Gerald Cooper Lewis, Jr.
Plainfield, Illinois 60586
**/** - */** **** Industries, Inc. - Geneva, Illinois
Production Supervisor (6/96 - 03/09) Supervise production
for three continuous belt hymen laminator's and three
polyester saturating lines. Supervise production, shipping,
and quality control using lean manufacturing principles,
senior health and safety committee member. Supervise
personnel on multiple shifts running polyester and melamine
resin systems, ensuring only quality products leave the
facility, update and maintain standard operating condition
on all products run. Schedule personnel and production for
two shifts, handle complaints, both internal and external,
manage e-time for payroll and handle any other minor issues
for human resources, order bulk resin, acetone and supplies
for departments, conduct interviews and annual reviews.
Handle any maintenance issues on off shift, back up for mix
room operator, proficient in making 800 gallon resin
batches, act as back up for plant manager.
Warehouse (11/95-6/96) Handled shipping and receiving for
entire plant, Loading and unloading of trucks using stand-
up, sit down and clamp truck. Certified forklift operator,
Managed 50,000 square feet of warehouse.
Machine Operator (10/94 - 11/95) Treated decorative paper
with resin (laminate). Also have 14 years of batch making
experience.
6/94 - 9/94 Amvets (American Veterans Association) - Aurora, Illinois
Bartender
11/92 - 2/94 GATX Terminal Corporation - Bedford Park, Illinois
Line Operator - Operated high speed line for filling and
packaging anti-freeze. Responsible for blending the base
ingredients to make anti-freeze, 90,000 gallon batches.
Forklift operation, pallet wrapping and loading trailers.
8/92 - 11/92 Miner Enterprises - Geneva, Illinois
Plastic Extrusion Operator/Assembler - Mass production of
train brake and suspension systems using plastic extrusion,
table saw and drill press, forklift operation.
11/84 - 8/92 United States Air Force
Shaw Air Force Base - South Carolina (2/90 - 8/92)
Air Traffic Controller - Coordinate the flow of military
and civilian aircraft operations to ensure safe and
expeditious flow of air traffic, assigned to mobility unit;
responsible for mobile radar operations worldwide, served
in deployments to various locations for providing air
traffic control services utilizing mobile radar, mobile
control tower and mobile radio vehicle.
Osan Air Base - Korea (1/89 - 1/90)
Air Traffic Controller - Responsible for safe and efficient
flow of air traffic for largest US tactical fighter wing in
the Republic of Korea, accomplish internal coordination
among radar approach control position, as well as six other
air traffic control facilities, perform equipment checks on
over $2 million in radar, radio and navigational aids,
train newly assigned controllers and document training.
Yakota Air Base - Japan (6/85 - 11/88)
Air Traffic Control Specialist - Responsible for proper
flow of air traffic in and out of seven airports within a
9,000 square mile area, issue control instruction,
clearances, advisories to military and civilian aircraft,
train apprentice air traffic controllers.
EDUCATION Oswego High School, Oswego, Illinois
Air Traffic Control Specialist School
Professional Military Education
On The Job Trainer/Supervisor Course
Joliet Junior College- Business
SPECIAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ** Instituted second shift where one was needed
**Desert Storm Kuwait
Liberation Medal
**Participation in the
first unit ever to receive the Best Air
Traffic Control Complex of The Year Award in
Tactical Air Command