David Leach
Elmer, LA. *****
**********@*******.***
Profile
Maintenance Technician for rotating Equipment in a Chemical plant environment also a Millwright/ Supervisor for several contractor companies, experience, training, and education through power plants and chemical plants with interpersonal skills and communication abilities. Added value was 10-100 million dollars in maintenance and outage turnaround work / equipment. While ensuring safety was the number one goal during these tasks. Special training courses, thirty (30) OSHA hours of supervisor training / ten (10) hours basic OSHA, thirty (30) hour new rigging course, forklifts three(3) Warehouse type and LULL, All terrain, Extend boom (10) ton, man lift (JLG) 60`-120`feet, carry deck crane eight (8) - thirteen (13) ton, overhead cranes eighty-five (85) ton main / twenty-five (25) ton aux hook, Flagger and Rigger training thru STS, flow serve pump training, Neac compressor training, rotating alignment / laser training, escape respirators, Fit tested, Hole and Firewatch trained confined space trained.
Experience
Millwright, CPRS/Rayker/Majestic/Brahma Group/Sol Scapes 2021-2022
Steam Turbine and valves major and minor and auxillary work, repairs and maintenance work on vehicles, bucket trucks, chippers, tractors.
Maintenance Technician, Lyondellbasell 2020-2021
Shop, Plant maintenance, Remove, Disassemble, Repair, Record of clearances on data sheets, assemble pumps back to OEM specs, motors, gearboxes, boiler feed water pumps, bearings, seals, steam turbines, cooling towers, opened face and closed face pumps, Fin fans, sump pumps, Compressors, shafts
Pipe stress Using Aline brackets with dial indicators and final alignments using Rotalign laser on the rotating equipment, following API standards.
Maintenance Technician, Sasol North American 2015-2020
Shop, Plant maintenance, Remove, Disassemble, Repair Assemble pumps, motors gearboxes, boiler feed water pumps, bearings, seals, steam turbines, cooling towers, opened face and closed face pumps during commissioning phase of the west plant
Wrote procedures, walk downs of rotating / static equipment at the West Plant Mega Project.
Pipe stress Using Aline brackets with dial indicators and final alignments using Rotalign laser on the rotating equipment, start up and commissioning procedures following API standards.
Step up supervisor role for the steam side for more than 2 years during commissioning phase at the boiler in unit 053.
Supervised A turner crew of one supervisor, 4 boiler makers and 4 pipefitters, 2 welders, 4 craft helpers for Confined space and fire watch.
Turner Ind., Flour Global, Enpro, McGuffey Services, PIC Energy Group, RSO, NAES, Wood group, QCI 1998-2015
Worked on steam and gas turbines, pumps, and motors of all sizes, Westinghouse, GE, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Allison Chambers.
Disassemble, Repair, Recorded data sheets of clearances, Replace, Install back to OEM specs and upgrade machinery and heavy Industrial equipment.
Strength, agility, considerable lifting and climbing techniques were acquired, worked with outside contractors for every need to complete the scope of work.
Tools used for these processes were: rulers, tapes, squares, calipers, micrometers, hand tools and air tools, cutting tools, welding machines.
Operated all types of equipment: overhead cranes, man lifts, and forklifts.
Supervised 8 -12 men/women crew during outages and Turnarounds for the scope of work to be Performed for plant relations and Contractor.
Truck Driver, Independent Owner Operator 1996-1998
Drove across country in forty-eight (48) states and Canada.
Hauled produce,
and freight of all kinds.
Coordinating pickups and delivery with shippers and receivers.
Enpro Rotating Services, Flour Daniels 1991-1996
Worked on steam and gas turbines and compressors, gear boxes GE / Westinghouse ABB, Alstrom
Dismantle, repair, replace, install, and modify machinery as required by scope of the work.
Operated overhead crane eighty (80) / twenty (20) ton, man / JLG lifts, fork trucks – lull / warehouse, thirteen (13) ton carry all picker.
Supervised an 8-12 men crews during outages and or Turnarounds.
Worked on steam and gas turbines, pumps, and motors of all sizes, Westinghouse, GE, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Allison Chambers.
Combat Engineer, Military, US Army 12B20 1984-1991
Eight (8) weeks basic / thirteen (13) weeks advanced; individual training center
Training consisted of mines, demolitions, wire obstacles, chemical agents/ MOPP
Primary leadership course and basic noncommissioned officer course.
Drug and Specimen Officer in charge, Inservice Reenlistment officer.
In charge of a thirteen (13) man squad for combat readiness and three (3) combat vehicles.
Stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. USAR Germany, Ft. Stewart, GA., and Ft Polk, LA.
Education
1991 Truck driving school DDAI, Shreveport, LA.
1984-1991 US Army Corps of Engineers, Honorably Discharged
1982-1983 Job Corps training Center, Tahlequah, OK
1982 Graduated from Glenmora High School, LA.
Skills
Interpersonal skills
Communication abilities
Shop Mills, Lathes, Presses, Balance Machine
Welding / Cutting skills, All power tools
Overhead crane and Forklifts, Man lifts
Computer literate, Attention to details
SAP / Microsoft share point, Team player and can work with anybody / crew
Certifications
Basic plus 8 hours 08/22
OSHA 30-hour Supervisor Training
Passport book / card, Twic card 08/26 08/30
Forklift Warehouse / LULL 09/22
Overhead Cranes 80/20 tons
Rigger 30 hour training / Flagger Signal person
CDL license with Dot physical through state of Louisiana
Medical fit tested and training for and fullface mask