Resume for Terry Seaman, P.E.

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CAREER SUMMARY

Over twenty years experience as an engineer in the chemical industry with special skills in project management, negotiating, and listening. A deliberate, thorough and resourceful leader, who solves complex problems, develops strong working relationships, and achieves company objectives.

• Professional Engineering license 1997

• Proficient in Microsoft Project and AutoCAD

• Expertise in mold remediation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, 1988 – 2009

Project Engineer, 1997 - 2009

Supported R&D and Technical Service (Technology) defining project scope, negotiating purchases, managing budgets, identifying process improvements, coordinating resources, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

• Mentored new employees and assisted team members to succeed in development.

• Reduced Technology’s energy bill $160K/yr by taking initiative to cut HVAC supply in areas where hoods or space non-utilized

• Managed Technology’s $600K/yr capital maintenance budget, 5 year HVAC plan, and associated projects

• Managed $3M renovation of plastics laboratory, including specification and purchase of equipment, field coordination of installation and start-up; also included elaborate material handling system for conveying and drying plastic pellets.

• Served as Eastman’s HVAC expert in $1M mold remediation project

• Specified and installed complete glycol chiller system for piloting operations to provide 40 tons of uninterrupted cooling at 20 F

• Managed numerous high profile, expedited jobs in the range of $100K to $400K

• Saved $95K in CE/construction work by negotiating with civil engineer and supplier to erect tanks more economically.

• Reengineered sewer system to reduce maintenance costs by $50K/annually.

• Lowered hood sash heights in lab, which reduced exhaust/make-up air load and eliminated need for two exhaust fans and AC unit.

• Value engineered numerous HVAC retrofits that had significant accessibility issues as well as operational challenges.

• Renovated numerous laboratories by providing hoods, utilities, and HVAC modifications

Technical Service Representative, 1988 – 1996

Assisted customers by troubleshooting processes and material issues; specialized in sheet and film extrusion with some experience in blown film, injection molding, extrusion-blow molding, injection-blow molding, PET blow molding, material handling and drying.

• Facilitated design and managed installation of $3M sheet extrusion laboratory line which included material handling and drying

• Promoted world-wide introduction of new polymer product with first year sales of $50M and annual growth rate of 35%

Johnson Controls, Inc., Jacksonville, FL 1985 – 1987

Service Manager

EDUCATION: BSME, University of Tennessee

LICENSE: State of Tennessee, 1997

OTHER TRAINING:

• Worldwide Engineering & Construction’s Project Management Boot Camp • Reliability Engineering Principles; Certified Indoor Environmentalist Course • Complying with Requirements of ASHRAE standard 62.1-2007; Laboratories for the 21st Century • High Performance, Low-Energy Design Course; Pump and Valve Selection for Optimum System Performance • HVAC TAB and design; Fundamental Statistical Methods • Statistical Process Control • Design of Experiments • Capstone’s Business & Financial Planning Simulation • Business Strategy Development • Decision & Risk Analysis • Managerial Accounting • Financial Concepts for Decision Making • Business Law

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Co-founder and President of the Board, TEACH (Tri-Cities Education Association for Christian Homeschoolers)• Soccer Coach for Johnson City Parks and Recreation• Lead “Engineer’s Week” team annually to motivate students to further their education• participated in ASME’s “Egg Drop” Competition• helped facilitate the local Red Cross Golf Tournament and the annual United Way “Day of Caring” at the Red Cross

ENDORSEMENTS:

“possesses strong troubleshooting skills, enabling him to quickly assess systemic operational/reliability problems and offer cost-effective options for solutions” “brings significant experience in the specification, procurement, and installation of chemical processing equipment, along with solid project management and oversight skills” (Robert C. Edwards, supervisor)

"Terry is highly capable, competent, and committed to producing quality work and he has an insatiable drive for excellence! He's a self-starter and a man of integrity.......as good as they come." (Darrin D. England, supervisor)

“Highly trusted and respected by his peers, customers, supervision, and construction mechanics”

“Very effective in managing multiple projects simultaneously” (Jerry S. Johnson, supervisor)