Joshua D. Earls

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Summary

Electronics and Instrumentation Planner and Supervisor with 2 years of manufacturing experience. Navy veteran with 10 years of service supporting the nuclear submarine fleet and unmanned undersea vehicles. Combined 17 years of maintenance planning, preventative and predictive maintenance experience, and developing operation and maintenance procedures.

EXPERTISE / KEY SKILLS

• Leadership • Management • Supervisor • Troubleshooting • Training Development • Technical Research •Procedural Development • Safety • Hazardous Material Safety • Preventative Maintenance • Corrective Maintenance

• System Installation • System Integration • Project Coordination • Critical Thinking • Continuous Improvement

• Pricing Analysis • Microsoft Office • Team Player • High Standards •Windows Office • Attention to Detail

Professional Experience:

Electronic Technician, Petty Officer Second Class Feb 2007 to Feb 2010

USS Charlotte (Honolulu, HI)

Conducted preventive and corrective maintenance that increased production and operation of the USS Charlotte’s ability by making it the go to boat of the Pacific submarine force.

Effectively used wiring schematics and diagrams to troubleshoot and correct deficiencies of electrical systems and subsystems, while returning them to a fully operational state allowing for zero error and increased productivity.

Spearheaded major electrical maintenance evolutions requiring advanced planning, prep work, and completion to high standards to ensure zero downtime of the systems.

Electronic Technician, Petty Officer First Class Feb 2010 to Dec 2012

USS Key West (Honolulu, HI)

Supervised 10 junior and senior personnel in corrective and preventative maintenance on all navigation systems as well as daily operations on board the USS Key West. Managed 150 personnel in personal and professional advancement.

Created and implemented maintenance and testing plans for 30 electrical systems and 10 specialized operating systems to become operational after being inactive for over a year.

Supervised and trained personnel in safe operations while working on energized equipment, troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance. Increased production and work group capabilities to sustain performance at higher levels.

Trained and managed a junior division to successfully complete an industrial overhaul and attain certifications needed to become operational.

Electronic Technician, Petty Officer First Class Dec 2012 to Jan 2016

Submarine Development Squadron 5 (Silverdale, WA)

Managed 30 personnel that were involved in various programs both locally and internationally. Coordinated between various entities to provide training and production.

Gained a complete understanding of side scan sonar to be able to understand the oceans bathymetry.

Successfully coordinated with Federal and Civilian entities in the time sensitive delivery of sophisticated military assets. Additionally, streamlined the process to ensure future deliveries would be on time or ahead of schedule.

Conducted preventive and corrective maintenance on a variety of technologically advanced unmanned undersea vehicles. Also developed training and maintenance plans to support these military assets.

Created effective training, maintenance, and operations procedures to ensure maximum capabilities and personnel knowledge of newly acquired equipment.

Shift Lead Maintenance and Operations Supervisor Oct 2018 to Nov 2020

B&W Fiberglass

Supervised a crew of 10-15 personnel during daily manufacturing operations ensuring that all safety, quality, and performance standards were met.

Conducted preventative and corrective maintenance on twisting, texturizing, and specialized winding equipment. Troubleshooting and maintenance to include pneumatic and electronic circuits utilizing schematics and technical documentation.

Filled in as Maintenance Planner and scheduler during the absence of the Maintenance Supervisor Planning to include scheduling work to be done, closing out work orders, and ensuring that parts needed were available for planned work.

Shift Electrician and Instrumentation Technician Nov 2020-Mar 2022

Clearwater Paper Company

As shift electrician it was my responsibility to conduct normal daily operations ensuring that all plant equipment was in a safe and operational state during the shift. This included the troubleshooting, programming, and maintain a variety of automation equipment to include FANUC Robots, Laser Guided Vehicles, and mostly Allen Bradley PLC systems.

Perform installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of photo eyes, proximity switches, limit switches, PLC input/out modules and all associated control wiring.

Maintain and troubleshoot position feedback devices such as encoders, load cells, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Able to read and comprehend ladder diagrams, schematics, and logic programs in order to more effectively troubleshoot equipment. Also capable of making logic corrections, changes and programming to ensure maximum operability.

Electronics and Instrumentation Maintenance Planner Mar 2022- Jan 2023

As the Maintenance Planner I assisted in the development, planning, coordination of projects and preventative maintenance program. Responsibilities included the creation and implementation of standard operating procedures, standard maintenance procedures, contracted services, and upgrades.

Developed maintenance plans to include man hours, materials, support services, and ensuring that all safety requirements were met prior to beginning the project.

Monitored and track internal labor and materials utilizing the JDE work order system. Reviewed work order back logs and flow to verify that all jobs were complete and documented for maintenance audits.

Worked closely with Operations, Process engineers, and Engineering to improve or create processes that would alleviate operator issues, correct known machine weaknesses and improve the process for a smoother workflow while increasing both product output and efficiency during normal plant operations.

Responsible for finding cost savings by utilizing vendors that provide parts and services that are equal to or better than those provided by the OEM. If the part is obsolete, I was responsible for finding the direct or engineering replacement for the part along with providing the affected parties with the changes, whether logic in the program or a physical change to the installation of the part.

E & I Supervisor

Westrock North Charleston Feb 23-Current

As the Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Supervisor I was responsible for leading the Electrical & Instrumentation function to improve plant productivity, reliability, and efficiency by contributing to the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems and machines of the mill.

Supervised 8 E&I technicians and 3 HVAC technicians to support 24-hour operations of the mill, while coordinating with operations to provide timely and efficient maintenance services.

Developed, planned, managed, and execute maintenance projects to improve machine efficiency, operations, and reliability through preventative maintenance practices and modernization.

Demonstrated agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one’s approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information.

EDUCATION

Completed various electronics classes such as Tactical Computers and Jan 2006 to Feb 2007

Network Operators course, Electronic Core Apprenticeship Technical

Training and Apprenticeship School for Electrical Technician (Navigation)

Completed classes for Electronic Engineering Technician and Heating,

Ventilation, and Air Conditioning at Cleveland Community College May 2016-2018

Completed Associate in Science degree at Cleveland Community College December 2017

Completed a Relay Technician Apprenticeship with Duke Energy May to Aug 2017

Completed an A.A.S in Electrical System Technologies August 2018

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