Jeffery K. Smith, Senior Project Engineer

EDUCATION

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA BSME 1990

WORK EXPERIENCE

Engineering Group of the Southeast, Dothan, AL, Senior Project Engineer 2010 to Present

BASF/Englehard , Attapulgus – Savannah, GA, Senior Project Manager 1998 to 2010

Potlatch Corporation, McGehee, AR, Mechanical Project Engineer, 1995 to1998

St. Joe Forest Products Company, Port St. Joe, FL, Project Engineer 1991 to 1995

TYPICAL PROJECTS

· 2.5MM Project manager of a new 21MMBTU B&W Boiler installation and DA upgrade

· Project Engineer of a Recovery Boiler mud drum and internals upgrade, 21 day power outage, over 100 contractors, temporary package boiler hookup design and install

· $30MM PM wet end rebuild-mechanical support engineer and PM liaison.

· Outfall pipe repairs –Rehabilitation of Effluent Pipe and new controls Monitoring

· $3mm New HD Bleached pulp Tower installation- Project Engineer - Managed construction and designed inlet and outlet piping, pumps and system controls.

· $21MM Petro-Chemical Plant Upgrade- Sr Mech. Project Engineer- New: Dust Collectors, Bin Vents, HVAC Chillers, Reactors, Kilns, Cyclones, dense phase pneumatic convey systems, major equipment relocation, Railcar Unloading facility, Steel Tower structure, Blower systems- zero safety incidents- over 200 contractors and 3 engineering firms.

· Numerous Pump and Piping systems 2”-60” - Stock prep, ANSI, Vertical turbine well pumps, submersible, chemical hazardous duty,

· Project Engineer of various material handling equipment - Design of lift elevators, screw conveyors, and belt conveyors.

· Project Engineer for Environmental Scrubber scope, estimate and install.

· Project Engineering- Calciner (Kiln) Installations

· Project design of numerous HVAC installations 1 ton – 75 ton

· Project design and engineering of numerous Gearboxes, Mixers, pulley systems, and gear systems

· Project Manger of various Structural Upgrades – Complete razing of buildings to installing new steel galvanized towers, numerous structural platforms, remodeling of office buildings. Training buildings, office trailers. Etc.

· Process Building Roof Replacement – Managed project from capital request through installation

· Project Engineer & design on various Concrete foundations, concrete paving and Asphalt paving projects

· Project Engineering on various Railroad instillations

· Project Manager for Asbestos Abatement-handling and disposing.

· Managed Digester repair (overlay), inspection, reporting and maintenance.

· Project Engineering Evaluations of monorails, tanks, and piping.

· $1.0MM Plant Air upgrade- Project Manager- 1MM of Cost reduction.

· Tank Installations, 50k to 2MM gallons, CS, SS, Exotic metals, FG -Green liquor tank, Nitrate tanks, Acid tanks, Black Liquor tanks, Ammonium Nitrate tanks, Water tanks, fuel tanks, & powder (solids) tanks

· Water clarification, Clarifiers, Anion-Cation and RO filters, debris screens, Oil skimmer design, Makeup water systems.

· Tank upgrades and record keeping – revamping and upgrading to API 653 standards.

· Numerous piping and tank insulations complete with electrical and steam heat tracing for below 0 winter climates.

· Safety Projects- Ladder gates, Machine guarding, structural platforms for both operators and maintenance access

· $2.1 MM Project Engineer on installation of Hot Air Furnaces,

· Maintenance reliability projects- rotating equipment vibration reductions, pump base restoration, mechanical drive revamping, PRV design and installation, relief devices design and installs.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Timeline, Sap Systems, Advantis, Lotus Notes & JD Edwards, and high level of safety training in HAZ-op and PSM areas