Maintenance Technician Manager
Resume:
Gehret L. Folk
******@*******.***
Womelsdorf, PA 19567-1312 484-***-****
Personal Summary
Experienced Industrial Maintenance Technician with broad based skill set and 20+ years of
proven work history
Extensive fabrication/welding and machining experience. Inventive & resourceful, fabricating
parts and developing process improvements to maximize machine up time
AB SLC500, RSLogix5, RSLogix500 and RSLogix5000: troubleshoot and maintenance
Manage, supervise, train new employees, and oversee all department functions
Experience
Durawood
Denver,PA 04/25/2016 - Present
Industrial Maintenance Manager (presently employed)
Develop PM program for entire shop machinery
Help Install AB PLCs in existing machines
Strict adherence to all safety requirements: Lockout/Tagout, PPE
Develop new ideas /improvements in conjunction with Engineering Department and fabricate
machine parts. Skilled use of mill, lathe, drill press, plasma, cutting torch, mig, stick, tig welder
GAF
Myerstown, PA 10/2001 – 10/2015
Industrial Maintenance Technician (left due to accident – cleared to return to work full time 12/2015)
PLC AB SLC500, RSLogix5, RSLogix500, and RSLogix5000 systems: modify and add to ladder logic
Troubleshoot and repair AC/DC drives, motors, servos, gear boxes, pumps, IR air compressors,
conveyors, bearings, hydraulics and pneumatics
Develop new ideas /improvements in conjunction with Engineering Department and fabricate
machine parts. Skilled use of mill, lathe, drill press, plasma, cutting torch, mig, stick, tig welder
Maximo 6.0 system knowledge: tracking parts and assigning PMs and work orders
Train new and existing employees: repairs, proper installation of parts for machine line
Strict adherence to all safety requirements: Lockout/Tagout, PPE
Maintain Symplex fire system
Skilled operation: forklift & high reach
Agere Systems (Lucent Technologies)
Reading, PA 06/2000 – 10/2001
Process Analyst
Supervise crew of 5 team members in the growth of silicon on substrates through chemical reaction
process and oversee photovoltaic department
IC (Integrated Circuit) Chip process
Troubleshoot/test large growths of silicon in process
Assure proper use and handling of hazardous chemicals, acids
Tray-Pak Corporation
Reading, PA 01/2000 – 06/2000
Maintenance Mechanic
Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, & pneumatic problems on machinery
Perform preventative maintenance
Work on live circuits in electrical panels
Install switches and safety devices on machines
Fabricate parts
DANA Corporation – Parish Division
Reading, PA 1997 – 2000
Welder
Frame fabrication on fast paced assembly line and perform minor maintenance on fixtures
Penn Iron Works, Inc.
Shillington, PA 1988 - 1997
Welder
Perform 100% x-ray welding
Develop and qualify new weld procedures
Improve welding times and quality of weld
Produce large scale fabrications for hydro-electric power dam
A.W.S. certification: Mig & Stick welding
Operate overhead cranes and yard equipment
Troutman Machine Shop
West Lawn, PA 1984 - 1986
Machinist Apprentice
Operate lathe and pneumatic drill press
Troubleshoot as necessary
Education
Reading Area Community College
Industrial Maintenance Technician, AAS degree 2001
Reading High School/Reading Muhlenberg Career & Technology Diploma 1985
Center: Machine Tool Technology
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