John Gordon

• Mechanical Engineer with +20 years of experience in manufacturing (food industry)
• Excellent project planning, budget management, and contractor supervisory skills exercised in numerous capital projects.
• Process optimization, efficiency improvements, reduction of waste and downtime

·   Prepared capital projects to improve production process and capabilities, H&S, GMPs and environmental compliance, equipment reliability, waste reduction, and downtime.

   Capital projects included equipment overhauls and replacement, line process improvements and capacity growth, equipment guarding, dust collection, dry and liquid materials handling, HVAC and refrigeration upgrades, roofing, etc.

·   Scheduled and coordinated execution of projects. Monitored and evaluated the quality of work for electrical, mechanical, and construction contractors.

·   Controlled project budgets and execution timelines 

·   Hold team meetings with stakeholders to define and review project scopes, periodic report progress, evaluate performance, and correct deficiencies for capital projects.

·   Utilized project management techniques to develop project charters, risk assessments, plans, AutoCAD drawings, and Gantt charts.

Mechanical Engineer, P Eng.