MICHAEL D. CIARAMELLA
***** ******* ***** ***** ************, FL 32258
*********@****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Managerial Skills:
. Experience managing various levels of technicians in Production and/or
Maintenance in both non-union and union environments.
. Experience managing Production and Maintenance associates in high
speed manufacturing environments.
. Experienced in maintaining Safety and Quality standards throughout a
Manufacturing Environment.
. Experience managing and administering multiple Computerized
Maintenance Management Systems. (CMMS)
. Experience managing daily operations to meet Production and
Maintenance schedules, and downstream requirements.
. Experience utilizing skills to improve operations, identify and
implement cost saving measures, and develop training programs for
plant operational, support, and engineering employees.
. Experience working with engineers, quality assurance, safety and other
applicable departments to review improvements to Maintenance and
Production equipment and processes.
. Monitoring Production and Maintenance activities of both technicians
and machinery, ability to offer technical improvements, procedural
efficiency, and to determine measures to increase productivity.
. Experience determining and purchasing necessary tools and equipment
needed to meet requirements.
Technical Skills:
. Class B CDL driver with bus, passenger, and air brake endorsements.
. Responsible for Production and Maintenance operations in multiple
manufacturing environments.
. Utilized many years of troubleshooting equipment to develop training
programs to advance skill levels of maintenance technicians.
. Skilled in diagnostics and repairs on Electrical/Electronic equipment
systems.
. Skilled in diagnostics and repairs on Production Equipment and
Facility's Mechanical Systems.
. Skilled in organization and administration of plant wide Computerized
Maintenance Management Programs.
. Developed projects based on the needs of the equipment and the
department.
Experience in the following Manufacturing Environments:
. Snack Foods, Textile Machinery, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care
Products, Liquid and Aerosol Chemical Products, Medical Devices
Project Management Experience:
. Design, acquisition, and installation of various production and
facility improvements and operational equipment.
. Performed facilitation and coordination of projects.
PLANT EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
. Converting, Extruding, Filling, Packaging, Labeling, Material
Handling, Facility and Distribution Systems.
. PLC's, Power Distribution, Boiler systems, Chiller systems and HVAC
Controls, Compressed Air systems, Robotics, and Computerized
Maintenance Management programs.
. Skilled in the use of most Windows based computer applications and
tools.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Durham School Services Jacksonville, FL October 2010
- Present
. CDL driver, B Classification.
. Passenger and bus endorsements.
. Air Brake endorsement.
Johnson & Johnson, Vistakon Division, Jacksonville, FL 2001-
October 2009
Operations Engineer/Shift Supervisor
. Responsible for the overall management of multiple production lines,
and teams of 36 operational/ maintenance technicians in this highly
automated FDA class 3 Medical Device manufacturing environment.
. Manager and administrator of the department's Preventative and
Predictive Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Responsible for the approval of revisions to the program, and the
implementation of those changes into a validated management system.
. Operate in a high performance team environment, aimed at meeting or
exceeding daily production requirements, while maintaining the
equipment in a like new condition-
. Conduct daily shift meetings to review production responsibilities for
the day, and days ahead.
. Conduct a minimum of 2 One on One meetings each quarter with each
technician where performance and developmental goals were agreed upon
and/or evaluated. Conduct mid-year and annual performance reviews.
. Utilize technical expertise for continuous improvement projects that
support the overall corporate goals.
. Responsible for the department's Machine Guarding program designed to
stay in 100% compliance with the Johnson & Johnson Zero Access Policy.
Petro Chemical Products Inc., Jacksonville, FL
1998- 2000
Operations Manager
. Responsibile to ensure that the facility's daily operation met or
exceeded the production goals of the automotive chemical products we
produced.
. Provided short and long range planning to enhance and maximize
facility use, and to insure our capabilities stayed ahead of the
projected needs of the current and future customer base.
. Conducted daily meetings with staff to review production and
maintenance staff responsibilities for the day, and days ahead.
. My direct reports were the Production Manager, Plant Engineer,
Maintenance Supervisor, Materials Coordinators, and the Production
Scheduler.
Radiator Specialty Company, Charlotte, NC
1988-1998
Plant Production Manager 1992-1998
. Direct manager of thirteen line foremen and machinery mechanics.
. Indirect manager of 50 to 75 production and support employees.
. Responsible for the daily production operations of the plant's
fourteen liquid and aerosol filling lines.
. Responsible for the daily activities of the maintenance department
utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System.
Project Engineer 1988-1992
. Responsible for the design and implementation of process improvements.
. Responsible for designating new or used equipment, and then working
with the vendors, and the plant's maintenance team to insure that the
projects were completed on time, and within budget.
. Responsible for installation and training on all new plant
improvements and systems.
Frito-Lay Incorporated, Charlotte, NC
1979-1988
Equipment Maintenance Manager 1985-1988
. Managed a work force, which consisted of four Maintenance Supervisors,
a Planner/Scheduler, six parts room attendants, and thirty-six multi-
skilled mechanics in a 24 hour, 7 days per week operation.
. Teams were responsible for the repair and maintenance of all
processing and packaging systems in a 250,000 square foot snack food
manufacturing plant.
Facility Maintenance Manager 1982-1985
. Managed a team of 6 electro-mechanical technicians who were
responsible for the repair and maintenance of the plant's utilities
systems, 350 psi boiler systems, Chillers and HVAC systems, Power
Distribution systems, material handling equipment, and overall
building upkeep.
Maintenance Supervisor 1979-1982
. Shift supervisor of the team responsible for the overnight PM's and
repairs to the equipment during the nightly sanitation process, and
the subsequent start-up of the corn and potato cooking and converting
process.
EDUCATION
. Electrical/Electronic Design, Benjamin Franklin Technical Institute,
Boston, MA.
. Military related electronic/mechanical courses - Air Force College
(USAF Reserve)