Manager Management

Carl E. Simmons

** ******** **** • Vilonia, Arkansas 72173 • 501-***-****

*********@*****.***

MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS LEADER

Building & Leading Efficient & Quality-Driven Technical Management Operations

Results-driven Operations Management Leader with extensive experience in the planning,

development, staffing and management of multisite technical maintenance operations. Championed

the development and implementation of automated technologies, and the streamlining of processes

and systems to boost productivity and reduce operating costs.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Planning ● P&L, Budgeting & Reporting ● Procurement Operations

Contract Negotiations ● Logistics Planning ● Inventory Management

Asset Management ● Quality & Performance Improvement ● Supplier Sourcing Customer

Management ● Multisite Operations Management ● Cost Reduction

SAP, ASTM, AHTD, MSHA, OSHA & DOT Compliance ● Safety Management

Production Management ● Staff Recruitment & Training ● Change Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WELSPUN HFW 2013

Pipe mill manufacturing 6” – 20” certified

General Mechanical Supervisor

• Oversee all maintenance operations.

• Accepted full responsibility of machine shop.

• Oversee 4 supervisors with 4 millwrights per team.

• Mentored new millwrights and monitored there progress within the program.

• Worked directly with engineering on all new machine designs and modifications for the

facility.

• Prototyped new tooling for the plant to move pipe without touching the pipes.

• Develop maintenance budget and personnel requirements.

BAYOU WELL SERVICES, Grand Cane, Louisiana 2011 – 2013

Well site support provider of state-of-the-art equipment and a dynamic workforce

Refurbish Operations Manager/Maintenance Manager

• Recruited to oversee a maintenance operation comprised of 45 mechanics, 6 electrical

technicians and 4 field mechanics performing work over rig repairs and the rebuilding of

QSK45, 50 Cummins, Alison 9,000 series, Caterpillar twin desk transmission, MTU V12s,

SPM and Gardner Denver power ends.

• Accepted full responsibility for budgeting, logistics, performance management and the

maintenance of frac units/tractors, blenders, hydration units, backside pumps, water transfer

equipment and sand chiefs.

• Reassigned to Houston in May 2012 to establish a remanufacturing operation from the

ground floor.

• Instituted operating procedures, staffing and training protocols, design engineering and

machine manufacturing systems and R&D for frac units and down hole tools.

CUDD ENERGY SERVICES, Vilonia, Arkansas 2009 – 2011

Provider of technical and specialized oilfield services to E&P companies…a subsidiary of RPC, Inc.,

publicly traded on the NYSE

Maintenance Supervisor

• Functioned as second in command within the coil tubing services division with full

responsibility for a team of 25 mechanics and operators performing maintenance repairs.

• Instituted a preventive maintenance program that reduced equipment downtime by 46%.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

SIMMONS PLASTIC INJECTION/MOLD & DIE, INC., Vilonia, Arkansas 1998 – 2009

President & General Manager

• Acquired an underperforming tool and die business, and assumed full P&L and operating

leadership for strategic business planning, sales and marketing strategy, customer

development and retention, engineering design, staffing (35), training, performance

management, quality control and financial reporting.

• Introduced AutoCAD and Inventor software, new engineering changes, tooling designs and

production automation to reduce labor costs and increase product offerings.

• Established a plastic injection facility to expand customer base, and relocated the facility from

Little Rock to Vilonia.

• Grew business from $400,000 to $5 million in annual revenue.

JA RIGGS CATERPILLAR COMPANY, Little Rock, Arkansas 1982 – 1998

Exclusive Arkansas Dealer of Caterpillar Equipment…sells, services, leases and rents Caterpillar

machinery and used construction equipment

Sixteen-year career highlighted by increasingly responsible positions. Extensive aggregate

experience in the repair, rebuild and fabrication of jaw and eccentric rock crushers.

Manager, Machine Shop Hydraulic Power Division (1985 – 1998)

• Promoted to provide P&L and operating leadership for the hydraulic power division comprised

of 50 employees performing machine, welding, hydraulic and engine remanufacturing and

repair.

• Assumed divisional responsibility for strategic planning, budgeting, staffing, training,

production planning, material/equipment procurement, operating procedures, testing, safety,

quality control, performance management, process improvement and reporting.

• Designed hydraulic testing units for pumps, valves, gauges, cylinders and high pressure

pipes; honing machine for hydraulic cylinders, and drilling heads; and fixtures and electronics

for the oil and gas industry.

• Developed and instituted training, education and certification programs.

• Led division’s expansion into other markets to include aerospace (Patriot Missile) and

automotive (Pirelli Tires).

• Grew division from inception to $35 million while maintaining a 52% gross profit margin.

Hydraulic Shop Supervisor / Machinist (1982 – 1985)

• Recruited as a Machinist and advanced quickly to Hydraulic Shop Supervisor to establish the

first remanufacturing facility for heavy equipment components.

• Sourced and procured machining equipment, developed standard operating procedures,

implemented a safety training program, hired/trained a team of machinists and

identified/cultivated a customer network.

EDUCATION & CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Caterpillar Management Training Program (600 hours)

OSHA & Safety Training • Heavy Equipment Operations • Machine Shop Supervision

Work Over Rig Repair • Coil Tubing Maintenance • Diesel Mechanical Troubleshooting

Dale Carnegie Sales Training

Graduate, Pulaski Technical School, Pulaski, Illinois

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