Engineer High School

Richard F. Kirts

*** ****** **. ************, ** 37130

Cell Phone 406-***-**** Home Phone 615-***-****

E-Mail: ************@*****.***

WORK HISTORY

AEROTEK STAFFING January-2012 to September-2012 (permanent layoff)

Previously employed through Aerotek Staffing at Wright Industries in Nashville as an

Mechanical Assembler/Fabricator performing parts assembly and fabrication as

needed;also reading detailed schematics/blueprints, conducting quality control checks

and working closely with designers/engineers in product development.

DARIGOLD, INC. November-2010 to July-2011

Previously employed as a Maintenance Technician supporting production by maintaining

equipment for the Production and Warehouse Departments; investigating and resolving

equipment problems, maintaining building environment, operating and monitoring high

and low pressure boilers, operating and monitoring refrigeration equipment, adapting new

policies and procedures.

A.T. KLEMENS HEATING & AIR August-2010 to October-2010

Worked as a Service Technician dispatched to service calls on HVAC units to perform

routine maintenance and repairs, primarily residential equipment; repaired, installed,

adjusted and upgraded systems for proper energy efficiency; inspected boilers for proper

operation.

Mechanical Technology, Inc. (MTI) 2008-2009

Employed as a Service Technician being dispatched to trouble calls on heating and air

conditioning units; assigned to various building maintenance accounts in the Helena area

and the Western portion of the state of Montana doing building maintenance work

primarily for large corporations at their remote sites; in addition performing weekly

boiler checks and blow downs for various corporations in and around the Helena area.

Also worked at the State Capital complex on an as needed basis performing duties as

assigned on various equipment.

Jewel Companies, Inc. (Super Value) 1984-2008

Worked as a Senior Stationary Engineer; previously Lead Engineer from August 2002 to

July 2006 supervising seven (7) Junior and Senior Stationary Engineers delegating their

daily work assignments and following up for completion of those assignments in addition

to performing my regular duties as assigned. Those duties included maintenance of

computerized fire protection systems, plumbing, computer and electrical service moves,

dock levelers, overhead doors, storage racks and conveyor equipment; repair of pumps,

gearboxes and fans. I continued to work as a Senior Stationary Engineer although the

Lead Engineer position was eliminated due to management reorganization.

Heavy Equipment: snow removal equipment using a 2-ton dump truck with plow/salt

spreader and Allis-Chalmers 1 yd. front-end loader. Was responsible for maintaining

the building environment for our on-site Store Support Center and satellite buildings

which consists of approx. 300,000 square feet.

Boilers and HVAC Equipment:

Pacific Steel Boilers (600 HP natural gas and oil fired), Cleaver Brooks Boilers (300 HP

gas fired only), 500 HP Sellers Boilers, AC units (2-deck system/hot & cold deck

system), Carrier AC units (120 HP) and Worthington AC Compressors (80 HP) and

Bitzer AC Compressors (50 HP). (All AC units using #22 Freon) Also Vilter Cooling

Towers, 50 ton and 185 ton units and various rooftop units.

Meusling Refrigeration 2006-2008

Working part-time 1-3 days per week as needed repairing/installing residential and light

commercial HVAC/R equipment.

Education

High School Diploma- Geneva Community High School Geneva, IL.

Vocational Welding and Advanced Welding Degrees, Elgin Community College Elgin,

IL.

Until May-2008, was enrolled as a student at Elgin Community College in their HVAC

program working towards an Associate Degree in this field of study.

Other courses of study completed at IUOE Local 399 in Chicago, IL related to Stationary

Engineering as my education was ongoing due to technical/mechanical advances.

Licenses and Certificates

State of Montana Class 3 Boiler Operator License

City of Chicago, IL Boiler License

City of Elgin, IL Boiler License

C.F.C. Universal Certification

OSHA-Certificate of Completion-General Industry Safety & Health

IUOE-Certificate of Completion-Chief Engineer Training

Certificate of Completion-Basic Vocational Specialist HVAC Level 1 with High

Honors from Elgin Community College Elgin, IL

Certificate of Completion-Basic Vocational Specialist HVAC Level 2 with High

Honors from Elgin Community College Elgin, IL

Certificate of Competency-Commercial Refrigeration

Certificate of Competency-Residential Air Conditioning and Heating

Qualified Forklift Operator-Class 2, 3 and 4

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