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Winston E. Murrey, Jr.

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Savannah, GA 31405

Home: 912-***-****

Cell: 817-***-****

Qualification Summary

Extensive work history in construction, mining, and heavy industrial manufacturing. A progressive,

focused, solutions-oriented professional, experienced in both long and short-range management

and planning needs for equipment and facilities’ maintenance, materials, personnel, scheduling,

and cost accounting.

EXPERIENCE

Scott Bridge Company- Opelika, Al. 2009-Present

Equipment Manger

Responsible for the management of a fleet of bridge building construction equipment consisting of

crawler cranes, rough terrain cranes, and other related construction and support equipment.

• Responsible for purchasing, fleet management, maintenance/repair, sale and disposal of a

fleet varying from 200 to 300 pieces of construction equipment, located throughout the

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.

• Responsible for an equipment support staff of 35 plus managers, foremen, repair and

maintenance technicians and administrative staff.

Austin Bridge and Road - Irving, Texas 2008- 2009

Equipment Director

Responsible for the management of a 1400 unit fleet of heavy highway and bridge building

equipment, consisting of conventional highway construction equipment, asphalt and concrete

plants and related equipment, crawler and rough terrain cranes, and miscellaneous support

equipment with a value of $85 million dollars.

• Managed an annual capital expenditure budget of over $20 million dollars and an operating

budget of $15 million dollars

• Responsible for an equipment support staff of 60 plus managers, foremen, repair and

maintenance technicians and administrative staff.

Malphrus Construction - Hilton Head, South Carolina 2006 - 2008

Equipment Manager / Fleet Manager

Responsible for the management, maintenance, purchase, sale and/or auction sale of a 1300 unit

fleet comprised of Caterpillar, Hitachi, Volvo, Komatsu, Dynapac, Peterbilt, Kenworth, and other

civil, utility, and site development construction equipment with an asset value of over $80 million

dollars.

• Evaluated cost of ownership and made recommendations for the sale and replacement of

equipment.

• Managed an annual capital expenditure budget of over $35 million dollars.

• Coordinated fleet activities for all Malphrus Construction operations located in the

southeastern United States and the Virgin Islands.

• Provided liaison between Malphrus Construction and equipment manufacturers for

warranty, product updates and fleet testing of new construction equipment.

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VSL - Grand Prairie, Texas 2004 – 2005

Equipment Manager

Responsible for the rental, purchasing, management, repair and maintenance of over

1000 pieces of specialized hydraulic equipment used on post-tension concrete construction.

Managed the movement of equipment and resource materials to construction sites

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through- out North America.

Assisted in development and modernization of existing equipment.

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Supervised a staff of mechanics, both shop and field.

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Managed the inventory of all job related resource materials for post-tension concrete

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construction,

Assisted field personnel with technical issues involving the operation of equipment.

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Hayward Baker - Fort Worth, Texas 1999 - 2004

Senior Equipment / Shop Manager

Responsible for purchasing, management, maintenance, technical support, new construction, and

repair of a fleet of Bauer, Klemm, Caterpillar, Cummins, Gardner Denver, Mack Trucks, pumps and

other support equipment.

Responsible for purchasing, fleet management, maintenance/repair, sale and disposal of a

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fleet varying from 60 to 150 pieces of construction equipment, located throughout the

central region of North America

Coordinated the movement of equipment and support materials for over 20 construction

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jobs within the central region of North American as well as the movement of equipment to

and from other regions across North America, Mexico, and Canada.

Managed and monitored a support staff of mechanics (shop and field), authorized hiring

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and firing, approved purchase of materials and equipment necessary for job support with

an annual capital expenditure and maintenance budget exceeding $3,000,000.

Beaird Industries - Shreveport, Louisiana 1995 - 1998

Facility Maintenance Manager

Responsible for all maintenance of and repairs for a 102 acre heavy metal machining and

fabrication facility with manufacturing areas covering approximately 16 acres under roof.

• Managed and monitored a maintenance staff of 35 to 40 mechanical, electrical, technical,

engineering, and supervisory personnel.

• Acted as Project Manager for the renovation and modernization of the manufacturing

facility and product assembly lines.

• Responsible for the maintenance and repairs of all manufacturing equipment including

CNC machining equipment, air compressors, bridge cranes, hydraulic presses, welding

and burning equipment, heavy steel bending and rolling machinery, plate and stress relief

ovens, and a fleet of material moving equipment including forklifts, front-end loaders,

heavy haul yard trucks, trackmobile, and locomotive.

• Implemented a preventive/predictive maintenance repair and inspection program for all

major pieces of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, welding, and CNC machining equipment

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Texas Utilities Mining Co. - Tatum, Texas 1979 – 1995

Senior Maintenance Planner (1988-1995)

Planned, scheduled and prioritized daily maintenance work schedules for 25 plus mechanical and

electrical maintenance personnel in support of mining operations.

Developed and implemented maintenance repair and inspection procedures for major

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mining equipment, HVAC, air compressors, and other support equipment.

Responsible for purchasing, expediting, repairing, and quality control of maintenance

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materials.

Managed/coordinated site maintenance subcontractors including HVAC, custodial, field

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machining, steam cleaning, fire suppression, overhead cranes, and air compressor

service.

Responsible for mine safety training of subcontractors to comply with government safety

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regulations.

Maintenance Records & Control System Coordinator (1986 – 1988)

Assisted with the establishment of the Texas Utilities "Maintenance Management System" for

equipment history and scheduling of preventive maintenance.

Responsible for managing, monitoring, and maintaining equipment history database.

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Screened all technical data pertaining to equipment maintenance and repair history for

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future maintenance scheduling.

Generated repair trend analysis reports for budget cost forecasting

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Planned and scheduled preventive maintenance and repairs.

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Cost Accountant/materials - Coordinator/Special Projects (1985 – 1986)

Responsible for cost estimating/cost accounting for major equipment overhauls and construction

projects.

Achieved cost estimating accuracy to within 1/20 if 1% on projects up to $ 14,000,000

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Planned, purchased, scheduled, and expedited project materials.

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Repairable Materials Coordinator (1983 – 1985)

Coordinated/supervised the off-site repair and quality control of all repairable material in the

maintenance department.

Initiated technical data and specifications for material repairs.

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Compiled and evaluated contractor performance, cost, and quality records.

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Reduced maintenance material repair costs by 50% over 2 years

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Responsible for the daily supervision of facilities HVAC, custodial, vehicle maintenance

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and other maintenance contracts.

Initiated the first HVAC preventive maintenance program, which reduced equipment failure

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by 95% in 2 years.

Prepared all on-site maintenance service contracts.

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Inventory Control Coordinator (1979 – 1983)

Maintained inventory database, made recommendations to upper management for additions,

deletions, and inventory level changes.

Reduced excess inventory by $ 700,000 the first year.

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Reviewed monthly inventory transactions for accuracy.

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Instrumental in recouping /correction over $ 1,000,000 in erroneous charges due to errors

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in the inventory management system.

Dallas Power & Light Company, Dallas, Texas (1977 – 1979)

Engineering Technician/Overhead Construction

Prepared overhead construction plans for the modernization, renovation, and extension of existing

and new electric utility lines for the City of Dallas.

Coordinated joint construction with other city and public utilities.

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EDUCATION

Texas A & M Commerce - Commerce, Texas

Bachelor of Science Industry and Technology - Business Administration

MEMBERSHIPS LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Association of Equipment Management Professionals

Certified Mine Health and Safety Instructor

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