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Name: William Kessinger
Phone: 205.776.3279
E-mail: wkes...@hiwaay.net
Location: Gurley AL USA
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Energetic and resourceful individual with strong technical, business, and
leadership
background. Desire contract/consulting situation; nevertheless, will
consider direct
employment in a small and growing enterprise offering equity
opportunities. Strong
points: entrepreneurial spirit; excellent work ethic; superb
communications skills;
customer oriented; and, participative management style. Relocation: for
contract
work, most anywhere; permanent, prefer Southeast, but will consider North
and South Midwest.
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William W Kessinger
105 Peyton Circle
Gurley AL 35748
voice: 205.776.3279 fax: 205.776.0412
email: wkes...@hiwaay.net
Advanced degree engineer with a hands-on background with engineered
systems; business
and manufacturing; and, data systems design, analysis, and integration.
Experienced with
regulatory requirements and industry standards; knowledgeable with
computer systems,
networks, and data bases including systems design, analysis, and
maintenance. Practiced
at managing, supervising, and directing personnel in emerging technology,
engineering, and
manufacturing environments. Excellent written, oral, and presentation
communication
skills and interpersonal skills as well as team development and leadership
abilities.
Particularly suited for customer/client interface. Computer experience
includes: DOS,
Win3.1, Win95, WinNT, Unix, SunOS, FORTRAN, Pascal, VisualBasic, C, AutoCAD,
MicroStation, simulations, and others. Knowledgeable with digital
communications, data
and information management, business process re-engineering, enterprise
resource
planning, marketing, and sales. ASQC Certified Reliability Engineer
EDUCATION
MSE, Systems Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1994
Graduate Studies in Computer Engineering, University of Texas at
Arlington, 1985-1986
BS in Mechanical Engineering (with Honors), New Mexico State University, 1973
WORK HISTORY
January 1995-present: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama
Team Leader (contract). Integrated Electronic Technical Data Concept
Project. Lead a
seven member team to investigate, document, and develop near-term and
future technology
concepts for the integration of world-wide electronic data within the
40,000 person Naval
Aviation Systems Command. Responsible for overall project technical
direction, content,
and quality. Demonstrated numerous applicable technologies to senior navy
officials
(uniformed and civilian). Final demonstration is an integrated system of
high benefit
technologies to flag rank and Cabinet level management.
May 1995-December 1995: Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Irving, Texas
Senior Consultant (contract). Member of a project team responsible for
manufacturing
process assessment, validation, and improvements for a Food & Drug
Administration
(FDA) regulated medical diagnostic manufacturer. Activities include: design of
experiments; design and construction of validation tests for hardware,
software, and
firmware; development of statistical rationales; preparation of validation
packages for
FDA submittal; and, coordination of client/contractor personnel interactions.
January 1994-May 1995: Matthews Industries, Inc., Decatur, Alabama
Manager, Engineering and Quality. Reporting to the CEO of a $20M, 175-person
diversified custom manufacturer (in rehabilitation). Responsible for
Engineering, Quality,
Maintenance, and Environmental/Safety departments. Products include
commercial air
conditioning equipment (Carrier), fabricated assemblies for heavy
equipment (Komatsu,
Kobelco), custom machined parts, and commercial tanning beds. Facilities
include CNC
machining and metal forming, CAD/CAM, and custom coating. Accomplishments:
Initiated the functional requirements phase of a company-wide information
management
systems; reduced manufacturing rework by >50%; and, decreased expected
prototyping
time frame from 2 months to 2 weeks.
March 1992-June 1993: Martin-Williams International, Inc., Hollywood, Alabama
Consultant Engineer (contract). Assigned to Tennessee Valley Authority's
Browns Ferry
and Bellefonte Nuclear Plants. Major projects: develop, plan, and
implement the
requirements definition phase of a long-range program for plant equipment
technical,
operations, and maintenance data and information control/management;
leader of a project
team responsible for the integration and migration of TVA's Plant
Equipment Management
System (a mainframe data base system) into a microcomputer LAN based system
(Oracle); and, performed independent evaluations of TVA and contractor design
engineering organizations and processes for quality and process improvement.
Accomplishments: Reduced schedules for data/information collection > 10%;
identified
opportunities to reduce plant modification design processing times by 4-6
weeks; and,
implemented team building workshops for mid-level management.
July 1989-February 1992: Resource Associates, Inc., Peoria, Arizona
Project Manager (contract). Major projects include: process re-engineering
and quality
improvement activities within the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)
Licensing & Regulatory Compliance Organization; developed and managed the Plant
Modification Process Improvement Program within the Engineering & Construction
Group; managed 11 professionals in the development of site and corporate
engineering
training; engineering and construction standards, programs, and
procedures; and,
developed and implemented the Configuration Management Assurance Program and
updated the Configuration Management Program. Accomplishments: Incorporated
methods that reduced engineering procedures and standards by 20%; reduced
maintenance
administrative delay times by 25%; increased productivity of engineering
training by 50%;
and, reduced training staff by 25%.
January 1989-July 1989: Quadrex Energy Services Co., Corapolis, Pennsylvania
Engineering and Services Manager. Permanently assigned to Arkansas Power
& Light
Co., Little Rock and Russellville, Arkansas. Responsible for all Quadrex
personnel and
business at AP&L's General Office and Arkansas Nuclear One. Managed all
Quadrex
projects at AP&L and supervised contract personnel assigned.
Accomplishments: Wrote
and implemented business plan for new startup business unit; during
period, always
profitable, tripled head count and doubled billings.
April 1984-December 1988: Enercon Services, Inc., Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Senior Consultant. Numerous assignments to domestic nuclear power plants.
Major
activities: For two years managed a client's involvement in nuclear
industry technical and
management improvement projects (functional supervision of 26 engineers);
and, managed
several projects requiring the short-notice formation of a technical team,
deployment to
client site, and intense evaluation of equipment, technical, or
regulatory issues
(construction and operation). Accomplishments: Successfully reduced
clients O&M costs
for engineering services by 15%; and, team technical and fiscal
performance rewarded by
repeat business and personal bonuses.
January 1977-April 1984
Numerous, and continuous, contract assignments at power plants either under
construction or in pre-operational phase throughout the US.
Accomplishments: Wrote
first demonstrable computer code (FORTRAN) that modeled the thermal-hydraulic
behavior of a sodium-cooled nuclear plant; successfully supervised
construction craft and
engineers in meeting schedules for piping, pipe support, and
instrumentation installations;
and, successfully organized and implemented a regulatory compliance
department in the
timely support of a nuclear plant startup.
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