Tim Fearnow

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Columbia City, IN 46725

Cell Phone: 260-***-****

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Career Summary:

Well qualified, self motivated, team player with over 25 years experience in Industrial Maintenance including broad experience in hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, PLC’s and electrical circuits. General management qualifications include the following: purchasing, budget administration, scheduling, planning, training and project management. Also, possess knowledge of OSHA safety requirements and environmental regulations with their impact upon manufacturing facilities.

Professional Experience:

Indiana Fluid Power and Automation, Fort Wayne, Indiana

June 2019 to Present

Title: Lead Fabricator

Design, fabrication, and welding of electro-hydraulic power units of various sizes and horse power.

Design, fabrication and assembly of electrical control panels for customer machinery.

+ Panels may include Frequency Drives, PLC’s, and Operator Controls or HMI’s.

Assembly of hydraulic hoses and fittings, and assembly and repair of hydraulic components such as pumps, valves, and struts.

Travel to customer locations to assist with turn-key start-ups and / or troubleshooting and service.

Facility and equipment maintenance.

Summit Water Treatment, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana

April 2017 to January 2019 (Business closure)

Title: Service, Repair, Build and Installation Technician

Service and install water treatment systems for cooling towers, boilers, waste water, chilled water process, drinking water, medical grade water for commercial and industrial applications.

+ Includes water softeners, iron filters, carbon filters, and reverse osmosis systems.

Install chemical treatment pumps

Product sales and recommendations to clients

Equipment design and build per clients’ request

Material costing and procurement for budgeting

Current clients served throughout Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky

Troubleshooting machinery problems and diagnosis for repair which includes electrical, mechanical and plumbing issues

Pump recommendations and installations with use of manufacturer’s pump curves for clients’ systems

Precision Plastics, Inc., Columbia City, IN

November 1991 to April 2017

Title: Maintenance Manager

Developed and implemented an effective and cost saving Preventative Maintenance Program (PM) on all injection molding machines, auxiliary equipment, air compressors, chiller, cooling tower and other plant support related operations

+Installed and set up an Epicor preventative maintenance CMMS system and issued daily

PM activities accordingly.

Responsible for purchasing and maintaining supplies and key repair parts inventory levels while maintaining budget

Coordinated and scheduled daily activities with management personnel and other co-workers. Supervise and assign job responsibilities to maintenance personnel

Designed, fabricated and programmed automated testing equipment and robotic tooling to support manufacturing operations

+Proficient programming of Allen-Bradley PLC’s and HMI’s with RS-Logix, Factory Talk, and Studio

5000 software. Also familiar with Keyence, Omron and Siemens PLC’s.

Total machine installation, including single and three-phase electrical hook-up, plumbing and start up. Installed and interfaced robots and other necessary equipment required for manufacturing

Authored ISO/QS procedures and work instructions and train appropriate personnel for effective operation of manufacturing equipment

Monitored and properly disposed of all generated waste both hazardous and non-hazardous types

Steel fabrication, mig weld, arc weld, braze and solder as needed

Troubleshooted machine problems and performed necessary machine repairs and safeguarding as warranted

Experience with set-up, troubleshooting and repairing CNC robotics and CNC mold making equipment

Proficient use and maintenance of MATTEC production monitoring system and other automation items such as proximity switches, level sensors, safety light curtains, photo sensors and vision camera systems, color sensors, and bar code reader sensors.

Johnson Brothers Sign Company, South Whitley, IN

January 1985 – November 1991

Title: Installation/Service Technician

One of two crew leaders who worked primarily outside.

Responsible for delegating and assigning duties to other co-workers for all types of electric sign, parking lot light and computerized message center installation and service.

Performed steel fabrication, sheet metal fabrication and welding as needed.

Responsible for crane truck maintenance and operation.

Performed routine building maintenance and improvements.

Redman Plumbing and Heating, Columbia City, IN

August 1984 – January 1985

Title: Apprentice

Installation of gas, water, and hazardous chemical pipe lines using PVC, copper and iron pipe.

Installed furnaces, plumbing fixtures and boilers.

Performed sheet metal, steel fabrication and welding applications as needed.

Attended apprenticeship night classes.

Education:

Indiana University Purdue University; Fort Wayne, IN; completed semester after high school

Columbia City High School; Columbia City, IN

Received Rotary Award for Industrial Arts

Other Training and Continuing Education:

IVY Tech – Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Motor Control Systems

Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics

PLC Programming and Control Circuits

Zinger-Miller Management Training

ISO/QS Training and Certification

Overhead Crane Operation and Maintenance

Numerous OSHA and Safety Training Courses

Basic PLC Programming – Rockwell Automation, Allen-Bradley – Indianapolis, Indiana

Advanced PLC Programming and Maintenance – Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley

Nissei Injection Molding Machine Operation and Maintenance – Chicago, Illinois

Air Compressor Maintenance and Repair, Ingersoll-Rand – Goshen, Indiana

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