Resume of Ray Coffman
Email: coffmanraymike(at)yahoo.com
SUMMARY
My experience and expertise includes mechanical design engineering, project
engineering, project management, and maintenance engineering & management. I
have held increasingly responsible positions for industrial manufacturing,
commercial, and governmental facilities projects, and successfully supervised and
motivated other engineers, technicians, and clerical employees.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Most recent employer
December 2000 to October 2009
As FACILITIES PROJECT ENGINEER I was responsible for the concept development,
cost estimating, design, preparation of contract drawings on CAD, writing
specifications and statements of work, contracting, construction supervision,
startup, and employee training on mechanical projects in the Solid Rocket Booster
Element. My design of replacement dryer air handling units for the Space Shuttle
Aft Skirt Cure cells included an unoccupied mode which reduced outside air
dehumidification requirements resulting in a $40,000 annual energy savings for
the facility, without exceeding the capital budget that was previously allocated
for simple unit replacements. I produced five-year capital budgets for
replacement of equipment, construction of new facilities, and renovation of other
Solid Rocket Booster Element facilities. My responsibilities on the new
$5,000,000 robotic X-ray facility project included guidance of A&E design,
presentations to company & NASA management, evaluation of vendor submittals, and
monitoring & resolution of facility construction issues.
I was later promoted to the position of LEAD HVAC DESIGN ENGINEER for all Space
Shuttle facilities at the Kennedy Space Center and NASA facilities at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station. As lead design engineer, I was required to be
thoroughly familiar with applicable polices, procedures, and standards of NASA,
NFPA, OSHA, EPA, Range Safety, and Standard Building Codes. I led a team of three
engineers & one CAD designer in designing HVAC, plumbing, piping, dust
collection, and other facility & process improvements. I wrote specifications,
statements of work, and work procedures for projects and monitored outside
contractor work. I was a required signatory for all HVAC design changes and
Failure Mode & Effects Analyses of all Shuttle critical HVAC systems. NASA
approved my submission for special energy conservation funding to allow me to
lead an effort to design and install an outside air pre-treatment unit on the
Assembly & Refurbishment Facility, resulting in a $60,000 annual energy savings.
I developed an energy efficiency and water conservation design guide that was
adopted by the Kennedy Space Center as their energy conservation design checklist
official form. I served on a Lean Six Sigma team to improve the standardization
and tracking of design requirements through construction.
Previous employer
October 1998 to December 2000
As MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, I was responsible for designing HVAC, plumbing,
water filtration, fuel systems, and piping for NASA facilities at the Kennedy
Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Jonathan Dickinson Missile
Tracking Annex, and Patrick Air Force Base. My design for replacement of four
large air handlers at the JDMTA, which included outside air pretreatment coils
and split main coils, resulted in a $48,000 annual savings in electricity for the
facility. My design of a new
air conditioning system for the Navy restaurant, known as the Greenhouse,
resulted in energy savings and improved air flow in all areas of the restaurant.
I was selected as the Engineering Representative to serve on an accident review
board to help determine the root causes of a 200-ton crane accident and recommend
corrective actions.
I was promoted to the position of Energy Conservation Supervisor for Kennedy
Space Center institutional facilities where I supervised three employees
responsible for tracking energy consumption at KSC and proposing projects,
methods, and procedures to conserve energy. I completed a substantial data
analysis project where I recalculated prior years' energy consumption back to the
new 1985 baseline required by the latest energy conservation legislation.
Previous employer
June 1991 through September 1998
As FACILITIES MAINTENANCE ENGINEER I analyzed equipment histories to determine
failure trends, refined preventative maintenance procedures and made
repair/replace determinations for HVAC, crane, pneumatic and other mechanical
systems. I assisted technicians in troubleshooting of difficult equipment and
system problems, and provided safety and technical training for operators and
repair technicians on new systems, including development of detailed maintenance
instructions on new equipment & processes. My responsibilities included
analyzing critical spares requirements for new equipment, performing structural &
mechanical inspections on 45 ton & 120 ton cranes and supervising & certifying
crane load tests. I helped program and improve a METASYS building automation
system for a satellite processing facility in Area 59 at the Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station.
After being promoted to MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, I prepared contract drawings
on CAD, wrote formal specifications and statements of work, generated detailed
bills of materials, recommended spares lists, and identified suppliers. I sized
and laid out piping systems for potable water, chilled water, hot water, sanitary
& industrial waste, compressed air, and water de-ionization & filtration. I
sized and selected air compressors, dryers, air handlers, boilers, makeup air
units, air conditioning, and controls. I prepared cost estimates for engineering
services, construction contracts, and equipment suppliers. One of my projects
included the detailed design and contract fabrication of a dynamic load measuring
system to bring a decades-old Navy crane up to current safety standards.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN
CERTIFICATION & TRAINING
Federal government Security Clearance (last updated in 2007)
EPA 608 Universal certification
Maintenance Management - American Management Association
Basic Statistics with Statistical Process Control - Air Force Academy
Total Quality Management training
Hardware Troubleshooting training
Microstation CAD training
Pro-E modeling introductory training - PTC University
Energy Management training - Florida Power
Multiple safety, environmental, ethics, MS Office, and security training
courses
Lean 6 Sigma OJT
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ADDENDUM EXPERIENCE
Project Engineering
-- Evaluated equipment and processes of various manufacturers, both foreign and
domestic
-- Coordinated design interfaces between foreign equipment suppliers and
American A&E firms
-- Performed site utilization studies, analyzed infrastructure capital vs.
operating expenses for utilities, transportation, site preparation costs and raw
materials availability
-- Prepared plans & specs for engineering services, construction contracts,
equipment suppliers.
-- Developed and maintained fast track critical path construction schedules
-- Oversaw construction and equipment installation for $16 million manufacturing
plant
-- Prepared weekly project budget & progress status reports for management.
-- Improved productivity & quality of production lines
-- Project Manager for construction of $7 million manufacturing expansion,
responsible for schedules, budgets, coordination, supervision, and recruiting &
hiring construction & clerical employees
Design Engineering
-- Piping: water, sanitary & industrial waste, compressed air, hydraulics, gas,
and vacuum
-- Water treatment: de-ionization, carbon filtration, industrial waste
recycling, geothermal cooling
-- Heating & cooling load calculations, ventilation & airflow calculations, and
duct design
-- Sizing & selection of air handlers, chillers, boilers, package & split heat
pumps & AC units.
-- HVAC control systems: design, selection and some Direct Digital Controls
programming
-- Custom design of kitchen supply/exhaust systems, fume hoods, dust collectors
-- Conveyors, wet and dry dust collection systems, pumps, grinders, and
hydraulics
-- Custom design of pneumatic gating system, selection of air compressors,
dryers, controls
-- Custom design of stainless steel tables, cabinetry, fixtures, tanks, and
guards
-- Redesigned troublesome parts and machinery & retrofitted old equipment with
PLCs
-- Refrigeration circuits for custom cooling systems, clean room air flows,
pressures and controls
-- Prepared contract drawings on CAD, wrote formal specifications and statements
of work
-- Tool & die design for 500 ton hydraulic presses
-- Generated detailed bills of materials, recommended spares lists, and
identified suppliers
Plant Maintenance Engineering
-- Analyzed equipment histories to determine failure trends, refined
preventative maintenance program, made repair/replace determinations for HVAC,
pneumatic and other systems
-- Assisted technicians in troubleshooting of difficult equipment and system
problems
-- Provided safety and technical training for operators and repair technicians
on new systems
-- Developed detailed maintenance instructions on new equipment & processes
-- Analyzed critical spares requirements for new equipment
-- Performed structural & mechanical inspections on 45 ton & 120 ton cranes
-- Wrote crane inspection & maintenance procedures and supervised & certified
crane load tests
-- Analyzed facilities, systems, and equipment for energy conservation
opportunities
-- Performed life cycle cost analyses to determine cost effective equipment
procurement
Maintenance Management
-- Responsible for maintenance of $35 million manufacturing plant, equipment and
facilities
-- Managed staff of 34 mechanics, electricians, clerks and supervisors, annual
budget of $2M
-- Analyzed and improved work schedules resulting in increased efficiency and
improved morale
-- Established computerized preventative maintenance & spare parts inventory
control systems
-- Interfaced with customers to determine needs, resolve disputes and/or resolve
warranty issues
-- Scheduled all maintenance activities during intensive annual plant
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