Engineer Engineering

Pedro H. Lopez

Cell Phone: 540-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, over 23 years experience

• Leader, team and process developer, problems solver, results oriented.

• Practical knowledge in Continuous Improvement Systems for Operational Excellence: Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, VA/VE, Six Sigma principles, methods and tools.

• Project Management, with proven record of full practical implementation of diversity on product lines.

• Design experience on: industrial process equipment, valves, pressure vessels, tooling, hydraulics, pneumatics, sheet metal, welding, heat transfer, structural and some motion controls.

• ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 & 2 “Design and Fabrication of Pressure Vessels” trained and certified. Experience with B16.34 “Valves”, B31.3 “Process Piping” and other industry standards.

• Extensive R&D, Laboratory test validations, Finite Elements Analysis practical experience.

• Developer of Operating Procedures and Implementation Plans. Standard Work, Process Methods, Design Packages, Acceptance Test Procedures, Quality Inspection Plans, Packaging Procedures, ERP systems.

• Experience in various manufacturing environments: Welding, Machining, Forming Shops, Assembly Lines, Fabrications, High Volume Low Variety and Low Volume High Diversity types of Manufacturing Value Streams.

• Knowledgeable of Solid Works, AutoCAD, ANSYS, COSMOS, COMPRESS, MathCAD, Advance Pressure Vessel (APV), CAD/CAM systems, Microsoft family of software.

• Experience in submittal processes for agencies certification: ASME U, R stamps, ISO, UL, ULC, PED, NSF, and FM.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MERSEN USA Div, Salem, VA 3/2011-Present

A designer and manufacturer of pressure vessels, columns, heat exchangers, chemical reactors.

Engineering Manager

• Lead the engineering activities on the USA Division manufacturing plants.

• Streamline operations for world class efficiency reducing engineering design processing time in half in 6 months in a business with 90% of designs customized.

• Develop new design protocol for designs compliance with ASME Sec. VIII Div. 1. As a result reducing over $250000 in cost reduction with a projected year savings of approximate $470000.

• Directed high profile product development for the specialty metals side of the business including Ta, Ti and Zr for over 63 mil, ensuring compliance with ASME Sec. VIII Div 1 & 2 and other related industry standards.

• Coach QC department in implementation of new MRB.

• Assist and coach manufacturing on best methods and practices for efficiency increase.

Mueller Steam Specialty, St. Pauls, NC 10/2008-4/2011

A designer and manufacturer of valves, strainers, suction diffusers and related fabricated products.

Engineering Manager

• Lead the Product and Manufacturing Engineering groups thru the Operation Excellence Program.

• Champion the establishment and further streamline of the fabrications operations to grow 42% in 1-1/2 year.

• Lead the design team for industrial fabricated strainers, suction diffusers, and control check valves, to adhere to the ASME BPVC Section VII Divisions 1 & 2, B16.34, B31.3 and other industry standards.

• Develop and lead a plan execution for Kaizen initiatives towards improving customer “responsiveness” on 40% in key value stream reducing cost of operations in 20%.

• Lead the analysis support group on FEA, test procedures designs, DFMEA and other design validation techniques and root cause analysis for all product lines.

• Champion the development and implementation a multipurpose Projects Management Plan to drive R&D, VA/VE, Sustaining and Manufacturing Engineering Projects. Record on completed projects.

• Successfully manage VA/VE projects yielding revenues of an average of $230K/year in cost savings

Leslie Controls, Inc. Tampa, FL 07/2007-10/2008

A designer and manufacturer of control valves, regulators, butterfly valves, online water heaters.

Supervisor Engineering Commercial Group

• Supervisor of the Engineering Commercial US and China groups. Coordinate engineering services support for 13 product lines.

• Champion Control Valves Design complying with ASME B16.34, B16.5 and BPVC Sec VIII Div. 1, FEA and laboratory test validation.

• Lead design improvement and validations for a Redundant Heater System for commercial In-Line service.

• Developed engineering documentation and product lines standardization thru modular designs.

• Active team coordination of Kaizen events and Lean Manufacturing Program.

• Champion FM approvals submittals and qualifications for all product lines.

• On site engineering assistance for direct Customer support on installations and product improvements.

Conax FL Co. St. Petersburg, FL 04/2006-7/2007

A designer and manufacturer of pyro-valves, and safety devices for the aerospace industry

Project, R&D Engineer

• Design-validation of life support devices for Aerospace and Military industries. Automatic canopy release, Helicopters Emergency Light Systems.

• Active team member for a technological process transfer and set up for production up to $35 mil in customer contracts.

• Implementation of VA/VE principles and Six Sigma tools for Product Development, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.

• Engineering documentations development: Drawings Packages, BOM, Acceptance Test Procedures. Manufacturing Travelers, Packaging Procedures.

• Champion diverse FMEA using Xfmea and Lambda Predict.

Groen, Jackson, MS 10/2001-03/2006

A designer and manufacturer of mixing kettles, combi-ovens and steamers for the food industry

Project Design Engineer

• Project Management for new product development of Commercial Steamers, Self Containment Mixing Kettles to adhere to BPVC Sec. VIII Div. 1, B31.3 rules.

• Actively carry on R&D and VA/VE projects for continuous product cost improvement.

• Plan and execute Agency ready, submittal and listing process of new product designs, UL, CSA, and NSF, including laboratory test design-validation.

• Extensive participation on Lean Manufacturing events for Continuing Improvement activity.

• Responsible for validation processes on new designs to adhere to ASME Sec VIII Div. 1.

• Manufacturing lines flow process design-planning execution and fine-tuning.

• Sheet metal and structural design.

• Co author of US patent 6,996,334 for “Boilerless Steamer Apparatus and Method to Reduce Water Usage” for steamers and combi-ovens (condenser).

Waste Reduction Inc. Indianapolis, IN 05/1998-10/2001

A manufacturer of tissue digestor systems for the bio-health industry.

Mechanical Engineer

• Design of Pressure Tissue Digestor Systems for bio-waste disposal complying with ASME BPVC Sec VIII Div 1 and B31.3.

• Prototyping Shop Supervisor for fabrication and & test acceptance of new equipment.

• Champion several R&D projects for new product development/improvements.

• Developing of proposal packages of production plants for customers, follow up thru installation (supervising) and final in-service support.

• Support PLC programmers with logic algorithm writing.

• Champion new manufacturing facility plant layout and supervising projects execution.

• Development of ISO documentation for Engineering and QA departments.

DCR Construction Inc. Mulberry, FL 02/1997-05/1998

An engineering contractor company.

Mechanical Designer

• Air Conditioning filters automatic packing equipment design assistance and continuous improvement activities.

• Prototyping and hands on testing validation.

• Supervisor of assembly, installation and set up for above equipment on capital projects.

• Plants remodeling projects execution in the Citric and Fertilizing Plants.

Electronic Component Co. Pinar del Rio, Cuba 09/1988-06/1995

Mechanical support group for the electronic components industry.

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Design and Manufacturing of processing equipment i.e. automatic feeders, Mixers, Hammer Mills, others.

• Champion new Process Plant layout and equipment distribution for optimal flow processes, production test and monitoring.

• Extensive design of Molds for Progressive Metal Stamping

• Plastic Injection molds designs

• Design of Composites Pressing molds.

EDUCATION

2011 ANSYS Anaheim, CA

ANSYS Mechanical Heat Transfer.

2010 ASME Orlando, FL

BPV Code Section VIII Div 2. Alternative Rules. Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels.

2009 ASME Fayetteville, NC

Advance Finite Element Analysis.

2005 ASME Houston, TX

BPV Code Section VIII Div 1. Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels.

1982-1987 Havana University Polytechnic Institute Havana, Cuba

Bachelor Science in Mechanical Engineering.

BSME credentials validated in US.

Languages: English, Spanish

References: per request

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