BRENT R. MCCAULEY


OBJECTIVE

Facilities Manager / Project Manager / Production Management

SUMMARY

Innovative engineer offering excellent experience in facilities, project and production management. Solid expertise in managing 1+ million square foot facility with overall responsibilities of building, utilities, HVAC, centrifugal chiller maintenance, air compressor and boiler maintenance, and high voltage breaker and fire protection equipment maintenance. Hired and retained top talent, performed reviews and performance improvement plans. Successfully handled discharge of personnel, grievance resolution, union labor contract negotiations and service contract negotiations. Recognized for high level of integrity and trust, fairness, excellent communication skills and working well with co-workers and all levels of management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON, INC. (CB&I) Tyler, Texas2007 2009
Combines proven process technology with global capabilities in engineering, procurement and construction to deliver comprehensive solutions to customers in the energy and natural resource industries.

Project Engineer
Managed the activities of eight multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate engineering, purchasing and production schedules assuring project met contract-specific deadlines and customer satisfaction.
Accurately managed and tracked up to 25 customer-initiated project change requests assuring expenses were recovered and increasing profits.
Documented all internal change requests to specific engineering disciplines successfully managing to completion by thorough follow up with engineers.

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY Tyler, Texas1988 2007
Manufacturer of passenger and light truck radial tires averaging up to 30,000 tires per day.

Facilities Manager/Engineer (2002 2007)
Managed facilities and maintenance for tire manufacturing plant in a 24/7 production environment. Responsibilities including hiring, firing, managing staff, performance reviews as well as buildings, grounds, HVAC, and utilities.
Managed the production maintenance organization consisting of five managers and 152 craftsmen assuring tire production was un-interrupted by effectively leading the operation.
Developed and maintained monthly operating and maintenance budgets consistently staying within budget. Budgets ranged 500K per month.
Strategically managed major projects including mixer, calendar roll or extruder replacement utilizing both in-house labor and contractors assuring labor costs were maintained.
Served as plant environmental coordinator, overseeing monitoring and reporting functions with corporate and governmental entities including EPA and TCEQ. Requirements included air, waste water, storm water, and solid waste.
Managed re-cycling program initiating the development of the process to de-water the white sidewall dust, assuring all re-cycling programs were compliant.

Mechanical Engineer (1996 2002)
Provided production support by trouble shooting and improving designs to tire manufacturing equipment including calendars and curing presses.
Supervised and planned production maintenance turnaround for several departments assuring production was not slowed.
Created and designed a fabric toeguard slitting operation utilizing an existing production line for the manufacturing of toeguard tires significantly increasing revenue.

Production Maintenance Engineer/Planner (1990 1996)
Managed and planned all maintenance turnarounds and breakdowns for component preparation department.
Consistently managed within department budget meeting weekly with plant management.
Received several corporate commendations for significant cost-saving projects.
Innovated numerous machinery improvements increasing uptime and reliability.

Production Specialist (1988 1990)
Monitored and facilitated production levels in curing department.
Resolved machinery, labor and upstream issues efficiently.
Recognized for resolving several critical production bottlenecks including requesting IT to rewrite the mold tracking and retrieving code providing much improved tracking ability.

B.C. PETROCHEM Longview, Texas1985 1988

General Manager
Managed operations of bridge steel fabrication division. Responsibilities included production throughput, streamlining manufacturing methods, human resource management, and engineering and purchasing departments management. Company employed approximately 120 people and operated with two to three shifts.

DUNHAM MANUFACTURING Minden, Louisiana1983 1984

Product Engineer
Performed design calculations and generated shop drawings for the fabrication of mobile log handling equipment, including both mechanical and hydraulic systems.
Helped develop improved products and resolved manufacturing problems.
Evaluated field installations, customer complaints and equipment failures, including resolving repair and replacement issues.

INDUSTRIAL CONVEYANCE & EQUIPMENT Shreveport, Louisiana1982 1983

Design Engineer
Performed design calculations and job estimating for belt and chain conveyor systems for lumber and mined products.
Actively assisted with field installation of equipment.

BCF, INC. Scottsville, Texas1979 1982

Design Engineer/Quality Control Manager
Performed design calculations and created shop drawings for fabrication of ASME code pressure vessels.
Performed quality control inspections and procedures ensuring finished product met code requirements.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Texas A & M University College Station, Texas 1978
18 graduate hours completed toward MBA

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer experience: CAD, Excel, Word, Primavera (scheduling)