Mr Al C Cobb

• Senior Process Engineer

  AMEC

• General Manager

  Edge Flooring

• Principal Engineer

  The Coca-Cola Company

No membership or affiliation information is available.

No certification information is available.

• MBA, Management

  Georgia State University

• BSChE, Chemical Engineering

  Georgia Institute of Technology

Al C. Cobb
5297 West Bank Drive
Marietta, GA 30068
alcobb1@bellsouth.net
h: (770)992-7267
c: (404)219-4290


PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Senior process/project engineer in an engineering organization requiring proficiency in:
•Process improvement and implementation
•Capital project planning and management

SUMMARY

An accomplished engineering professional with diverse engineering and management experience in manufacturing operations. Broad business knowledge with technical strengths in process improvement and project implementation. Demonstrated expertise in:
• Strategic and tactical planning • Systemic thinking across varying functional areas
• Project team organization • Effective communication with clients and customers
• Managing costs, growing revenues, and increasing profitability

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMEC AMERICAS, Tucker, GA 2006-2009
Senior Process Engineer (2006-2009)
Senior process engineer responsible for development of process design, flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, functional process descriptions, and equipment specifications.
•Senior process engineer for a $45 million yogurt plant packaging expansion.
•Lead process engineer for balance-of-plant utility systems for a $500 million cement plant pyroline expansion.

EDGE FLOORING, Dalton, GA 2003-2004
General Manager of Manufacturing (2003-2004)
Senior manager responsible for startup and operation of a laminated tile flooring plant.
•Managed installation and startup of $15 million capital investment on time and budget.
•Supervised hiring and training of 57 plant personnel to support startup.
•Developed $25 million operating strategy resulting in on-time market introduction.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA 1982 – 2003
Principal Engineer (1991 – 2003)
Senior engineer responsible for developing manufacturing strategy, supporting annual business plans, and managing capital projects for eight manufacturing plants.
•Supervised capital improvement project teams for eight plants and managed plant capital budgets averaging $5 million per year.
•Managed installation and start-up of four pH control systems for plant wastewater ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
•Developed production strategy for new packages and new products to support new markets.
•Executed consolidation of five plants and disposal of assets reducing production and distribution costs by $10 million.
•Managed a system-wide maintenance management project improving operating efficiency by at least 10% in seven plants.
•Developed program requirements for plant maintenance supporting implementation of The Coca-Cola Company Quality System (an ISO-9000 system).

Manager of Fountain Packaging (1988 – 1991)
Packaging engineer responsible for development of innovative packaging improvements for syrup and concentrate packaging.
•Developed a proprietary tamper evident closure for plastic concentrate drums.
•Implemented cost savings of $500,000 annually by designing improvements to plastic jugs, plastic bags, and corrugated containers.
•Launched a proprietary bag-in-box package and production system for an office dispenser system.
•Hold two patents for a BIB bag and a bulk dispensing system.

Senior Engineer (1982 – 1988)
Staff engineer responsible for technical support of syrup plants and bottling plants.
•Developed a proprietary icemaker and dispensing system to increase serving capacity in fast food restaurants.
•Planned manufacturing consolidation strategy for reducing production and distribution costs across the syrup manufacturing system.
•Analyzed and recommended cost savings opportunities of over $1 million annually through completion of energy surveys for bottling plants.