Engineering Manager & Project Engineer

Project Manager

•       Consulting for the food and beverage industry, recently in sanitation design and process used.

•   2021-present

•   Project Engineering Manager (temp project via LTTS) 

•   Coordinated the installation of a new robotic packing line for boxes and bags of spices, which went from farm to fulfilling customer orders ready to ship.  

•   Trained subject matter experts on the operation of new Robo-Cell and wrapper all fully automated pallet stacking patterns and recipe entered, 

•   created all lockout tags out procedures using Olam form (Link 360).  

•       Obtained quotes from vendors on all removal and installation of new lines, including I/O communications and wiring.

Project Engineer 

•       Total project $100M, ($50M building, $50M equipment, 1M CIP process)

o   •       CIP process, design, build, commission, and training with Procedures.  New automated. o RFQ, Scope of          Work for fabrication of product filter skids and CIP systems, including four tanks 2k gallons.

o   •       Four Pressure fill vessels built by Westmark installed and conducted a FAT, obtained European    Four Pressure fill vessels built by Westmark installed and conducted a FAT, obtained EuropeanFour Pressure fill vessels built by Westmark installed and conducted a FAT, obtained European

·         sanitary pressure relief valve to meet pressure vessel code.

•       o      Final Implementation of CIP design along with the filling of wine ended 3 months early.

•       o      Four Bota Box production lines (bag in the box 4x750ml volume) lines 12-16 replicate      

•       Separate CIP programming with Factory Technology with the fifth line, a glass bottling line for 15,000 bph.

• Incorporating built in CIP system for bottling line product, hot water and chemical lines tie ins.  Italian and Spanish speaking facilitator with vendor www.bertolaso.com/it

•       •       Utilities design o Water softer, boiler, an hot water closed loop system install, clean and chemically mix. o Nitrogen cooling line involvement for wine cooling of 100k fill tanks

o   o      Monitored two bay trash disposal doors for containers contracts, work and installation, including all safety features

o   o      Coordinated epoxy flooring placement throughout the 725,000 sqft. building with FTC (building contractor) in charge of shell and utilities.

o   o      Fire Protection:  Brand new tank, shed, pump and independent line monitored.

o   o      Lines drops for hot water for safety use at 120°F and hose reels designed and placed.

•       •       Produced Budget and, proposals for all pumps, valves, tubing, equipment and instrumentation.

•       BOM, P&IDs, Spec. Orders, Validate.

•       Process, Controls, program, Pin Chart, Logic, Ignition Platform worked directly with Factory Technologies for setpoints, time, concentration, and temperature to meet Quality standard each shift prior to 6 a.m. shift 

•       Supervisor and communicated with Contractors and their bid duties and/or changes.  Pernsteiner Fabrication in Turlock, Commonwealth out of Modesto, Way Projects Inc., and Bates Construction, et. al.

•       Maintained project on schedule per bi-weekly meetings with entire staff. o Produced a work around when parts arrived late to meet schedule of first fill ($10k extra cost)

•       Instructed field changes during construction and fabrication directly with Change Orders and Contract Supervisors obtaining input from Operations and Contractors and I making the final decision.

•       Trained subject matter expert’s to produce QA report at the start of each day to commence production.

•       Production start up, and ramp up.  Transferred over responsibilities to Operations with new SOP’s.

•       Updated Maintenance Department’s CMMS with new parts of stocking, and replacing of new parts.

•       Assisted in the relocation of 20 fill 50k gallon tanks via rigging, re-designation of 250k and 100k as wine holding tanks, and relocation of pad filters upstream micron-filter skids.