Robin Davis
Mason,OH
Summary
Dynamic industrial professional with 11 years of experience in technical and strategic operational roles. Collaborates with corporate leaders and floor workers to solve complex problems, drive operational improvements, and reduce costs. Recognized for strong expertise in maintenance, energy reduction, and process optimization.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Engineering Consultant
FM
Cleveland, OH
01.2022 - Current
- Molten metal and molten glass engineering specialist
- Work with Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies to implement operational risk reduction projects
- Author specialty reports for every site visited detailing risk mitigation plans for focus areas such as power supply, water supply, continuous operations, and security
- Coordinate with multiple specialists to develop comprehensive reports to include every operational area of a facility (power, fire safety, etc.)
Plant Manager
Imerys
Cincinnati, OH
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Led operations for a $30M foundry additive plant, managing 16 employees across production and maintenance.
- Supervised team members across multiple departments within the plant environment, including 32 FTEs, engineers, production, and maintenance personnel.
- Managed plant operations for $13M foundry additive plant
- Managed team of 32 FTEs, including engineers, production, and maintenance personnel.
- Began rebuild of maintenance program at facility.
- Oversaw a 50% reduction in customer complaints.
- 15% reduction in labor cost while maintaining on-time, in full shipment percentage.
- Monitored plant performance metrics, such as throughput, quality, cost, and safety.
Energy Engineer, North America
Imerys
Roswell, GA
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Developed and implemented a 3-year energy improvement plan, targeting a 6% reduction in energy consumption by 2023.
- North America technical expert for compressed air systems.
- Active member of corporate-wide plant energy assessment team.
Maintenance Coordinator, Mid-Georgia Hub
Imerys
Roswell, GA
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Standardized maintenance practices and management across 5 plants after corporate restructure.
- Managed reconstruction of EPA-compliant preventative maintenance systems at 2 of the hub plants.
- Reduced overall expenditures by coordinating personnel for 'in-house' completion of capital projects.
- Managed all maintenance continuous improvement initiatives in the hub.
- Implemented new CMMS system to all of the plants within the.
Maintenance Manager & Plant Engineer, Calcine Plant
Imerys
Sandersville, GA
02.2018 - 07.2019
- Served as Manager for all maintenance, continuous improvement, and process engineering activities.
- Managed a budget of over $2 Million while finishing 2018 under budget on cost/ton
- Responsible for daily supervision of 10 Imerys employees, including a Senior Controls Engineer, and 4 full-time contractors.
- Managed over $1.5 Million CAPEX budget and associated projects
Continuous Improvement Champion, Kaolin North America
Imerys
Sandersville, GA
08.2016 - 02.2018
- Implemented Lean Six Sigma Tools and Best Practices as part of plant wide continuous improvement program (I-Cube) from ground up at 2 production plants and 1 pilot site.
- Produced 2%+ in operational savings. Resulting in successful company savings over $1.9 Million
- Managed and mentored all improvement project teams including 8+ major project teams responsible for delivering 80%+ of the 2017 saving
MWD Outgoing Systems Specialist
Gyrodata
Houston, TX
05.2013 - 08.2016
- Promoted from Field Engineer 1 through Field Engineer 3, and then into MWD Outgoing Systems Specialist.
- Managed company-wide outgoing systems testing procedures for all 5 major product lines and numerous auxiliary services.
Reliability Engineer & Maintenance Supervisor
Calgon Carbon
Catlettsburg, KY
01.2016 - 08.2016
- Managed and coached 5 union mechanics who served as the General Plant maintenance team.
- Responsible for increasing MTBF on critical equipment by 1.5%.
- Rebuilt full preventive maintenance system for the biggest production line.
Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology -
WVU Institute of Technology
Beckley, WV01.2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OHSkills
- Small & Large Team Management
- Cultivating Safety Culture
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Qualified
- Cost Management & Process Optimization
- Reliability-Driven Maintenance Strategy
- Energy Reduction & Sustainability Practices
- Effective Work Prioritization
- Maintenance Coordination
Affiliations
- Association for Iron & Steel Technologies (AIST)
- Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP)
- Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
- Society of Mining Engineers (SME)
Websites
Certification
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
- Level 1 & 2 Compressed Air Systems Training (DoE)
- Kepner Tregoe Root Cause Analysis
- MSHA Safety Training: Underground & Surface Coal, Surface Metal/Non-Metal
Accomplishments
- Compressor System Automation & Usage Reduction (Imerys, 2019-2020), Automated an 8-compressor system, reducing plant pressure by 15 PSI. Achieved over $70K in annual savings and eliminated 700+ metric tons of CO2 emissions.
- Dust Collector Best Practice (Imerys, 2018-2020), Developed North American-wide best practices for dust collection systems, saving $1.3M and reducing CO2 emissions by 7,500 tons. Recognized by the Department of Energy and won Imerys Sustainability Development Award.
- Thickener Drive Reliability Improvements (Imerys, 2020), Led improvements to increase the thickener system availability by 20%, generating over $1M in additional revenue.
Awards
- 2020 Best of Betters Award (U.S. Department of Energy), Awarded for the development and implementation of dust collection best practices.
- Imerys Sustainability Development Challenge, Recognized for the development of dust collection best practices, reducing energy consumption and emissions.
Timeline
Sr. Engineering Consultant
FM
01.2022 - Current
Plant Manager
Imerys
06.2021 - 01.2022
Energy Engineer, North America
Imerys
06.2020 - 06.2021
Maintenance Coordinator, Mid-Georgia Hub
Imerys
07.2019 - 06.2020
Maintenance Manager & Plant Engineer, Calcine Plant
Imerys
02.2018 - 07.2019
Continuous Improvement Champion, Kaolin North America
Imerys
08.2016 - 02.2018
Reliability Engineer & Maintenance Supervisor
Calgon Carbon
01.2016 - 08.2016
MWD Outgoing Systems Specialist
Gyrodata
05.2013 - 08.2016
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
- Level 1 & 2 Compressed Air Systems Training (DoE)
- Kepner Tregoe Root Cause Analysis
- MSHA Safety Training: Underground & Surface Coal, Surface Metal/Non-Metal
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology -
WVU Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Xavier University
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