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Facilities Maintenance Grand Rapids

Location:
Evart, MI
Posted:
January 19, 2024

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Richard R Dake

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Evart, MI **631

231-***-**** Home Phone Voicemail 24/7

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Qualifications Summary

* Journeyman-Level Electrician for Industrial, Commercial and Residential experience.

* Over twenty (20) years of experience in facilities maintenance including HVAC

* Skilled in the installation and repair of wiring and fixtures and control equipment.

* Skilled in all phases of building electrical maintenance, with concentration on commercial high voltage power distribution, UPS systems storage batteries and generators.

* Have been responsible for the repair and maintenance of cafeteria equipment, card access systems, and alarms

* Have performed water inspections per equipment guidelines for closed loop recalculation water systems, condenser cooling water and boiler hot water systems.

* Was responsible for monitoring water treatment programs and equipment, proper chemical utilization and handling, and correct water test procedures.

Education

*The Refrigeration School, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona

1999 to 2000

Refrigeration Technologies Graduate

*ITT Technical Institute, Troy, Michigan

1990 to 1990

Electronic Office Machine Repairs

*Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

1984 to 1988

*Joined (ASHE) Group for Hospital improvement took (BOMI) Classes.

Associates Builders and Contractors

*Electrical Courses

Corporate Trained

*ISO 9000 trained in 2000

Certifications

*ASE Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling

*EPA Universal Certified

Summary of Qualifications:

*Grew up working in the family grocery store business, was taught to provide customer service, to stock merchandise, run the cash register, order product, provide general housekeeping and insure equipment safety as well as proper performance.

Learned strong work ethics, values and customer satisfaction by giving more than what was expected of me. I will bring to a company these values with a positive enthusiasm along with a strong technical and mechanical aptitude

Synopsis / Electrical Industry

* Started in the electrical field at 18 working to build a Potash plant in Hershey, Michigan from there I went to Grand Rapids to work for Allied Electric on industrial, commercial projects. Later I worked for Mechanical Maintenance which is where I was first exposed to the HVAC field and I received additional electrical training. I drove a service truck, learned how to bid on jobs and was eventually in charge of the Service Department.

*Worked at the Saturn Plant, performing environmental work cleaning up oil spills. Later driving fork truck stacking and hauling refuse. I moved into the maintenance department, with responsibilities for electrical systems. I worked with plastic molding presses, solving electrical and mechanical issues until I was laid off

Industrial, Commercial & Residential Electrical Experience

*Over twenty years (20) years of experience in facilities maintenance including HVAC, Machine, Chiller equipment repair as well as building systems repair. Installed RO and DI water systems, waste water treatment. Cleaned, rpaired scrubbers as well as PM them for facility operation.

*Skilled in all phases of building electrical maintenance, with concentration on commercial high voltage 12 volt up to 277/480 and some 4160 power distribution, UPS systems storage batteries and generators, machine and equipment repairs in various areas including the microchip industry, the dairy industry, healthcare industry.

Commercial Cafeteria Equipment, Fire Alarm, Facility Alarms, Water Treatment

*Responsible for the repair and maintenance of cafeteria equipment, card access systems, fire alarm systems, systems alarms, equipment alarms, conveyer alarms. Then understanding what all these alarms mean and what steps to do to troubleshoot the equipment for repair.

*Performed water inspections per equipment guidelines on closed loop recirculation water systems, condenser cooling water and boiler hot steam water systems. Responsible for monitoring water treatment programs and equipment, proper chemical utilization and handling, and correct water test procedures.

Work History

* Banner Healthcare, Glendale, Arizona 2/09 to 11/09

*Journeyman Electrician / HVAC/ Plumbing/ Facilities Maintenance

Perform Preventive maintenance and repairs on HVAC systems, Pneumatic Systems, Cooling Towers, Electrical Systems. Maintain plant systems, electrical, HVAC system, safeguard security systems. Repair and PM Heating Hot water Pumps supply and return, Exhaust fans, Supply fans replace filters and trouble shoot HVAC problems…

*CDI @ L3 Communications, Tempe, Arizona 3/08 to 2/09

*Journeyman Electrician / HVAC/ Plumbing/ Facilities Maintenance

Perform Preventive maintenance and repairs on Chemical Scrubbers, HVAC systems, Pneumatic Systems, Cooling Towers, Electrical Systems. Maintain plant systems, electrical, HVAC system, safeguard security systems. Repair and install drywall, wood work, paint, plumbing, floors, drop ceilings and grounds. Install Nitrogen lines and Compressed Air lines. Cleaning and repair of Scrubbers, air handlers, filter changes, exhaust fan PM’s, Nitrogen lines, Compressed Air lines, ultraviolet lights, RO and DI water line drain lines. Install new circuits for electrical projects, bend EMT conduit.

*Gila River Health Care, Gila River Reservation 05/07 to 2/08

*Senior Journeyman Electrician Senior Staff

Perform Preventive maintenance on electrical equipment, Installation of Electrical equipment including switch gear, contactors, breakers, conduit, M/C Cable, power poles, relays, panels. Major repairs, replacement parts order material for truck stock as well as for major jobs. Generators, transfer switches, all paper work associated in ordering parts and working with venders.

*Aerotek @ Intel, Chandler, Arizona 10/06 to 5/07

*Journeyman Electrician

Installation of electrical equipment including switch gear, contactors, breakers, conduit, m/c cable, power poles, relays, panels. Major repairs, replacement parts order material for truck stock as well as for major jobs. All paper work associated with running service truck, working with customers for signatures etc.

*Lin Rogers Electric, Tempe, Arizona 10/05 to 10/06

*Service Electrician

Worked on Electrical Equipment troubleshooting, installation and repair. Preformed preventive maintenance on electrical equipment in entire facilities. Installation of electrical equipment including switch gear, contactors, breakers, conduit, m/c cable, power poles, relays, panels. Major repairs, replacement parts order material for truck stock as well as for major jobs. All paper work associated with running service truck, working with customers for signatures etc.

*Hunter Technical @United Dairymen of Arizona, Tempe, Arizona 04/05 to 10/05

*Maintenance Mechanic Equipment troubleshooting installation and Repair.

Performed Preventative maintenance on all dairy equipment including steam valves, acid pumps, caustic pumps, milk pumps, separators, seal (sapac) bag systems, boiler systems, blower systems, vacuum systems and conveyer systems. Major repairs, replacement parts after ordering them to simple preventive maintenance.

Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, Scottsdale, Arizona 03/03 to 01/05

*Building Systems Technician / EMS Technician

Responsible for complete operation of Power Plant to include repair of Chillers, High Pressure Boilers, D-Aerator Systems, Water Softener Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, Swiss Logic-Tube Systems, HVAC repairs and Preventative Maintenance, working on Pneumatic controls and valves, working on electronic valves and controls, doing electrical repairs and preventive maintenance, patient room calls, changing of all medical gasses, making hourly rounds within the power plant and outer buildings, and the ordering of parts and working with vendors. Also water testing of Alkalinity, PH and TDS.

Suntron Corporation, Manpower, Phoenix, Arizona 09/01 to 01/03

*Journeyman Electrician / Facilities Maintenance Engineer/HVAC

Responsible for all Electrical Systems and HVAC Systems including electrical design, lay-out, installation, repair, ordering of material, working with vendors, running a crew of eight to ten people. HVAC repairs, troubleshooting of all systems including machine repair. Machine repair to include pick and place of computer parts on boards, drying ovens, repair stations, electrostatic discharge stations etc. Ran CAT 5 & 6 cable, punch down of CAT 5 & 6 cable in cabinet, cubical repairs, builds and installations.

JCI - Charles Schwab Company, Phoenix, Arizona 10/00 to 06/01

*Cable Installation Manager

In charge of all Electrical cables within critical environment, order material, check color codes, electrical codes, ran crew of five to seven people as well as vender crews that would come in to install larger projects. Worked with venders, coordinated weekly meetings, coordinated vendor meetings and layouts etc

Mechanical Maintenance Inc., Chandler, Arizona 05/00 to 10/00

*Facility Technical - Sub-Contractor at Microchip - Temporary Position

Responsible for scrubbers and general duties Sweeping, mopping, working on HVAC systems and repair of systems Machine repair in facility, hazardous chemicals equipment, programmable equipment, work stations etc. Ran electrical conduit for communications for the cooling towers to the hub in the control room and worked on other electrical projects in facility.

BMC/JC Electric, Tempe, Arizona 09/98 to 04/00

*Commercial Electrician

Commercial, Industrial Journeyman Electrician doing installations, repairs, designs etc.

Fort McDowell Gaming Center, Fort McDowell Reservation 05/95 to 09/98

*Electrician - Facility Maintenance Engineer - Supervisor

Worked with HVAC systems including punching out tubes of chillers, working on pneumatic valves and controls Worked on electronic valves and controls did complete re-wires of Fort McDowell Adventures lay-out and design, remodeled electrical, worked with Delta Diversified to build Fort McDowell Casino as a Journeyman Electrician

Delta Diversified Electrical Contractors, Tempe, Arizona 03/90 to 05/95

*Commercial - Industrial - Residential Electrician

Worked with the service department for about a year and a half. Built Fort McDowell Casino and ran a crew of ten to twelve electricians and apprentices. Reading blue prints and lay outs and installations. Worked as the Supervisor trouble-shooting problems, coordinating work with other trades etc

Great Lakes Electric & A-1 Mechanical, Grand Rapids, Michigan 10/83 to 01/90

*Commercial - Industrial - Residential Electrical - HVAC Technician

Responsibilities included repair, installations, lay out designs, ordering of material, of all Electrical and HVAC Systems. Started out here with my HVAC training, learning material, parts, trouble shooting, repair, leak detection

Training Computer Experience Classes

*JCAHO TRAINED: *MS WORD:

*BOMI TRAINED *MS EXCEL:

*ASHE TRAINED: *MS WINDOWS

*OSHA TRAINED: *MS POWERPOINT

*EMS TRAINED: *MS OUTLOOK:

List of equipment that I have worked on or been around to trouble shoot

Equipment Manufacturers

*Kitchen Equipment: Hobart, Berkel, Valcan, Menitowoc,

*Prep Tables:

*Meat Slicer: Hoshizaki, Scotsman

*Meat Grinders:

*Warming Holding Tables:

*Ice Machines:

*Air Compressors: Ingersoll Rand, Campball Hausfeld

*Chillers / AC Units: Trane, American, Unitrol

*Cooling Towers: York, Emerson

*Motors: Allis Chalmers, Dayton, GE,

Continental, Westinghouse

ELECTRICAL

*Breakers: Switch Gear: Panels: Honexdtric, Siemens, Square-D, Pacific

*Controls: Transformers: Contactors: GE, Eaton, Cutler Hammer, Challenger

*VFD’s: Westinghouse, Power Zone, Sorgal,

Telemanique, ABB, Hitachi, Federal

Pacific, ACME, Jefferson

*Generators Cat, Cummings, Caterpiller

*EMS / Card Access Control Systems: Enertec BAS, Siemens,

Magnetic Auto Control, Magnetic Electromotor,

*Air Tube Systems: Swisslog Healthcare, Alpha Pneumatics

*RO & DI Systems: APEC Water, Comtech, Siemens

*Scrubbers: Bryco Systems, Beco, Envitech

*Fork Truck Operation: Clark, Komatsu, Nissan, Toyota, Yale

PUMPS Electric and Pneumatic

*Dairy, Caustic, Acid: Tungsten. Carbide Flux, Savino, Barbera, Weir

CONDUIT TO 4” EMT, RIDGID, ROB ROY

*Hand / Hydraulic / Rob Roy Benders: Greenlee, Greenlee Intelligent

Control bender, HICKI, Kline

CARPENTRY SKILLS

*Lay out room dimensions:

*Install steel or wood studs:

*Install doors, windows and pass troughs:

*Install plumbing, electrical and data:

*Hang drywall, tape and mud, smooth or texture finish:

*Paint as required:

*Make up cabinets, wet boxes, etc. Using Ploy Pro and Welding:

*Pick up your mess, even if it is not yours pick it up anyhow:

PLUMBING SKILLS

*Streamline copper installation sweat:

*Braze Nitrogen and Hydrogen copper lines purging with nitrogen

*to keep line clean inside:

*PVC Piping:

*Ploy Pro Piping / Welding:

*Snake drains:

*Install sinks and toilets:

*Soft Solder copper for repairs and installations:

*Sizes of copper installations range from inch to 3”:

*Sizes of Poly Pro, Schedule 80, Schedule 40, and threaded black pipe range from 1/4” to 3 ”:

*Also cut and thread black pipe for high pressure boiler, re-work as old pipe was thin and in need of repair. *Installed back flow valves, probes and valves:

*Work on Sloan Valves, install new diaphragm, springs, handles, batteries and disable the manual push button so people could not push over and over to overflow bowls:

MECHANICAL SKILLS

*Install Motors for Air Handlers, Pumps:

*Install hangers for running of conduits, wires, duct work:

*Replace pulleys, grease motors and tighten belts on air handlers, evaporative coolers:

*Maintain, Monitor, & Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps & Maintain Valves:

*Maintaining Flexible Drives: Roller, Chain, Silent, Flat, V & Timing Belts:

*Installation, maintenance, and trouble-shooting, as well as preventive maintenance:

*Align motors and pulleys for proper operation and wear on equipment:

*Change belts and filters on unit

*Wet Saw Operation and repair.

*Band Saw Operation and repair.

*Chop Saw Operation and repair.

ELECTRICAL

*Lay out design inspect electrical installation or electrical repair:

*Make a detailed parts list of electrical items needed to complete project:

*Order entire parts list and get an idea what will be back ordered that may slow down the project:

*Lay out how work will begin and how we will go about making this project go smoothly for safety and for the best possible way to complete project:

*Cut, thread, bend, hang, install electrical conduit, flex, seal tight, junction boxes, disconnects, electrical panels etc:

*Guide, help, teach a group of help from two to thirty people to complete project:

*Clean up all messes as you go do not leave anything behind even if it is not yours pick it up anyhow:



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