Brandon Gathright

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Brandon Gathright

**** *********** *** 870-***-****

El Dorado, AR 71730 acppdu@r.postjobfree.com

Seeking employment to bring enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility, and a strong work

OBJECTIVE

ethic, combined with a desire to utilize my diverse manufacturing skill set obtained

through my previous work experiences.

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

• Extensive knowledge of machining, fabrication, welding, machine tools and their

various aspects including repair, design and maintenance

• In depth understanding of blueprints, technical CAD drawings, and design

techniques for defense tooling and production

• Demonstrated and proven ability to effectively lead a diverse team of individuals

to achieve cost, quality, schedule and technical deliverables while maintaining

effective customer relations throughout the process

WORK HISTORY

Del-Tin Fiber, El Dorado, AR 11/2012 - Present

Plant Engineer/ Project Manager

• Manage PDM department(Vibrations, Thermograph, and Lubrication)

2 contractors for vibrations analysis, 1 employee for thermograph, and 2 for

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lubrications.

• Maintain records and tracked 3,900 work orders, 9,000 spare parts, 4,500 assets,

and maintenance history of equipment and more through CMMS system (iMaint

and Maximo).

• Provide strong leadership and technical expertise to maintain existing procedures

and continuous improvements with strong leadership of a cross functional team of

60 team members. Conducted training classes to improve skill level of accuracy,

bearing knowledge, lubrication practices, and process changes. Also on committee

responsible for hiring, testing, and awarding levels for maintenance employees.

• Proven success in managing project scopes, budgets, schedules and deliverables

throughout all phases of the development lifecycle.

• Combine technical and analytical aptitudes with problem-solving strengths to drive

projects to on-time, on-budget and high-quality completion.

• Designed, planned, and constructed a 4 month project for 1.7 million dollars for a

recuperator to recover waste heat from our manufacturing process. 3 months to

design, consult, and proof, 2 weeks to prep, 1 week with 37 contractors around the

clock to complete the install, and 1 week to run Particulate, VOC’s, and RATA

Stack testing. Del-Tin was issued full permit to run this process.

• Designed, planned, and constructed a 10 month project for 2 million dollars for a

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secondary refiner for fiber manufacturing. 1 month to meet with refiner products

manufactures to spec out equipment needed for our demands, 1 month to design the

layout of this equipment, mechanical and electrical. 8 months to install conveyor,

magnets, blow line piping, refiner quill, resin injection, pre steaming bin, plug

screw, and digester. After completion of this project, it allowed the plant to double

fiber production to produce 450,000 board feet a day and increased uptime to 95%.

• Condition Monitoring and Predictive maintenance of critical equipment and

corrective actions to avoid breakdowns. Managed 2,100 PM work orders on 2,700

pieces of equipment with 95% uptime.

• Managed with company’s vendors and supervised subcontractors during various

maintenance projects to ensure proper completion of work performed at customers’

facilities.

• Proficient in MS Project, MS Excel, AutoCAD, Bob Cad-Cam.

United Machine Works, El Dorado, AR 06/1999-11/2012

Co-Owner

• Managed 11 employees ranging from machinist to welders

• Analyzed incoming jobs to determine the most efficient process needed to benefit

both the company and customer

• Managed projects from conception to final implementation

• Ensured and implemented quality control measures to ensure 100% customer

satisfaction on deliverables of build to print projects

• Ability to design and fabricate tooling, metal stamping dies, complex fabrications,

custom machines, and mechanical test fixtures.

• Purchased raw materials and components needed to complete jobs

• Utilized Auto-Cad and Bob Cad-Cam to custom design and configure customer

requests

• Consulted with plants to make manufacturing/productibility improvements to

reduce cost and improve throughput

• 70% of yearly work supported defense contractors, including Aerojet,

Esterline Defense Technologies, Lockheed Martin, etc.

• Experience in welding processes and equipment with a working knowledge of MIG

welding, gas welding, and other types of welding

• Proven ability to multitask with focus on delivering world class customer service.

• Proficient in various CNC programming languages. G and M codes (Fanuc, Okuma,

Mazak, and Agie), conversation programming (Proto Trak), and intuitive

programming (Haas).

References available upon request.

Education:

• Graduated from Parkers Chapel High School 1999

• 2 years South Arkansas Community College

Certificates:

• Commtest vibrations analysis school

• Auto Cad

• Hydraulics basics

• SKF-Bearing classes

• Mobile lubrication classes

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