Michael E Burns 6 Yucca Flats Rd Tijeras, NM 87059 Tel: 505-281-3016 Cell: 505-280-0090

bulletproofmike@hotmail.com EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________________ Texas A&M University College Station, Texas USA (1989) BS in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.2 1989 US NAVY Great Lakes, Ill USA Cert in Mine Man A School SC., GPA: Top 10% 1990 – 1994 E-4 Elevetron Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica Costa Rica 2005 Certificate in PLC 500 Basic information and programming on ladder logic. Allen Bradley Woodlands, TX RS Logics 5000 L7 PLC Autodesk AUTOCAD 2013 and 2014 Solid works Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design PDM VAULT Microvelum WORK EXPERIENCE ____________________________________________________________________________ Intrepid Offshore Construction - Houston, Tx. Senior Engineer. 05/01/2013 - Present Consulting for British Petroleum on the Thunder horse Chain Jack Project. Created plans for new mono rail system and rigging for both on and off shore well sites. Rebuilt mud pumps, shakers, top drive units. Installed hydraulic pipe handling systems. Designed and constructed Surf Ladders for Exxon Mobile service vessels (moon pool). Acquired materials from around the world for drilling operations on land and offshore. Candidate acquired electronic tools and computerized surface systems at the well site to perform open hole, borehole seismic, and cased-hole logging to record and analyze subsurface formations in oil and gas wells. Candidate is familiar with Baker Hughes directional drilling and Fracturing equipment. Candidate also performed perforating services to facilitate the flow of oil and gas from the well. We completed this for Halliburton and BP. Created new concept for cassion drain system. Provided rigging layout and detailed drawings for BP. Project was accepted and will launch in June. METOX- Houston TX. Project Manager 2/2013 - Present Superconductor Industry (Coated Conductors) WAKE SHIELD PROGRAM (NASA) Metal Oxide Technologies Plan, execute, and finalize projects within triple constraints of delivering on time, within budget and scope objectives, including acquiring resources and coordinating efforts of team members in order to deliver projects according to plan. Identify, effectively communicate, and resolve project issues and risks. Develop risk mitigation plans. Effectively communicate project status to project stakeholders. Coach, mentor, and motivate team members, influencing them to take positive action and accountability for assigned work. Direct project portfolios ranging from $10M to $20M. Scope of responsibilities includes implementing requirements for future expansion and product development.

•Ability to change Vacuum Pumps to accommodate new reactors. •Upgrade YBCO with new Pyrometer and thermocouples. •Design Space frames for new reactors and Process Control Equipment. •Providing strategic direction during the implementation stages. •Monitoring staff & team performance. •Participate in new product development and provide support for the manufacturing of new parts •Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion. •Manage technical process, thermal calculations and resolve technical issues. •Ability to gain results through others. •Demonstrated ability to work with and support cross-functional project teams. Del Packaging Cypress Tx. Field Service Engineer 10/2012 – 02/2013 I was hired to troubleshoot problems and erect packaging equipment. I was relocated here from Albuquerque and laid off 3 months later. I managed a small engineering team and was in charge of capital projects. •Repaired Air Conveyors and made head to tail transfer to eliminate downtime. •Demonstrated outstanding leadership and superb project management skills. •Troubleshoot high speed packaging equipment. •Evaluate problem areas and eliminate downtime. •Candidate has the ability to mainstream manufacturing lines through Repeatability and Reproducibility disciplines. GR&R. Meaning we will make the same product again and even better. •Full management of capital projects from conception to completion •Trouble shoot electrical issues with equipment and make improvements with engineering team. Vitality Works, Albuquerque, NM Senior Process / Facilities Engineer - 04/2009 – 08/2012 •Hands on Senior Process / Facilities Engineer in a CFM Continuous Flow Manufacturing for a Nutraceutical company in Albuquerque, NM. Hired to champion and be EXPERT go to person for applying Lean Manufacturing, problem solving & troubleshooting day to day equipment issues, Process Improvement (CPK) operator training and project management. •Made improvements to rotating equipment through AutoCAD increasing mixing time. •Designed and Constructed new liquid totes to accommodate 500 gallon kettles. •Made CAD Drawings to make proprietary changes for automated equipment to run more efficient. •Candidate maintained Bio Laz real time monitoring System for faster batch release. •Replaced with new ISO Air and Handilaz Mini counter in areas where needed. (37 units) •Made improvements for staffing by organizing works areas to create a better flow. •Participate in new product development and provide support for the manufacturing of new parts. •Designed and constructed collection bin for bad capsules •Improving production by using Lean Manufacturing (TaktTime) principles for change over’s, staging and reduced time by 33%. Help eliminate mistakes (Poka Yoke). •Discrete Manufacturing Practices and (MUDA) time is lost. Queue-time, Product loss etc. •Receive Six Sigma Green Belt Certified through ASQ &championed process application. •Able to identify possible failures and defects that will affect the customer. (FMEA) •Implemented Expert level skill in areas that was leading problem for equipment downtime such as PNP Robots, small pneumatic solenoids, conveyor, transferring systems, motors, speed control, pulleys and gear boxes. •Champion the introduction of new procedures and documentation and operator training. •Ability to calibrate manufacturing lines to improve (TaktTime) Cycle Time and improve product quality. •Repaired Rotating Equipment repair. CNC Mills, Tumblers and Sifters, driers and metal detection systems. •Known for superior skills for mentoring, training and develop teammates for career progression, learning & safe work environments. •Introduced a preventive maintenance & machinery compatibility study / tracking process leading to 36% uptime improvements in some area. •Facilitated conferences with employers to discuss purpose, scope, and results of audit findings and activities.

ByB Automation and Controls, Alajuela Costa Rica Owner Operator 08/2003 - 04/2009 – Sold business and was recruited by Vitality. •ByB Automation was my company in Costa Rica. I would travel to customers and troubleshoot their industrial equipment (unseen) or consult them on ways to reduce waist and improve packaging quality (CFM). •Some examples of services provided at EXPERT level: The ability to troubleshoot and repair or replace all components on industrial equipment. •Repaired Twin Screw Extrusion Machines EXTRUTECH, Kingdom Machines (Bagging Machines). •Fuji C.P. 643 Chip Shooter Servo Replacements •Panasonic VFD Panaterm Software Issue. •Universal Chip Shooter bad bearing and thermocouple it was very old and needed a new rotary head. (did not do job) •Evaluated a filament winding machine from Russia LIST 400 traversing problems. •Replacement of Hydraulic Controls on Off-Shore Equipment to decrease down time and increase up time and it made the work area safer. •Made machinery improvements and re-engineered proprietary parts using Auto Cad 2012. •Coach the new team of technicians in identifying malfunctions and correcting them. •Study the blueprints and schematics to analyze the appropriate method of installation, repairing and servicing. Black Water Security, Moyock, NC & Afghanistan Lead Engineer – 02/2002 - 06/2003 – Left to move to Costa Rica •Black water Security is a private agency that provides High and Low profile security to foreign diplomats in Iraq and Afghanistan. •Vehicle crew chief for Black water Security. I maintained all equipment and scheduled and documented all repairs to Black water vehicles. •Installed FLIR systems for night OP’s. •Responsible for the management of 3 men and 97 million dollars of equipment. Ranging from APC Grizzly to LAV’S. •Upgraded all glass to Micarta (shot blocker) and used Armor-Flate for door panels to add ballistic integrity. Courtesy Corp, Buffalo Grove, Ill (Pharmaceutical) Senior Lead Plant Engineer - 07/1993 - 10/2002 – Left due to sell off merger. •Handpicked as preferred project manager for multimillion-dollar pharmaceutical research projects, selection negotiated by study delivery managers, with contract award contingent upon project manager assignment. •Directs the thermoplastic, thermoset extrusion and molding manufacturing group in production and development. Is responsible for overall operations for the facility by performing the following duties. Provides input and ideas on new products to be developed and new technologies to improve existing thermoset and thermoplastic extrusion and molding. •Full management responsibility for the 54 employees of the Class 100,000 clean room injection molding facility. •Moved Machines to accommodate new equipment. Installed Environmental Monitoring Equipment in new clean room. •Updated system for micro contamination monitoring. •Planned, staffed, budgeted and managed productions, testing, pull through and execution planning, quality assurance material/production control, manufacturing engineering, plant engineering. •Effectively trained 8 technicians to troubleshoot by precisely monitoring molding process, thus maintaining consistent part quality. •Earned recognition for correcting designs of molds that historically produced defective parts, improving quality and eliminating defects (Toshiba, Battenfeld, Vandorn and Cincinnati Machine). •Trimmed cycle time of injection-molded parts and achieved annual cost reduction of $2 million. •Oversaw training and instruction of staff and evaluate performance. •Constantly made improvements to increase production. •Always enforced safety and protocols and advocated safe working environment. •Fixed issues with inventory and material handlers keeping a consistent flow.

•Schedule all Pm's on equipment to make sure all was up to date with excellent GMP practices. •Communicate with a five departments and help eliminate any current or future problems. Professional Skills Summary

Plant Management, Project Development and Management skills, Geometric Dimensioning and

Tolerances (Texas A&M), Excellent organizational skills, Excellent Leadership, Safety and Analytical skills, Fast Problem Solving Skills, Root Cause Analysis, Line Improvements, Visual Control

(optimization)Mechanical Theory, Six Sigma Lean Techniques and 5S, Scope of work is precise and to

detail, Staging Improvement's, Electrical Theory, Mechanical Design, Rotating Equipment Repair and troubleshooting, Hydraulic Theory, Hydraulic Troubleshooting, Decision Making, Instrumentation and

Controls, Plant Operations, Project Management, Hazardous Material Handling, Electronics, Process

Control, PLC Programming and attention to detail.