Power Plant Electrical
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cHARLES A. O'DONNELL
ADDRESS
SHEPPTON, PA 18248
******@********.***
WORK EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
Electrical and mechanical maintenance technician at a corrugated box facility.
Duties include, but not limited to, troubleshooting and repairing all types of
high speed rotating equipment for corrugating and paper printing. Maintaining DC
drives, VFD's, PLC's and all types of control circuits. Oversee daily boiler and
waste water operations. Planned maintenance and repair of all parts on the
corrugators, flexo-glueing machines and rotator die cutters. Installation of new
machinery with outside equipment engineers. Update and modify machinery to
increase speeds and productivity. Inspections of firemain system and the main
480 volt bus system for yearly insurance code. Repair of plant conveyor systems.
Machine shop and welding shop repairs to bearing journal shafts and rolls from
various machines. Rebuilding starch/glue production area with new 480 volt
electric service plus new air, stream and water line installation. Use of
company software programs for work orders, purchasing orders and safety work
orders.
2004-11/2006
PLASTINETICS, INC., HAZLETON, PA
Oversee maintenance for a machine shop and fabricating facility. This includes
all installation, trouble-shooting, and repair and safety inspection of the
electrical and mechanical equipment on-site. Upgrade and modernize
electro-mechanical machines to plc or electronic control systems. Modernize old
electrical and mechanical systems for better productivity. Maintain purchasing,
inventory and all safety records for the maintenance department.
SIMMONS LTD., HAZLETON, PA
Installed, diagnosed, repaired and maintained high speed machinery in a large
manufacturing facility .Worked on industrial sewing machines, coil machines,
electronic conveyor systems and all other plant systems and miscellaneous
equipment. Electrical repairs consisted of 480 volt AC 3 phase down to 5 volt DC
board voltage. Maintained plant pneumatics compressors, emergency back-up
generator, Ups for computer and telephone systems.
1996-2003
KEMPER EQUIPMENT HAZLETON,PA
Responsible for plant and equipment maintenance including electrical, mechanical,
hydraulic and pneumatic machines and tools. In charge of plant safety training.
Worked with the insurance company to improve safety standards within the plant.
Leadman of daily workload including layout and fabricating of conveyor systems,
dump hoppers, stone crushers, and other aggregate equipment. Assist with all
shipping, receiving, purchasing, and inventory of stock and consumable items.
Initial job included upgrading electrical service in the plant (i.e., replacing
old power panels, upgrading overhead cranes, replacing plant heating system,
installing new electric service for paint room to conform to NEC codes).
1989-1996 ABB POWER
GENERATION CORP., HAZLETON, PA
Duties included setting up and maintaining a preventive maintenance schedule,
trouble shooting, and repairing all electrical equipment. Established
maintenance on emergency diesel generator and uninterrupted power supply to
plant. Calibration of CO monitoring system and BTU monitoring system as per OSHA
and MSHA. Calibration of transmitters and transducers of gas and steam turbines.
Set up machine shop on power plant site. Promoted to power plant maintenance
technician to oversee gas and steam turbine repairs. Duties included inspection
and repair of gas and steam turbines, switch yard gear, and generators.
1984-1989
CARTER FOOTWEAR, INC., WILKES-BARRE, PA
Main function was installing, troubleshooting, and repairing all types of
electronics and electrical controlled production equipment with mechanical,
hydraulic, or pneumatic operations. Installed and repaired all types of DC
drives, DC speed motors, AC single and three phase motors. Experience with PLC
and computer repairs. Worked with schematics of plant equipment. Worked with
plant engineer and outside engineering staff on design and installation of
equipment. Designed and implemented upgrades to retrofit older equipment.
1980-1982
LATTIMER MACHINE SHOP, HAZLETON, PA
Set up and operated lathes, milling machines, and vertical bore machines. Worked
off blueprints or samples of a variety of pumps, valves and hydraulic systems.
Performed various types of welding and electrical repairs.
MILITARY SERVICE
Served in the United States Navy from 8-76 to 8-80, as a machinery repairman.
Operated all types of Lathes, Milling Machines, Surface Grinders and Drill
Presses. Class "A" Machinery Repairman School from 10-76 to 3-77. Material and
Supplies Director, and Maintenance Program Supervisor of the work center. Last 6
months billeted as Work Center Supervisor (E-8 Billet) in command of 10 men and
supervised all work orders. Honorable Discharge with rank E-5 (2nd Class
Non-Commissioned Officer).
EDUCATION
College: Associate Degree - Pennsylvania State University 1982 - 1984
Major: Electrical Engineering Technology
High School: Hazleton Area Vocational School - 1976
Major: Machinist
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