Maintenance Manager
Resume:
Michael D. Pennington
Bentonville, Arkansas 72712
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Objective:
• Management-with over 20 years of specialized experience in tractor trailers, trains, military
vehicles, construction, and heavy equipment industry.
• Possess strong leadership abilities.
• Provide excellent organization skills to plan, organize, direct and manage day-to-day
activities.
• Knowledge of FRA, OSHA, MSHA, and DOT regulations. Certified for above ground coal
mine Part 48 above ground and below ground mine certification.
Seeking a dynamic rewarding opportunity that can use my experience and skills.
Employment History
2011-March 2015 Babcock International, Baltimore, MD
Regional Manager-southeast and midwest
• Manage health, safety, quality and environmental issues within the
fleet management and supply chain arena, including ensuring that
operational activity is executed safely and vehicles & equipment are
supplied and maintained fit for purpose and safe for use.
• Co-ordination and delivery of all repair and maintenance activities to
Key Performance Indicators and deadlines in accordance with
quality standards.
• Manage the repair and maintenance budget and support the delivery
of accurate forecasts and budgets in line with business unit
expectations in relation to cost savings and profit.
• Provide expert guidance and support to managers and staff on fleet
management matters.
• Manage the performance of direct reports
• Build relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders within the
business and externally.
• Provide reports on fleet management and supply chain activities as
may be required.
• Promote safe working practices, the development maintenance of a
culture in which health and safety is everyone’s key priority, and
work to eliminate accidents.
• Examine and make recommendations on all repair and maintenance
estimates for the fleet as well as review final invoicing in an effort to
keep costs under control.
• Mentor site personnel and colleagues on best practices for
maintenance and repair, safety, future growth and other topics as
they arise
• First manager to go without any vehicles off road for over 20 days
• Helped start up support services in the US, as well as help start up
work shop in Chicago.
06/08-09/11 Consolidated Constructors, Farmington, NM
Shop Foreman
• Co-ordinate daily work schedules for employees and services on
equipment.
• Delegate work to employees using complete honesty and integrity.
• Finding and Bargaining prices for equipment, tools, and other items
needed
• Purchasing tools, equipment, and parts.
• Winterization inspections
• Incident and accident reports and recoveries for DOT, insurance, and
OSHA requirements.
• Maintenance, service, and upkeep of over 540 pieces of heavy
equipment (Cat: dozers, backhoes, excavators, loaders, John Deere:
excavators, loaders, spreader boxes, generators, Hitachi: excavators,
Komotstu: dozers and loaders, Volvo: loaders, Takeuchi: ditch
excavators, Case: skid steers, spreader box, Bobcat: skid steer ),
personal trucks, cement trucks (Kenworth, International, and MAC),
tractor trailers (Kenworth, Peterbuilt, MAC, Western Star,
International, Ford, Freightliner, and Volvo), dump trucks
(Kenworth, Peterbuilt, International, MAC, Ford, Freightliner),
trailers (live bottoms, side shooters, belly dumps, end dumps) and
machinery.
• Ensure that all production, quality, and operational goals are met to
reach a high level of service.
• Daily reinforce safety standards and company policies and
procedures.
• Establish and maintain relations with all vendors new and old.
• Managing of all shop mechanics, parts runners, shop secretaries and
outside service mechanics
• Perform all Health and Safety Inspections to reinforce Company
standards.
• Train employees on all Company policy’s for accuracy.
• Experienced in various computer programs, which are used to
provide accurate cost and inventory control.
• Oversee and personally comply with the local implementation of
company maintenance and safety standard operating procedures in
this maintenance facility, ensuring that local maintenance staff
follow them, and comply with all locally applicable public authority
legislation, regulation and standards.
11/06-12/07 Waste Connections, Garden City, KS
Western Plains Regional Landfill Maintenance Manager
Responsibilities:
• In charge of the upkeep of all landfill equipment (CAT dozers, packers,
scrapers, JBL backhoe, Bobcat Skid Steer, Case loader), over the road
trucks: (GMC White side loaders, International rear loaders, MAC
rolloffs, Mac front loader, and Freightliner), trailers (live bottom), and
onsite company owned vehicles.
• Managing mechanics, shop hands, and secretary
• Purchasing tools, equipment, and parts.
• Provide training to mechanics and service workers.
• Keeping inventory of equipment, parts, and tools
• Making sure equipment meets all State & Federal requirements
• Conducting Safety meetings and creating safety programs
• Extensive use of spread sheet and MS Office programs.
Awards:
Inducted into Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives and
Professionals
04/04-11/06 BNSF, Barstow CA,
Machinist
Responsibilities:
• Upkeep and maintenance of GE, Evolution, EMD, and AC engines
• Inspections of brake shoes and wheel measurements
• Changing out traction motors
• Inbound and Outbound Inspections
• FRA inspections
Awards:
Shop went over a year incident free 2005
01/93-12/03 U.S. Marine Corps
Highest Rank: E-5 Sgt.
Honorable Discharge
• Served In Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Somalia, Kuwait.
• AAV Mechanic/Crew Chief.
• Training Marines to survive in combat, organizing field operations,
making sure Marines and vehicles are always ready.
• Recovery Chief.
• School of Infantry Instructor.
• Security Forces in Iceland.
• Tool Shop NCO.
• Rebuilding VT903 engines and transmissions.
• PTOs.
• HSUs
• Treverse
• Elevations Mechs
• Fuel pumps
• final drives
• Purchasing equipment and parts
• Scheduling services
• Ordering
• Receiving
• Categorizing parts into layette bins
• Making sure the recent publications are on hand
• Supervise MIMMS and Publications clerk
• Responsible for daily reconciliation of layette bins
• Ensure Daily Progress Report is updated daily
• Ensure pre-expended bins are maintained in accordance to the Marine
Corps Order
• Conduct weekly reconciliation of Daily Progress Report with
Maintenance Management Officer
• Prepare AAV Recovery Vehicle (R-7) for deployment in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Mentor and counsel of junior Marines
Awards:
Certificate of Achievement
3 Meritorious Mast
Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM)
Several letters and awards of appreciation
Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Action Ribbon
Global war on terrorism Medal
Humanitarian Medal
Meritorious Unit Citation
Education
Johnson County Community College - classes taken for train engine rebuild and trouble shooting
Various Management Seminars
Training on all Diesel engines, Fuller-Eaton Transmissions, and various hydraulic systems.
Marine Corps Institution - Personal Finance, building budgets, improving budgets, and saving
money
Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) basic and intermediate mechanics certificates
St. Augustine High School - Graduate
Also active with community projects, Boy Scout and Cub Scout Leader, Echo Food Bank
collection, March of Dimes, as well as a Youth American Football League Coach.
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