Andrew Cinamella
Latrobe
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience at Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel, excelling in maintenance and production planning. Proven track record in budget management and workforce optimization, driving significant performance improvements. Adept at project scheduling and safety compliance, fostering a culture of excellence and reliability within teams.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Die Shop Manager
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel
Blairsville
09.2024 - Current
- Guided team to consistently achieve daily, weekly and monthly production goals.
- Directed and prioritized the shop backlog for long-term and short-term projects.
- Managed a union workforce over three shifts to meet safety, quality, and production goals with an effective increase in quality and increased meantime to failure.
- Solely in charge of budgeting, purchasing, and shop interaction with vendors and suppliers, including internal customers.
Senior Planner II
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel
Blairsville
11.2019 - 11.2024
- Responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating manpower for work on a multi-faceted manufacturing plant.
- Long-term and short-term planning, project coordination, and management for maintenance, project, and upgrade work.
- Extensive use of SAP planning, CMMS, and drawing systems, parts acquisition, and work budgeting.
- L2L Administrator and program champion.
Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel
Blairsville
10.2017 - 11.2019
- Implemented onsite safety protocols and procedures and properly trained team members on prevention measures.
- Monitored employee work levels and optimized performance with strategic approaches.
- Supervise union pipefitters, millwrights, and fabricators. Set daily work plans, and follow up on the work plan and completion.
Process Specialist Rotating Eq & Reliability
NRG Energy, Inc.
Homer City
02.2014 - 08.2017
- Responsibility as area and technical lead for rotating equipment (fans, air heaters, pulverizers).
- Champion and Committee Chair for Reliability-Focused Maintenance (PM/Pd.M.)
- As an area lead, provide work scope estimation for job completion assignments and planning, and provide direction and coordination for both plant personnel and contractor craft hourly labor.
- Provide station leadership with budgetary estimates and financial planning for future maintenance and engineering projects, as needed.
- Provide operations general equipment, outage support, and troubleshooting, focused on reliability-centered protocol. Perform equipment inspection focused on reliability, preventative maintenance, and equipment runtime performance (temperature, vibration, oil analysis, etc.). Lead repair and rebuild efforts on equipment, working with craft and their management.
Senior Boiler Engineer II
NRG Energy, Inc.
South Point
08.2012 - 02.2014
- Provide service to plant personnel and corporate personnel in the field of boilers and major rotating equipment.
- Ensure compliance with design codes and standards, ASME, NBIC, and NFPA.
- Review and make recommendations for major boiler, equipment projects, and condition assessments.
- Act as a mentor and advisor to company station engineers, and work with EPRI to help further technical knowledge and contacts. Perform inspections, and provide construction and repair supervision.
Maintenance Manager
NRG Energy, Inc.
New Castle
11.2011 - 08.2012
- Lead the maintenance team safely and in an environmentally responsible manner to support maximum commercial availability.
- Introduced a work management process to the station, focused on preventative and predictive maintenance.
- Lead the maintenance team in outage and project planning for process equipment overhauls.
- Plant Champion for the Root Cause Analysis.
- Responsible for plant-based O&M and project budgets.
Responsible for training and mentoring hourly workers, and plant supervisors. Responsible for the storeroom, warehouse, and major procurement activities.
Senior Field Service Engineer
Babcock & Wilcox Fossil Inc
Barberton
07.2006 - 10.2011
- Mechanical lead on the boiler commissioning team for a large utility boiler in the western US. Lead duties included construction finalization, set-up, start-up, scheduling, execution, customer interfacing, turn-over completion, and planning.
- Have excellent hands-on and theoretical system knowledge of steam generators, coal pulverizers, burners, back-end environmental equipment, and core system equipment.
- Have excellent hands-on and theoretical system knowledge of steam generators, coal pulverizers, burners, back-end environmental equipment, and core system equipment.
- Received excellent feedback for the capital project, budget, and outage planning for a Fortune 125 northeastern utility exceeding $300 million.
- Engineered and led a new resurgence of pulverizer inerting pertaining to high-moisture, high-volatile coals. According to NFPA regulations.
- Outstanding customer service record pertaining to job completion, satisfaction, and timely execution.
Education
Safety OSHA
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA02-2005
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA05-2004
Skills
- Maintenance and production planning
- Budget management
- Workforce management
- Safety compliance
- Team leadership
- Project scheduling
- CMMS execution (SAP and L2L)
- Process optimization
- Performance improvement
Accomplishments
* Scholar-Athlete Award
● Eagle Scout award recipient
● Co-captain, High School & College Football Team
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Italian
Professional
Spanish
Limited
Certification
- New Holland, MSHA trained
- Vibrational Analysis and Alignment
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Die Shop Manager
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel
09.2024 - Current
Senior Planner II
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel
11.2019 - 11.2024
Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel
10.2017 - 11.2019
Process Specialist Rotating Eq & Reliability
NRG Energy, Inc.
02.2014 - 08.2017
Senior Boiler Engineer II
NRG Energy, Inc.
08.2012 - 02.2014
Maintenance Manager
NRG Energy, Inc.
11.2011 - 08.2012
Senior Field Service Engineer
Babcock & Wilcox Fossil Inc
07.2006 - 10.2011
Safety OSHA
Drexel University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Bucknell University
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