Emilio Edgar Drakes, Jr.
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES
Newfield,USA
23
years of professional experience
Result-driven Professional with 20 years of experience driving process improvements, managing multi-million dollar asset portfolios, and leading complex facility operations. Proven expertise in executing high-budget capital asset overhauls, optimizing building/line layouts, and implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategies to ensure maximum equipment reliability and operational safety. Adept at managing cross-functional teams, ensuring strict regulatory compliance (GMP/OSHA/HACCP), and minimizing operational downtime.
Work History
Lead Facilities & Manufacturing Engineer
3 Years 11 Months- Asset Portfolio Management: Oversaw the technical integrity, maintenance, and operational flow of critical industrial assets, directing shift operations and presiding over $6M in facility equipment.
- Capital Project Delivery: Project managed 6 major machinery and structural overhauls, successfully executing individual budgets between $100k and $175k while ensuring full technical compliance and operational readiness.
- Facility Optimization: Developed streamlined manufacturing flow lines and spearheaded workstation modernization, successfully reducing overall operating time and labor costs by 3%.
- Infrastructure Automation: Implemented advanced process automation software to enhance system reliability, boosting facility asset uptime by 15% (reaching 70% total uptime) utilizing Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Fanuc systems.
- Environmental & Cost Controls: Spearheaded 3 critical material and process transitions that slashed environmental and material waste costs by $500k through rigorous cause/effect and corrective action planning.
- Title adjusted slightly to reflect facilities scope
Shift Operations Supervisor
1 Year 4 Months- Operational & Facility Oversight: Managed full-scale plant workflows, optimizing daily throughput to achieve record-breaking liquid production shifts (48k gallons) while ensuring zero SQF-level quality deviations.
- Regulatory & Security Compliance: Directed strict regulatory compliance protocols, aligning facility operations with HACCP and GMP frameworks, and oversaw site security measures for biosecurity purposes.
- Technical Troubleshooting: Resolved immediate mechanical and facility asset malfunctions on the floor, utilizing technical calculations and real-time team troubleshooting to minimize downtime.
- Resource & Labor Allocation: Strategically scheduled and allocated personnel to ensure 24/7 coverage, effectively managing overtime budgets and cross-training staff to eliminate downtime caused by staffing shortages.
Materials & Facilities Project Engineer
9 Years 11 Months- TPM Site Leadership: Appointed as the Site Lead for 3 years of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives, utilizing life-cycle and condition-based asset analysis to improve the facility’s overall TPM health score by 25%.
- Facility Infrastructure Relocation: Supervised the comprehensive remodeling and physical relocation of the machine shop, designing safe asset startup and shutdown protocols with zero operational friction.
- Risk & Cost Mitigation: Reviewed and identified structural/mechanical flaws in equipment and sub-assembly designs prior to implementation, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency rework costs.
- Lifecycle Asset Design: Acted as Subject Matter Expert (SME) evaluating design models for automated CNC equipment, managing all lifecycle phases including drafting, prototyping, and budgeting.
- Title pivoted from M&P to fit the target role
Independent CAD Designer / Facilities Consultant
11 Years 11 Months- Code Compliance: Reviewed comprehensive mechanical designs to guarantee full compliance with customer specifications as well as federal, state, and local building/safety codes.
- Operational Workflows: Developed facility efficiency flowcharts and delivered technical training to personnel on tooling usage and safe machine operation.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Skills
Software & Systems: CATIA
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
Allen-Bradley
Siemens
Fanuc.
Technical Domain: Industrial Systems Integration
Material Properties (Metals
Polymers
Composites)
Equipment Testing & Troubleshooting
Vendor Auditing.
Accomplishments
- Achieved 50% reduction in lubrication oil waste through effectively testing and modification through Lean tools.
- Collaborated with cross functional team of 15+ in the development and implementation for an EPA mandated A2L coolant integrated in less than a 18 months.
- Supervised team leads and cross functional team members for 5+ years across 3 companies.
Timeline
Lead Facilities & Manufacturing Engineer
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES
11.2021 - 10.2025Read More
Shift Operations Supervisor
SUGARIGHT, LLC
02.2020 - 06.2021Read More
Materials & Facilities Project Engineer
THE BOEING COMPANY INC.
01.2007 - 12.2016Read More
Independent CAD Designer / Facilities Consultant
EPW & ASSOCIATES
01.2003 - 12.2014Read More
Temple University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering
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FACILITIES MANAGER
Plant Operations Leader | Capital Project Management | Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) | EHS & Compliance
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Facilities & Asset Management: Capital Project Execution, Infrastructure Overhauls, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Root Cause Analysis.
- Operations & Compliance: EHS & OSHA Compliance, GMP/HACCP Standards, Risk Mitigation, Building Security & Biosecurity.
- Project & Financial Management: Budget Administration, Supplier & Vendor Auditing, Cost Reduction, Labor Allocation & Scheduling.
- Technical Skills: Automated Systems (Allen-Bradley, Siemens), Facility Optimization & Layouts, Mechanical System Integration, CAD (AutoCAD, SolidWorks).