Project Manager
Resume:
Albert Moore III
Charlotte, NC 28215
**************@***.***
Summary
Versatile, accomplished engineering management professional with proven expertise in operations and manufacturing. Exhibits a strong and firm approach to sustaining and encouraging safe work environments. Passionate about quality and customer satisfaction. Record of improving process and maintenance efficiency, productivity, and profitability through continuous improvement principles and automation. Outstanding interpersonal, motivational and presentation skills. Analytical, articulate and diligent. Exceptional skills in directing and motivating cross-functional staff.
Core Competencies
Strategic Planning Process Improvement Quality Control
Budget Planning & Cost Control Manufacturing Automation Proposal Development
Project Management Stakeholder Relations Safety & Compliance
Team Building & Leadership Root Cause/Data Analysis Preventive Maintenance
Predictive Maintenance
Philip Morris USA Tenure
(September 1997 – August, 2009)
Maintenance Manage/Project Manager, Philip Morris USA
(December 2000 – August 2009 (Plant Closed))
Manage facility and plant maintenance of a Cigarette Manufacturing Facility.
Efficiently manage in excess of 30 maintenance team members including Area Leaders, Team Leaders, Multi-skilled trades people.
Responsible for overall maintenance and output for a three shift operation.
o Coordinate engineering changes and improvements involving equipment and/or processes with support groups, conducive to long range business plans.
o Coordinate in-house trades and outsourced contractors to maintain/improve facility compressed air, cooling and waste treat systems and storage tanks.
o Develop, coordinate and implement shutdown, preventive and predictive maintenance schedules. Analyze and approve PM schedules monthly.
Demonstrate ability to manage several large scale capital projects concurrently.
o Root cause analysis resulting in saving $120,000 in maintenance repair parts costs, completing three capital maintenance projects budgeted at $205,000 each on time and within budget and developed PM cycles and requirements.
o Manage cross-functional team to provide the coordination and removal of utilities from equipment and the removal and relocation of equipment to other manufacturing facilities due to manufacturing facility closing.
o Project managed cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists union laborers and construction contractors to design and install a $28M Increased Utilization Project, $10M Central Adhesive Delivery System, and $3M Menthol PZ Distribution System.
o Manage contractors to inspect and repair all bulk storage tanks and Safety Relief Valves to ensure adherence to the NBIC annual inspections, as well as, maintained good manufacturing procedures.
o Design and install a Central Adhesive Delivery System, which reduced plant’s environmental footprint, as well as, saved the company approximately $1.5M per year in manning and disposal costs.
Administer employee development, skill development, health and safety programs.
Manage staff, including: establishing and communicating performance expectations, providing positive and constructive feedback, determining training and development needs and conducting on-the-job training. Conduct Performance Reviews and Career Development Reviews. Made hiring, discipline and/or termination decisions.
Develop a positive and productive team atmosphere within the maintenance group while working closely with QA, Production, Engineering.
Plan, control, budget and inventory for departmental requirements on an ongoing basis.
o Manage all billings to ensure timely submission of payment applications and receipt of payments from the owner in order to maintain a positive cash flow position. Managed the overall payment process with subcontractors and Administration Department.
o Review estimates with adherence to cost control system, equipment requirements and utilization, constructability, materials, and manpower.
o Manage the orderly, timely transition of projects from estimation to implementation. This transition included project review meetings, review of contract requirements, general conditions, schedules, budgets, subcontracts, purchase order agreements, all change orders, supplements and cost control budget adjustments.
o Review and manage the procurement schedule.
o Complete close out requirements and punch lists in a timely manner. Handle warranty call backs quickly to maintain owner/stakeholder relationships.
o Develop a streamlined warehouse management system that enabled PMUSA to terminate a bonded warehouse lease and effectively track all assets. This project saved approximately $1M a year in lease costs.
Manage the construction process from the conceptual development stage through final construction and close-out and ensure project management processes are implemented consistently across organization. Perform technical analysis; develop bid specifications, equipment specifications, site design, electrical systems design, piping and mechanical design, budgets, cost analysis, manpower management, and project scheduling.
Review engineering designs, drawings, blueprints, and other related engineering documents to identify and circumvent potential problems and proactively implement solutions.
Work with the cross-functional team of engineers, contractors and architects to ensure quality control, cost cutting opportunities and project stayed within project schedule.
Develop contractor bid process. Develop bid/construction packages, which include construction schedule, change order procedures, electrical, mechanical, and site drawing for permitting and construction, equipment specification, and contractor health and safety information, as well as contractor work expectations.
Ensure that construction plans are in agreement with customer expectations. Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels.
Interface and communicate with stakeholder regarding project status and coordinate to resolve issues with site construction, procurement, and/or engineering.
Work with the cross-functional team of engineers, contractors and architects to ensure quality control, cost cutting opportunities and project stayed within project schedule.
Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Oversee purchasing and sign off on all PO’s / use software to maintain & track orders. Maintain accurate records using Microsoft Office Excel, and construction solutions software.
Conduct weekly project meetings/updates to discuss any potential project bottle-necks and discuss upcoming week’s project schedule.
Perform inspection of construction activities to ensure conformance with approved designs/plans.
Software experience: MS Project/Office and AutoCAD
Manufacturing Engineering, Philip Morris USA
(April 1999 – December 2000)
Provided proactive day-to-day support to Production and Maintenance teams with respect to optimum, efficient and safe plant operation.
Assisted process engineer in technical monitoring and troubleshooting of equipment and processes.
Monitored plant performance against approved daily targets and identified existing or potential technical problems.
Assisted multi-disciplinary teams on operational and maintenance trouble-shooting.
Monitored equipment and processes for adverse trends to allow fast response to potential threats.
Identified & implemented specific projects and plant changes to improve the safety, reliability, integrity, efficiency, operability and capacity of equipment and processes.
Provided process & operational inputs into the technical safety & operability reviews, training operators, maintenance activities, and performance test-runs.
Participated in incident investigations and problem solving for the utility systems.
Expanded Tobacco Control Room/Tobacco Prep Supervisor, Philip Morris USA
(September 1998 - April 1999)
Supervised a union work force of 12 employees.
Performed tuning and testing of key parameters on new process lines.
Developed and implemented training programs.
Identified, designed and implemented cost saving projects that saved approximately $850,000 year.
Engineer Manufacturing Technical Services Process Engineering Applied Technology, Corporate Role, Philip Morris USA
(September 1997 – September, 1998)
Designed and implemented trial plans to improve process utilization, saving over $7 million.
Examined, executed, and modified existing process procedures.
Examined customer equipment and operations to establish servicing and supply requirements.
Managed time and various tasks to meet deadline, as well as, recognized objectives and quality performance standards.
Prepared a design basis for the project, based on engineering studies, high-end computer modeling and simulation, economic evaluations and consultations with Manufacturing, Research & Development and other contributing groups.
Led new equipment start-ups in the production plants and trained production teams.
Modified and supervised cost effective records of supplies, materials and tools.
Verified new equipment and systems, including the design and management of testing procedures based on statistical techniques.
Technical/Process Engineer, Hoechst Celanese USA
(June 1991 – August, 1997)
Designed and implemented trial plans to improve process utilization.
Examined, executed, and modified existing process procedures and parameters.
EDUCATION
North Carolina A&T State University
Bachelors of Science, Chemical Engineering, May 1991
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Candidate
Networking Essentials
Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Core Technology
ACTIVITIES
Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
Lean Manufacturing Trained
Career speaker at NC A&T Future Leadership Program (2002-2007)
Mentor and tutoring Charlotte Mecklenburg High School students (2002-2007)
Facilitated Philip Morris Diversity Dinner (1998)
Initiated Philip Morris campaign to donate unused toiletries to organizations in the Richmond, VA area.
Covey Principle-Centered Leadership Program (1997)
Employee Survey Committee Proctor (1994)
Diversity Training Facilitator (1994)
United Way Corporate Account Manager (1992 – 1994)
Career Speaker and Chaperone at Youth Development Program (1992 – 1994)
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