Steve Schmidt

Background

About Steve Schmidt

I am a Professional Engineer with extensive industrial experience managing teams and projects in a fast-paced work environment. My strong communication and relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders drive team and project performance. I maintain a client focus while consistently meeting project deliverables within budget and timelines. Recent accomplishments as Team Leader Engineering Systems include: Led an organizational change and team building process, refocusing the Project Controls team on capital project data. Facilitated identification of 4 improvement opportunities: construction cost management, construction schedule development, project change analysis, and increased vendor accountability. Established team-level scorecards and monthly KPI performance documents for Project Managers, providing safety, cost, and schedule performance data, which aided decision-making at all levels. Executed change of external engineering vendor strategy, expanding KPI reporting and analysis; improved schedule accountability and decreased project costs. Yielded budget savings of $250K in software licenses by evaluating current needs vs. past practices. Expertise in: Environmental, Safety and Risk Assessment and Management Performance Management Leading Incident Investigations Regulatory Interpretation and Compliance Mentoring and Teaching Troubleshooting and Problem Solving My educational background in Environmental Engineering combined with my technical and leadership experience in a manufacturing facility have provided me with the skill set that can be applied in many fields.