ALLEN V. RICE, Industrial Maintenance

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Objective:

I can offer years of Industrial Maintenance Experience, with an excellent work ethic. I am cost conscience with the philosophy that we produce a product for our customers in both quality and quantity while maintaining a profit. I am a fast learner and have always continued to grow my skills. I am very adaptive and am confident that I can assist you in both maintaining and improving your company performance.

Examples of Achievements:

Have trained, scheduled, and supervised crews from 1 to 35 people.

Assisted in creating one of the original non-automotive robots sets in the mid 70’s.

Developed a simple system that allowed production to run industrial sewing machines at an even faster rate than original manufacturer’s specifications.

Have designed, built, installed, and maintained numerous types of conveyor systems, bulk handling systems, natural gas systems for industrial fryers, ovens, boilers, furnaces, etc., including mechanical, electrical, and processor controls.

Researched project possibilities, such as cost, time frames, manpower, safety, codes, etc.

Familiar with OSHA, EPA, Quality Assurance, Worker Safety, Arc Flash, ISO, AIB, BRC, SAP, ISA, API, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, IEC, 5S, Microsoft Office and Excel, PLC and HMI Programing, working with vendors and technical assistance, other applicable regulations, standards, requirements, and other industrial codes.

I have worked on both sides of numerous unions. Including Boiler Makers, Operating Engineers as Chief Steward, Millwrights, and United Steel workers. And on the other side as company management, for over 12 years.

There are more examples upon request. I have made improvements everywhere that I have been.

Career:

ArcelorMittal, 06/18/2015 – 10/6/2016. (Was purchased by Black Diamond Holding Company 05-02-2016 and operated by Bayou Steel.) Steel forming mill. Electrical technician and system control technician.

Ficosa. Maintenance Technician. 09/23/2013 – 06/16/2015. Maintain equipment that produces automotive mirrors. Including mainly quality control Banner Cameras and Allen Bradley systems control, PLC’s.

Temp job through Aerotek. ARC Automotive. Maintenance Technician. 05/28/2013 – 08/26/2013. Worked with laser and friction welders, fiber optics, Motoman robots, Allen Bradley PLC’s and HMI’s.

Mariner’s Pointe Resort. Maintenance. 03/20/2013 – 04/12/2013. Rebuilt outdoor hot tub.

Industrial Plant Services for GM through Millwrights union. Did Mechatronics for Fanuc Robots, also performed repeatability studies. Was mid shift foreman. 05/01/2012 – 09/14/2012. Millwright 03/01/2012 – 03/31/2013.

Flowers Bakery. Was responsible as Bulk and Support maintenance supervisor and 2nd shift maintenance supervisor. Also PLC programming. 03/09/2005 – 10/15/2011.

Dolly Madison Bakery. Started out as project technician, promoted to line maintenance technician, was promoted to maintenance engineering supervisor. Also did system control. 05/06/1986 – 03/04/2005

Hopkins Manufacturing. Was responsible for learning, training and running crew for industrial sewing machines, as tech team leader. Also assisted with maintenance for injection molding machines, building and grounds, machine shop tooling maintenance, vial making department for levels.1983-1986

Sauder Industries. Fabricator, built Custom Industrial Furnaces and Robots.1978-1982

Career Strengths Include: (Designing, Programming, Troubleshooting, Crew Training, Building, Installing, Maintaining, Scheduling, and Reporting)

PLC’s and Operator Interfaces, Mostly Allen Bradley

Electrical Control Systems, Numerous Items

Robotics and Mechatronics, Some Fanuc and Motoman

Banner, Keyence, Wenglor Production Camera Systems

Friction and Laser Welders

Hydraulics and Pneumatics

Air Compressors

Natural Gas and Propane Systems

Boilers

Hand Tools

Machine Shop Tools (Lathe’s, Mill’s, Drill’s, Break’s, Press’s, etc.)

Roofing and Painting

Worked With Both Injection and Blow Molding Machines

Waste Water Treatment

Welding (stick, mig, tig)

Moving of Large Equipment

Building and Grounds

Conveying Systems

Wrapping Systems

Material Handling Systems

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration and Ammonia

Data Bases using Excel and advanced in PC based computers

Fork and Aerial Lifts

Highway Construction

Management of maintenance crews

Low to Medium Voltage MCCs and VFSs

Certifications:

OSHA 10

Universal Refrigeration Transition and Recovery

Refrigeration Compliance Management

First Aid and CPR

AIB Maintenance Engineering

Much more; please feel free to contact me for info that I have available for you to review.

School and Training:

South Saint Paul High, South Saint Paul, MN

Vocational Training, Emporia, KS

Technical Publishers Corporation, Correspondence

American Institute of Baking, Maintenance Engineering, Manhattan, KS

Education and Training

This is the basics of my training and education thru the years in industrial technical work. This is most but only the most important and does not include many seminars, etc.

* 1972 South St. Paul MN High School

Graduated with National Honor Society credit. Also made Who’s Who in American high school students due to extra’s such as, enough credits for more than 2 people to graduate, 4 sports letterman, also taught a couple of mini seminars.

* 1978 through 1992 Flint Hills Vocational School Emporia KS

Welding – completed 2 year course in 6 months, was offered a job and took it, so did not receive certification due to state time in class requirements.

Adult continuing education classes:

(Industrial Electricity I, Advanced Industrial Electricity, later started teaching these classes), Machine Tooling, Industrial Electricity III, two separate classes in industrial Electronics – special applications, PLC’s.

Machine Tooling.

* 1988 through 2006 Technical Publishers Corporation, Several Courses – Including;

HVAC & R

Power Plant Maintenance

Industrial Electronics

PLC’s

Microprocessors

* 1989 through 1990

AHERA Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Training

* 1994 Ferris State University

Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification

* 1996 Private Tutor in Shop Machining Repair in Wichita, KS.

Learned to Repair/Rebuild Bridgeport Mills From Top to Bottom.

* 2003 through 2005 AIB

Maintenance Engineering

* 2006 Environmental, Safety & Health, Inc.

24 hr. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

* 2006 through 2010 Essential Systems and Services & HIS, Inc.

Refrigeration Compliance Management

* 1985 through 2008

Level 3 CPR

* 1985 through 2011

OSHA 10 certification

Fork Lift & Arial Lift Certifications

* 2012 Millwrights School in Las Vegas NV

Fanuc Robotics Training & Mechatronic Technician

* 1973 Through Present

Numerous Seminars

Industries Worked In

This is some of the basics Industries that I have worked in.

* Mostly Cake Bakery Industry

Two years in Sanitation. Nine months in project engineering. Over 16 years on regular engineering crew. Over 9 years in engineering management.

* Industrial Sewing Machines

Three years in engineering management and maintenance.

* Custom made Industrial Furnaces

Over five years, building industrial furnaces, robots, electric elements, interim foreman, etc.

*Automotive and Automotive Aftermarket

Around 5 years in various aspects, including helping setting up the reopening of a GM plant, robotic mechatronics, tooling repeatability studies, head light aimers, safety bag gas fillers, rear view mirrors, trailer electric hook up harnesses. Friction and laser welding. Production camera systems.

* Steel Forming Mill

Served as electrical technician and system controls technician.

Mechanical Design and Project Management Experience

This is some of the basics Industrial mechanical design and project management experience that I have done and been involved in, both technical and mechanical.

* My Favorite One

Had a donut cutter mobile head system that was entirely hard wire controlled. This one was huge; it took electrical down time from thousands of minutes a year to zero minutes of downtime a year. I designed and wrote this project and programming from scratch on a limited budget.

* Designed and Built One of the Original Robots

Built a robot set that installed and removed gas cylinders from a rotary hearth furnace (which I also built).

These robots were in the late 70’s before automation, so they were completely hard wire controlled.

* Ran the Industrial Sewing Machine Department for the Mitten Covered Ice Scrapers.

Note: This item was the most popular fad item ever; it even beat the hula hoop.

I had lockstitch, surger, toy closer, and embroidery sewing machines.

I had to learn these machines, train a crew, and run entire department as instructed by plant owner.

I was told by vendors that I was running these machines faster than designed for and was requested for info on how I did this.

* Industrial Conveying Systems

Please see info on other pages.

This is very large, even more so than info on other pages. More info upon request.

* Industrial Gas and Control Systems

Please see info on other pages.

This is very large, even more so than info on other pages. More info upon request.

ETC: More Info upon request.

Products Worked With

This is some of the basics of products that I have worked with (mostly concentrating on technical items).

* PLC’s and HMI’s

My favorite and most experience with is of course Allen Bradley (Rockwell Automation). I have been around since we used printed circuit boards and punch tape program loaded computers for automated machinery. I have also done work with the old DOS operated Allen Bradley, the old GE PLC’s, Modicon PLC’s, and of course when Square D tried to get into the PLC business. I have done others when required such as Omoron, etc. I have been through Allen Bradley growth and upgrades through the years.

*Currently learning Fanuc/GE DOS operated PLC’s. For Steel forming mill that has to contract this work. Since I am the first PLC tech they have had for many years.

* DC Controllers and Invertors and Softstarts

I worked with a large number of DC controllers in the days before Invertors. I worked with various invertors back when they were giant and did very little and programmed with dip switches, jumpers, and potentiometers.

My favorite today is the Allen Bradley Power Flex products. Although I have done limited work with other brands such as ABB, etc.

* Smart Relays

My only experience with smart relays is of course the Allen Bradley Pico. They have come a long way with these at decent prices. My only complaint is they have not yet integrated seamless communication (such as Ethernet) to PLC’s as opposed to using IO.

* Industrial Temperature Controllers

My favorites are Honeywell and Omron. I have worked with Partlow, Watlow, etc.

* Timers

My favorites are Omron. I was around when all we had was the old Eagle timers, we are all aware of the problems and work arounds from these things. I have worked with some others, but nothing compares to Omron or possibly Allen Bradley PLC’s and smart relays.

* Other Items

I can discuss this with you as you may need. You may possibly need to know about modulating motors, such as Honeywell and others. Automated Electric or Pneumatic screw driving controllers. Some Robotics such as Fanuc and motoman. Various production camera systems, such as Banner, Keyence, and Wenglor. Different laser and friction welders. Various fiber optics, infra-red, reed switches, image sensors, light bar protective devices, the newer solid state switches that replaced mercury switches, etc. Soft-Start, Servo Drives, Various Networks (my favorite Ethernet), safety systems, various encoders, etc. Microsoft products such as word, excel, power point, computer systems, scale systems, etc. The list goes on and on.

*Non-Technical

Please see my resume. I have worked with and am familiar with all aspects of industrial maintenance.

Various Other Accomplishments

This is some of the other various accomplishments that I have worked on.

* Conveyor Design

I have designed, built, and improved numerous conveyor systems. Most of my conveyor system experience involves cloth conveyors, belting conveyors of numerous types, roller conveyors, and of course system controlling. I have some limited experience with overhead train systems.

I have contacts with various conveyor system suppliers such MRI, Intralox, Linx, Hytrol, etc.

I even built a test curve belt for Intralox that was used in a new product introduction in Las Vegas, in the 90’s.

* Gas systems

I have designed, built and installed gas control systems for donut fryers, industrial ovens, boilers and boiler water supply systems, from scratch, etc.

* Control Systems

I specialize in control system design, fabrication, and installation. Including hardwire and automation. Including writing automation from scratch. If it’s not done right to begin with it’s not done right.

* Test Bench

Designed and Built Test Benches

Including fuse testing, motor testing, multiple voltage item testing, line monitoring (including voltage, current, frequency, power factor, etc).

*Facility Maintenance

Maintenance, design, installation, etc.

* All Industrial Involved Items

Please see a basic overview on my resume. There is of course more.

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