Jerome Bales
Battlefield, MO 65619 US
Cell: +1-417-***-****
ac4mga@r.postjobfree.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Electrical Engineer
C & W Services, Springfield, MO
October, 2014 October, 2017 (3 years)
Contracted @ Timken Belts, Springfield, MO (Old Carlisle Plant), Automated many areas of the plant to reduce personnel cost by performing electrical sizing requirements, PLC, HMI, & network programming. Designed and constructed many 3 phase control cabinets. Constructed CAD machine layouts. Managed assigned capital projects successfully from start to finish through scope, schedule, budget, installation, commissioning and training. I have excellent trouble shooting skills on steam, hydraulics, pneumatics’, vacuum, refrigeration, electronics, 3 phase electric and control circuits.
Plant Engineer
Rocktenn, Springfield, MO
October, 2012 October, 2014 (2 years)
Maintained all electrical & electronic equipment. Improved many areas of the plant with electrical designs, PLC & HMI programs, and RSSQL & SQL automation. I have excellent trouble shooting skills on steam, hydraulics, pneumatics’, vacuum, refrigeration, electronics, 3 phase electric and control circuits.
Reason for leaving - Offered better position at Carlisle (Timken Belts)
Electrical Engineer
Bales Enterprises Engineering, Battlefield, MO
August, 2008 October, 2012 (4 years 2 months)
Contracted @ Carlisle Power Transmission, Springfield, MO. Managed assigned capital projects successfully from start to finish through scope, schedule, budget, installation, commissioning and training. Improved many areas of the plant with electrical designs, PLC & HMI programs, and RSSQL & SQL automation. Increased productivity by 50% on a build line. Managed project crew employees.
Reason for leaving – Contract Ended
Electrical Controls Engineer
Northstar Battery, Springfield, MO
April, 2005 July, 2008 (3 years 3 months)
Automated many areas of the plant to reduce personnel cost. Managed assigned capital projects successfully from start to finish through scope, schedule, budget, installation, commissioning and training. Maintained plant machinery and trained maintenance staff. I have excellent trouble shooting skills on steam, hydraulics, pneumatics, vacuum, refrigeration, electronics, 3 phase electric and control circuits.
Reason for leaving - Started my own business.
Electrical Controls Engineer
Innovative Controls Engineering, Marshfield, MO
January, 2003 April, 2005 (2 years 3 months)
Managed assigned capital projects successfully from start to finish through scope, schedule, budget, installation, commissioning and training. Designed control cabinets and wrote PLC & HMI programs. Installed machinery in customer's plant. Managed project crew employees.
Reason for leaving - Plant Closed
Plant Engineer
Sara lee Foods, Springfield, MO
March, 2002 January, 2003 (10 months)
Maintained plant machinery. Automated many areas of the plant to reduce personnel cost I have excellent trouble shooting skills on steam, hydraulics, pneumatics’, vacuum, refrigeration, electronics, 3 phase electric and control circuits.
Reason for leaving - Plant Closed
Maintenance Supervisor Engineer
Willow Brook Foods
January, 1990 March, 2002 (12 years 2 months)
Managed 42 maintenance personnel. Controlled purchasing and inventory on a $1.5 million yearly budget. Managed assigned capital projects successfully from start to finish through scope, schedule, budget, installation, commissioning and training. Automated many areas of the plant to reduce personnel cost. Built, maintained, and redesigned many processing machines. Managed the Ammonia Refrigeration system engine room and created the Standard Operating Procedures for it.
Reason for leaving - Plant Closed
EDUCATION
Ozark Technical Community College
Third Class Engineers License, Engineering
May, 1995 May, 1995
Degree date: 1995
Vattorott College
Universal Refrigerants License, Refrigerant Transition and Recovery
April, 1992 April, 1992
Degree date: 1992
Drury College
AS in Electronic Technology, Electronic Technology
September, 1988 May, 1990
Degree date: 1990
SKILLS
Below is a brief list of all the software I am currently proficient in:
PLC Software: RSLOGIX 5, RSLOGIX 500, RSLOGIX 5000-MLP.
HMI Software: PANELVIEW COMPONENT, PANEL BUILDER, FACTORY TALK VIEW-ME, C-MORE SOFTWARE.
CAD Software: AUTOCAD, MS VISIO, CADRA.
DRIVE Software: DRIVE EXECUTIVE, ULTRA WARE, GML COMMANDER.
PC Software: PASCAL, MS OFFICE, MSSQL, RSSQL, HTML, JAVA, RSVIEW 32, RSLINX, MS VISUAL BASIC.
Robot Controllers: FANUC, MOTOMAN.