JACOB D. STROHM
Mesa, AZ *****
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QUALIFICATIONS: Long-term diversified experience ● Babbitt bearing expert ● Extensive facility and machinery maintenance ● Familiar with all office equipment and procedures ● Project management ● Ability to build or refurbish parts for defective machinery ● Perform on a variety of machinery ● Welding including Mig, Tig and stick ● Troubleshooting ● Client relations ● Conflict resolution ● Sales and sales support ● Read blueprints ● Reverse engineering Machinist ● Supervision including field supervision of union and nonunion personnel ● Trained and evaluated personnel ● Budget planning ● Purchasing including vendor negotiations ● Marketing via trade shows ● Knowledge of OSHA ● Known among my colleagues and employers for my organizational skills and ability to perform multiple projects
● Effective trainer, mentor, and teacher. Train personnel in job duties, product knowledge, software usage, client relations, machinery operation, and corporate protocol.
● Restructured and streamlined SOPs for the critical path. This increased efficiency, reduced manpower, and improved on-time delivery.
LICENSES AND IUE-CWA Journeyman's Card Licensed Forklift Driver CERTIFICATES: Certified in CPR, First Aid, and AED Certified in Faro Arm Certified in Overhead Crane Certified in Rotor Balancing Certified Advanced Steam Bucket Level II Non-Destructive Evaluation EXPERIENCE: HORIZON MACHINE TEMPE, AZ
Machine Shop Foreman 2018 to 2024
Managed, assigned, trained and assisted all shop employees. Developed and managed quality control program. Improved and developed processes for every style of babbitt bearing, improving job production by fifty percent. Created bids for all job types. Conducted weekly safety meetings and maintained a flawless safety record.
GENERAL ELECTRIC SALT LAKE CITY, UT/PHILADELPHIA, PA Machinist/ Shop/ Field Supervisor 2013 to 2018
Restructured the machine shop which was being expanded. Added and substituted machinery to enhance the manufacturing process. PRIME MACHINE INC SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Babbit Department Supervisor 2008 to 2013
Field Service Supervisor / Machinist 2004 to 2008
BRIGHTON SKI RESORT BRIGHTON, UT
Maintenance Specialist 2000 to 2004
BABBITT BEARING SPECIALIST SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Babbitt Technician 1996 to 2000
EDUCATION M.S.H.A. TRAINING - General Electric Safety Training/Ultra Sonic Testing AND TRAINING: GENERAL ELECTRIC ENERGY TRAINING - Steam Path 101 MAZAK MAZATROL PROGRAMMING - Conversational Programming PRIME MACHINE, INC - Basic G-Code Programming
UTAH SAFETY COUNCIL - Arial Lift Equipment Training IUE-CWA APPRENTICESHIP – Machinist Apprenticeship Program SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE – General Studies
References available upon request