Project manager
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Ed Nagy – P. Eng.
Summary:
An effective Engineering/Operations Manager with a strong engineering background who has a natural and approachable leadership style. Knows how to build and maintain strong cohesive well functioning teams. Is enthusiastic, always maintains a positive attitude, is highly trustworthy and discreet. Loves a challenge and can complete difficult tasks in a calm and confident manner. Knows how to plan and prioritize for optimum business results. Is dedicated to engineering excellence and value added solutions. Would be an asset to any organization seeking a loyal employee who can make a positive contribution.
Key Strengths:
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer focused
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work equally well in a team or alone
• Detail minded and analytical
• Ability to multi-task without losing focus
• Highly adaptable with a broad range of transferable skills
• Works well under pressure
• Ability to synthesize complex issues into easily understood concepts and explain them in a clear and concise manner
• A strategic thinker who understands the big picture
• Has an innovative approach to problem solving
Core Competencies:
• Research/analysis Process streamlining
• Vendor negotiations Hiring/coaching
• Budgeting Resourceful
• Performance evaluation Leadership
Work Experience:
NESTLE CANADA, INC., Toronto, ON 2000-2010
Director, Engineering and Maintenance
• Provided leadership to the engineering and maintenance teams consisting of 65 hourly skilled trade employees, and 17 salaried staff to support the annual production of 22,000 tonnes of Kit Kat, Coffee Crisp, Aero and Smarties chocolate confectionery products
• Worked with the union executives and within the collective bargaining agreements of two unions: the Canadian Automobile Workers Union (CAW), and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
• Managed annually investment budgets of $8.0 MM, and a department budget of $5.0 MM. Capital spending was within 1% of forecasted capital spending each year and department spending was within plan each year
• Tracked, reviewed, and communicated the successful implementation of world class manufacturing practices through weekly review and monthly communication of department key performance indicators
• Ensured the optimal maintenance and engineering structure and resources were in place to support daily production needs as well as the long term business needs of sustainable growth, compliance, safety, food safety, environment, and department development
• Embraced and supported Nestle initiatives and standards that promoted business excellence and continuous operational improvement
• Aligned department and personal goals with key business and factory objectives
Achievements:
• Led the technical implementation for factory continuous process improvements that saw on average a 3% annual reduction in the cost of factory operations on a $110 MM annual budget
• Working with the marketing team and senior Nestle management, managed the investments needed to support a master business strategy that had a challenging annual product innovation plan; the result was annual business growth from $238 MM to $362 MM over an eight year period
• Implemented Nestle global engineering standards and proactive maintenance strategy which resulted in the factory scoring 83% in audit assessments in 2009 taking the factory to high performing in key areas such as: safety, food safety, plant performance, as well as in regulatory and corporate compliance
• Working with Quality Assurance, implemented many projects to support a more than 50% reduction in consumer complaints
• Restructured the maintenance team to provide 24/7 leadership and focus on proactive maintenance using lean and TPM techniques; factory asset utilization has increased from 63% to 78% and technical downtime has been reduced from 10.4% to 3.5%; with improved plant performance, service level has increased to over 99% and the annual labour savings is over $900 M
• Implemented SAP within Engineering to manage capital project planning, spending, and reporting, and within Maintenance to manage maintenance spending and management of maintenance work orders
• Supported the Facility Managers role in certification of the factory to the ISO 18001 environmental standard
• Reduced lost time injuries from 14 per year to less than 3, OHSA recordables reduced from 8.7 to less than 2
• Associate grievances reduced from over 100 per year to less than 35
WARNER LAMBERT, Toronto, ON 1998-2000
Engineering Manager
• Managed an $11.5 MM CDN capital plan, $3.2 MM CDN facility budget, facility and engineering resources for a confectionery plant
• Led a team of 7 Engineers and 12 facility colleagues in support of gum plant producing Trident and Dentyne products, and a candy plant producing Halls, Certs, and Rolaids products
• Integrated a new Facility Supervisor, and the new positions of Reliability Engineer, Industrial Engineer, and Certified Electrical Technologist into the business; these positions and their integration into the business supported an engineering department strategic vision of enhanced customer focus and implementation of world class manufacturing practices
Achievements:
• Implemented a preventative maintenance (PM) program throughout the site. Certs production realized a greater than 20% increase in capacity due entirely to implementation of PM. Introduced the use of pre-development reviews for capital projects, supported by the generation of process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation drawings, drawings and specifications of electrical systems, drawings and specifications of structural systems, equipment specifications, and risk assessments.
STERLING PULP CHEMICALS, Toronto, ON 1991-1998
Production Manager, Thunder Bay, ON 1997-1998
Team Leader – Plant Start Up, Valdosta, GA 1996-1997
Corporate Process Engineer, Toronto, ON 1993-1996
Process Engineer, Grand Prairie, AB 1992-1993
Process Engineer, Buckingham, PQ 1991-1992
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY, Kingston, ON 1987-1991
Student
CANADIAN OIL COMPANY LTD., Toronto, ON 1982-1987
Process Operator
Education:
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, 1991
• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering
University of Toronto, Pulp & Paper Centre, 1994
• Graduate Studies in Pulp & Paper Technology
Nestle International Training, Vevey, Switzerland, 2003
• Nestle Basic Technology & Management
Building Teams ●● Inspiring Excellence ●● Achieving Results
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