Thomas Otoole
Director, Capital Project Planning and Capital Procurement at Arconic Corporation
- Role
- Director, Capital Planning and Capital Procurement at Arconic
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Otoole
A strategic and forward-thinking ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE with a demonstrated track record of domestic and international achievement in capital project management, manufacturing, environmental engineering, procurement, capital planning and budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, process engineering, capital project audit, Lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement. Leverages strong communication skills to build and lead successful teams, support cross-functional partners, and liaise with senior leadership. Proven aptitude for driving performance and efficiency, generating significant cost savings, and consistently delivering projects on time and within budget requirements.
Experience
Director, Capital Planning and Capital Procurement
Apr 2023 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
ARCONIC, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDirector, Capital Project Planning and Capital Procurement, April 2023 - PresentLeads, coaches, and mentors multiple project teams responsible for the design, construction, start-up, and commissioning of critical growth and sustaining projects for domestic aluminum manufacturing facilities that supply aluminum sheet, plate and extruded products to the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, defense, industrial, building and construction industries. Leads a team of 7 procurement professionals responsible for all aspects of the procurement process for capital equipment and associated construction services.• Selected by senior management to lead a cross functional team of engineers, contractors, suppliers, and Arconic personnel responsible for the design, construction, start-up, and commissioning of a new high purity aluminum production facility. This facility is being built in partnership with the U. S. Department of Defense and has extreme time and budget sensitivities. • Provide leadership and guidance to projects that are unique and/or challenging. Successfully resolved technical and commercial issues associated with numerous capital projects at the three largest North American flat rolled products facilities. • Design and implement process improvements to improve existing project management systems. These improvements include developing a customized front end loaded engineering process, complete with checklists, examples, templates and lessons learned.
Education
University of Pittsburgh
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1996 — 1999
Penn State University
BS, Civil Engineering
1982 — 1986
University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
MBA, Finance, Strategy
1999 — 2002
Skills
- Factory
- Environmental Engineering
- Root Cause Analysis
- Lean Manufacturing
- Procurement
- Project Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Process Engineering
- Project Engineering
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