Engineer Project Manager

THOMAS B. LEIBY, PE

Richmond, VA * ********@*******.*** * 804-***-****

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SENIOR RELIABILITY ENGINEER

MANAGER * SUPERVISOR * PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ELECTRICAL & POWER DISTRIBUTION * DEFENSE * MANUFACTURING

Exceptional focus, producing high quality solutions under the tightest deadlines. Consistently effective and tenacious under pressure, always maintaining project focus. Motivational leader who inspires confidence, leads by example, cultivates a positive work environment, and promotes a spirit of teamwork & idea-sharing to maximize both individual and team contributions. Continuously seeks innovative ways to improve operation productivity, through the introduction of engineering, systems, methods and controls to achieve desired results.

Reliability Centered Maintenance-RCM

Change Management

Budgeting

Program Management

Project Management

Cost/Benefit Analysis

Root Cause Failure Analysis-RCFA

Team Leadership/Motivation

Client Relations

Forensic Engineering

Consulting

Training/Development

Executive Presentations

Technical Writing

Employee/Labor Relations

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The McHenry Management Group (TMMG), Chesapeake, VA 2006 to 11/30/2011

Market leader in Reliability Engineering. Clients include Amtrak, US Navy, and US Coastguard.

TECHNICAL LEAD, SENIOR RELIABILITY ENGINEER (2007 to 11/30/2011)

RELIABILITY ENGINEER (2006 to 2007)

Promoted with full responsibility for building a reliability-centered maintenance program for all Amtrak rolling stock equipment. Reviews all documents containing technical data for clarity, accuracy, and professional presentation.

Direct reports include 7 Engineers, supervises 22 staff.

Reliability initiatives include: Continuously tracks and ensures all projects meet milestones. Collaborates with the Project Manager, Vice President, and COO on project strategies, future tasks to pursue, client communications, and task assignments. Key Point-of-Contact with Amtrak due to extensive railroad background. Jump-starts new projects, assigns key staff, and determines workforce planning.

* Directs multiple, concurrent Root Cause Analysis projects.

Reliability results include:

* Promoted to Senior Reliability Engineer and Technical Lead within 12 months of hire.

* Developed a Conditioned Based Maintenance (CBM) plan for the main locomotive fleet. Conservative estimates project at least $14.4M in savings from equipment reliability.

* Produced quantifiable annual savings of over $4.5M from 5 RCA projects.

* Increased the number of main revenue source, High-Speed trains available for daily service from 14 to 17.

* Successfully achieved extension of FRA required Air Brake replacement from 5 years to 10 years saving at least $8M.

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Northrop Grumman Newport News, Newport News, VA 2001 to 2006

Leading Shipbuilder. Builds and repairs Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines.

ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR (2003 to 2006)

Promoted with full responsibility for up to 25 Engineers and Designers including newly-hired Designers and Engineers up to Senior Project Engineers. Hired, reviewed, and terminated employees.

Critical systems initiatives included: All power distribution on the ship up to 480 Volts. Determined a “power budget” for all but a few key classified systems. Ensured capacity of new load allowing for 25% growth. Critical equipment was procured from separate sources geographically dispersed to ensure survivability. Produced over 500 drawings. Successfully achieved trusted relationship with NAVSEA as Company Representative.

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Critical system projects and results included:

* Promoted to Engineering Supervisor within 30 months as an exception to the “minimum of 5 years” rule.

* Analyzed and modeled all loading freeing available power for new weapon systems with high power requirements. Successfully reduced newly designed Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Power load design requirements by approximately 15%.

PROJECT ENGINEER (2001 to 2003)

* Power Technology. Purchased electrical load distribution centers for the George H. W. Bush Aircraft Carrier (CVN77). Identified design issues prior to manufacturing power distribution switchboards. Saved over $500K in remanufacturing costs.

* Electro-Mechanical Aircraft Launch System (EMALS.). Ensured power for huge 2 sided linear motors with their own energy storage requirements. Identified issues surrounding high voltage and extremely high current power distribution which would potentially cause EMI issues during launches. Successfully resolved with custom cable design and efficient cable routing throughout the ship.

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Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk, VA 1985 to 2000 One of the nation’s premier transportation companies.

PROJECT ENGINEER, RESEARCH & TEST DEPARTMENT (1993 to 2000)

Sole Electrical Engineer in 36 member department. Reviewed new material and components and tested for viability.

* Designed and installed electrical systems and components for new Data Acquisition Railcars including 125kW Diesel Generators, 460V distribution, all 240/120 services, and 18kVA UPS, Data Collection, and interior/exterior lighting.

* Received “Thoroughbred Quality Award” as Lead Engineer for “On-Time and Under-Budget completion of new design for a Data Acquisition Railcar.

* Designed, built, and installed Railroad Data Acquisition Equipment and interfaces including lasers, CCD cameras, gyroscopes, accelerometers, fiber optics, digital encoders, and displays

* Successfully performed Forensic Engineering on railroad equipment failures delivering solutions to prevent re-occurrence

LABOR RELATIONS OFFICER (1989 to 1993)

Negotiated disputes between management and labor. Resolved time claims with the General Chairmen and resolved local management labor issues. Authored company position papers and argued before Public Law Boards

PIER FOREMAN (1987 to 1989)

Front-Line Supervisor he world’s largest coal trans-loading facility. Promoted at age 25. Managed 3 union Supervisors and up to 32 union employees.

ASSISTANT FACILITY MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (1986 to 1987)

Designed and coordinated lighting and HVAC projects across the system.

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE (1985 to 1986)

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EDUCATION

BSEE, Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Root Cause Failure Analysis, Grounding and Shielding of Electrical Systems, Facilitating RCFA Investigations,

Enhancing Personal Leadership, Grounding, Shielding, and System-Level EMC Design and Installation,

Lean Manufacturing, Effective Business Writing, Management Skills, Shop Floor Management,

Labor Relations Basics

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Licensed Professional Engineer-PE, Commonwealth of Virginia

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