Engineering & Project Management

Engineering & Project Management

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  1 James L. Gilmore 5246Calvin Avenue 419-787-3594 Sylvania, Ohio 43560 [email protected] ENGINEERING / PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFILE:  Primary experience in project & engineering management, maintenance & facilities management, power plants & equipment, air quality control systems (AQCS),flue gas desulphurization (FGD), chemical process equipment, process automation, instrumentation & control, risk management, and financial analysis & management.  Lead Engineer on severalmulti-million dollar engineering projects. Effectively planned and directed engineering activities across severalfunctional disciplines.  Managed a unionized plant maintenance team consisting of 14 hourly employees and three salary workers with a maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) budget in excess of $1,500,000. Supervised plant environmental and safety programs.  Managed the development of Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9001, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Six- Sigma, and team-building methodologies that reduced production costs and increased product yields.  Managed a capital budget of over $20 million. Planned, coordinated, and implemented all plant & facility capital projects. EDUCATION:  Master ofBusiness Administration (MBA), University of Akron, 1998  Bachelor ofScience in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), University of Akron, 1990 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Cedar Rapids,IA (05/2014 to 05/2015). Global agricultural processing conglomerate operating in the biofuel, food, beverage,pharmaceutical, industrial, and animal feed markets. Key supplier of ethanol alcohol fuel derived from corn. Project Engineer (Contractor): Manage site upgrade and expansion projects in the feed house (grain elevators), fermentation plant, and distillation plant from project inception through construction and startup. Used working knowledge of project & construction management, food standards, engineering drawings, P&ID’s,process equipment, piping & valves, automation & controls, to control project costs and schedule.  Conduct engineering and construction feasibility studies, develop project scope, budgetary costs, and financial justifications in order to obtain capital. Managed project implementation including procurement, detail engineering, budgets, costs, forecasts, schedules, and construction contractors.  Managed construction of a $1.4 million dollar system to introduce cracked corn & “fines” to the main process conveyors serving the corn mills (grinders). This allowed the company to reduce raw material costs by nearly 40% which led to a project payback of less than one year.  Designed and installed automated carbon dioxide monitoring and ventilation systems at the processing facilities. The systems allowed safe worker access to the elevator boot pits and tunnels.  Designed and installed an automated Clean-In-Place (CIP) process for corn oil separation machinery reducing maintenance downtime by 50%. DTE Energy Company, Detroit, MI (02/2013 to 04/2014). Electrical power utility involved in the development and management of energy related businesses and services. Senior Project Engineer (Contractor): Worked independently to manage the technical and organizational development of multiple projects in support of large capital and maintenance modifications at DTE power plants. Performed as primary liaison to address project issues and resolve engineering design problems involving the civil, structural, environmental, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines.
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  James L. Gilmore 2 Worked with Investment Planning Group and plant personnel to develop initial project scope,schedule and cost. Develop and manage the project team, ongoing project budgets, costs, forecasts,and schedules. Lead project team to define and manage engineering and project deliverables.  Obtained A/E services as required. Manage efforts to create project specifications, drawings, RFQ’s,and all other documentation necessary for development of equipment and construction bid packages.  Led efforts to install a temporary Pet Coke Fuel System for combustion and emission testing of existing coal fired boilers. Worked on installation of a permanent Pet Coke Fuel System to increase fuel heating values, lower fuel costs, and increase overall plant thermal and financial efficiencies.  Managed company-wide combustible dust projects, i.e. coal transfer chutes,coal bunkers, belts, etc. Instrumental in developing combustible dust warranties, guaranties, performance testing, and acceptance criteria for all fuel system projects. Matrix Technologies, Inc. Maumee,Ohio (11/2011 to 02/2013) An engineering process and systems Integration company providing multi-discipline engineering: process & mechanical systems, piping, power, instrumentation & control, civil, structural, HVAC,electrical, layout and design. Project Engineer: Planned and organized technical projects from conception to completion. Coordinated activities and communication between various functional areas. Supervised and trained project staff as needed, utilized engineering knowledge for process design, project management, estimation of project timelines, schedules, risks and costs.  Provided extensive engineering design and project management experience in the chemical process, power, petrochemical, food, and manufacturing industries.  Determined project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements, assigned appropriate personnel to projects, developed equipment specifications and RFQ’s, reviewed bids from contractors, and worked with customers to select appropriate vendors and contractors. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.,Greenville, South Carolina (11/06 to 01/10), Engineering, Procurement,and Construction (EPC) firm specializing in power systems, chemicals, energy, and process systems. Senior Process Engineer:Fluor Power Group: Responsible for specifying and evaluating the major mechanical and process equipment on power boilers, steam turbines, air quality control systems (AQCS),and flue gas desulphurization (FGD) systems.  Managed the FGD supplier on a $700 million FGD project to ensure technical and commercial compliance with FGD specifications, cost, and schedule.  Led team efforts to write the FGD technical specification including performance guarantees, performance testing, risk assessments,and detailed engineering calculations.  Managed the development of preferred vendor lists, equipment specifications, proposal evaluations, technical exceptions & clarifications. Managed the project schedule and conducted periodic meetings with vendors to negotiate price, and to resolve scheduling and technical issues. Alside, Inc. West Salem,Ohio (05/98 to 10/05) Manufacturer of PVC siding, windows and fence: Manager ofPlant Engineering & Safety: Responsible for the management of plant engineering, maintenance, MRO procurement, plant safety,process improvement, and capital projects. Responsible for all engineering activities including machine design, equipment sizing, energy usage, and material flows.  Managed a technical staff to ensure that plant equipment and systems were properly designed, maintained and available for operations. Managed the development and implementation of process, production, and facility improvements, and managed environmental and safety programs.  Developed a financial model that predicted future capacities, sales,and costs for three extrusion facilities. Based on the analysis, which predicted a yearly savings of over $15 million for closing their Texas plant, the company decided to close the plant and distribute the production equipment among the remaining two plants.
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  James L. Gilmore 3 Planned, organized and led the installation of an automated PVC compounding system that saved the company nearly $7 million in the first year of production and ultimately increased compound production capacity by 50%, and increased extrusion product yields from 85% to over 90%. Managed the cost accounting and financial planning associated with the project.  Managed the design and installation of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) which streamlined maintenance activities, reduced repair costs, and provided the necessary structure for effectively tracking maintenance activities and asset utilization.  Managed the implementation of an MRO purchasing program that involved implementation of a vendor managed inventory (VMI) program which saved the company nearly $100,000 per year.  Played key roles in the development of Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9001, Statistical Process Control (SPC),Six-Sigma, and team-building methodologies that reduced production costs by over 15% and increased product yields by over 5%. Ecodyne MRM,Inc. Massillon, Ohio (05/96 to 05/98) Manufacturer of industrial heat exchangers: Project Manager: Approved the process and mechanical design of industrial heat exchangers for use in the power and petrochemical industries. Managed all aspects of the project in order to achieve cost and scheduling goals in accordance with customer specifications and ASME code.  Prepared customer proposals, evaluated design materials, reviewed welding procedures, and performed detailed thermodynamic, heat transfer,fluid flow, and structural design calculations.  Developed and implemented equipment specifications, shop-floor manufacturing procedures, approved drawings and bills of material, and worked with vendors to ensure a quality product built on-time, within budget, and in compliance with customer & contractual requirements. Babcock & Wilcox Company,Barberton, Ohio (06/90 to 05/96), Manufacturer of steam power boilers, power plant and environmental equipment: Process Engineer:Environmental Equipment Division Responsible for the process design of air quality control systems (AQCS) including wet and dry flue gas desulphurization (FGD) systems, SCR’s, bag-houses, and electrostatic precipitators (ESP). Responsible for control system design and technical standards development relating to power boilers and associated environmental equipment.  Lead Engineer on large-scale projects and proposals with primary responsibility for coordinating Process Engineering, Design Engineering (Graphics), Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Estimating activities. Worked extensively with proposal and contract management on development of process design, scope of supply, clarifications & exceptions to customer specifications, risk evaluation, and performance guarantees.  Determined mass balances and performed detailed heat transfer,thermodynamic, and fluid dynamics calculations relating to environmental processes and equipment.  Developed detailed equipment specifications, including equipment sizing, for various process equipment, i.e. air compressors,fans, flues and ductwork, pumps, piping systems,motors, valves, nozzles, tanks, agitators, hydro-clones, vacuum filters, silos, and pneumatic conveying systems.  Programmed the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and an Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) for a boiler Burner Management System (BMS) according to NFPA Code.  Extensive experience with the development of Process and Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID’s),Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s),Drawings, Process Control Descriptions, and O&M manuals. ADDITIONALSKILLS & INTERESTS:  Expert with MS Office, MS Project, AutoCAD, statistics, data acquisition, SCADA,Maximo (Enterprise Asset Management),and Documentum (Document Management) software.  PMI and ASME memberships. Experience with a variety of engineering and food standards,trained in confined space entry, lockout/tag-out procedures, and OSHA fall protection guidelines.