Jeffery A. Palmer **** Friendship lane, Zephyrhills, fl.33542

Cell 656-***-****

RESUME

Experienced in designing, evaluating and costing of special production equipment and facilities.

Managed budgeted projects from concept through prototype, start-up and full line manufacturing.

Designed residential and commercial Buildings. Working knowledge of AutoCAD,

Peachtree accounting, Excel, Works, Electronics and Hydraulic controls, Energy audit’s for Led lighting,

Boiler operation, nh3 Ammonia freezer operation and CNC Plasma programming.

Leelanau Fruit Company

Pant Engineer/Maintenance Manager 2022 retired from and moved to florida

I manage two plants Suttons bay and Buckley,

Engineering and Maintenance controlling up to 8 maintenance personnel, production personnel

and multiple contractors. Highlight for 2012 moved over 2 million dollars’ worth of process

Equipment from Canada to Buckley Michigan plant. Installed all equipment and

made production on time, also manage the construction of a new 24,000 sq. ft. warehouse

and cafeteria.

Brave Controls & Engineering, 2009

Contracted Work: Palmer Products, Traverse City, MI.

* Designed Sugar Dissolver System - All equipment and build Details, Production Layout and

Equipment Quotes. (Graceland Fruits)

Sara Lee Bakery 2006 – 2009

Contracted Work: Palmer Products, Traverse City, MI.

* Designed a 11 million dollar production process and building/equipment layouts.

* Designed new micro bacteria lab building & guard house. * Capital request proposal workups.

* Coordinating Quotes for installations of equipment.

Trimet Industries, Traverse City, MI. 1999 - 2006

Manager:

* Manufactured and designed special metal fabrications and powder coating.* Serviced the health

care, heating & cooling, and food industries. * Involved with human resources, engineering, costing

and purchasing. * Managed personnel for a 20 person company. * Used AutoCAD 2004,

Peachtree accounting & other computer programs.

Palmer Products, Traverse City, MI. 1996 - 1999

Contracted Work:

* Design service for special machines and buildings for residential, commercial & industrial.

* Project management of production equipment installations.

* Coordinated construction of new and modifications to existing facilities.

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T.S. Tool, Cedar MI. 1992 - 1996

Engineering/Purchasing:

* Manufactured and designed special production assembly machines servicing the automotive

and food industries. * Instrumental in the sales, design, costing and project management.

* Purchased all components and supplies.

Conceptual Design, Traverse City, MI. 1989 - 1992

Contracted Work:

* Designed new products from customer’s concept and improved design through all stages.

* Produced mechanical and plant equipment layouts. * Developed of residential and industrial

Architectural drawings. Also design of special machinery.

Sara Lee Corporation-

Chef Pierre Div. Traverse City, MI. 1980 - 1988

Manufacture of frozen dessert products for food service and retail distribution.

Project Engineer

Designed, evaluated, costing, and justified facilities, special equipment, and production processes.

Managed budgeted projects from concept through prototype, start-up and full line manufacturing

Special machine Design and build (Pie Water jet cutter),

Research Center (bagels,bread,cookies,puff pastry)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Visual lighting software - 2013

Northern Michigan University; BACHELOR - Industrial Design - 1985

Northwestern Community College; ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE - 1979

Engineering Technology

Plasma CNC

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