for Lisi Torrance facility

- Participated in ISO 9001 and 14001 audits

- Material Review Board member responsible for dispositioning product non-conformances

- Implemented improvements to plating processes (cadmium plating, Al anodizing, Ti anodizing, surface preparations, passivation, etc.)

- Wrote and revised work instructions to ensure compliance with customer, industry, and government specifications

Maintenance Engineer (4/07 - 3/09)

RSR Quemetco, Inc., City of Industry, CA

- Lead engineer for design and start up of new production facility

- Lead engineer for implementation of new ERP system (Infor EAM)

- Provide engineering support for metal smelting, alloying, and casting operations

- Integrate new robotic automation into production line

- Implemented a Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM) system for the facility

- Implement lean manufacturing principles, waste reductions, and visual management tools

Technical Service Representative (2/05 – 1/07)

Nalco Co., Wilmington, CA

ConocoPhillips Oil Refinery, Wilmington / Carson

- Monitor and maintain cooling towers and boiler systems

- Troubleshoot refinery equipment

- Build new laboratory and field equipment

- Safety Champion: monitor/improve safety compliance and instruct personnel on safety issues

Account Representative (9/03 – 12/04)

Baker Hughes (Petrolite), Torrance, CA

ExxonMobil, Torrance, CA

-Design, fabricate, and install chemical injection systems

-Monitor crude unit and make recommendations for improved performance

-Perform chemical treatments of storage tanks

Valero, Wilmington, CA

-Oversee desalter operations

-Monitor and adjust wastewater treatment systems

-Perform laboratory testing on oil and water samples

Assistant in Family Machine Shop

-Experience with lathes, mills, presses, and other equipment

-Competent with use of hand tools

-Responsible for care, maintenance, and organization of tools

Computer Skills:

- Programming languages: Visual Basic, MATLAB, and PASCAL

- - Operating systems: Windows 11, 10, 7, Xp, 2000 / ME, 98, 95, 3.X, NT, and Dos 3.0-6.22

- Programs: Excel, Outlook, Word, MS Project, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, Minitab, SAP, Infor EAM, ASPEN, MathCAD, Fluent, Poly Math, Delta V

Activities:

Pyrotechnics Assistant

-A.T.F.E. licensed explosives handler

-Build, set up, and launch professional pyrotechnic displays

Volunteer Election Clerk: Orange County Registrar of Voters

-Assist voters with voting process

-Maintain integrity of voting process

-Ensure polling place is compliant with all applicable laws

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