Michael Luis

**** ******** **. – Hanford, California 93230

559-***-****

acgtl6@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Experienced working at management level in custom fabrication and sanitary systems for food

manufacturing facilities catering to the dairy industry as well as hands on management of

maintenance and operations of a large scale tomato processing facility. This experience

encompasses operations, budgeting, and scheduling in the areas of system fabrication, system

installation, maintenance, and engineering for dairy facilities producing cheese and dry whey

protein and lactose products as well as maintenance and production operations associated with

large scale tomato condensed products. Have strong design, installation, maintenance, and

troubleshooting skills developed in past seven years working in food industry. Have extensive

experience in employee relations and development gained through commissioning new plants

and processes as both an internal and outside resource.

Professional Experience

All Valley Welding & Machine, Lemoore California 2012 - Present

Custom design and fabrication of equipment and system for dairy industry.

Business Owner

• Own and operate custom fabrication and repair facility catering to local food producers

and processors in the nut and dairy industries.

• Design, engineer, estimate, and supervise the installation of food process equipment

used in the dairy facilities producing cheese and kindred products.

• Provide repair and upgrade services to the nut harvesting and processing facilities

located in the California Central Valley region.

• Supervise and operate fabrication processes on business owned CNC, milling and

turning equipment as well as brakes, sheers and CNC plasma tables.

• Perform welding (ARC, MIG, TIG, Gas) in all materials as required for specific

applications.

Accomplishments

Started my own fabrication and repair business starting with only hand tools and

developing it into a full service operation capable of handling any design,

fabrication, and installation project that we have been associated with.

J.G. Boswell, Corcoran California 2009 - 2012

Tomato Product Processor.

Evaporator Operation/ Maintenance Supervisor

• Responsible for managing the daily operations of a 200,000 lbs/hr tomato processing

facility.

• Directed operations and maintenance staff in daily operations and maintenance of high

capacity tomato evaporation/ concentrating production line consisting of evaporators and

auxiliary support equipment.

• Supervised night shift employees in plant maintenance and operations of the facility.

• Managed the maintenance and repair part inventory including re-order/ stocking of parts.

• Managed all environmental related concerns in the plant and led/ trained the plants

HAZMAT team.

Accomplishments

I was a part of the building of the plant and was able to gain experience from

breaking ground to the finished operation plant. My knowledge of the system

design and capacity allowed me to fully train the operations and maintenance

staff how to operate and maintain the plant at 98% operational efficiency.

Trained a new HAZMAT team to support the plant in the event a failure occurred.

E.C. Nelson, Rio Oso California 2008 - 2009

Custom Fabrication & Repair Catering to Food and Dairy facilities.

Superintendant

• Project superintendant for projects in the dairy cheese and protein industry as well as

tomato processing operations.

• Managed and supervised 150 company employees as well as outside contractors and

sub-contractors in the daily functions over multiple projects and locations.

• Project manager of large scale tomato processing plant build.

Accomplishments

Project manager on a $90,000,000 tomato processing plant build and startup.

Managed company employees and contractors in the day to day tasks required

to built the facility on budget and on schedule.

Purchasing Agent, Field Safety Manager (2008 – 2008)

• Responsibilities included negotiating purchasing contracts for dairy related

equipment and piping supplies needed for projects out in the field. Responsible for

negotiating terms and conditions for equipment purchases ranging from $25,000 to

$1,000,000.

• Organized and managed the company’s parts inventory worth $10 million.

• Assisted in the field coordination of multiple contractors and company personnel.

• Monitored and enforced all company job site safety polices as well as implementing

standard operating procedures for installation.

Accomplishments

Develop safety procedures and guidelines that greatly reduced injuries over the

year.

Demonstrated leadership abilities by accepting responsibilities outside of my role

which lead to my promotion to Project Superintendent

Field Pipe Fitter & Welder (2007 – 2008)

• Responsibilities included layout, fitting, and welding of stainless steel sanitary

piping systems in dairy production plants following PMO and USDA guidelines.

Accomplishments

Taught other field welders how to measure and properly fit sanitary piping greatly

improving the efficiency of the filed grew.

Luis Radiator & Muffler, Lemoore California 2001 - 2007

Automotive Radiator and Muffler Repair Shop.

Shop Manager

• Managed daily operations of a successful radiator and muffler repair facility.

• Managed and supervised 10 shop employees.

• Maintained the store's inventory of $50,000 in parts and accessories.

Accomplishments

Worked to increase monthly sales to $30,000.

Education:

Lemoore High School

IVES Certified Instructor, forklifts category 1-5, man lifts and scissor lifts.

HAZWOPER training for HAZMZT

Waukesha pump school gaining certified rebuilder status.

Boiler certification

Skills

Programs: MS Word, Excel, MS Power Point, MS Projects, and AutoCad

Working knowledge of HCCAP, Master Sanitation, and GMP

Effective interpersonal communication skills

Strong leadership and administration skills

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