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SURESH RAJ

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EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

Exceptional History in Preventative & Corrective Maintenance

Dedicated and reliable professional with extensive experience in mechanical engineering, systems design, and facilities

management in various industry. Expert at identifying and troubleshooting a large variety of mechanical and electrical

malfunctions. Strong planner with a track record of driving process and efficiency improvements to ensure the profitability

of the organization. Highly skilled in maintaining and repairing process equipment and electrical systems throughout the

operation of industrial machinery and numerous tooling methods. In-depth knowledge of technical regulations. Proficient

in MS Excel, Power Point. Personable team player with stamina, flexibility, and a great work ethic.

CERTIFICATIONS

Allen Bradley PLC Electrical Safety Electrical Hot Works Motor Control HVAC Fork Lift Operations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cintas Corporation, Stockton, CA April 2011- January 2014

Cintas is a uniform company, which provides laundry service for the Bay Area

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR: Manage and oversee the maintenance and service of all plant’s production lines

to minimize down time and maximize the efficiency of equipment and machinery life, with the use E-Maintenance

software (CMMS). Responsible for identifying critical spares parts and setting up an inventory management

system. Perform all purchasing function for inventory, in-house and capital projects. Ensure proper training and

motivation of all maintenance staff. Responsible for Waste Water Treatment Facility to ensure complete

compliance with all City Permits.

DELIVERED RESULTS:

• Improved Wash Alley through Put from 19K pounds to 35K pounds per shift. By identifying all

deficiencies and prioritizing and effectively resolving the issues to entirety and moving on to the next

until all issues were eliminated.

• Decreased equipment down time by effective planning of PMs, Work Orders, Staff training and effective

Inventory system.

• Significantly improved operating and material-handling methods and reduced costs; successfully

directed the continual care of plant facilities, ensuring optimal building and operational equipment

maintenance.

• Improved Equipment Reliability from 28% to 95% in two years. By meeting all EPA and Environmental

Compliance, implementing effective PM and Work Order programs, Effective use of CMMS(E-Maint.),

effective Operator and Maintenance Engineer training and by following solid Safety Program.

DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, Hughson, CA 2008-Feb 2011

Dairy cooperative encompassing 19,000 farmers and 22 milk-processing plants.

MAINTENANCE MANAGER: Control and manage all equipment, material, and supplies required for replacement, repair,

plant expansions, and improvement projects. Coordinate purchasing, inventory control functions, and plant management

to meet the critical production priorities. Develop and direct the Maintenance Department budget as well as the PM

program for all departments. Effectively oversee Waste Water Treatment Facility and ensure full compliance with city laws

and reporting regulations. Coordinate capital projects and oversee plans and specifications for outside contract work

(quotes, bidding processes, priorities, and scheduling). Perform equipment replacement analysis with consideration of

space, depreciation, service life, and maintenance costs.

DELIVERED RESULTS:

• Consistently achieved department goals pertaining to up-time, safety, and material/repair cost control and

identified key performance indicators (KPI).

• Significantly improved operating and material-handling methods and reduced costs; successfully directed the

continual care of plant facilities, ensuring optimal building and operational equipment maintenance.

• Maximized operational efficiency through effective staff training and inventory control.

CALIFORNIA VEGETABLE SPECIALTIES, Rio Vista, CA 2002-2008

The only producer of endives in the United States with annual sales of $9 million.

MAINTENANCE MANAGER: Established and implemented highly effective preventative maintenance programs. Directed

the maintenance functions of all production/facility equipment and HVAC. Purchased all parts and supplies for

preventative maintenance projects; oversaw vendor selection. Managed human resources functions and supervised a

team of four. Interviewed mechanical and control engineers; delegated workload and selected best candidates for each

project. Formulated budgets for annual maintenance, projects, and capital equipment. Participated in management and

budget variance meetings. Served on Safety Committee and the emergency response team.

ENGINEERING & REPAIR: Sourced components from US suppliers for use on equipment that was manufactured in Europe.

Designed irrigation and humidifying systems and created specifications for equipment used in production. Used cutting

torch, ARC, and wire feed welders. Repaired automatic conveying systems, temperature-sensing devices, automatic

temperature controls, irrigation systems, and HVAC systems. Rebuilt and maintained hydraulic/irrigation pumps and motor

systems. Installed wire pulling and terminations, electrical conduits, humidifying systems, and overhead irrigation.

DELIVERED RESULTS:

• Saved significant costs for the company by generating numerous expense-saving programs.

• Automated handling, packaging, box/lid formation, tray cleaning/stacking, and trash removal processes for improved

endive production; developed conceptual designs and directed improvements through to successful execution.

• Took the labor-intensive process for cleaning tubes and gutters from ten steps to three steps, bringing a three man

operation to a one man operation within grow rooms. Built a bulk chemical mixing tank, replaced all production

lights, engineered a new water return gutter, and installed motor soft starts on 60 Hp motors.

• Reduced power outage by having PG&E double the underground wiring from the transformer to the building.

PINGO CORPORATION, Fremont, CA 2001-2002

Manufacturer of augers and forged steel used to make auger blades.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN: Repaired 5-20 ton presses, 2000 degree furnaces, fork lifts, boilers, and boom lifts.

Maintained equipment, facilities (PLC, pneumatics, hydraulics, and boilers), and automobiles (cars, pickups, trucks, and

fork lifts).

CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION, Terrytown, NY 1991-1996

Chemical company making $19 billion annually selling epoxy resin and equipment to printed circuit board manufacturers.

EQUIPMENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE: Supported customers on the West Coast by testing, auditing, and debugging

systems. Installed European and US equipment and interfaced with vendors. Developed custom hardware/software

designs using PLC and for correcting air balance (HVAC). Controlled equipment with programmable logic controllers

(PLCs) such as Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Selectron.

DELIVERED RESULTS:

• Devised effective equipment audit forms/procedures and implemented an equipment audit for all US customers.

• Won the Mile High Award for performing above and beyond the call of duty.

• Installed and started up eight components for resin application; provided comprehensive training for engineers,

maintenance personnel, and operators.

FASTRACK CONTROL SYSTEM, Livermore, CA 1990-1991

Company designed and fabricated electrical control systems.

CONTROL SYSTEM TECHNICIAN: Oversaw the hardware design of manufacturing control systems, including PLCs

using Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Idec systems. Laid out, fabricated, installed, and tested control panels. Ran conduits,

wire pulls, and instruments. Consulted with engineers to execute electrical designs.

INTEL CORPORATION, Livermore, CA 1988-1990

World leader of computer manufacturing.

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN: Worked as part of the Mechanization Group to design and implement equipment for

replacing people within hazardous environments. Participated in all manufacturing activities involved with robotic and

associated equipment production. Partnered with mechanical engineers and assemblers to produce hardware designs and

purchase/assemble components. Trained engineers and technicians and interfaced with vendors. Designed and debugged

software on OMRON. Drafted documents with AutoCAD and WordPerfect.

DELIVERED RESULTS:

• Received design team award for the development of the Pharina Wet Station.

• Oversaw the design and manufacturing of pick and place robots; w rote the software program to run the robots.

• Developed the SRD automated door opener and silicon wafer carrying box door opener.

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts in Electronics, Foothill College, Los Altos, CA

Completed Beginning and Advance PLC programming classes at Modesto JC

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