Maintenance Mechanic Team Leader owner operator.

Objective

To secure a position within a company that will offer challenges, as well as opportunities for career development and advancement. I would like to gain new skills while utilizing my current experiences in the industrial and managerial fields within a positive team environment.

Skills Summary

Facilities & machine repair

Welding

Fabrication

Reading blueprints

18 plus years tree cutting and climbing experience. Owner operator

Team leader training & scheduling

Troubleshooting & diagnosing equipment

Hydraulics & pneumatics

Heavy machinery operations

Hazmat operations level first responder

Prior U.S. Coast Guard Machinery Technician E-5

Repair of diesel engines

Electrical safety 70E Certified

Troubleshooting for PLC’s

Variable Frequency Drives, training and operation

Volunteer Fire Fighter- Interior.

Property management and consulting

Employment History:

Owner of my own tree company 2020- Present

FUELCELL ENERGY – Torrington, CT.

SR. Facilities Technician & Scheduler, 2005 to 2020

My duties include, but are not limited to, preventative maintenance of machinery, as well as electrical and facility upkeep and safety. I oversee all plant operations on three shifts and complete weekly testing and upkeep for the facility fire systems and emergency generator power systems. I have been the lead person on several large projects such as furnace muffle changes, belt replacements and conveyor installs. I assist the engineering department with new concept machines and I also retro fit and safeguard much of the existing equipment. I am the senior facilities technician and in the past was also the scheduler in the department and was the interim assistant to the maintenance manager, overseeing day to day operations in the facility and the property.

ALCOA HOWMET – Winsted, CT.

Maintenance Mechanic, 2000 to 2005

Maintenance mechanic, fabrication, welding and installation of parts. Troubleshooting machine breakdowns and getting machines up and running with little down time.

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

Machinery Technician E-5, 1997-2001

Repair and upkeep of VT903 engines and small 2-and 4 stroke engines. Heavy machinery operations such as loaders, cranes, backhoes, and forktrucks. Pre-maintenance and repair of diesel generators, large generators for backup power, reduction gears, power plants, air condition units, etc. on 270 foot and 100 foot medium endurance cutters. Supervised 5 others while maintaining and repairing diesel engines, generators, water systems, evaporators, a/c units, purifying systems, etc.

Education

GRANTHAM UNIVERSITY-KANSAS CITY, MO.

Associates Degree received, April 2011

MACHINERY TECHNICIAN A-SCHOOL – U.S. COAST GUARD, YORKTOWN, VA.

Certificate of completion received, May 1998

SPAULDING HIGH SCHOOL-BARRE, VT.

Diploma received, June 1995

Licenses, Certificates, Awards & Trainings

Good conduct award from the U.S. Coast Guard

Certificate of Merit for becoming an Eagle Scout

CDL Class B driver’s license

Aerial lifts and boom operations

License to operate power industrial truck.

6-S trained, Kizan, and single piece flow continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing

Fixture design, machine improvements

Firefighter-interior, cold water rescue, vehicle extraction and Hazmat-operations level certified, etc.

Received a lifesaving medal from the Winsted Volunteer Fire Department

PLC-5/SLC 500 & RS Logix Fundamentals

SLC500 Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Electrical safety, work practices & standards (NFPA 70E)

Confined space rescue certificate

First aid, CPR and AED certified, First responder.

Several leadership and managerial training classes.

Leadership training personal development dealing with diffrent personalities in the work environment.

References and letters of recommendation furnished upon request.

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