John Theobald
Senior Electro-Mechanical Designer
Orlando,FL
Summary
Highly motivated, adaptable, innovative, customer centric professional with a strong work ethic and broad-based experience in engineering, project and quality management. Possess an innate ability to understand complex issues and multi-discipline interdependency with strong communication skills to bridge gaps and foster successful outcomes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Electro-Mechanical Designer
Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts
Lake Buena Vista, FL
06.2016 - Current
- Support Imagineering, Park Sustaining Teams, Transportation Department, Resorts and Laundry Services by updating existing design documentation
- Collaborate with engineering and creative teams to create and document new optimized designs with a focus on simplicity, efficient product realization, redundancy, quality, economy, maintainability and safety.
- Develop 3D models and drawings using SolidWorks parametric modeling software per theming and technical specifications.
- Maintain legacy 2D documentation using AutoCAD.
- Maintain and designed ride and show control systems using EPLAN P8 V2.9 electrical design software; scope includes panel layouts, multiline line schematics, BOM reports, terminal block reports, wiring reports and tags, wire harness drawings and reports, summarized BOM, and other reporting or graphical representations as required.
- Define geometric tolerances and dimensioning for fabricated parts and assemblies.
- Maintain cloud-based task list for the Design Services Department; routinely create new searches and dash boards to highlight critical documentation KPI’s to support management in decision making.
- EPLAN Standardization Committee Member; considered one of the leading subject matter experts in the company.
- Safety Team Committee Member and Area Assembly Leader for Global Engineering & Technology.
Project Manager
Deep Down Incorporated
Houston, TX
06.2007 - 03.2016
- VP Engineering
- Sales Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Manager of Projects
- Project Manager
- Project Engineer
- Built and established strong partnerships with clients, vendors, colleagues, and contractors.
- Worked with area managers to further develop the company’s brand, product offering, standardize documentation and business processes, reduce inputs and overhead costs, increase quality, safety and net margin metrics.
- Managed selection and implementation of Epicor ERP software; oversaw training of all functional area representatives, coordinated business process flow optimization and translation to software, ran multiple conference room pilots to validate overall process flow and accuracy of reporting.
- Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying size.
- Managed contract negotiations and executed contracts with clients, client's contractors and vendors and mission critical suppliers; captured and relayed requirements to stake holders and ensured product compliance thru traceable and documented practices.
- Reviewed project risks and proactively analyzed options and associated cost, quality, schedule impacts; presented findings to appropriate parties and collectively worked to mitigate risk through agreed and documented measures.
- Managed engineering change orders; ensure project scope updated and relayed to stake holders.
- Prepared detailed project schedule with emphasis on mission critical work break down structures.
- Prepared and monitor project budget.
- Prepare project quality plans and ensure compliance with contract.
- Prepare project/product documentation requirements document; relay to relevant stake holders, periodically audit documentation process and product build books for compliance to company standards and contract requirements.
- Prepare work orders, work instructions and associated safety plans; conduct daily meetings with teams to ensure the scope of work, quality control standards, safety protocol, documentation deliverables are established, understood and delivered in accordance with company protocol and the contract requirements.
- Source and requisition materials, services, software, systems and products in accordance with engineering, quality and contract requirements.
- Prepare product user manual.
- Prepare packaging, transport, storage and loadout manual.
- Prepare installation and commissioning manual.
- Prepared service and maintenance manuals; including critical spares, recommended spares and consumables lists to correspond with routine maintenance, likely down times identified in risk assessment and critical long lead items.
- Prepare test and acceptance procedures to validate quality throughout build process and functionality upon completion.
- Track project progress, cost, nonconformance, change orders, safety and other relevant performance data; prepare update reports and presentations for management and client as required.
Project Engineer
Teledyne Oil and Gas
Daytona Beach, FL
06.1998 - 06.2007
- Collaborated with senior management of OEM client to analyze collective engineering, quality and production workflow processes; this endeavor resulted in standardization of products, processes, documentation and serves as their current value-added model for subcontracting activities with mission critical vendors.
- Worked with the corporate and client attorneys and U.S. State Department to prevent products from being imbedded in OEM control systems and exported to embargoed nations.
- Served as engineering lead for ERP system implementation.
- Serve as PACE (Product and Cycle-Time Excellence) Product Team Lead for new product development; a phase gate approach to introduce new products to market based on client need, use of available technology portfolio, technical gaps, addressable market, competitors available offering and financial and technical risk assessment.
- Program manager and chief architect of the G2 FACT electro-optical cable termination system, currently the industry standard for high reliability cable termination systems in the offshore upstream oil and gas industry.
- Designed, prototyped and delivered compact, modular, high-density, high-pressure fiber optic cable termination and connector system, largest circuit count commercially available at the time.
- Designed, qualified and delivered high pressure and temperature umbilical termination system for use in the drilling riser system for the Shell Bonga project (GE Oil & Gas Controls OEM) in less than twelve weeks.
- Designed, prototyped and qualified electrical and optical connectors, fuse assemblies, high-strength umbilical terminations, MUX workover controls terminations and connector sets, complex distribution systems, explosion proof terminations, and innovative components, assemblies and processes to reduce, cost, complexity, lead time and increase functionality and quality.
- Collaborate with clients, operators, vendors and contractors to define root cause of failures, analyze failure modes, design, document and implement robust countermeasures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nuclear Engineering
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL08.1996
Associate of Science - Robotics And Mechatronics
Valencia College
Orlando, FL 06.2016 - Current
Skills
- Project Management
- Client Development and Management
- Vendor Development and Management
- Talent Cultivation
- Commercial and Technical Proposals and Presentations
- Sales Management
- Change Management
- Contract Management
- Business Process Mapping and Optimization
- Software Implementation
- Product lifecycle Management
- Electro-Mechanical Design
- Design of Harsh Environment Connection and Distribution Systems and Ancillary Transportation & Deployment Systems
- Rapid Prototyping
- Efficient Design
- Product and Process Refinement
- Methodologies used to reduce product defects, variation and cost, in addition to, increasing quality, efficiency, safety and functionality
- Documentation and Revision Control
- Project Data Book Compilation
- Technical Writing
- ISO 9001
- PDM Software
- ERP Software
- SolidWorks Design Software
- AutoCAD Design Software
- EPLAN Design Software
- MS Office Suite
Certification
- Chevron, Incident and Injury Free
- Electric Boat, Sub Safe, Level 1
- Helicopter Egress Certified
- Safe Gulf Certified
- SolidWorks CSWA, preparing for CSWP
- Basic Electronics Technician
- Certified Novell Administrator
- Certified Forklift Operator
- Florida Real Estate Sales Person, License Number SL3052451
Patents
- Co-Inventor and Author, Patent US 20100059229 A1; Loose Tube Flying Lead Assembly
- Co-Inventor and Author, Patent Application 61/033,505; Modular Subsea Nuclear Power Plant
Publications
- “The Development of a Cable Termination System for Deepwater Applications”; Offshore Technology Conference 2003, Winner of Spotlight on Technology Award
Past Projects
- https://www.dropbox.com/s/r67mlpbzbvauogc/3322-SRJ_Animation.wmv?dl=0
- https://youtu.be/gU3N989oQwk
- https://youtu.be/q5veW9kgL-I
- https://youtu.be/I4tK48deiag
- https://www.koilenergy.com/Products/Flying-Leads/
- http://www.teledynemarine.com/field-assembled-cable-termination-fact
- http://www.teledynemarine.com/optical-fact?BrandID=14
- http://www.teledynemarine.com/hybrid-field-assembled-cable-termination-fact?BrandID=14
Timeline
Associate of Science - Robotics And Mechatronics
Valencia College
06.2016 - Current
Senior Electro-Mechanical Designer
Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts
06.2016 - Current
Project Manager
Deep Down Incorporated
06.2007 - 03.2016
Project Engineer
Teledyne Oil and Gas
06.1998 - 06.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nuclear Engineering
University of Florida