Ernest Garner Tuv

About Ernest Garner Tuv

A Proven Leader within the Electrical Infrastructure Transportation Charging Design-Build & Commissioning Industry.\"A dynamic critical thinker, with years of experience in Plant Construction, Plant Automation Design, Project Development, Project Implementation and Process Safety. Strong background in project management, plant start-ups and delivery of Power, Oil & Gas, Chemical, Manufacturing and Pulp & Paper related projects. In addition to years of technical and project management experience, I am a visionary leader with affable customer skills. I possess a business acumen that forwards collaboration with Engineering, Commercial, Operations and Compliance teams. And have a proven record of merging the winning technical solution with amenable financial planning, thus creating a successful venture for the Company and its Customers.As a Field Project /Construction Manager, Bid Manager, Solutions Architect, BMS Consultant, and a Certified Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV FSEngr). I have worked in the Power, Oil & Gas, Chemical, Manufacturing and Pulp & Paper industries. In each of these roles I incorporated basic engineering practices, construction knowledge, firm proposal / budgetary estimate development, and strategic planning methodologies into my everyday work practices and business acumen. As a Field Construction Manager while working for Dow Chemical, Saudi Aramco, Chronos & Tioxide and Honeywell for DuPont, I was directly responsible for the engineering teams that implemented several major power plant projects. In addition, I served as the Lead PLC Manager for the Instrument and Electrical teams that performed the Dow Chemical Plaquemine Division unit turnarounds (outages). All of outages were based on Safety First, Planning, Monitoring, Implementation, and Start-up approach.

Experience

1. Engineering Operations Manager

   New Flyer

   Nov 2016 — Present

   NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (collectively \"New Flyer\"), subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc.(\"NFI\"), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer, announced the formation of New Flyer Infrastructure SolutionsTM (\"Infrastructure Solutions\"), a service dedicated to providing safe, reliable, smart, and sustainable charging and mobility solutions.New Flyer Infrastructure SolutionsTM supports mobility projects from start to finish and focus on energy management optimization as well as infrastructure planning and development, providing a cohesive transition of bus fleets to zero-emission bus (ZEB) technology. This newly established service offering is the result of ongoing industry efforts to provide smart, sustainable, connected public transit solutions. Infrastructure Solutions will conduct site visits, provide design and engineering services, oversee qualified Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) partners to provide make-ready utility services and install chargers, coordinate UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.) certification, and provide onsite grid-to-bus testing and commissioning to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure projects.The Infrastructure Solutions team is based at the Vehicle Innovation Center (\"VIC\") in Anniston, Alabama. The VIC was created by New Flyer in partnership with Motor Coach Industries Inc.(\"MCI\"), also a subsidiary of NFI, to deliver on NFI\'s commitment to advancing bus and coach technology, and investing in innovation, jobs, infrastructure, and manufacturing. Since opening late 2017, the VIC has welcomed over visitors including transit agencies, regulators, Federal Transit Administration Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams, elected officials such as Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and U.S. Senator Doug Jones, suppliers, utility providers, media, and various other stakeholders.

Education

• Southern University BR

  Electrical and Electronics Engineering