Gerardo Oregel

**** ***** ***** • San Diego, CA *2139

(H): 619-***-**** • (M): 619-***-****

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SUMMARY

Achieved 20 years of Maintenance skills working in automated electronics manufacturing, automated plant, and automated storage equipment as a Field Service Technician, Trainer, Standing (Backup) Supervisor, Consultant and Reliability Specialist.

Calibrated electro mechanical, pneumatic, industrial transmitters, robotic equipment which included servo systems, AC/DC motors, electronic circuitry, digital control systems (PLC’s), fiber optic logic systems. Including the diagram reading to achieve schematic, logic, pneumatic, and PNID’s.

Mentored, evaluated, and tested Service Engineers, Technicians, Operators, Engineers, and Supervisors in Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Safety (LOTO) procedures on automated equipment.

Provided software, operation, maintenance, and, troubleshooting, procedures with lean manufacturing

(Kanbahn) process to internal personnel, engineers, supervisors, and operators.

Supervised and filled the voids in the needs of a Manufacturing Consultant and Applications Engineer for automated equipment in maintenance, application, programming and operation through information delivery over a 10 year period. Helped others by providing the right information to succeed.

Fluent in written, spoken Spanish, English, Capable of translating technical manuals, evaluations, checklists, reports, presentations and, procedures.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BEAM Global, San Diego, California, 2022 – Present Field Service Supervisor

Providing leadership, direct supervision to employees in the field, including scheduling, dispatching multiple routes. Handling calls from customers, creating quotes for repairs, installations, and schedules for service work to be the field. Mentoring, Assisting, Customers for self-sufficiency and Engineering Technicians for the necessary skills in Linux DOS, network programing, automation, electrical, solar, automated sun power tracking systems and EV Chargers. Assisting in GMP practices.

MAGNAFLOW, Oceanside, California 2021 - 2022

Electrical Maintenance Technician/Lead

Assisted the Engineering Maintenance Teams to improve equipment reliability by resolving issues and implementing methods of predictive maintenance, performing reactive maintenance. Utilizing tribology methods to improve hydraulic equipment. Rebuilt debugged FANUC six, seven axis welding robots, welding automated equipment, conveyors, and benders (Formers).

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CPKelco, San Diego, California 2014 - 2021

Supervisor – Reliability Specialist - Electrical Maintenance Technician III E&I Technician Assisted the world’s leading specialty hydro-colloids plant to achieve a record delivery of products through a reliable machinery process. Worked with a world class reliability and maintenance team to achieve the necessary reporting and equipment diagnosis to keep production at its most optimal rates with minimal interruptions through PDM, PM’s. Performed then Supervised preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on various plant instruments such as flow, temperature, pressure and, radar (Level) Transmitters ( Emerson, Rosemount, Micromotion ). Installed 480V motors, Control valves and other automated plant related electrical systems. Debugged AB PLC related issues in shipping and bagging equipment as well as plant control systems. Scored equipment on condition and created reports in Excel, Outlook, Visio and, Word. Utilized SAP and Prometheus for acquisition of inventory and work order reporting. Created PM procedures with meantime to failure analysis including root cause. Developed and logged basic documentation for mechanical integrity, vibration, thermal, lubrication programs to build PDM actions and PM procedures.

MISTRAS, Princeton Junction, New Jersey 2012 - 2014 Field Service Technician

Assisted and worked closely with the VP of engineering to Maintain, build, and program, ultrasound equipment utilized in nondestructive inspection of materials. Working with schematics mechanical drawings to perform wiring and assembly of equipment. Trouble shooting to ensure proper function and precision. Applied this knowledge to the development of Predictive Preventive Reliability Programs. Aerotek, San Diego, California 2012 - 2012

Maintenance Technician ( Contract )

Worked closely with senior technician staff and facilities/plant managers to provide daily maintenance, on large Sterilization Chambers and supporting equipment, including chemical testing, debugging of critical equipment. Worked with large intrinsic industrial motors, lobe blowers, valves at high pressures and 480V voltages. Utilized infrared cameras, CFM Meters, Voltage and Current Meters, Thermometers, and Ultrasound to determine replacement. Kardex Remstar, San Diego, California 2011 - 2012

Service Technician

Built and serviced storage horizontal/vertical carousels and shuttle elevator machines. Provided technical service and phone support to various customers in Southern California and Mexico. Assisted other technicians. Documented and kept logs of all work performed in Microsoft Office. Worked with customers to provide the best solutions for their equipment performance. Utilized schematics on books, laptops and all available resources to accomplish the best service possible on electronic PLC’s, high voltage electrical and, mechanical systems. BIOSITE (Alere), San Diego, California 2009 - 2010 Engineering Technician

Diagnosed and repaired specialized manufacturing equipment operating with PLC’s. Documented all work in MS excel, Word, Outlook, Maximo, and other necessary software as a functional user. Wrote procedures to ensure best practices and ease of diagnosis. Installed air lines power lines, worked miter, band/Table saws, and mills to fabricate special tools for use on production floor. Performed testing of electrical circuitry, with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and multi-meters.

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PANASONIC FACTORY AUTOMATION CO., Chicago, Illinois Irvine & San Diego, California 1998 - 2009 Technical / Standing Supervisor

Conducted front-end assessments and consulted with key manufacturing management to obtain optimal class application and production results with 20% improvement. Taught engineers to research and coordinate predictive, preventive, corrective, maintenance procedures and schedules reducing maintenance time by 40%. To attain training at its highest standards, I implemented Performance Based training classes with performance auditing materials. As a result customer requests for the training increased by 100%. Consultant to sales on equipment capability, application, and modification to attain sales of key accounts. Utilized my solid understanding of electro-mechanical units to achieve company oriented goals and application of machinery. Initiated the PFAC San Diego Training Center by organizing the relocation from Irvine to San Diego, installing machinery scheduling classes, built a successful training team to increase customer machine performance. The team ensured the machines were maintained a 99.97% equipment productivity, which was obtained by students on a weekly basis. Continually worked on site with customers to improve their manufacturing needs and achieved a critique level of 100% in training achievement. As a result, the development of the San Diego training center, Panasonic requested my relocation to headquarters.

TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS INC., San Diego, California 1996 - 1998 Technical Administration

Worked with a team of engineers headed by the senior VP of engineering to research and develop innovating telephone line testing equipment. Reworked, diagnosed, assembled prototype circuitry. Assisted development and assembly of special devices for testing telephone lines. Redrew schematics, rewired equipment as product improvements occurred. Diagnosed and fixed basic AC/DC circuitry. Accomplished all product development prior to deadline. NASSCO, San Diego, California 1993 - 1996

Operator

Operated and conducted daily inspections on a 10-ton magnet crane for the construction of ships following strict OSHA guidelines resulting in zero safety reports. Organized crane allocation time between foremen for greater crane use efficiency.

U.S. ARMY, Karlsruhe, Germany / Fort Riley, Kansas 1989 - 1993 Combat Engineer

Participated in military exercises involving mission critical military activities that required proper equipment maintenance and operation. Organized, scheduled tasks, conducted inspections, for squads and platoon in the absence of platoon leaders resulting in proper allocation of personnel. Motivated personnel and provided personal counseling to accomplish the necessary goals. Completed academy and sapper training to develop military team skills. EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Associate of Applied Science, Electronics Engineering Technology - ITT, San Diego, California, 1996 Vibration Analyst Lev 1

Thermal Analyst Lev 1

Mark Twain High School – Diploma

Performance Based Equipment Training (PBET) – Certification U.S.A. French Commando, French Army Commando School Sapper Course, 565th Engineering Battalion - Outstanding Sapper Notoriety (Chosen by peers) PLDC, Non Commissioned Officers Academy

U.S. Army, U.S. Missouri, Kansas / France /Germany (1989 - 1993)

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