Kevin R. Dohner (**** W. Frederick Garland Rd. West Milton, OH)

acrtm6@r.postjobfree.com 140 Elmhurst Dr Murfreesboro, TN

Cell: 937-***-**** Home: 615-***-****

Equipment & Facility Tech / Pipefitter

USSTMC/Altria Corporation Nashville, TN

Pipefitter, Misc. September 2007 to Present

PM, process & equipment troubleshooting, production / facility support in a high-speed, high-volume FDA regulated facility.

Proposed / produced multiple upgrade / update projects for (HP) plant steam distribution and condensate return systems. Focus on improving delivery and return with increased reliability and control. Heavy emphasis on reducing energy losses (flash steam) through more efficient utilization and recovery.

Developed and maintain facility-wide steam trap (400+ devices), condensate return pump and steam PRV databases utilizing Microsoft Excel / Access. Service, rebuild and conduct annual survey of same.

Successfully championed initiative to replace aging electro-mechanical condensate return pump packages with energy efficient steam-driven ‘pumping traps’, where appropriate. Ongoing with excellent results.

Identified opportunities for fresh water conservation / improved utilization in automated wash processes. Produced cost effective solutions for same. Efforts realized an 85% reduction (2M gallons/year) in the affected processes.

Appointed 3rd shift ‘Lead Person’ (hourly position) performing as alternate for (salaried) front-line supervision on an as-needed basis. Responsible for coordinating, allocating and dispatching multiple crafts for maximum effect.

ATCO Enterprises Xenia, OH

Machine Repair/Pipefitter December 2006 to August 2007

Installation, re-fit, modification and de-bug of various customer supplied equipment and processes. (i.e.: chilled water, pneumatics, hydraulics, etc.).

Delphi-Harrison Thermal Products Moraine, OH

Equipment & Construction November 1997 to December 2006

Tech/Pipefitter

Primary fluid power technician for an array of Verson 400 -1400 ton mechanical punch presses. Overhauled all drive-train / stock feed / de-coiler lubrication, connection overload and counterbalance systems. Participated in several major component tear down / re-build projects on same.

Troubleshot, disassembled, serviced and installed lubrication systems (Lubriquip / Trabon & Lincoln ‘CentraMatic), pneumatics and hydraulics on numerous equipment lines, machining centers and automated assembly operations.

Implemented facility-wide steam trap survey encompassing 1100 devices. Created tracking database w/ Microsoft Excel / Access.

Identified multiple, process-related sources of uncontrolled waste water generation. Efforts realized a documented annual savings in excess of 23M gallons.

Support QA test cells. Installed split chilled water / heat sink cooling system; including circulators, modulating control valves, plate and frame heat exchanger and heat sink storage tank.

Served as ‘per diem’ skilled trade supervisor for 30+ direct-report pipefitters. Charged with care and oversight of general plant mechanical systems.

Chrysler-Dayton Thermal Products Dayton, OH

Equipment Technician/Pipefitter September 1995 to November 1997

Serviced high-speed stamping presses, induction welders, metal pickling / coating lines, helium mass-spec leak test and other various equipment and plant services in a high-volume manufacturing facility.

Performed major project work, troubleshooting and PM on water-cooled Abar-Ipsen vacuum braze ovens, their related cooling and vacuum systems.

Precision component repair, fixture re-fit and fabrication for the Gage Repair, Die Bay and Engineering departments

Initiated successful rebuild program for process-specific quick disconnect fittings. Returned 200 out-of-service units to inventory for re-issue. Realized savings of $70k.

Devised / fabricated a process-specific leak detector to minimize diagnostic and equipment downtime.

Industrial Piping Systems, Inc. West Milton, OH

Working Supervisor/Estimation July 1993 to September 1995

Process and sanitary piping projects for municipal, institutional and manufacturing clientele.

Replace aging flex-tube boilers, deaerator and feed water system w/ (Hurst) triple-pass, wet-back fire tube boilers and associated equipment for a major glass manufacturer.

Replaced failed (Bryan) flex-tube boiler, w/ re-tubed (North American) Scotch-marine unit, for a supplier to the automotive industry. Provided temporary steam service w/ mobile boiler package.

Total mechanical replacement / re-fit of split chilled / hot water climate control system in an occupied ‘extended care’ facility. Consisted of (McQuay) air-cooled chillers, (Weil-McClain) sectional boilers w/ (Power-Flame) modulating burners, VAV boxes, pneumatically operated diverting valves, circulators and air extraction. Included stand-alone, vertical domestic hot water boiler.

Install water pressure boost / jockey-pump package in an operational, multi-level hospital facility to alleviate low flow / pressure problems on upper floors.

Main isolation backflow preventer installations for major suppliers to the automotive and glass industries.

GM Mechanical, Inc. Covington, OH

Pipefitter/Working Supervisor August 1992 to July 1993

Co-ordinated demolition / removal and replacement of an aging (Kewanee) multi-boiler power house system for a major supplier to the automotive industry. New installation comprised of (Hurst) 3-pass, Scotch marine ‘wetback’ boilers, (Power-Flame) modulating burners, deaerator, feed water, gas train and combustion air sub-systems.

Training Certificates / Seminars - Vocational:

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Pump Service & Repair (Bell & Gossett – ‘Little Red Schoolhouse’ - Morton Grove, Illinois

Pump Repair, Industrial (Technical Training, LLC)

Steam (‘Take the Mystery Out of Your Steam System’) – Steam Economies, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio

Welding, Shielded Metal Arc (Hobart Institute)

Welding, Gas Metal Arc (Hobart Institute)

Oxyacetylene Cutting (Hobart Institute)

Certifications:

Brazing - State of Ohio / Division of Pressure Piping – February 27, 1990

Underground Storage Tank Installer - Ohio Dept of Commerce / Division of State Fire Marshall - March 2, 1990

Backflow Devices - State of Ohio Tester Certification – March 12, 1994

Safety Training:

Press Safety

Press Maintenance and Repair

Lockout Energy Control

LOTO

Rigging

Crane Safety

Confined Space Safety Training

Electrical Safe Work Practices (OSHA)

PPE

Confined Space

Fall Protection Awareness

Aerial Lift Training

Welding Safety

Fire Extinguisher

Forklift Operator Safety Training

Walkie Lift Truck Safety Training

Blood Born Pathogen

Cross Connection Control / Backflow Prevention

Licensure History:

Journeyman, City of Springfield – April 9, 1980

Journeyman, City of Piqua – April 14, 1980

Journeyman, City of Dayton – April 2, 1982

Journeyman, State of Indiana – February 26, 1990

Plumbing Contractor, State of Ohio – 1995

Letters of Recommendation and References

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