ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL OFFERING EXPERIENCE IN:
Sales Engineering
Process Engineering/Process Design
Applications Engineering
Project Management
Plant Start Up and Commissioning
Plant Personnel Training
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE:
* Fluid Mechanics
* Heat Transfer
* Thermodynamics
* Product Chemistry
* Mechanical Components
* Electrical Components
* Field Instrumentation/Controls
* Process Control Systems
COMPUTER SKILLS
* EXCEL
* VISIO
* PROJECT
* WORD
* POWERPOINT
* LOTUS NOTES
CAREER HISTORY
GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING INC Columbia, MD 8/04 to Present
Senior Sales/Process Engineer
* Responsible for the sale of Evaporation and Crystallization Systems in the chemical, food, pharmaceutical and wastewater (including zero liquid discharge, “ZLD”) industries throughout North America.
* Sales ranging from $500 K to $27 MM per project.
* Travel to customer locations for sales presentations, commercial negotiations and general meetings.
* Develop project budgets and schedules.
* Write sales proposals, including provisions relating to process guarantees, payment terms and liquidated damage clauses (as applicable).
* Lead commercial negotiations and actively participate and support negotiations of general Terms & Conditions.
* Perform the process design including the overall heat and mass balances.
* Design and specify processing equipment including evaporators, heat exchangers, pumps, mechanical vapor compressors, steam driven thermocompressors, cooling towers, wet surface air cooled condensers, air to air coolers, valves, piping and field instrumentation.
* Develop Process Flow and Process and Instrumentation Diagrams.
* Write both process control and functional descriptions.
* Specify utility requirements.
CARLISLE PROCESS SYSTEMS Columbia, MD 7/97 to 8/04
Process Engineering Manager
* Responsible for the detailed process design of evaporation systems in the Food & Dairy industries.
* Developed Heat & Mass Balances.
* Designed and specified processing equipment including evaporators, heat exchangers, pumps, mechanical vapor compressors, steam driven thermocompressors, cooling towers, wet surface air cooled condensers, air to air coolers, valves, piping and field instrumentation.
* Coordinated commissioning of processing plants. Facilitate formal and hands-on staff training to operate equipment.
* Conducted validation tests to ensure and troubleshoot operational efficiency.
* Managed over 30 projects for key clients including Land O’Lakes, Kraft Foods, Dairy Farmers of America, Leprino Foods and Cabot Cheese.
GEA NIRO INCORPORATED Columbia, MD 4/91 to 7/97
Project Manager
* Project management of evaporation projects in dairy, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
* Managed all stages from sales turnover through design including purchasing, fabrication, installation and commissioning. Administered schedules and budgets up to $5 million.
* Managed over 20 projects for major clients including Land O’ Lakes, Hershey Foods, Bristol Meyers, Abbott Labs and General Dynamics.
* Developed Process and Instrumentation Diagrams.
* Coordinated efforts with Sales Engineer in design of equipment including potential refinement of preliminary conceptual design.
* Teamed with the design department to develop equipment arrangements, elevation and foundation drawings.
* Specified processing equipment and field instrumentation.
* Obtained bids and wrote purchase requisitions for all the equipment and services.
* Performed monthly cost accounting and control of budgets.
* Maintained project schedule.
* Hired contractors to install equipment.
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