Brian D. Snow

**** ***** ******** *****, ***** Hill, Georgia 30518

Cell: 724-***-**** Home: 678-***-****

Email: njird7@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-snow/18/a5/598

SUMMARY

Over 25 years of experience providing technical solutions and leadership to the commercial printing, power conversion, oil & gas, nuclear energy, medical manufacturing and electronic instrumentation industries.

Extensive background in the installation and maintenance of Building Systems (Lighting, HVAC, Gas Boiler Systems, Compressed Air), Automated Industrial Systems, Compliance Documentation, Hardware and Software V&V, Variable Frequency Drives, Servo Systems, Instrumentation and Metrology.

Proven track record of utilizing strong customer service and conflict resolution skills while working with companies such as Westinghouse Nuclear, AREVA NP, Exelon, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Qatar Gas, Teledyne, Harris, Goss, Gambro Healthcare, ABM Building Services, etc. to provide quality products, solutions and services on time and within budget.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors of Arts, Associates of Applied Science and Specialized Training Certificates

• Project management & leadership (>$180MM)

• Application and Project engineering (>$200MM)

• Contract negotiation and conflict resolution

• Production support maintenance management

• Facilities maintenance management

• Contractor management

• Automated Control Systems

o Implementation of Hardware and Software ACS

o Troubleshooting and repair

o Design and improvement of PLC controlled automated systems

o Verification and validation (FAT, IQ, OQ, PQ for process, equipment and computer systems)

• Technical Writing Software

o Microsoft: Office Suite, Visio & SharePoint

o Adobe: Frame Maker and Acrobat

• Lean, 6S, ISO 9001, ISO 9002, GMP, FDA manufacturing guidelines and Validation Processes and Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 to Present – QUAD GRAPHICS, INC., Atlanta, Georgia

Maintenance Supervisor

• Manage a unionized, multi shift (24X7) maintenance operation for a 435,000 square foot direct mail printing facility, including all production, building, security and fire systems.

o Provide short and long term planning for the maintenance team.

o Track facilities and equipment projects through preventive maintenance (CMMS) and other business tools.

o Manage parts inventory and maintain inventory management measurements.

o Train staff in the areas of safety, policies, newer technical systems and other automated tools.

• Facility Safety Coordinator and Subject Matter Expert for the following specialized areas:

o Lock Out/Tag Out

o Hazardous Waste

o Exposure Control

o Respirator Safety

o Confined Space

o Fire Protection

o Hot Work Permitting and Use

o Crane, Hoist and Rigging

o Ladder Safety

o Fall Protection

o Electrical Safety/NFPA-70E

o Machine Guarding

o Contractor Safety

o EPA Records and Reporting

• Oversee over 27 contractors and/or vendors that supply parts and services.

• Project manager for all contracted work that is performed in the facility, such as equipment installation and upgrades, facility improvements, Vendor Managed Inventory suppliers, and specialized service contractors.

• Service agreement coordinator for all contracted work performed at the facility

2008 to 2010 – SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., New Kensington, Pennsylvania

Applications Engineer II – Nuclear Applications

• Managed all nuclear compliance and technical documentation for Medium Voltage (MV) Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) manufactured specifically for Nuclear Reactor applications.

o Managed the integrity of nuclear application project software, technical manuals, and other documents.

o Developed and delivered customer facing project documentation deliverables, including functional specification documentation.

o Wrote core documentation, manuals, commissioning and field engineering procedures using MS Office Suite, MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat and Frame Maker programs.

o Reviewed and verified project documents for completeness, format, and compliance with contract and governmental requirements.

• Systems engineer for the Water Coolant System Control section of the High Availability (HA) option of the Water Cooled III (WCIII) VFDs including enhancements to both hardware and software (Siemens S7 PLC and Siemens Winn CC HMI).

• Accepted the responsibility as a Systems Verification and Validation (V&V) engineer for qualifying software and hardware modifications for nuclear application VFDs.

• Acted as a consultant to Westinghouse Nuclear Company to validate that the Westinghouse AP1000 DCS system is compatible with the controls of the WCII-HA drives.

2007 to 2008 – EAGLE PRINTING COMPANY, Butler, Pennsylvania

Maintenance Supervisor

• Supervised, established priorities and schedules of personnel for the maintenance of all plant equipment and facilities.

• Scheduled and coordinated maintenance repairs and prioritized jobs assigned in order to meet production requirements and other department needs.

• Established and monitored preventive maintenance program using CMMS programs.

• Responsible for physical building repair and maintenance including HVAC, air compressors, air handling units, security and fire systems, boilers, paving, fences and grounds.

• Worked with vendors to assure proper parts inventory and quality.

• Managed all equipment installation projects.

2006 to 2007 – SPHERION, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Electrical/Project Engineer

• Provided contracted engineering support to Siemens Energy and Automation Large Drives Division in New Kensington, Pennsylvania for VFDs specifically manufactured for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) applications.

• Performed manufacturing systems protocols, procedures and root cause analysis.

• Ensured that all documentation was current and adhered to ISO and customer standards.

• Assisted the technical writing staff to ensure all manual changes were reviewed and correct.

• Reviewed, modified, prepared and responded to Requests for Deviations (RFD’s), Engineering Change Orders (ECR’s) and Corrective Action (CA’s) for drawing and schematic changes, manual changes, customer requests, and product quality improvements.

• Worked hand in hand with customers (Exxon Mobil, Qatar Gas, Chevron, etc.) to alleviate their concerns about quality, documentation, scheduling and processes.

1999 to 2005 – VERTIS INC., Salt Lake City, Utah

Electrical Technician

• Provided electrical and mechanical maintenance to commercial offset printing presses, stackers, conveyors, scales, reverse osmosis water systems, closed loop chill water systems, hoists, insertion machines and plate processing equipment.

• Maintained all automated systems for the facility’s production area.

• Performed and maintained all PLC programming for the production equipment.

• Accepted the unofficial position as Continuous Improvement Lead for the facility.

• Designed and installed several automated systems.

1997 to 1999 – R. R. DONNELLEY AND SONS COMPANY, Reno, Nevada

Electronics Maintenance Technician

• Provided electrical, electronic, and automation maintenance to commercial rotogravure and offset printing presses and their associated equipment, including automatic hoists/cranes, robotic multi-axis palletizing machinery, automated packaging lines, stackers, insertion machinery and cylinder engraving machinery.

• Y2K Project Lead for the division’s Automated Control Systems area

• Assisted in the installation of three $25 million rotogravure printing presses and all additional support equipment.

1994 to 1997 – GAMBRO HEALTHCARE, INC., Newport News, Virginia

Production Supervisor

• Supervised the 3rd shift Dialysis Filter Production Department and its personnel.

• Scheduled machine maintenance.

• Troubleshot and maintained automated production machinery.

• Performed quality control inspections and testing.

• Technical Project Lead for equipment upgrades, including installation and budgeting.

• Wrote, performed and trained Dialysis Filter Production personnel in performing Installation, Operational, Process and Product Verification and Validation testing.

• Developed an alignment tool which ensured proper seating of components during product assembly and increase machine up-time.

1991 to 1994 – TELEDYNE HASTINGS INSTRUMENTS, Hampton, Virginia

Instrument Technician

• Calibrated and maintained all of the facility’s measurement standards to NIST specifications.

• Assisted the Engineering Department in product development of mass flow instruments and associated equipment.

• Assisted department personnel with the repair of equipment malfunctions.

• Performed Quality Control inspections within the department.

Repair Technician

• Troubleshot and repaired mass flow meters, power supplies, totalizers, and other associated equipment.

• Re-certified mass flow systems.

• Provided customer support and technical direction for instrument installation and performance.

1986 to 1990 – US AIR FORCE, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Specialist

• Inspected, aligned, troubleshot, modified, overhauled, and re-certified to NIST specifications electronic and electromechanical test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment used to support US Air Force aircraft and associated facilities.

• Branch TODO (Technical Order and Documentation Officer)

Good Conduct Ribbon

Basic Training Ribbon

Letters of Appreciation from the Deputy Commander of Maintenance (DCM) and Squadron commanders

EDUCATION

DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS

2007 Bachelor of Arts - Kingdom Harvest School of Ministry

2005 Associate of Applied Science - Kingdom Harvest Bible College and Seminary

2000 Project Management - Center of Professional Education, University of Phoenix

1987 USAF Precision Measurement Equipment Specialist Course (Metrology/Electronic Systems Technology) - US Air Force

1985 Electronics Technology - Lenape Vocational–Technical School

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS

2011 Lean Overview Course – Quad Graphics, Inc.

2011 Leading Within Quad – Quad Graphics, Inc.

2009 Becoming a Manager: Leading and Communicating, Siemens Energy & Automation

1990 USAF NCO Preparatory Course - US Air Force

OTHER TECHNICAL TRAINING

2012 Continuous Improvement: A3 Problem Solving Course – Quad Graphics, Inc

2009 Basics of AC Drives – Siemens Industry, Inc.

2009 Basics of PLCs - Siemens Energy & Automation

2009 Design Experiments and Validation of Solutions in Six Sigma – Siemens Industry, Inc.

2009 Siemens S7 TIA Programming 1 – Siemens Energy & Automation

2000 Allen-Bradley SLC Maintenance and Troubleshooting –Rockwell Automation

1999 Modicon Communications - Modicon

1998 Step 5 Programming for Siemens PLCs - Siemens Energy & Automation

1997 Programming the PLC-5 Using 6200 Series Software - Rockwell Automation

1997 Modicon Level II - Modicon

1997 Modicon Level I - Modicon

1994 Programmable Logic Controllers Training (Omron) - Omron

1992 Technical Writing Course – Thomas Nelson Community College

1990 USAF Technical Order System (Advanced) – US Air Force

1990 USAF Technical Order System (General) - US Air Force

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