Electrical Maintenance Industrial

John Pepmeier

**** **** ***** **** ** Bruceville IN 47516 618-***-**** ************@*****.***

Electrical Maintenance/Installation Manager Team Trainer Solid Safety Mindset

Accomplished Electrical and instrumentation Installation and Maintenance Leader with 20+ years of expertise in training new personnel and promoting a safety focused mindset on each and every project. Taught work safety practices and general electrical guidelines to junior personnel regarding the electrician’s job and responsibilities.

Multi-industry experience at various locations, and work environments. Strong commercial and industrial electrical experience in installation and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation control systems, robotics, and phone/data systems. Served as foreman for an electric and instrumentation shop as contractor.

Charged with hosting/participating in company progress and safety meetings and serving as liaison between company owners and personnel. As foreman, managed customer expectations, resolved difficult problems, managed change, diversity, and inclusion in oversight of daily operations.

Proven Strengths

Industrial Electrical Maintenance/Installation Read/Understand Electrical Schematics

Train and Mentor New Personnel Promote a Safety Conscious Work Environment

Skilled in Variable Frequency Drives/Soft Starters Installed Conduit, Wire, Cables

Control Cabinets for 480/2300 Volt Systems Project Management & Planning

Knowledge of OSHA, NEPA 70E Certified Troubleshoot Control/Motor Systems

Clear & Concise Communicator Drive Team Collaboration & Cohesion

Certifications

Current NFPA 70E Certification CDL Class A CPR / AED Current Passport

Arc Flash Safety Card Current TWIC Card OSHA 30

Technology: Excel—-Microsoft Dynamics —-Word —Expense Software Concur

Professional Experience

FACILITY ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST / TECHNICIAN FUTABA OF INDIANA 02-2024

OPS MANAGER/FACILITIES ENG. ---SODEXO USA -2020 THROUGH FEB. 2024

ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN - MARATHON PETROLEUM CO. 2000-2016

Direct and oversee all required new and existing equipment installations, handling project planning, resource requirements, and timelines to complete.

Manage site safety and employee safety and information requirements, providing mentoring and training that ensures adherence to safety and OSHA compliance standards.

Charged with providing electrical service and support onsite at construction site location in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. Skilled in troubleshooting large and small motor systems and small instrumentation equipment. Organize safe maintenance principles for regulating and scheduling breakdowns and assist in administration and regulation junior technicians’ assignments.

Traveled to each site, responding to calls for either troubleshooting reported issues or maintenance requests for various models of heavy cranes.

Managed onsite safety controls, noted any hazards, and implemented self-safety standards that ensure zero onsite accidents or incidents.

Carry out assignments as electrician crane, time clock repairer, transformer coil winder, electrician rectifier, and maintenance salvage repairer, and functioned as an underground repair professional.

EARLY CAREER

general Foreman-foreman -Planner / Journeyman / Maintenance

1992-2000-PRESENT IBEW LOCAL 429 NASHVILLE TENNESSEE

Worked at a number of sites that included Pillsbury, AECD Arnold engineering AFB, Nissan, General Electric, Bridgestone Firestone, Carrier HVAC, Saturn-GM and numerous commercial buildings.

Served in a number of key roles for multiple construction contractors that included: Lytle Electric @ Marathon Petroleum Co., Sargent Electric @ Duke Energy Gibson Station, Nashville Mechanical – General Motors Plant –

Toyota, Miller Electric - Google Fiber / Commercial Buildings - Foreman – Planner and Journeyman

Held a number of key positions at each location in either electrical installation or maintenance construction for a number of industrial and commercial job sites. Skilled in reading electrical schematics and managing assigned projects focused on project deliverables and a promoting a safe working environment.

As Electrical Foreman, was in charge of large and complex projects, with oversight of various electricians.

Supervised each entire project and provided onsite direction and leadership for all contractors and personnel.

Led project deliverables that ensured projects completed on time, met budget requirements, specific guidelines, and quality standards.

Continuously worked in job site planning, oversaw customer relations, managed materials and logistics to each site, and ensured safety standards were strictly maintained.

Oversaw apprenticeship programs that ensured solid training standards were in place for new electricians.

Evaluated employees’ training progress, trained new team members, attended meetings, and identified conflicts, resolved problems using smart electrical acumen and strong people skills.

Organized and planned each construction project, directed work performed, inspected installations for quality and ensured all work met current code standards and job safety requirements.

Electrical Maintenance Marathon Petroleum Co. Robinson IL 2000 to 2016

Leveraged deep knowledge and understanding of the production equipment operations, maintenance, and installation of electrical and instrumentation for large equipment.

Utilized the basic principles of electricity and Ohm’s Law for equipment testing and electrical safety operations.

Replaced or diagnosed faulty electrical elements of machines including motors, relays, and switches, and setup sensing mechanisms utilizing hand tools.

Diagnosed and replaced malfunctioning electronic units including printed circuit boards, replaced pneumatic, mechanical, hydraulic components of equipment, and faulty machines.

Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting control systems, large motor systems, and small instrumentation equipment.

Skilled in working on variable frequency drives, soft starters, and served as a skilled welder, when needed.

Installed conduit pulled wire, cable tray and bus duct.

Successfully installed control wiring and control cabinets for 480-volt systems and 2300-volt systems.

Trained in and capable of working most types of equipment operations.

Served as a new employee trainer on safety standards, hazards of electricity, de-energized work procedures, safety signage, and guarding of energized lines and parts.

Managed all assigned projects, developed project scope, materials needed, and safety planning that ensured each project was maintained with minimized risk to the site and personnel.

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