David L. Hall 8523 Upton (210) 509-9789 San Antonio, Texas 78254 www.linkedin.com/in/davidlhall1 dh15aa4ac@westpost.

net Senior engineering professional with successes managing complex facility and con struction projects and operational process initiatives that reduce costs and imp rove productivity in highly regulated manufacturing environments. Adept at manag ing capital project design, budgeting, purchasing, and construction. Strengths a re managing and training people, innovative thinking, problem solving and managi ng stressful situations. PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS Facility Engineering Construction Management Manufacturing Engineering Plant Design and Construction Process Engineering Maintenance Management Project Management Capital Budgeting Utility Management Purchasing Contract Negotiations Vendor Management Regulatory Compliance Safety Management Risk Management SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS *h Led all engineering activities for five facilities in three cities for a $120 million highly regulated production company. Managed capital projects including new construction, renovations and equipment installation ranging from $5,000 to $5 million. RESULTS: In-house management led to decreased costs on critical cap ital projects. *h Managed all maintenance operations and equipment installation for a high dema nd food processing facility. Led three supervisors and staff of 23 mechanics. De signed and built equipment from a specialized fabrication shop. RESULTS: Compreh ensive maintenance program facilitated consistency in production operations. *h Instituted historical tracking of machine failures to proactively maintain an d repair machinery before catastrophic failures. Tracked all preventative mainte nance, emergency repairs, and routine maintenance with controls in place. RESULT S: Increased machinery runtime by nine minutes per ten-hour shift, generating an nual savings of $1.7 million. *h Researched and managed installation of a waste heat recovery system to reduce energy required to produce 12 million gallons of hot water monthly. RESULTS: Ne w system allowed 98% of energy required to be generated from waste heat, reducin g costs by $750,000 annually. *h Expanded production capabilities of a high volume manufacturing facility. Ana lyzed existing production on three lines and coordinated design, layout and cons truction of two additional lines. RESULTS: Completed $5 million project under bu dget and one month ahead of proposed schedule, allowing early start-up of produc tion increases. *h Remodeled and expanded an existing facility. Planned and supervised removal o f all existing production equipment, relocation and addition of utilities and in stallation of five production lines. RESULTS: Realized savings of $1.3 million o n $6.9 million budget and completed installations in 11 days, minimizing lost re venue. Facilitated introduction of new products to market ahead of schedule. *h Collaborated on project to research, select, design and install automatic wei ghing and packaging equipment for food products. Planned and managed installatio n of 50 systems. RESULTS: Reduction of labor and weighing inaccuracies generated $862,067 in cost savings per system with a 3.9 month return on investment. Tota l savings: $43 million. *h Managed capital projects valued up to $8 million for a $28.4 billion food pro

cessing company. Completed multiple projects from ground up including building d esign, construction, and installation of process lines. Made innovative equipmen t purchases. Traveled to 63 plants in 11 states and four international locations to evaluate equipment, and additional production opportunities. Extensive invol vement in ammonia refrigeration projects. RESULTS: Diverse project completion al lowed company to be on cutting edge of production operations in a highly competi tive industry. David L. Hall (210) 509-9789 Page 2 EXPERIENCE L & H PACKING CO. / SURLEAN FOODS CO., San Antonio, Texas 1994 *V 2011 Director, Engineering and Technical Support; Maintenance Manager (2002 *V 2011) Director, Engineering and Technical Support (1996 *V 2002) Corporate Project Engineer (1994 *V 1996) TYSON FOODS INC. 1984 *V 1994 Corporate Project Engineer, Springdale, Arkansas (1991 *V 1994) Project Engineer, Russellville, Arkansas (1984 *V 1991) DEL MONTE FROZEN FOODS, Russellville, Arkansas 1980 *V 1983 Project and General Maintenance Engineer EDUCATION AND TRAINING Master of Science, Operations Management, 4.0 GPA, University of Arkansas-Fayett eville Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, West Virginia Professional Development Degree *V Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Design of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems, University of Wisconsin-Madison Maintenance and Operation of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems, RECO, San Antonio, T exas Ammonia Refrigeration Operating Procedures - Train the Trainer, Applied EHS Mana gement Process Safety and Risk Management Program Training, Applied EHS Management Basic Water Works Course, Texas A & M University INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS and PUBLICATIONS Former Member, Food Engineering Advisory Panel, Food Engineering Magazine Former Member, Public Relations Committee, International Institute of Ammonia Re frigeration **Recirculated Water Chilling for Eviscerated Poultry**, International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration