1. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Results-oriented, customer-focused, project engineering supervisor with (25) years of manufacturing operations and plant
engineering experience. Applies learnings and leadership abilities to drive continuous improvement. Strives to serve
employees, delight customers and exceed management expectations.
SKILLS
• Six Sigma BLACK BELT
• DuPont Project Team Leader Academy (PTLA) trained
• Leadership Excellence Training [Gardner]
• Lean Manufacturing / 5S / Kaizen
• PSM / Management Of Change
• 95/5 Positive Employee Philosophy / Performance
Management [Melton/Dunn]
• Functional FRENCH and SPANISH
EXPERIENCE
KBR Engineering, Inc. (Raleigh Engineering Center, Morrisville, NC) 2015-2016
ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER - ENGINEERING, International Paper - Franklin, VA (March 2016 - Present)
• Actively leading multiple capital projects at client manufacturing site from conception through completion.
• Develop Front End Loading, estimates, financial indicators (IRR, NPV), resource-loaded schedules (Microsoft Project
2013), detailed design and Management Of Change documentation (web-based database).
• Lead capital appropriation (client’s ePAD system).
• Coordinate procurement (SAP), contract bids and award, outage scheduling, contractor safety/work permits, installa-
tion, checkout, startup and turnover to operations (facilitate PSSR). Finalize as-built Record Drawings.
• Ensure SOPs, PMs, operator and maintenance training and Reliability documentation is complete.
ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER - ENGINEERING, KBR Government Services, Morrisville, NC (Jan 2016 - Present)
• Selected to lead cross-functional Government Services engineering and design team. (Six engineers)
• Obtained Government Secret Security Clearance.
• Coordinate specific structural, electrical, HVAC and piping design/engineering for US overseas military installation.
ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER - ENGINEERING, International Paper - Ticonderoga, NY (Jun 2015 - March 2016)
• Managed Regional Engineering on fourteen (14) projects in the pulp and paper industry using client’s Project Delivery
Process (PDP).
• Projects up to $15MM (TIC) encompassing engineering studies, Front End Loading (FEL1/2/3), Detailed Design, con-
struction and startup support, and post-project documentation support.
• Develop and track engineering budgets and schedules.
• Prepare proposals for new work.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables by discipline, including Process, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Instrument & Con-
trols, Piping, and HVAC Engineering. Oversee project estimates to +/-10% accuracy.
• Lead safety meetings at Regional Engineering Office.
• Report Capital Effectiveness annually.
KBR Engineering, Inc. / BE&K Engineering Co. (Wilmington Operations Center, Newark, DE) 2007-2015
SITE TEAM LEADER, DuPont Performance Coatings / Axalta Coating Systems Plant, Front Royal, VA (Feb 2007- Jun 2015)
• Project Engineering Supervisor leading on-site contract design team that provided engineering, design and project
management services to automotive paint batch processing facility. $1MM annual design services budget.
• Diligently led multiple capital and non-capital projects ($1.5MM+) from Front End Loading (FEL) to startup (PSSR).
• Successfully completed over (60) diverse projects in (8) years.
• MS Project proficiency for creating resource-loaded schedules, GANTT charts, critical path timelines.
• Class 1, Group C&D, Div 1&2 hazardous electrical classification design and project implementation experience.
Johns Manville International, Inc. (a Berkshire Hathaway Company) 1998-2006
PLANT MANAGER, Shenandoah Valley Plant, Edinburg, VA (Aug 2004-Sep 2006)
• Managed Perlite insulation board manufacturing facility (100+ employees) supporting $40MM business.
• +$1.2MM (12.5%) profitability in 2005 through Six Sigma projects and Value Delivery Team accomplishments.
PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT, Rockdale Plant, Rockdale, IL (Nov 2002-Aug 2004)
• Directed (4) supervisors and (60) operators in organized (union) Perlite insulation board manufacturing facility.
• Delivered 5% reduction in total unit cost by achieving $750,000 direct/indirect cost reduction in first-half 2004
through cross-functional team Kaizens and implementing process improvements.
• Reduced Finished Goods inventory by 40% and cleared out a 90,000 sqft warehouse in (30) days by leading a focused
Lean Improvement effort involving operators, supervisors, maintenance technicians and supply chain personnel.
Scott E. Huston
E-mail: sehuston@gmail.com Ph: (540) 686-6091 Wake Forest, NC 27587
URL: www.linkedin.com/in/sehuston

2. PLANT ENGINEER, Shenandoah Valley Plant, Edinburg, VA (Jul 1998-Nov 2002)
• Facility Maintenance, Engineering and Sourcing responsibility at $50MM Perlite insulation board manufacturing site.
• Managed (2) direct reports, (19) indirect reports; $6.5MM annual operating budget, $1.5MM Capital projects budget.
• 40% reduction in Dryer unscheduled downtime in 12 months by establishing OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
metrics and implementing PM/PdM (Preventive and Predictive Maintenance) techniques. Tracked history in CMMS.
• Promoted Maintenance Technician capability development.
• Installed and optimized performance of $1.3MM wet scrubber for VADEQ Title V compliance for (24/7) operation.
• Received JM Blue Ribbon Award for delivering $150K annual savings in (30) days for Top-Loc Batch Mixing project.
Imation Enterprises Corp. 1996-1998
UPTIME ENGINEER, Middleway Plant, Middleway, WV (Jul 1996-Jul 1998)
• Maintenance Engineering / Supervisory position focused on runtime improvement on litho-plate process line, 16M.
• Delivered 20% total productivity increase by successfully applying PM/PdM elements of TPM (glass bearing project)
and minimizing critical process changeover times (unwinder / winder / splice table improvements).
3M Company 1991-1996
ADVANCED RESIDENT ENGINEER, Middleway Plant, Middleway, WV (May 1991-Jul 1996)
• Managed multiple capital projects ($20K - $400K) through all phases including scope development, equipment
specification, estimating, funding, scheduling, field administration, construction, checkout, startup and turnover.
• Eliminated gas chlorine from on-site water and waste water treatment processes.
• Designed cradle-rack to solve “blocking” and safety issues on 4,000-lb. aluminum rolls with photo-sensitive coating.
EDUCATION
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY, Rapid City, South Dakota (1991)
Bachelor of Science in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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