Douglas P. Kraus
22 Hillcrest Road • Wakefield, RI 02879 • (401) 783-6238 • dpk50@cox.net
PROFILE
Engineer: Plant, Facilities and Project
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Engineer: On-site and in an office, as a team member and individually. Responsible for process flow diagrams, piping & instrument diagrams, and blueprints and worked in purchasing. Project Engineer, plant engineer, facilities manager, and maintenance leader in an operating plant. Project Manager: From conception to operation including construction management. Experienced with a broad range of manufacturing, process, and utility equipment and systems including HVAC and electrical distribution. Experienced with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), inventory control, Visio computer automated design (CAD), MS Word and Excel.
EMPLOYMENT
SALES REPRESENTATIVE, 2002-2003 INTERNATIONAL DIOXCIDE, INC., No. Kingstown, RI
A wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont specialized solely in the supply of Chlorine Dioxide and equipment. Supported outside sales team Processed phone inquiries Maintained ½ million dollars in house accounts
MILLWORK SALES SPECIALIST, 2002 LOWE’s HOME CENTERS, INC., Cranston, RI
Provided customer sales support in the Millwork Dep’t. – Windows and Doors
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, 2001 GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC., Dayville, CT
Manufacturer of fiber optic communication cable. Responsible for projects, maintenance, and the performance of equipment and operations. Began implementation of ISO9000, lean manufacturing, predictive, and preventive maintenance procedures. Defined and directed the work of multi-craft maintenance employees and all contractors.
ENGINEER, 1999-2000 THATCHER CO. of NY, Williamson, NY
Manufacturer and distributor photographic chemicals. Responsible for projects, maintenance and the performance of equipment and operations. Hired contractors, defined and directed the work of maintenance employees and all contractors. Designed the installation of a new system utilizing state of the art equipment. RESULT: Manufacturing capacity was more than doubled. Started implementation of a new computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
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MAINTENANCE LEADER / PLANT ENGINEER, 1985-1999 DOW CHEMICAL (formerly W. R. Grace Evans Plant), Waterloo, NY
Manufacturer of specialty chemicals. Dow Chemical acquired the Organic Chemical Division of W R Grace in December of 1997 The Maintenance Leader position is one member of the Dow plant co-management team consisting of the Business, Operations and Maintenance Leaders. Responsible for the performance of the process and utility equipment and systems, maintenance department and $4 million annual departmental budget. Designed, purchased, installed process and utility equipment and systems. Implemented and trained all employees in Dow’s computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) procedures for their proprietary global maintenance work process (GMWP), which included: a. Predictive and Preventive maintenance b. Good manufacturing practice (GMP) c. OSHA Federal Regulation 1910 d. Process Safety Management (PSM) e. Work orders, purchasing and inventory control. Supervised and directed work of 2 supervisors and 20 unionized maintenance personnel. Held the value of the inventory to $600,000 for 13 years by reducing inventory and improving sourcing. Effectively managed over $1 million of utility cost. Improved boiler operations and held fuel cost to $800,000 per year for 10 years. Improved project cost authorization and accounting system by implementing corporate accounting procedures. Improvements in the capital and expense budget procedures were achieved. Managed successfully over $1 million of small projects each year. In 14 years successfully completed over 700 projects from conception to implementation. Defined project scope, estimated cost and calculated return on investment (ROI), showed justification and submitted project cost for approval. Hired and supervised contractors and supervised construction.
SENIOR ENGINEER, 1980-1985 W. R. GRACE, Organic Chemicals Division, Lexington, MA
Manufacturer of agricultural chemicals, latex, sulfur based compounds for cosmetics and plastics. Responsible for detailed engineering and design for projects in several manufacturing plants locations of Grace. Managed projects from conception to operation, including specifications, purchasing, scheduling and construction management.
PROJECT ENGINEER, 1974-1980 BADGER AMERICA, Cambridge, MA
Engineering, Design & Consulting: Designed and managed construction of chemical plants. Served as liaison person between specialty and process engineering, designers and company clients. Worked in the field as part of a construction management team.
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
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