Daniela Mera
Cluj-Napoca,Romania
Summary
Proficient Project Engineer with 16 years of experience driving over 150 projects to completion. Skilled in overseeing technical staff ensuring that projects are completed on schedule, within budget and according to specifications.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Project Engineer
Emerson
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Cluj
2021.01 - Current
- Being responsible for all KOB1 and KOB2 projects in Europe for Industrial regulators.
- Select and size Industrial Regulators based on customer technical information and specifications for Projects
- Responsible for Spec Evaluation, Spec Review and Initial Project Schedule
- Align Customer and Project specifications product and factory capabilities
- Responsible for pricing of special products and/or services
- Actively participate in PO Reconciliation process
- Participate in Margin Uplift Strategy Meetings and Resulting Plan
- Ensure Customer project requirements, industry standards and factory/product capabilities are aligned
- Responsible for initiating meetings with Interco Project Engineers
- Provide technical assistance to Sales Offices
- Define special products according to customer specifications
- Train and mentor junior engineers
- Train sales representatives from Europe, Middle East and India
- Participate to Kick off Meetings with Customers
Senior Technical Lead
Emerson
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Cluj
2016.04 - 2020.12
- Train and mentor junior engineers
- Train sales representatives from Europe and Middle East
- Select and size Industrial Regulators based on customer technical information and specifications for Projects
- Provide technical assistance to Sales Offices
- Define special products according to customer specifications
- Provide reports to management on a weekly basis
- Prepare and have presentations of Regulators Application Support Group activities for European Sales Meetings
- Provide technical training to the new employees
- Organize and supervise laboratory tests in order to define the applicability of our products to new applications
- Participate in Kick-off Meetings
Team Leader Application & Projects
Emerson
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Cluj
2013.11 - 2016.03
- Led a cross-discipline agile engineering team of Application Engineers, Project Engineers and Project Managers
- Trained and mentored junior engineers
- Reviewed development efforts and give feedback to engineers
- Acted as career manager - outlining goals, providing career feedback and advice, managing time tracking, onboarding new employees
- Maintained open communication between departments
- Lead by example and motivated team members to achieve the sales targets
- Attend regular management meetings to make contributions and deliver recommendations on process and performance improvements
- Assisted in performance reviews of team members
Senior Application Engineer
Emerson
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Cluj
2010.04 - 2013.10
- Select and size Fisher Industrial Regulators based on customer technical information and specifications for Projects
- Provide technical assistance to Sales Offices in Europe
- Define special products according to customer specifications
- Provide reports to management on a weekly basis
- Prepare and have presentations of Regulators Application Support Group activities for European Sales Meetings
- Provide technical training to the new employees
- Organize and supervise laboratory tests in order to define the applicability of our products to new applications
- Participate to Kick-off Meetings
Application engineer
Emerson
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Cluj
2007.02 - 2010.03
- Select and size Fisher Industrial Regulators based on customer technical information for MRO and for Projects.
- Provide technical and quotation support for Sales Offices in Europe
- Provide technical training to the new employees
- Prepare and have presentations of Regulators Application Support Group activities for European Sales Meetings
- Define special products according to customer specifications
- Co-ordinate and observe Regulators Application Support Group’s tasks progress
- Initiate and maintain a continuous communication channel within the Regulators Application Support Group in order to ensure quality services to the customer requirements
- Provide support and guidance to the new employees along with the learning process
- Prepare and have presentations on the operation of industrial regulators for EPM Knowledge Training
- Consolidate and distribute department reports to management on a weekly basis
Engineer - Design of Natural Gas Facilities
S.C. TRUSTUL DE INSTALAŢII ŞI MONTAJ S.A.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Cluj
2005.07 - 2007.01
- Design of Natural Gas Facilities (field measurements, technical calculations and design drawings)
- Maintain the customer communication channel along with the processes development
- Consolidate and distribute department reports to management on a weekly basis
- Gather the necessary technical documentation from the involved departments for the realization of Construction and Building Services project of four public buildings. Consolidate the gathered information in one Technical Documentation Book, according to Romanian legislation.
Education
Bachelor Degree in Building Services - Engineering
2000.10 - 2005.06
Automation Technician - Technical
1996.09 - 2000.06
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- AutoCAD
- Oracle
- Windows
- Technical writing
- Data collection and analysis
- Cost estimation and budgeting
- Project documentation
Languages
English
Advanced
Spanish
Beginner
Timeline
Project Engineer - Emerson
2021.01 - Current
Senior Technical Lead - Emerson
2016.04 - 2020.12
Team Leader Application & Projects - Emerson
2013.11 - 2016.03
Senior Application Engineer - Emerson
2010.04 - 2013.10
Application engineer - Emerson
2007.02 - 2010.03
Engineer - Design of Natural Gas Facilities - S.C. TRUSTUL DE INSTALAŢII ŞI MONTAJ S.A.
2005.07 - 2007.01
Technical University - Bachelor Degree in Building Services, Engineering
2000.10 - 2005.06
Industrial Chemistry High School - Automation Technician, Technical
1996.09 - 2000.06