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Maintenance Technician

Location:
Newport, TN
Posted:
December 08, 2012

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Technician-Maint,HVAC, Electrician (United States)

Date: 2012-12-02, 1:07PM ****.********@**-**.***

RUSSELL R. RATHBONE

**** ******** ****, *******, ** 37821 T: 423-***-**** ***************@*****.*** cell 865-***-****

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN/ ELECTRICIAN/HVAC

Project Management / Preventative Maintenance / Delivering Results

Objective:

Seeking a field service technician or technical position with leadership responsibilities including problem solving, planning, organizing and managing budgets to achieve the corporate goals.

Career summary:

A growth-oriented and highly talented Maintenance Technician with a strong background in electrical and preventative maintenance implementation. Continuous Process Improvement (Kaizen), root-cause analysis, 5S system is also areas I have helped in implementing. I have over 20 years of experience in this domain as well as excellent communication and leadership skills.

Job Skills:

An Experienced team leader with the ability to initiate/manage cross-functional teams and multi-disciplinary projects, and to deliver cost reduction using dedicated process.

Analytical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills and strong electro-mechanical experience.

Strategic Planning, Execution, organizing

Excellence Personal Communication skills

Project management skills: Influencing, leading, negotiating and delegating abilities

Conflict resolution

Adaptability and tolerant to stressed situations.

Other Skills:

Creative thinking and organizational skills

Effective listening skills

Decision making and negotiating skills

Determination and Diplomacy skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FULTON BELLOWS 2011 -- present

Maintenance Technician Pay rate $20.00 hour

Routine maintenance of hydraulic presses, vacuum furnaces, and facility. Working on machinery that was prior WW II technology finding ways to standardize to today's technology.

Selected Achievements

Routine maintenance on machinery

Worked with blueprints and electrical schematics

Worked with hydraulics and pneumatics

Worked on low pressure boiler

Repaired and worked on vacuum ovens/furnaces

Helped in Waste treatment area

TRW FUJI Valve 2010 -- 2011

Maintenance Technician Pay rate $18.00 hour

Started as machine technician after being on unemployment for (2) two years. Eventually moved into a maintenance position. I helped perform preventive maintenance measures on machinery and troubleshooting when equipment went down.

Selected Achievements

Routine maintenance on machinery

Worked with blueprints and electrical schematics

Worked with hydraulics and pneumatics

Used 5S, Kan-Ban, & Kaizen

Worked with Poka Yoke systems for the new designs which prevent assembly from committing mistakes.

MIZUNO-AUTO 2004 -- 2008

Maintenance Technician Pay rate $18.50 hour

I was the only person in maintenance for this company during their stay here in the U.S before closing and returning to Japan.

Selected Achievements

Building and facilities maintenance

Fabrication of many different improvements.

Member of Safety Committee

Implemented PM system for equipment

Control over MRO

Assisted in operating training

Omron PLC

Repair of center less grinders

Repair and preventive maintenance of 10 ton roof top hvac units

Routine maintenance on compressor units

Used 5S, Kan-Ban, & Kaizen

American Appliance Products 2002-2004

Maintenance Technician III Pay rate $17.50 hour

Leadership role of project maintenance and preventive maintenance. Directing and delegating multiple activities to minimize downtime for repairs according to schedule of production needs. (Lay-off)

Selected Achievements

Used 5S, Kan-Ban, & Kaizen

Attended workshop for Allen-Bradley Power Flex drives

Dis-assembled and repair of hydraulic presses

Design and wiring of control panels

Allen Bradley SLC500 & Micrologix

Pneumatics and hydraulic repair

3phase equipment such as motors, transformers, etc. . .

Maintenance on Ingersoll Rand Compressors

Used shop machinery such as stick and mig welder, engine lathe, milling machine, surface grinder, torches, plasma cutter, etc. . .

Low pressure boiler maintenance

Conveyor systems

Supervisor Weekend Crew Project and Preventative Maintenance

Eastern Plating 1999-2002

Industrial Electrician Pay rate $10.65 hour

Lead role as electrician maintaining rectifiers, control panels, and other electrical equipment. Design and program of control panels and programmable logic controllers to replace old relay logic. Started as boiler and pump repair which included high pressure, low pressure, chiller, water tower, centrifugal, and air pumps, etc. . .

Selected Achievements

Use of oscilloscope to chart readings on rectifiers

Repair of pumps

High/Low pressure boiler maintenance

Ran conduit

Square D Skymax and Allen Bradley PLC

Cutler Hammer, Square D, Allen Bradley, Siemens, GE, White Westinghouse- motor starters, contactors, dc drives, etc. . .

Conveyor systems

Use of shop equipment such as pipe threaded, welder, torches, etc. . .

480 and 575 3phase

Hydraulics/Pneumatics

Dollywood 1992-1999

Rides Maintenance Mechanic Pay rate $10.25 hour

Master craftsmen on constructing and repair of Slidewinder boats. I took the lead role in the research and development of building new boats for this ride. This was a cost savings of thousands of dollars and downtime for the company. I also helped during the off season in the construction of new projects. High risk rides mechanic also taking the lead in reducing down time and improving safety by implementing changes in electrical devices like hard wire of sensors to quick connects. Lead person in charge of parking lot attendants and dealing with guest daily.

Selected Achievements

Rampage ride mechanic

Thunder Road ride mechanic

50s car ride mechanic

Balloon Race ride mechanic

Slidewinder ride mechanic

Boat Shop craftsmen

Tram operator

Maintenance & Construction

Hytrol conveyors

Skylift

Welding

Electrical

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

Education

HVAC, Tennessee Technology Center- Sevier 2009- 2010

Industrial Electricity, Tennessee Technology Center- Morristown 1999-2002

I have attended and completed the necessary hours receive Certificate of Completion for Courses of Technology Foundations, Industrial Motor Controls, and Basic PLC

Cocke County High 1980-1984

State of Tennessee Electrical License

Epa Universal

R-410A Safety

Industrial Motor Controls

Basic PLC

Industrial Electricity

HVAC/R

TOSHA Lock Out -- Tag Out

Workshop for Supervisors

PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS

MIZUNO-AUTO

5601 Interstate View Drive

Morristown, Tennessee 37813

Tim Carter, Human Resources (personal cell) 423-***-****

423-***-**** no longer active

Dollywood

1020 Dollywood Lane

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863

Don Rice, Maintenance Manager *

865-***-****

American Appliance Products

351 Chemwood Drive

Newport, Tennessee 37821

Dave Estep, Maintenance Manager *

Brian Chesteen, Director of Engineering *

423-***-****

Eastern Plating

317 Chemwood Drive

Newport, Tennessee 37821

Jamie Valentine, Maintenance Supervisor

Cleve Benson, Maintenance Manager

423-***-****

Fulton Bellows. LLC

2801 Red Dog Lane

Knoxville, Tennessee 37914

865-***-****

Personal

Bill and Vickie Ogle

218 Beaver Way

Newport, Tennessee 37821

423-***-****

Phil and Tammy Killion

227 Beaver Way

Newport, Tennessee 37821

423-***-****

Evelyn Reese

1664 Old Newport Hwy

Newport, Tennessee 37821

423-***-****

Roger McClanahan

214 Beaver Way

Newport, Tennessee 37821

423-***-****

Ricky Smith

1707 Hawk Lane

Dandridge, Tennessee 37725

(865) 397- 7303

Equipment

Equipment, Tools, and Machinery that I have been trained on and have used or operated.

Bobcat

Dozer

Track hoe

Mini excavator

Tractor

Stick Welder

Mig Welder

Torches

Surface grinder

End mill

Engine lathe

Band saw

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Thermal imaging



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