Paul S.

Rinne
21011 N. 61st Drive
Glendale, Arizona 85308
Home: 623-376-2370
pr988e08@westpost.net

SUMMARY
- Highly organized professional with extensive experience in industrial and util
ity businesses
- Extensive experience in operations management, project management, and custome
r service
- Experience working in team environment and matrix organization
- Highly motivated; strong interpersonal skills; excellent administrative skills
QUALIFICATIONS
OPERATIONS/PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
- Project Manager for Systems Integration Business
- 8+ years experience in project administration/execution; scheduling, financia
l reporting, budgeting, subcontract admin, system engineer oversight mgmt, PL&M
admin, customer interface; industries served - semiconductor, water/wastewater,
power, commercial; services provided a" design/install/test PLC/HMI based contro
l systems
- Operations Manager for Field Services Unit in Industrial Systems business
- 9+ years experience in managing Field Services Business Unit; meet business g
oals/objectives, budgeting, personnel development, financial reporting, customer
interface, sales; industries served a" semiconductor, paper, metals, petrochemi
cal, cement, power; services provided a" new equipment installation/startup/test
ing/upgrades for power generation/distribution and drives & control equipment
PERSONAL SKILLS INVENTORY
- Demonstrated leadership/management skills
- Technical experience on startup/commissioning of industrial equipment; power
generation/ distribution equipment and drives & control equipment
- Oversight management of industrial control systems design/installation/testing
; PLC/HMI hardware integration and software programming/migration, control syst
em interface to third party platforms
- Sales experience with internal and external customers; Inquiry to Order
- Strong organizational/administrative skills; excellent interpersonal skills; m
otivated; self starter; positive attitude
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- Experienced with IBM-PCas; knowledgeable in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Window
s 3.1, 95, NT, 2000, XP, Web applications (Internet Explorer), LAN/WAN applicati
ons
EXPERIENCE
1/08 a" 9/08 DLT&V Systems Engineering, Phoenix, Az
Integration Manager, Responsible for managing the day to day operation of DLT&V
as System Integration business for the Arizona area. Provided leadership and
guidance to department personnel to meet company goals for business growth and p
ersonnel development. Operation comprised of Project Managers, Tech Leads and P
LC programmers, providing control system integration services to Water/Wastewate
r customers in Arizona.
Major Achievements:
- Successfully reorganized the Phoenix Integration office to improve efficiency
and effectiveness in execution of integration projects
- Developed tools for improving financial tracking of projects and implemented
improved project reporting routines
9/06 a" 9/07 Granite Services Inc, Leeds, England
Project Manager, One year contract assignment for GE Energy Services Department
located in Leeds, England. Responsible for project management of 400KV substati
on Retrofit project located in Cernavoda, Romania. Responsibilities included ov
ersight management of Control and Protection panel FAT testing in Sheffield, Eng
land followed by shipment of panels to jobsite. Four months spent in Romania at
jobsite and in GE office in Bucharest, Romania. Responsible for generating new
contracts with end customer, Transelectrica (Romanian T&D entity). Administere
d contracts with Romanian subcontractors responsible for engineering and install
ation of new C&P panels.
Major Achievements:
- Successfully completed FAT testing of 37 C&P panels in Sheffield, England
- Responsible for the generation and negotiation of new contracts with end cust
omer and installation contractor for the remainder of the project (on site work
aassigneda to new contractor).
- Responsible for successfully developing and implementing new project specific
ations for the completion of the project (project schedule, financial procedures
for new milestone billing, GE engineering support team in US)
2/98 a" 12/05 GE Automation Services, Phoenix, AZ
Project Manager, Responsible for project management of system integration projec
ts in various industries. Responsibility included areas of financial (P&L respo
nsibility), engineering (design, submittals, O&M manuals, Factory and Field Acce
ptance testing), and customer interface for scheduling, and overall project admi
nistration.
Major Achievements:
- Successfully managed project for providing integrated control system to US go
vernment for Russian Fissile Material Storage Facility located in URAL mountains
in Southern Russia (2001)
- Project Manager for various process control system upgrades in the water/wast
ewater, semi-conductor, and power generation industries. Included PLC/HMI hardw
are and software integration/migration
- Project manager for integration of BOP system at Gas Turbine installation for
San Diego Gas & Electric. Supervisory Control System interfaced with third par
ty skids (GC, SCR, CEMS, etc) and GE Mark VI turbine control. Responsible for
integration engineering team, hardware procurement, project scheduling, and star
tup/testing.
10/87 a" 6/97 General Electric Company, Phoenix Arizona
Installation and Service Engineering Department
Engineering Manager, Managed and maintained effective field engineering operati
ng unit to provide quality customer service to industrial and utility customers
throughout the Rocky Mountain and Southern California Regions. Operation includ
ed 32 field engineers with 1996 Sales of $11.6M . Industries served a" semicond
uctor, paper, metals, petrochemical, cement, general. Services provided a" new
equipment startup/testing, appraisal testing, equipment
upgrade/modernization, and project management services. [industrial/utility equ
ipment includes power generation and distribution, switchgear, transformers, var
iable speed AC and DC motors/controls.]
Major Achievements:
- Exceeded financial targets for Arizona operation three consecutive years (a94
-96)
- Successfully integrated three smaller operating Units to one aSuper Unita
- Project manager for electrical distribution equipment installation/testing at
semi-conductor facility
- Chairman of GE Elfun Society Arizona Chapter (Volunteer organization of GE le
aders). Received award for outstanding Chapter. Led effort on numerous comm
unity service projects.
- Received four Management Awards and two GE Stock Option grants for significan
t business contributions
EDUCATION/
LICENSES
Master of Business Administration
Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ
Professional Engineer - Electrical
License #19741, State of Arizona
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
(2/20/10)