Micah T. Garrett

*** ***** **** **.

Buchanan, Ga. 30113

470-***-****

Objective

Seeking a position in Electrical Engineering with hands on exposure in any production

environment. Possess excellent working knowledge of electronics, electrical,

mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and PLC controls. Developed through the many years of

experience strong leadership, supervisory skills, experience in Quality Improvement, and Lean

Manufacturing.

Experience

2013-Present Southwire / Building Wire Plant, Carrollton GA

Electrical Engineering

Identified and implemented key machine upgrades, PLC programming upgrades and

upgrading of old control technology to PLC controls.

Analyzed key reasons of machine/production downtime through use of the Pareto analysis

which justified replacement of old, poorly designed equipment with more modern equipment.

2010-2013 Robbins LLC, Tallapoosa GA

Maintenance Manager / Technical Engineering

Managed a maintenance department with 13 employees including a supervisor, electricians,

mechanics, cleaning crew and a planner.

Managed and enhanced PM and predictive maintenance programs which greatly reduced

machine downtime while also maintaining records for our ISO certification.

Identified and implemented key machine upgrades, PLC programming upgrades and

upgrading of old control technology to PLC controls.

Analyzed key reasons of machine/production downtime through use of the Pareto analysis

which justified replacement of old, poorly designed equipment with more modern equipment.

This resulted in an 85% decrease in downtime and improved plant productivity.

Implemented in-house forklift Preventative Maintenance (PM) program resulting in a 46%

annual in repair and downtime savings.

Trained employees in troubleshooting techniques.

Initiated and oversaw the creation of a spare parts supply room using CMMS to give better

tracking of the inventory that resulted in reduced downtime.

Implemented Lean 5-S practices for the maintenance department and assisted the other

departments in implementing 5-S.

Worked with management on capital budget expenditures for future equipment upgrades to

maximize profitability of the company.

Micah Garret

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2000-2010 Trintex Corporation / Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company, Bowdon GA

Technical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Maintenance Management

Machine design and retrofit including electrical systems, PLC controls including PLC and

HMI programming, safety, ergonomics and environmental compliance. PLC systems

including Allen Bradley SLC-500, Micrologix 100*-****-**** and 1400, Flexlogix,

Compactlogix and Mitsubishi FX3.

Experience in specifying, installing and maintaining large industrial equipment including

4160 and 480 volt motor controls, for rubber mixers, mills, batch off, rubber mold press,

plastics and rubber injection press equipment.

Project planning including, cost justification and return on investment, specification of

materials, ordering parts, biding and hiring contractors and overseeing construction and

startup.

Process development including process monitoring and design to improve existing or create

new product lines.

Maintenance management and maintenance personnel training.

Lean Champion with 4 Kaizen events to work to move operations toward Lean Six Sigma.

Southwire / Copper Division, Carrollton GA

1981- 2000

Senior Electronics Technician / Lead man / Technical Engineering

Worked directly with Maintenance and Engineering departments to accomplish re-design and

modernization of industrial controls to improve process operation and environmental

compliance. This included being assigned engineering projects to specify, order, install, and

start up of instrumentation, controls and PLC systems.

Maintenance of industrial instrumentation and controls which included electronic repairs to

the component level. This included AC and DC drives, analog, digital and PID controllers,

recorders and indicators of temperature, pH, conductivity, flow, pressure and such. PLC

controllers (Allen Bradley) PLC-5, SLC-100, 150, 500, PLC-2 (Modicon) 484 and 884, with

extensive programming on PLC-5 and SLC-500 systems.

Initiated and supervised preventative and predictive maintenance programs.

1992 Assigned lead position which included planning work, coordinating shop activities and

directing and working with other technicians.

Worked out of town for Southwire as a system troubleshooter on analog and PLC controls.

Community Radio and TV, Bowdon GA

1975-1981

Electronics Technician, (Consumer Electronics)

Troubleshoot to component level and make repairs on all types of consumer electronics.

Factory trained in warranty repairs for several manufacturers’ televisions including: Admiral,

General Electric, Philco, RCA, Sylvania and Zenith.

Micah Garret

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Education / Training

2013 AutoCad Electrical 2013 Fundamentals

2010 Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

2007 Mitsubishi FX3U PLC Controller Training. Mitsubishi in Atlanta GA

1981-2000 Supervisory Candidate Program. Southwire, Carrollton GA

Philip Crosby Quality College. Southwire, Carrollton GA.

Front Line Leadership. Southwire, Carrollton GA.

Southwire certified as:

Senior Electronics Technician,

Senior Millwright,

Forklift Mechanic.

Mechanic 1.

1989 Allen-Bradley PLC-5 Programmable Controllers,

Charlotte, NC

1988 North American Combustion, Practical Combustion

Technology, Southwire, Carrollton.

1987 Computer Aided Drafting. Introduction to AutoCad.

Carroll Tech. Carrollton Ga.

1985 Reliance Electric MaxPak Plus In-plant training, DC drives.

Southwire, Carrollton Ga.

1985 Completed G.E.D. Carroll Tech. Carrollton, Ga.

1982 Heathkit AC electronics, DC electronics, and Digital Techniques.

Southwire. Carrollton Ga.

1975-1980 Factory training for consumer electronics for various companies

including: Admiral, General Electric, Philco, RCA, Sylvania and

Zenith.

1970-1971 Radio Television Electronics. One year completed.

Cobb County Vocational. Marietta Ga.

1968-1973 Apprentice TV and radio repairman, Elizabeth Radio and TV

Repair. Marietta GA.

References Available upon request.

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