David Wyatt Kluttz
Portland ,OR
Summary
Experienced in overseeing and optimizing system startups, a commissioning professional dedicated to achieving operational excellence. Strong focus on maintaining high standards in project execution, fostering collaborative team environments that drive success. Reliability and adaptability, combined with troubleshooting and process improvement skills, effectively address challenges and enhance overall performance. Proven track record in commissioning complex systems and managing project timelines, utilizing effective team coordination and technical troubleshooting to achieve optimal project outcomes. Prioritizes safety compliance and operational readiness to ensure smooth handovers and client acceptance and operation of projects.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Portland Leather Goods
08.2019 - 02.2025
- Holding six positions in five years and with multiple roles ending with facilities maintenance manager I had a whirlwind experience with PLG
- I completed many projects integral to the creation of the PLG brand and public image through the design, fabrication, and installation
- I remodeled the first three commercial retail stores for PLG, two here in Portland and to a slightly lesser degree, the third store in Austin Tx
- Working closely with the photography team I brought our photo studio and studio sets to life with several large temporary set builds, many smaller prop builds, and several permanent buildouts in the studio
- Many of my builds are currently on billboards and in PLG's national sales catalogs
- At this same time I was creating all of the prop art for the retail locations here in Portland all while fulfilling my duties and facilities maintenance manager
- Please see the attached imagery of some of the work I created during my stay with PLG including set builds, art, remodels, and in store fixtures at the end of this document
- Please contact Portland Leather Goods HR Courtney Crosby 360-210-2166
Sales and Commissioning Supervisor
SpinTek Filtration Inc
03.2008 - 09.2022
- Starting in the lab casting PVDF tubular membranes, then becoming an engineering assist, and finally sales and commissioning supervisor my responsibilities included designing filtration equipment alongside the Engineering Manager
- Materials selection and procurement, vendor coordination, customer contact and support
- During my ten years at SpinTek I helped in the creation of dozens of large scale multimedia filtration equipment for use in commercial mines and mining refineries
- I built and installed reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration equipment for the DOD at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
- I aided in the design, build, quality assurance program, and long term testing program of high shear 25 disk stainless steel membrane filtration equipment for the Savannah River and Hartford nuclear facilities also for the Department of Defense
- Following Electrical drawings I built control panels, wired field instrumentation like pressure transmitters, flowmeters, and flow control valves on all types of filtration equipment
- I hand built many pilot systems including one running Diesel fuel at 150C through multiple columns for a desulfurization project
- Some of my other duties included the creation of detailed design documents and mechanical drawings including shop fabrication drawings, PID, CA's, GA's, Spool drawings, and many others
- I penned client documentation such as installation and operations manuals (IOM's) and many other types of training documentation, and all types of documentation deliverables
- My time was spent in the office drafting CAD drawings and documents, dealing with clients and vendors, and physically building world class filtration equipment in the fabrication shop
- I also traveled extensively in this country and many others
- Working with SpinTek Filtration INC took me to India, New Caledonia, Argentina, multiple trips to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Mexico to customer locations for equipment installations, startup and commissioning, general repairs or maintenance, and training clientele faculty in the operation of our equipment
- Please Contact SpinTek HR Donna Aubrey (714)236-9190
Banquet Server
The Nines Hotel (Sage Hospitality)
01.2016 - 03.2019
- Serving banquet events at the Nines Hotel
- Please contact The Nines HR Minoosh Koyaanisqatsi 503-802-4613
Lead Carpenter
The Model Center Inc
01.2008 - 03.2008
- My brief stay here was amazing and fun
- I helped created four or five incredible lifelike architectural scale models
- Responsibilities included all carpentry for the bases of the models and any other woodwork required for each project
- I also specialized in sheet acrylic manipulation for these models that ranged in price from 50k to 150K retail
- I left due to an unexpected job offer from SpinTek Filtration listed above
- Please contact the Owner Bijian Fehimian 310-737-1011
Shop Foreman
Alpha Plastix
06.2006 - 01.2008
- Created acrylic and thermoformed goods including custom art installations, large round retail lobster aquariums, displays, office leaflet shelving, and much more
- Responsibilities included physically, cutting, building, and assembly of products
- I quickly became the shop foreman running a small shop crew, maintaining the shop tools and machinery including thermoforming equipment
- The shop produced a wide array of acrylic goods from flat sheet acrylic
- I left due to business Closure
- Unfortunately, I have lost touch with the owners
Education
MSHA certification -
PLC programming Classes
SpinTek Filtration Inc.
01.2008
SolidWorks training course
01.2008
Geologies Field Studies Course -
Irvine Valley College
01.1999
One Year Completed - Biology, Computer Design, AutoCAD, Art
KINGWOOD COLLEGE
Kingwood, TX01.1997
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Science, AutoCAD, Art
KINGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Kingwood, TX01.1996
Skills
- Decades of Autodesk AutoCAD use
- Technical drawing creation
- Technical documentation creation
- Nuclear Quality Assurance NQA-1 Inspector
- Fabrication
- Parts creation
- Professional communication
- Electrical installation
- Mechanical installation
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Facility inspections
- Staff supervision
- Preventive Maintenance
- Equipment troubleshooting
Accomplishments
Through interpreters, communicate and problem solve complex system issues during startup and commissioning trips in foreign lands without speaking the language. Effectively communicated to all levels of employees from operations and maintenance personnel, project managers up to COO's and above on the correct operation and maintenance many types of complex filtration equipment time and time again.
Timeline
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Portland Leather Goods
08.2019 - 02.2025
Banquet Server
The Nines Hotel (Sage Hospitality)
01.2016 - 03.2019
Sales and Commissioning Supervisor
SpinTek Filtration Inc
03.2008 - 09.2022
Lead Carpenter
The Model Center Inc
01.2008 - 03.2008
Shop Foreman
Alpha Plastix
06.2006 - 01.2008
SolidWorks training course
Geologies Field Studies Course -
Irvine Valley College
MSHA certification -
PLC programming Classes
SpinTek Filtration Inc.
One Year Completed - Biology, Computer Design, AutoCAD, Art
KINGWOOD COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Science, AutoCAD, Art
KINGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
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