1. RESUME
Jeffrey L. Mason E-Mail: jjjsmason@frontiernet.net
P.O. Box 329 Home Phone: 304-386-4318
Reader WV, 26167 Cell Phone: 304-308-0186
SUMMARY
29+ years working in the engineering and construction disciplines designing, estimating,
engineering and managing various capital improvement and automation projects for the energy
and chemical industries. The following illustrates my work history, educational achievements
and career path.
WORK HISTORY
PCT Engineering Department Lead – North East
Covestro, LLC (Formerly Bayer Material Science, LLC)
Jan 2015 – August 2015 (interim)
August 2015 – Present (permanent)
Direct Reports – 2
Contract Engineering Reports – 8
Fully qualified professional who:
 Leads the electrical and instrumentation engineering & design group (NEO).
 Provides consistent application of technical knowledge.
 Leads projects of larger scope, (or portions of projects) often called upon by peers for
guidance.
 Coaches junior members of the department and manages performance evaluations.
 Advises and influences business units' technical and compliance decisions.
 Is responsible for development, maintenance and vitality of essential Covestro
technologies and /or regulatory processes.
 Serves as a consultant to management within a specified area /discipline.
 Advances technical project proposals to senior management, following through to
successful completion.
 Manages PCT resources for the North-East region.
 Functionally responsible for other Covestro and/or contract engineers, designers, or
programmers as a project or assignment related activity.
 Provides technical assistance to the construction department and maintains a presence in
the field during construction and commissioning activities.

2. Senior / Principle PCT (E&I) Engineer
Bayer Business and Technology Services, LLC
July 2010 – Dec 2014
Lead the electrical and instrumentation engineering & design efforts on small to mid-sized
projects (< $15MM). Develop detailed scope of work, specify and procure instrument and
electrical equipment, plan and schedule project discipline activities from detailed design through
start-up and commissioning. Develop phase logic for DCS configuration requirements, produce
interlock matrices from process control parameters and insure scope, schedule, procedure and
budget compliance for the overall success of a project.
Major Responsibilities:
 Safety and environmental compliance (OSHA 10 / 510, Certified scaffold inspector,
TWIC, First Responder, Firefighter 1 and 2)
 Project estimate (MS Excel and Access)
 Scope development (MS Word)
 Schedule development and tracking (Primavera and MS Project)
 Detailed design (Intergraph Micro-station)
 Cost control - monitoring and tracking (SAP)
 Procurement of goods and services (SAP)
 Management / supervision of engineers, programmers and designers.
 Supervision / coordination of construction electricians and instrument technicians
Sr. Construction Coordinator / Head – Construction Management (NM Site)
Bayer Business and Technology Services, LLC
April 2002 – July 2010
This assignment consisted of managing a construction workforce made up of Trade Union
personnel as well as Bayer Material Science, LLC cut-back maintenance and production
employees. I was accountable for providing construction leadership on policy and procedures as
it applies to contracted services, managed capital hard goods and construction-related facilities. I
also scheduled resources and directed the field implementation of capital and major maintenance
projects by administering general as well as specialty contractors as applicable.
E&I Project Engineer
Bayer Corporation New Martinsville, WV
August 2000 – April 2002 (Bayer Corp.)
February 1995 – August 2000 (contract employee - Matrix, Belcan & CDI Corp.)
Duties included all phases of E&I (Electrical & Instrument) Project Engineering, including
detailed design, funding procurement, specification development, estimating, safety system
design, project planning, contract development, cost control, scheduling, installation, start-up and
commissioning of projects. The majority of projects consisted of complete control system

3. installations and upgrades ranging from stand-alone field mounted controllers to multi-controller,
multi-workstation PLC’s (Allen Bradley PLC-2, PLC-5, Micrologix, SLC’s, etc.) and DCS
systems (Fisher PROVOX and Delta-V), Analytical System installations and start-ups, as well as
Burner Management System installations.
E&I Designer
Matrix Inc. (contract for Bayer Corp.) New Martinsville, WV
April 1988 – February 1995
Responsible for the design and development of electrical and instrumentation (E&I) drawing
packages for numerous projects utilizing Microstation’s Intergraph CAD system. Designed and
assisted with many 480VAC Motor Control Center installations, including variable frequency
drives and soft-start applications. Designed and assisted with the start-up and commissioning of
various automation projects and upgrades, including the migration of controls from panel
mounted instrumentation, pneumatic and stand-alone controllers to distributed control systems.
(DCS and PLC systems)
Electrical Project Engineer
Electric Control Systems, Inc. Bridgeport, WV
March 1986 – April 1988
In this position I started as a draftsperson and was quickly promoted to a Project Engineer, where
I became responsible for estimating, designing and engineering various industrial electrical
projects for the coal and material handling industries. The types of projects I managed included
small electrical upgrades within Electrical Power Plants, Coal Preparation Plants, Pumping
Facilities and various Material Handling Facilities.
EDUCATION
Wheeling Jesuit University; Wheeling, WV
B.A., Organizational Leadership and Development
Fairmont State College; Fairmont, WV
A.S., Engineering Technology (Drafting and Design)
REFERENCES
Available upon request