Principal Project Engineer, Major Projects at Mars Wrigley
Greater New York City Area
Project Engineer , Major Projects @ Mars From September 2017 to July 2019 (1 year 11 months) Hackettstown, NJPrincipal Project Engineer, Major Projects @ Mars Wrigley Hackettstown, NJInfrastructure Project Engineer II @ Mars Served as Project Manager and Infrastructure Lead Engineer for project to develop scope, budget, timeline, and capital appropriations request for $30M packaging and infrastructure...
Project Engineer , Major Projects @ Mars From September 2017 to July 2019 (1 year 11 months) Hackettstown, NJPrincipal Project Engineer, Major Projects @ Mars Wrigley Hackettstown, NJInfrastructure Project Engineer II @ Mars Served as Project Manager and Infrastructure Lead Engineer for project to develop scope, budget, timeline, and capital appropriations request for $30M packaging and infrastructure improvement project. From August 2016 to September 2017 (1 year 2 months) Hackettstown, NJManager Of Customer Care And Technical Field Services @ Suez Treatment Solutions in North America; Ozonia Group Led merger of Customer Care & Service groups and assumed direct P&L responsibility for resulting Aftermarket Sales and Technical Services department consisting of 6 Customer Care Sales coordinators and 9 service technicians. Newly formed group increase revenue by 45% in 2 calendar years. From April 2014 to August 2016 (2 years 5 months) Leonia, NJProduct Engineering Manager @ Ozonia North America - Led multi-disciplined task force assigned with re-organizing engineering department into Product and Systems Engineering Groups.- Assumed responsibility for managing newly created Product Group consisting of 5 engineers (mechanical, electrical/controls, & designers). - Served as Project Manager for all R&D and Product Development projects (10-15 simultaneous projects per year) and provided resources to support contract execution- Provided Project Management services for high profile contracts including the largest UV wastewater installation in the US (installed and commissioned in 2013).- Led implementation project for SolidWorks EPDM document management software which allowed company to organize, inventory, and track status and lifecycle of all product technical files and contract documents during projects.- Implemented quarterly product reporting to track all aspects of UV & Ozone disinfection product portfolio including cost, status of technical documentation, production history, key component inventory levels, and potential product improvements.- Implemented corrective action (CAR program) to identify and resolve product quality issues.- Led product cost reduction and lean manufacturing project for main product line. Implemented key performance indicator (KPI) for tracking the resulting savings of $500,000 over a 2-year period.- Created automated query & report for identifying engineering tasks and tracking resource assignments and status on a weekly basis. Implemented biweekly Operations Meetings involving multiple departments to proactively identify scheduling and resource constraints. From November 2009 to March 2014 (4 years 5 months) Leonia, NJSenior Project Engineer @ RSI Silcon Products - Performed detailed cost analyses for determining feasibility of scale-up of pilot chemical processes to a full-scale 1,000 MT solar-grade silicon production facility.- Produced presentations for potential investors detailing project cost, schedule, and payback.- Conducted pilot testing involving numerous processes in the production of solar grade silicon including spray drying, ion exchange, wiped film evaporation, rotary calcination, and carbothermic reduction of silica utilizing an arc furnace. From July 2009 to November 2009 (5 months) Easton, PASenior Project Manager @ Ozonia North America - Developed MS Project-based master schedule and revenue tracking spreadsheet to track all company projects based on input from individual Project Managers. Issued reports identifying project risks and opportunities on a monthly basis.- Conducted monthly project reviews of all projects with individual PM’s to track adherence to plan. From December 2008 to June 2009 (7 months) Elmwood Park, NJProject Manager @ Ozonia North America - Managed the annual execution of 25-35 simultaneous projects involving the design, manufacture, installation and start-up of ultraviolet disinfection equipment for municipal wastewater treatment plants. Duties include preparation of project documentation, submittal of shop drawings, scheduling, budget tracking and closeout for projects ranging in value from $200K to $1 million.- Managed 10 projects over a 2 year period involving launch and industrialization of a new product requiring regular communication with sales reps, field service technicians, and customers. Coordinated modifications and field retrofits of equipment during industrialization phase.- Created web page on company intranet site to relay key project tasks, project closeout punch lists, and REX summary reports to team personnel - Converted all submittals and operation and maintenance manuals to electronic (.pdf) format and arranged for outsourcing of hardcopy production reducing lead times and clerical workload. From September 2006 to December 2008 (2 years 4 months) Elmwood Park, NJPlant Engineer @ Oasis Foods Co. - Managed $100,000 modification of manufacturing line including filling, capping, and labeling equipment to enable production of new product resulting in sales of 300,000 additional units per year.- Integrated new soybean oil cooling system with rental chiller to enable second shift mayonnaise production in summer months.- Initiated $90,000 worth of improvements to direct freon refrigeration system used to cool margarine products resulting in a 33% increase in production capacity.- Managed the installation and implementation of wireless data collection system to track machine downtime and production rates in real time. From June 2005 to September 2006 (1 year 4 months) Hillside, NJSenior Principal Engineer @ Millennium Cell - Managed product development projects involving the design, construction, and validation testing of Hydrogen on Demand™ systems for fueling fuel cells used in automotive, standby power, and consumer electronic applications.- Prepared reports for detailing product development efforts and performance of prototype systems.- Evaluated potential projects to determine cost and technical feasibility.- Represented the company as a technical spokesperson at tradeshows and public demonstrations.- Traveled to customer facilities to assist in product integration and troubleshooting. From January 2004 to June 2005 (1 year 6 months) Eatontown, NJPrincipal Engineer @ Millennium Cell - Designed and supervised process optimization experiments for various components and subsystems used in catalytic hydrogen generation systems. Supervised scale up of technologies from the test bench to functional prototypes. - Evaluated and recommended new technologies and components including pumps, valves, heat exchangers, filters, and solids handling equipment.- Developed P&ID's, Control Logic Diagrams, SOP's, validation test plans, and installation instructions for prototypes and internal test equipment.- Performed FMEA's and safety reviews to identify possible hazards and ensure system safety. From August 2000 to December 2003 (3 years 5 months) Eatontown, NJProject Engineer @ Compac Corporation - Managed various phases of the development of flame-retardant vapor barriers for eventual UL certification including formulation, production, and testing. - Supervised new product development trials involving preparation of latex-based adhesive batches and evaluation of laminating technologies and developed database for organizing data resulting from trials. From May 1998 to August 2000 (2 years 4 months) Netcong, NJ
Mars
Project Engineer , Major Projects
September 2017 to July 2019
Hackettstown, NJ
Mars Wrigley
Principal Project Engineer, Major Projects
Hackettstown, NJ
Mars
Infrastructure Project Engineer II
August 2016 to September 2017
Hackettstown, NJ
Suez Treatment Solutions in North America; Ozonia Group
Manager Of Customer Care And Technical Field Services
April 2014 to August 2016
Leonia, NJ
Ozonia North America
Product Engineering Manager
November 2009 to March 2014
Leonia, NJ
RSI Silcon Products
Senior Project Engineer
July 2009 to November 2009
Easton, PA
Ozonia North America
Senior Project Manager
December 2008 to June 2009
Elmwood Park, NJ
Ozonia North America
Project Manager
September 2006 to December 2008
Elmwood Park, NJ
Oasis Foods Co.
Plant Engineer
June 2005 to September 2006
Hillside, NJ
Millennium Cell
Senior Principal Engineer
January 2004 to June 2005
Eatontown, NJ
Millennium Cell
Principal Engineer
August 2000 to December 2003
Eatontown, NJ
Compac Corporation
Project Engineer
May 1998 to August 2000
Netcong, NJ
What company does Bob Molter work for?
Bob Molter works for Mars
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Bob Molter is Project Engineer , Major Projects
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Bob Molter works in the Renewables & Environment industry.
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