Thomas Handrich

Thomas J. Handrich
1418 15th Street West
Hastings, MN 55033
651-319-7522
handricht@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
A professional position in Manufacturing, Project or Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gerdau – St. Paul, MN Aug. 2011 – Present
Project Engineer III– Project Manager of Capital Projects
• 2015 – Induction Line Bar Heating – $1,500,000
• 2015 – Contact Cooling Ponds Cleanup & Modifications – $2,500,000
• 2014 – Contact Cooling Water Treatment System – $8,640,000
• 2013 – DC Furnace Carbon Injection & Compressed Air System – $1,200,000
• 2013 – DC Furnace Operators Safety Pulpit & HMI Controls – $640,000
• 2013 – Baghouse Storm Water Collection – $250,000
• 2012 – New 90 Ton DC Electric Arc Furnace – $2,485,000
• 2012 – Baghouse Re-Sheeting & Structural Repairs – $1,480,000
• 2011 – Ladle Bay Crane Girder, Rails & Structural Replacement – $1,270,000
• Preliminary studies and technical studies for ROI of capital projects
• Created scope of work documents, drawings, work breakdown structures and specifications outlining project details
• Work directly with engineering companies, contractors and vendors for quotations, purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Work with procurement for final bids, payment terms and contract documents
• Review and approval of engineering drawings
• Controlled budget and scheduling using Microsoft Project & SAP
• Presented weekly and monthly project status reports to management
• Supervise contractors during installation and fabrication
• Daily contractor safety meetings during project construction
• Training operations and maintenance on new equipment installations

Gerdau – St. Paul, MN March 2010 – 2011
Melt Shop Maintenance Supervisor & Planner
• Supervisor for 20 maintenance workers
• Down day & outage planning for personnel job assignments, equipment PM’s and equipment repairs for scheduled completion dates using MS Project.
• Communicated with vendors for quotations and competitive bids on replacement equipment, purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Maintenance ERP software for tracking work orders, create job work plans, maintenance work hours, failure analysis on equipment, purchasing, scheduling and PM’s
• Improvement projects on existing equipment – working with operations and maintenance to develop new drawings and procedures using the PDCA cycle for continuous improvement
• Create Routine Procedure documents for equipment inspections and safety documents for equipment lock-out-tag-out procedures
• Safety Checks & Audits: Lock-Out-Tag-Out, Fall Protection, Confined Space and Mobile Equipment.

Gerdau – St. Paul, MN April 2008 – 2010
Project Engineer II– Project Manager of Capital Projects
• 2008 – Supersonic Oxygen & Lime Injection Burner Project for DC Furnace – $1,970,000
• 2008 – DC Furnace Combustion Chamber & Water Cooled Ductwork Project – $1,095,000
• Preliminary studies and technical studies for ROI of capital projects
• Work directly with engineering companies, contractors and vendors for quotations, purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Work with procurement for final bids, payment terms and contract documents
• Created scope of work documents, drawings, work breakdown structures and specifications outlining project details
• Review and approval of engineering drawings
• Controlled budget and scheduling using Microsoft Project
• Presented weekly and monthly project status reports to management
• Supervise contractors during installation and fabrication
• Daily contractor safety meetings during project construction
• Training operations and maintenance on new equipment installations

Thyssenkrupp – Waupaca, WI January 2000 – 2008
Research and Development, Melt Engineering Expansion Projects, (2005 to 2008)
Mechanical & Melt Project Engineer
• 2008 –Plant 6 Phase II Melt Shop Ductile Iron Expansion Project – $30,000,000
• 2007 – Plant 6 Phase I Melt Automatic Pouring & Induction Furnace Project – $2,000,000
• 2006 – Plant 1 Cupola Emissions System Upgrade Project – $35,000,000
• Equipment layouts for new plants and expansion projects
• Equipment fabrication drawings and layouts using Inventor 3D and AutoCAD
• Project Management using MS Project to keep track of capital projects budget and schedule.
• Time study and through-put calculations for iron delivery, pouring cycle and inoculant rates.
• Finite Element Analysis using Ansys to calculate equipment stresses, fatigue, and thermal.
• Equipment specifications and scope of work documents for all equipment and processes.

Plant 2-3 Melt Shop Design Engineer, (2000 to 2004)
• Hot Metal Carrier System – Plant 2-3 Iron Delivery design and Finite Analysis and thermal calculations for beam and ladle structure.
• New Green Field Foundry – Plant 6 Melt Shop Cupola, Charging System and Emissions System

Plant 2-3 Melt Shop Engineering Intern, (Summer 1994 to 1999)
• New Green Field Foundry – Plant 5 Melt Shop Cupola, Charging System and Emissions System
• Charging System – Plant 2-3 Cupola Charging Scrap Bucket
• Plant layouts and detail fabrication drawings – 2D and 3D modeling

EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin – Stout December 1999
B.S. Manufacturing Engineering

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop, Inventor 3D Modeling, Solidworks 3D Modeling, ANSYS Finite Element Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, MathCAD, Meridian, Autodesk Vault, AS400, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, Citrix, AutoEDMS, MP2, Maximo and SAP

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• Strong oral and written communication skills paired with a detail oriented mindset.
• Work well with others cross functionally in team environment from machine operators and maintenance technicians to purchasing and upper management.
• Experienced in vendor negotiation, equipment proposals and estimates.
• Strong skills with Lean Manufacturing with specific projects focused on this methodology.