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PHILIP ROMANIN
Stevensville,ON
Summary
I am a hardworking, dedicated professional with over 15 years’ experience in industrial settings. Often working long hours, and able to change priorities and meet tight deadlines whenever necessary, driven by customer requirements. Responsible for initial design, sizing and pricing of large industrial heat treat equipment and material handling systems for major automotive and aerospace companies around the globe. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Estimating and Applications Engineering
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd.
01.2024 - Current
- Developed a strong department culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Manage budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance and technical success.
- Provide technical review of proposal concepts and estimates provided by estimators and engineering team
- Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
- Collaborated with other department managers across various disciplines to strategize on optimizing engineering resource allocation. Facilitated discussions to assess project needs and coordinated with engineering teams when additional support or expertise was required.
Senior Product Specialist
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd.
05.2008 - 12.2023
- Review customer inquiries and equipment specifications to develop concepts, proposals, estimates and budgets
- Travel to customer sites to inspect equipment and installation locations and asses the customer's needs for new equipment and/or refurbishment and rebuild of existing equipment
- Responsible for prioritizing tasks and following procedures
- Facilitate meetings with vendors regarding custom engineered equipment and sending RFQ’s for purchased components
- Develop 2D and 3D models of equipment for overall footprint and sizing
- Design new equipment and material handling concepts (robots, conveyors, manipulators, baskets and fixtures, etc.)
- Prepare detailed customer proposals, estimates and budgets
- Travel abroad to exhibit and attend trade shows
- Visit potential customers to discuss upcoming project needs and develop proposals
- Strong communication, writing, and documentation skills.
Technical Co-op Student / Part Time Employee – Quality Assurance
H&S Heat Treating
04.2006 - 05.2008
- Performed daily quality checks for product prior to shipment (hardness testing, surface inspection, product preparation)
- Daily calibration of quality inspection tools
- Performed furnace surveys to ensure furnace uniformity and atmosphere potential
- Developing a plan to re-process and test quarantined product
- Tracking production and equipment capability with SPC/SQC software.
Education
Mechanical Engineering Technology -
Niagara College Canada
Welland04.2008
Skills
- Contract Review
- Expense Tracking
- Estimate Preparation
- Project Planning
- Presentation Development
- Risk Assessment
- Value Engineering
- Financial Analysis
- Vendor relationship management
Certification
- Valid Driver’s License and Passport
- Certified Aerial Work Platform & Fall Arrest Training – expired Nov 2016
- MOL required training (WHMIS, Violence & Harassment, Ontario Worker H&S Awareness, AODA)
Affiliations
- Fishing
- Racing and Off-Roading
- Camping and outdoors
- Computers and video games
Software
AutoCAD
Solidworks, PDM
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Manager of Estimating and Applications Engineering
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd.
01.2024 - Current
Senior Product Specialist
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd.
05.2008 - 12.2023
Technical Co-op Student / Part Time Employee – Quality Assurance
H&S Heat Treating
04.2006 - 05.2008
Mechanical Engineering Technology -
Niagara College Canada
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