Maintenance Electrical

.RALPH NIX

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Louisville, Kentucky 40208

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Experienced Maintenance Mechanic in an ISO14001 certified manufacturing

industry. In my 30+ years of working in the chemical manufacturing

business, I have developed and gained experience with plant maintenance,

problem solving and innovative ideas and practices.

My areas of skills include:

- Conveyor Maintenance - Packaging &

Palletizing Equipment

- Pump Maintenance & Overhaul - Air Compressor

Operation & Maintenance

- Process Equipment Improvement - General Electrical

Maintenance

- Lubrication

- General Pipe & Valve Maintenance

- Stick welding & plasma cutting

CAREER HISTORY

Jeffersonville Wastewater Treatment

2013 - 2013

Jeffersonville, Indiana

. Maintenance

o Repaired and maintained the following: pumps, motors, hoses, and

presses. Maintained hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems and

electrical systems, made repairs, made minor adjustments to

equipment, replaced worn and broken parts, installed parts and

equipment, used hands on tools, power tools, electrical and

electronic testing devices, hoists and lifts and pullers, Took

apart and reassembled equipment, performed preventative

maintenance, checked performance on machinery and equipment. I

also maintained pipe systems and plumbing.

Solae LLC dba DuPont Soy Polymer

2005 - 2013

. Craft 1 Maintenance Mechanic

o Fabricated and installed stainless steel piping systems on sewer

sump to replace leaking rubber hose.

. Site Lubrication Technician

o Fabricated and installed stainless steel tubing on packaging

equipment to facilitate lubrication and prolong bearing life.

. Site Air Compressors Lead Mechanic

o Measured, fabricated, and installed carbon steel piping

necessary to install new compressed air dryers to improve

instrument air quality.

Protein Technology

1998 - 2005

. Class C Mechanic

o Completed training required to progress to Class B Mechanic.

o Used vibration monitoring equipment to conduct preventative

maintenance on rotating equipment.

. Class B Mechanic

o Completed training required to progress to Class A Mechanic.

o Assigned to second shift to provide Site with sole maintenance

support.

. Class A Mechanic

o Assigned to third shift as sole maintenance support.

o Worked with production team to maintain production rates by

troubleshooting and making all necessary maintenance adjustments

and repairs.

Industrial Protein Company

1985 - 1998

. Extraction Operator

o Operate Prater Mills to grind and size flakes for the next

production steps.

. Feed & Flake Operator

o Operated vacuum blower system used to unload soybean flakes into

storage.

. Maintenance Mechanic "D"

o Successfully completed required testing to begin maintenance

mechanic training.

Ralston Purina Company

1974 - 1985

. Laborer

o Provided support for operations by cleaning plant equipment to

reduce contamination potential.

. Packaging Operator

o Packaged finished product in 50 pound bags for shipment to

customer locations.

. Oil Mill Operator

o Managed soy meal through process, including loading of trucks

and rail cars via conveyor systems.

EDUCATION

Diploma, Nelson County High School, Bardstown, Kentucky

1971

Continuing Education

1998 - 2005

. Beginning and Advanced Welding

. Industrial Electricity I & II

. Basics of Industrial Electricity

. Shaft Alignment

. Boiler Operations

. Forklift Safety Seminar

. Beginning Computers Made Easy 1.0 for Windows 95

. Introduction to Vibration

. Electrical Ladder Drawings

. Industrial Interlock & Control Circuitry Troubleshooting

. Compressed Air Systems

Scott County Industrial Training Center, Scottsburg, Indiana

2005 - 2007

CERTIFICATIONS

. Fork Truck Operator & Instructor

. Scott Air Pack

. Certified Production Technician

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