Pat Kean

HIGH IMPACT ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS AND PROJECT LEADER

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Resourceful and innovative engineering management and project professional. Extensive and diverse global experience in process plant and IT project management, engineering systems development and deployment, work processes, quality and infrastructure. Strong operational planning and budgeting expertise. Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, change management and team building/development/mentorship skills. Proven ability to achieve budget targets and deliver exceptional results. Expertise includes: Engineering Processes | Engineering IT Systems | Quality | Project Management | People and Team Development Budgeting and Cost Control | Project Controls | Product Development | Change Management | Low Cost Sourcing Contact: [email protected] (484) 226-0931

Experience

  • Vice President Engineering and Technology at Universal Compressed Air
    Feb 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

    Lead, develop and grow a highly dynamic design/engineering, project management, construction management and technology team responsible for configuring systems, engineering and designing, project execution, construction and commissioning and startup of highly reliable Compressed Air Systems meeting customer stringent requirements. These systems are turned over to the UCA Operations Team accountable for their operation and maintenance and the 24/7/365 delivery of the high quality compressed air utility to the customer.

  • HIGH IMPACT ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS AND PROJECT LEADER at Drive Global Productivity and Competitiveness through High Efficiency Teams, Processes and Systems
    2018 - Aug 2023 · 5 yrs 8 mos

  • Air Products (29 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director Engineering Services
      2015 - 2018 · 3 yrs

      Developed and managed $20M+ engineering infrastructure and project controls team of 110+ people in US, UK, China and India. Delivered Engineering IT (CAD, project management, simulation and design, process control, material control, document control) systems and work processes (Quality Management, Engineering Standards/Procedures/Work Instructions, SOX Controls) to 1300+ global engineering, manufacturing and operations team with 99.9% up time and continual enhancements. Managed project controls global team and systems on $3B+ project stack providing accurate cost and schedule data to project teams and senior leadership enabling project stack to be consistently running under budget and on schedule.

    • Global Manager Integrated Gases Standard Products Engineering Team
      2012 - 2015 · 3 yrs

      Managed global (US, UK, China, Korea, Taiwan) team of 115+ people developing and delivering generated gases products (N2 PSA, N2 Membranes, Small Cryo O2/N2/Ar, O2 VSA, 100-830 nm3/hr H2, and Process Gas Membranes) to worldwide sale of gas and sale of equipment customers.

    • Asset Creation Engineering Services, Systems and Quality Manager
      2004 - 2012 · 8 yrs

      Managed $12MM engineering systems and IT Team with 20+ people developing and delivering IT infrastructure, tools and work processes to the global engineering team.

  • Lieutenant at US Navy
    1985 - 1989 · 4 yrs

    Attended OCS in Rhode Island, Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Nuclear Prototype in Idaho, Submarine School in Groton CT, and served on SSBN629 USS Daniel Boone, Gold Crew homeported in Charleston SC.