Daniel A. Zeidler

*** ******** – PO Box **

Spencer, WI 54479

715-***-****

Objective: Seeking Maintenance/Plant Supervisor position where more than 34 years of combined manufacturing and institutional experience will add value to operations. Flexible, self-directed, and looking to relocate.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Strong background, training and leadership skills in maintenance and power plant supervision

• Experienced managing skilled tradesmen in repairs and maintenance of power plant equipment

• Highly organized, hard working, able to multi-task effectively and result-oriented

• Skilled at diagnosing malfunctions, providing predictive/preventive maintenance, installing new equipment, building and scheduling teams

• Expert in effective use of material and personnel, gained as Plant Coordinator, Healthcare Maintenance Master Mechanic and Power Engineer

• In power plant supervisory role, manage four plant operators to maintain 24 hour operation with no accumulated overtime

• Trained in and responsible for the maintenance of steam sterilizers washer disinfectors and System One.

• Trained on trouble shooting and repair of the Swisslog pneumatic tube system, many of the Hill-Rom beds and Dukane nurse call system.

• UW Madison Management Certificate Courses

• Facilities Management planning committee for the construction of St. Clare’s Hospital.

• Participate with annual budget planning

• Experience in taking charge of special projects

• Outstanding oral and written communication skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access and Power Point

Education:

University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Basic Management Certificate Series, Leadership and Supervisory Skills

Basic Management Certificate Series, Communication and Managerial Effectiveness

Mid-State Technical College, Marshfield, WI

Supervisory Management

Apprenticeship in Power Engineering

Steris, Erie, PA

Trained on Steam Sterilizers, Washer Disinfectors and System One.

Swisslog/Translogic, Denver, CO

Matrix CTS 30

Simplex Grinnell

One on one training of complete hospital-wide fire system

Licensure / Certifications:

American Society of Power Engineers, Inc.

Power Plant Operating Engineer First Class

Healthcare Maintenance Mechanic

Certified Master Mechanic

Recent Projects:

• Upgrade emergency generator power to three new 1.5 MEG CAT generators with all new state of art electronics.

• Install Variable Frequency Drives on boilers, feed water and transfer pumps for annual energy savings of more then six percent.

• Upgrade four boiler control panels to digital touch screen PLC based controllers.

• Removal of Wisconsin’s last medical waste incinerator and pollution control system.

• Over see combined efforts of joining the hospital and clinics tube system to create one universal system.

Professional Experience:

Saint Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, WI 1987 – Present

Plant Team Leader / Maintenance III (2002 – present)

• Supervise daily maintenance, coordinate preventive maintenance schedule, organize and complete projects.

• Supervise skilled plant personnel in corrective and preventative maintenance, assigning tasks to maintain hospital service utility system requirements.

• Responsible for the operations of steam sterilizers for many of Ministry’s hospitals.

• Responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Swisslog pneumatic tube system.

• Able to prioritize and direct completion of repairs, covering emergency breakdowns and long-term repairs

effectively.

• Follow through on all repairs, verifying results.

• Maximize efficiency by motivating plant/maintenance personnel to produce high output with high quality

• Maintain and oversee plant budget to control overhead costs.

• Train all new plant personnel and annually test operators on emergency procedures of boiler operations.

• Create new operating procedures for all plant equipment and annually review and update the policies and

procedures for the Facilities Management department.

Plant Operator / Maintenance (1987 -2002)

• Operated and maintained four duel fuel boilers, medical waste incinerator and three emergency power

generators.

• Tested water daily on boilers and related equipment and systems.

• Performed monthly preventative maintenance on all plant equipment and generators.

• Operated medical waste incinerator.

• Worked directly with all venders on boilers and generators.

• Responded to emergency calls on floors on the weekends.

• Troubleshot boilers and boiler controls.

• Trained all new plant operators.

Weyerhaeuser Company, Marshfield, WI 1978 - 1987

Journeyman Power Engineer

• Operated and maintained two 50,000 pound per hour wood-fired boilers.

• Maintained belt conveyors, chain conveyors, hammer mill and bucket elevator.

• Performed daily water testing on boilers and related equipment and systems.

• Performed monthly preventative maintenance on all plant equipment.

References: Available upon request

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