1. Mac Buzanowski
2306 Chapelwood Drive, Lewisville, TX 75077
Phone: (817) 822-4122
Email: macbuzanowski@yahoo.com
Objective To obtain a challenging and rewarding career a project/operations manager where my
experience and formal training will be fully utilized.
Education Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 2007
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Experience Project Manager, ThyssenKrupp, Fort Worth, TX, May 2014 - Current
Implemented plans and polices to achieve the overall objectives to insure maximum operating
results.
• Manage the project team through all phases of project planning, execution and closeout,
consistent with established project delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget and
other specified requirements stated in the contract and company policies.
• Participate in business development activities leading to the award of contracts, including client
relationship development, project-specific positioning activities, proposal preparation and
contract negotiations consistent with established business development processes.
• Ensure construction site rules and procedures are implemented and followed by promoting a
culture of safety by ensuring site personnel are trained to perform assigned duties and comply
with safety, environmental, federal, state and local regulations.
• Direct and monitor strategic plans consistent with overall profit and growth objectives.
Construction Manager, WFS Construction, Houston, TX, July 2013 – May 2014
Provide management, direction and coordination for numerous turnkey projects.
• Managed and administered project functions, including budgets, staffing, work assignments and
performance evaluations.
• Participated in the development of total system design solutions that balances cost, schedule,
performance, risk and accurate project release.
• Performed walk-downs of the construction projects observing all phases of the construction
process, such as productivity of work in progress, quality of completed work and compliance
with safety requirements.
Technical Mechanical Professional, Halliburton, Dallas, TX, June 2011-July 2013
Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and organize the process of executing complex
projects across multiple functional departmental lines.
• Identified project creep and impact indirectly on cost containment efficiency, profitability and
operations.
• Analytically approached and apply proven structure process improvement techniques in
support of field operations.
• Applied working knowledge of materials, components and their application.
• Incorporated reliability, HSE and quality analysis techniques in all job processes.
• Recognized and apply transfer of best practices and continuous improvement culture.
Project/Applications Engineer, Peerless Mfg. Co., Dallas, TX, May 2007-June 2011
Ensured the achievement of sales, marketing, manufacturing, project management and
engineering through in-depth knowledge of design engineering and service capabilities.
• Organized sales and created detailed engineering objectives through effective research, analysis,
planning, prioritization, communication and problem solving.
• Interpreted and developed P&ID’s, PFD’s and GA drawing with comprehensive knowledge of
electro/mechanical components and federal regulations.
• Performed detailed mechanical calculations of process equipment utilized at refineries.
2. Research and Development Lead, Peerless Mfg. Co., Dallas, TX, June 2005-May 2007
Maximized available resources through detailed project planning and production process.
• Designed and constructed commercial skids for testing carry-over liquid from offshore and
oil field installed liquid/gas separators.
• Designed and preformed cold-flow modeling on ammonia drip ring vaporization units,
nuclear vain separation filtration technology and pressure products.
• Performed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling to determine velocity and
pressure profiles in refinery, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) facilities and nuclear power
plant ducts.
Skills/Abilities Software Applications
• Vantage Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): coordinated resources, updated shared
databases, and reconfigured business modules.
• Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP): planned manufacturing activities, evaluated
inventory control, determined delivery schedules.
• Solid Works: designed 2D and 3D models and manufacturing drawings for down hole
completions components, pressure vessels, selective catalytic reduction systems.
• Win-Sim: simulated steady-state chemical and hydrocarbon processes including refining, gas
processing, gas treating, pipelines, and ammonia facilities.
• Fluent: vast experience using computational fluid dynamics modeling to simulate the
interaction of fluids and gases with complex surfaces utilizing algorithmic methods.
Publication Conference and Journal
• M. Buzanowski and D. Fadda, “Minimizing the Pressure Drop Across Filters with Multi
Cylindrical Filter Tubes,” Filtration and Separation Journal of the United Kingdom, Coalville, United
Kingdom (2007).
• M. Buzanowski and D. Fadda, “Optimization of Multi Cylindrical Filters for Industrial Gas
Processing Plants,” 5th Joint ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, San Diego, California
(Conference Presenter: 2007).
• M. Buzanowski and D. Fadda, “Minimizing the Pressure Drop Across Filters with Multi
Cylindrical Filter Tubes,” American Filtration and Separation Society Annual Conference, Orlando,
Florida (Conference Presenter: 2007).
• M. Buzanowski and D. Fadda, “Design of Aqueous Ammonia Vaporizer Controls for Power
Plant SCR Systems,” 16th
Annual Joint ISA POWID/EPRI Control and Instrumentation Conference,
San Jose, California (Conference Presenter: 2006).
Associations Professional Memberships
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), January 2006-Present
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), February 2007-Present
• American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS), October 2006-Present
• Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA), February 2007-Present
Honors Awards
• ASME North Texas Section “LISP: Laser Iso Sampling Probe” - Best in Show (Spring 2008)
• University of North Texas: Dean’s List (Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
• University of North Texas: Excellence Award (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
• Don Sillers Jr. Engineering Scholarship Award (Spring 2007)
Certifications Qualifications
• HAZWOPER – OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Regulation,
Title 29; Code of Federal Regulation Section 1910.120
• Confined Space Entry – Cal OSHA’s Confined Space Operations Standard, Title 8 CCR,
GIS5157
Contacts References
• Professional references available upon request