Objective
Obtain a full time position as a shipboard marine engineer
Experience
10/07-Present Mechanical Coordinator, Cold Mill, U.S. Steel, Ecorse, MI.
• Maintain all mechanical equipment of 2M tons of steel per year Cold Reduction Tandem mill.
• Coordinated the design, engineering and installation of $2.5M of new equipment in conjunction with multiple mechanical fabricators.
• Reduced overall mechanical delay rate by 2.5%.
• Successfully lowered OSHA recordable and LWDI rates to zero.
04/03-10/07 Mechanical General Foreman, 80” Hot Strip Mill, U.S. Steel, Ecorse, MI
• Maintained all mechanical equipment for an output of 3.5M tons of steel per year, while working within a yearly Mechanical Budget of $9.0 M.
• Coordinated the rebuild of 2 reheat furnaces, resulting in annual gas savings of $1M.
• Assisted in the planning and installation of $25M of newly engineered equipment.
• Planned, implemented and tracked weekly scheduled maintenance of mechanical crews as well as managing the Preventive Maintenance Program.
• Implemented a Continuous Improvement Program to track, analyze and determine corrective measures for long-term operational improvements.
• Responsible for the payroll, scheduling, and records of safety and job related training of 70 hourly and 5 salary employees.
• Since 2003, successfully reduced the Hot Strip Mill’s delay rate by 5% and decreased overtime costs by 37% while operating with a 17% decrease in manpower.
08/01-04/03 Turn Manager, Central Maintenance, National Steel, Ecorse, MI.
• Supervised a mobile maintenance crew performing repairs during scheduled and unscheduled down days and outages.
11/98-07/01 First Assistant Engineer, M/V R.N. Weeks, Weeks Marine, Cranford, N.J.
• Supervised engine room plant operations and employees.
• Created Lockout Safety Program for the ship’s mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Maintained (6) Caterpillar 3516 diesel generators, with capacity of 6.6 megawatts.
• Performed and monitored extensive preventive maintenance of the vessel.
• Planned and coordinated annual shipyard repairs and upgrades.
05/94-11/98 Watch Engineer, M/V R.N. Weeks, Weeks Marine, Cranford, N.J.
• Installed, maintained and rebuilt pumps, valves, gearboxes and other equipment.
• Troubleshot, repaired and modified various A/C and D/C motors, electrical systems, HVAC and water distillation systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Marine Engineering, Concentration in Mechanical Engineering. June, 1993.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Certification
• USCG Chief Engineer, Motor Vessels Unlimited Horsepower.
• USCG Third Assistant Engineer, Steam Vessels Unlimited Horsepower
Skils