Engineering Manager

Brad Van Zandbergen

*** *. ***

Durant, OK ****1

580-***-**** Cell

580-***-**** Alternate

Education: BSME, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. December 1987.

Employment History:

*/**** – Present Cardinal FG, Durant, Oklahoma

Engineering Manager, 1/2005 – Present

• Manage Capital Projects in Excess of $ 6MM;

• Estimate cost justifications for Upper Management and compare projected savings to actual savings.

• Develop project timelines, monitor progress and make necessary adjustments to stay on schedule.

• Conduct design review meetings to keep plant departments informed of latest developments.

• Write project specifications for contractor bid packages and monitor installation progress.

• Prioritize daily tasks for the engineering, IT and maintenance groups to maintain plant operations.

• Implement procedures for organizing plant drawings and equipment files.

• Review equipment logs and trend equipment performance to improve overall plant reliability.

• Hire engineering staff and conduct performance reviews.

• Supervise direct/indirect 30+ employees.

• Plan and schedule technical training for department staff.

• Work with Safety Manager to develop guidelines for LOTO, Arc Flash and Confined Space. Investigate equipment related accidents with Safety Manager.

• Work with all departments to improve quality, product throughput and customer satisfaction.

• Report to the Plant Manager on department activities and progress.

Maintenance Superintendent, 3/2003 – 12/2004

• Hired Maintenance Staff and provided training for 18 technicians for plant start-up.

• Purchased mobile equipment and negotiated maintenance contract rates for mobile fleet.

• Worked with the purchasing department specifying spare parts and acquiring quotes from suppliers.

• Developed and implemented a preventive maintenance program which resulted in reducing mobile equipment maintenance costs by $15,000 per month.

• Conducted weekly meetings with multiple departments to prioritize maintenance tasks.

• Tracked maintenance costs and equipment uptime.

2/1988 – 2/2003 AFG Industries, Inc

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, 9/1993 – 2/2003, Corporate Engineering, Kingsport, Tennessee

• Designed and modified material handling equipment and mechanical systems for multiple projects ranging from $ 30MM to $ 90MM in total project capital costs.

• Supervised the mechanical design group of 3 designers and reviewed and approved design drawings.

• Prepared bid packages and specifications for equipment fabrication.

• Wrote equipment installation specifications for contractor bids and selected contractors for field installations.

• Involved in technical field support during installations, start-up and debug of one new glass manufacturing plant and nine plant rebuilds.

• Developed engineering ISO 9001 design and drafting procedures as a core team member and maintained ISO engineering documentation.

Plant Mechanical Engineer, 2/1988 – 8/1993, Spring Hill, Kansas

• Assisted with new plant construction and start-up.

• Wrote training manuals for automatic stacking equipment and trained operators.

• Worked on many small projects to increase productivity and improve reliability of existing equipment.

• Project manager for installation of $3 MM Low-E coating process. Included start-up, debug and training of operators.

Specialized Skills

• Auto Cad LT Software

• Microsoft Office

• Microsoft Project

• 5S

• TPM

• Optical Level

• Optical Transit/Theodolite

• OSHA 10 Hour & 30 Hour Training

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