Manager Maintenance

MICHAEL J. L. SIEWERT

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Fort Worth, TX 76112

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OBJECTIVE Trilingual Manufacturing / Facilities / Operations management

with possibility for upward movement with a stable and

progressive manufacturer, where I can utilize my

experience.

SUMMARY 25+ years+ of management in the manufacturing and metal

industry!

EXPERIENCE

2010 to present Innovative Metal Components,

Inc Lufkin, TX

Mfrs. of Aerospace Castings

VP of Operations / Partner

. Responsible for all plant operations

. Build the entire green field facility

. Includes all permitting

. Equipment selection and installation

. Successful start up of the entire facility with first article

runs

. Full production for investment castings, sand molding,

finishing machining and shipping.

2008 - 2010 Vientek de Mexico

Ciudad Juarez, Chih. Mexico

Mfrs. of Composites Windblades

Maintenance Manager

. Responsible for all equipment and facilities in the three

manufacturing plants.

. Six direct reports, including 3 superintendants and 3

engineers and approx. 150 hourly technicians, millwrights,

and electricians.

. Implemented a "Computer Brain" custom CMMS system to the

facility, which helped us improve the actual uptime from 73%

to 91%

. Implemented "total" parts and tool inventory/ control for a

$10,000,000+ maintenance parts warehouse and for 20,000ea

production tools.

. Increased production capacity from 6 to 8 lines, than 9 to 11

lines and currently working on 12 to 15 lines.

. Improved security at the facility by bullet proofing all

entrances, exterior walls offices and automated personnel

entrees.

2006- 2008 ConMet de Mexico

Monterrey, NL Mexico

Mfrs. of Automotive Aluminum

Castings

Operations Manager

* Responsible for all foundry operations in

this facility.

* Six direct reports and up to 450 hourly

production personnel on three shifts.

* Increased mold production from 21 cell's

to 31 cell's . In process of

increasing capacity to 39 molding

cell's.

* Streamlined the heat treat operation,

from 80% to 92% uptime.

* Identified bottle necks in the cleaning

operation and resolved the issues with scheduling.

* Improved Melting efficiency by working

with the maintenance team to conserve natural gas.

2003- 2006 U.S. Foundry Corporation and Manufacturing

Miami, FL

Mfrs. of Municipal Gray/Ductile Iron Castings 10# to 800#

Maintenance Manager

. Responsible for all electrical and mechanical equipment in

this manufacturing plant.

. Five direct reports including maintenance superintendent,

electrical controls engineering manager, machine shop

manager, fabrication shop manager, environmental mtc manager,

twelve indirect reports, and 100 hourly millwrights,

electricians, fabricators, machinists, and electronic

technicians.

. Implemented laser alignment, oil analysis, vibration

analysis, and root cause analysis; which works in conjunction

with an existing mapcom system.

. Reorganized maintenance organization, which reflected in

increased efficiency and uptime from 72% to 91%.

. Managed two scheduled plant shutdowns and three scheduled

mini shutdowns with perfect startups.

. Currently modifying the finishing department and installing

automated casting handling and grinding equipment.

. In process of planning the installation of a BMM/Vulcan

automatic cope/drag mold line and an eighty ton holding

furnace.

2001 - 2003 Tyler Pipe

Tyler, TX

Mfrs. of Gray / Ductile Castings 1# to 2,000#

General Plant Facilities Manager

. Responsible for all electrical and mechanical equipment in

two manufacturing plants.

. Six direct reports including two maintenance superintendents,

machine shop manager, motor pool manager, sr. plant engineer,

and environmental maintenance manager, twenty-eight indirect

reports, and 240 hourly mechanics and electricians.

. Modified Cupola Charging System in both plants, including

metallics and non-metallics.

. Overhauled Akre Pipe Manufacture Machines from the foundation

up.

. Redesigned and modified 28 ea Tyler-made automatic core

machines.

. Redesigned and modified existing Impact Molding Sand System,

including the installation of Didion MD-400 and BD-400 drums.

This also included Carrier Shaker Conveyors and Pekay Sand

Conditioners.

. Installed new Laempe L-120 and L-70 Core Blower Machines.

. Installed new PAC 10 Permanent Mold Line.

1995 - 2001 Oil City Iron Works Inc.

Corsicana, TX

Mfrs. Of Gray / Ductile Castings 5# to 5,000#

Plant Engineer / Maintenance Manager

. Responsible for all electrical and mechanical equipment.

. Maintaining a 98.7% uptime in the plant.

. Three direct reporting Maintenance Supervisors and 15

indirect reporting Maintenance Technicians / Electricians.

. Designed, built and installed a 4,000 CFM compressed air

facility.

. Redesigned and replaced the primary and secondary power

distribution.

. Worked with Texas Utilities on designing and installing a

Peak-Shaving Controller. This included diesel generators and

controlled large power consumers.

. Designed, built, and installed a new 3500 kw Inductotherm

Dual Trac Furnace with two 4 metric ton steel shell furnaces.

This included the charging system, gas fired preheated,

cooling tower, back up generator, vacuum breaker,

transformers, cranes building, etc.

. Installed a new Hunter Hmp 20H flask less molding machine.

. Installed a new Robert Sinto SCC-90 core blower machine,

including a complete sand system and scrubber.

. Redesigned the existing Return Sand System and installed a

new Didion Media Drum with oscillating Sorting Conveyor.

. Rearranged the Coreroom, and Air Set Lines, to improve

production flow.

1991 - 1995 Kessler Foundry and Machine El

Paso, TX

Mfrs. Of Iron, Steel, Aluminum, Cd.

Juarez, Mexico

and Brass Castings 5# to 2,000#

Canutillo, TX

Maintenance Superintendent

. Responsible for all electrical and mechanical equipment, in

the three manufacturing plants.

. Five direct reporting Maintenance Supervisors and 25 indirect

reporting Maintenance Mechanics.

. Start up the Darbyshire foundry in Canutillo, after it was

out of operation for 7 years.

. Moved entire green sand foundry from the El Paso plant to the

Canutillo plant. Reinstalled and expanded from 6 molding

stations to 15 molding stations.

. Moved 250 kw Inductotherm Mark 2 Furnace with a 2,000# Box

furnace and Crucible Lift / Swing Furnace from the El Paso

plant to the Canutillo plant.

. Completely overhauled the Inductotherm Mark 2 power supply,

and modified it into a Mark 4.

. Redesigned and modified numerous electrical controls.

1987 - 1991 Visu - Craft by HBS. El Paso, TX

Mfrs. Of Store Display Racks

General Maintenance Supervisor

. Responsible for all electrical and mechanical equipment.

. 14 direct reporting Maintenance Technicians.

. Installed and redesigned one of the biggest nickel / chrome

plating lines in the USA.

. Modified all controls with PLC's.

1984-1987 Sun Manufacturing

Santa Teresa, NM

Mfrs. Of commercial heating and cooling units

Air Washer Department Foreman

. Responsible for building and maintaining commercial heating /

cooling equipment for customers such as Wipp, Sandia National

Laboratories, Hughes Aircraft, and White Sands Missile Range.

. 8 direct reporting technicians.

EDUCATION

1975 - 1979 Taunusstein Technical College

Taunusstein, Germany

BS Electrical Engineering

MILITARY 1979 - 1984 German Air Force

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