Maintenance Engineering
Resume:
Micah T. Garrett
Buchanan, Ga. 30113
Objective
Seeking a position in Electrical Engineering with hands on exposure in any production
environment. Possess excellent working knowledge of electronics, electrical,
mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and PLC controls. Developed through the many years of
experience strong leadership, supervisory skills, experience in Quality Improvement, and Lean
Manufacturing.
Experience
2013-Present Southwire / Building Wire Plant, Carrollton GA
Electrical Engineering
Identified and implemented key machine upgrades, PLC programming upgrades and
upgrading of old control technology to PLC controls.
Analyzed key reasons of machine/production downtime through use of the Pareto analysis
which justified replacement of old, poorly designed equipment with more modern equipment.
2010-2013 Robbins LLC, Tallapoosa GA
Maintenance Manager / Technical Engineering
Managed a maintenance department with 13 employees including a supervisor, electricians,
mechanics, cleaning crew and a planner.
Managed and enhanced PM and predictive maintenance programs which greatly reduced
machine downtime while also maintaining records for our ISO certification.
Identified and implemented key machine upgrades, PLC programming upgrades and
upgrading of old control technology to PLC controls.
Analyzed key reasons of machine/production downtime through use of the Pareto analysis
which justified replacement of old, poorly designed equipment with more modern equipment.
This resulted in an 85% decrease in downtime and improved plant productivity.
Implemented in-house forklift Preventative Maintenance (PM) program resulting in a 46%
annual in repair and downtime savings.
Trained employees in troubleshooting techniques.
Initiated and oversaw the creation of a spare parts supply room using CMMS to give better
tracking of the inventory that resulted in reduced downtime.
Implemented Lean 5-S practices for the maintenance department and assisted the other
departments in implementing 5-S.
Worked with management on capital budget expenditures for future equipment upgrades to
maximize profitability of the company.
Micah Garret
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2000-2010 Trintex Corporation / Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company, Bowdon GA
Technical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Maintenance Management
Machine design and retrofit including electrical systems, PLC controls including PLC and
HMI programming, safety, ergonomics and environmental compliance. PLC systems
including Allen Bradley SLC-500, Micrologix 100*-****-**** and 1400, Flexlogix,
Compactlogix and Mitsubishi FX3.
Experience in specifying, installing and maintaining large industrial equipment including
4160 and 480 volt motor controls, for rubber mixers, mills, batch off, rubber mold press,
plastics and rubber injection press equipment.
Project planning including, cost justification and return on investment, specification of
materials, ordering parts, biding and hiring contractors and overseeing construction and
startup.
Process development including process monitoring and design to improve existing or create
new product lines.
Maintenance management and maintenance personnel training.
Lean Champion with 4 Kaizen events to work to move operations toward Lean Six Sigma.
Southwire / Copper Division, Carrollton GA
1981- 2000
Senior Electronics Technician / Lead man / Technical Engineering
Worked directly with Maintenance and Engineering departments to accomplish re-design and
modernization of industrial controls to improve process operation and environmental
compliance. This included being assigned engineering projects to specify, order, install, and
start up of instrumentation, controls and PLC systems.
Maintenance of industrial instrumentation and controls which included electronic repairs to
the component level. This included AC and DC drives, analog, digital and PID controllers,
recorders and indicators of temperature, pH, conductivity, flow, pressure and such. PLC
controllers (Allen Bradley) PLC-5, SLC-100, 150, 500, PLC-2 (Modicon) 484 and 884, with
extensive programming on PLC-5 and SLC-500 systems.
Initiated and supervised preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
1992 Assigned lead position which included planning work, coordinating shop activities and
directing and working with other technicians.
Worked out of town for Southwire as a system troubleshooter on analog and PLC controls.
Community Radio and TV, Bowdon GA
1975-1981
Electronics Technician, (Consumer Electronics)
Troubleshoot to component level and make repairs on all types of consumer electronics.
Factory trained in warranty repairs for several manufacturers’ televisions including: Admiral,
General Electric, Philco, RCA, Sylvania and Zenith.
Micah Garret
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Education / Training
2013 AutoCad Electrical 2013 Fundamentals
2010 Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
2007 Mitsubishi FX3U PLC Controller Training. Mitsubishi in Atlanta GA
1981-2000 Supervisory Candidate Program. Southwire, Carrollton GA
Philip Crosby Quality College. Southwire, Carrollton GA.
Front Line Leadership. Southwire, Carrollton GA.
Southwire certified as:
Senior Electronics Technician,
Senior Millwright,
Forklift Mechanic.
Mechanic 1.
1989 Allen-Bradley PLC-5 Programmable Controllers,
Charlotte, NC
1988 North American Combustion, Practical Combustion
Technology, Southwire, Carrollton.
1987 Computer Aided Drafting. Introduction to AutoCad.
Carroll Tech. Carrollton Ga.
1985 Reliance Electric MaxPak Plus In-plant training, DC drives.
Southwire, Carrollton Ga.
1985 Completed G.E.D. Carroll Tech. Carrollton, Ga.
1982 Heathkit AC electronics, DC electronics, and Digital Techniques.
Southwire. Carrollton Ga.
1975-1980 Factory training for consumer electronics for various companies
including: Admiral, General Electric, Philco, RCA, Sylvania and
Zenith.
1970-1971 Radio Television Electronics. One year completed.
Cobb County Vocational. Marietta Ga.
1968-1973 Apprentice TV and radio repairman, Elizabeth Radio and TV
Repair. Marietta GA.
References Available upon request.
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