The document summarizes a capital projects involving the installation of a new printing press at the Poughkeepsie Journal newspaper. The respondent led the design and engineering of the new printing press over two years, supervising four designers and drafters. Their responsibilities included integrating all press components from various suppliers and designing structural and mechanical systems. The total facility project cost was several million dollars, with $28 million spent on purchasing, engineering, installing, and starting up the new press, which was delivered on time and became one of the newspaper's best performing presses.

1. MEDIUM
CAPITAL PROJECTS

2. PROJECT
Poughkeepsie Journal - Newspaper Printing Press Installation
SCOPE
OBJECTIVE
Lead Design & Customer Engineering on New Printing Press Design.
RESPONSIBILITIES
My responsibilities were to Design and integrate all components for a new press
design which involved supervising 4 Designers & Drafters while simultaneously
running other projects with other Designers/Drafters. Interfacing with design teams of
specific components such as Reel Pasters, Printing Units, Folders, it was my job to
bring all parts together and design the Substructure, Superstructure, Web Leads,
All Drive Designs, Building Interface Drawings, Manufacturing inspection & approval.
Assist with the Prototype Startup in newly built assembly facility for this design.
TIMEFRAME
2 Years from Purchase, Installation to Production Startup
COSTS
$??M = Total Facility Project Cost
$28M = Press Project Cost to Purchase, Manage, Engineer, Install & Startup
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Machinery was installed and became as quoted by Gannett Newspapers’ “one of their
best running newspapers.”
Project was delivered on time as a first prototype design.

9. THE END
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