Maintenance Manager Capital Projects

Ralph B. Thomas

*********@*****.*** Hammond, LA 205-***-****

Objective: Technical or managerial position developing and implementing processes and utilizing data-based decision-making skills to contribute to an efficient operation.

Summary: Over twenty-five years experience in manufacturing of Industrial and Automotive products and electronic engineering of communication systems.

Accomplishments:

• Downtime reduction yielding cost savings nearly $100K

• Process improvements providing increased efficiency of more than 30%

• Capital projects and Kaizen improvements/RCA driving increases in uptime

• Project planning and implementation including production launch and plant start-up(s)

• NFPA 70E/OSHA 1910 training

Professional Experience:

Aker Solutions, Mobile, AL Jun 22 - Jan 9 23

• Maintain continuous, efficient and safe operation of plant building systems and production support

• Provide development, motivation, coordination and internal cooperation for maintenance team in order to maximize efficiency of R&M services.

Premier Restoration Services, Long Beach MS Jul 19 - Sept 22

• Responsible for maintaining prompt, efficient and professional cleaning and sanitizing services for medical, commercial and automotive clients

UGN, Jackson, TN Aug 17 – May 19

Engineering and Maintenance Manager

• Responsible for oversight of engineering, maintenance, facilities and environmental, design for manufacturability efforts, process implementation and improvement.

• Lead equipment maintenance and reliability; including preventive and predictive maintenance, PM’s and TPM.

• Implementing capital projects, managing consumable supplies and contractor facility repairs and projects.

TPR Federal Mogul Tennessee, Lawrenceburg, TN Aug 13 – Aug 17

Engineering and Maintenance Manager

• Responsible for management of facility maintenance, equipment reliability and environmental issues

• Promote cost improvement and capital expenditure projects

• RCA (root cause analysis) training and failure analysis

• Maintain continuous, reliable and safe operation of plant utility systems

• Improve problem solving and increase process cycle time and reduce waste

DAK Americas, Bay St. Louis, MS Sep 12 – Aug 13

Sr. Electrical Engineer

• Responsible for implementing facility maintenance projects, equipment reliability and capital projects.

• Work as part of corporate electrical team in establishing electrical standards and Arc Flash procedures

• RCA (root cause analysis) training and failure analysis reports

Hanwha L & C Alabama, Opelika, AL (contract) Oct 10 – Sep 12

Maintenance Manager

• Responsible for facility maintenance, equipment reliability, cost effective resource management and development and management of all strategic and tactical maintenance efforts for the plant

• Maintain continuous, efficient and safe operation of plant utility systems, wastewater plant operation and for all building and facility maintenance.

• Promote cost improvement and capital project efforts

• Develop and train maintenance team members, hourly and salary staff

US Pipe & Foundry Mini-Mill, Bessemer, AL Jan 08 – Jul 10

Manager, Reliability Maintenance & Engineering

• Plant start-up -process and facility construction

• Overall management of the reliability maintenance and engineering functions

• Responsible for process improvement, and modification projects to existing facilities and equipment

• Preventive/Predictive/TPM implementation and training and development of maintenance staff

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Montgomery, AL Jul 03 – Jan 08

Assistant Manager Paint Maintenance

• Manage department budget and training; operate as technical resource in support of production

• Lead team of 36 including Engineers, Group Leader, Team Leaders, Tech Support, and Maintenance Techs

• Maintain continuous, efficient and safe operation of plant utility systems

• Responsible for construction, commissioning and launch of new paint shop in AL

• Manage equipment operation and uptime of new paint dept; achieved less than 2.5% downtime within 1 year from startup

• Develop and implement planned/preventive maintenance including improvement project saving $80K

GM Corvette Assembly Plant, Bowling Green, KY Nov 97 – July 03

Supervisor Paint Maintenance

• Efficiently utilize resources (capital/manpower) and provide training of 18 skilled trades

• Manage operation and uptime of paint dept; reduced downtime to 1% delivering $100K/yr cost savings

• Implement management objectives and goals in paint and body departments/manage paint PM program

Holley Performance Products, Bowling Green, KY May 96 – Sep 97

Manufacturing/Electrical Engineer

• Project champion for and implemented startup of manufacturing process for new ignition line

• Developed process FMEA, flow, equipment and tooling requirements

• Instituted methods, training, and developed team of 14 Engineers, Techs, and Production members

Behr Heat Transfer Corporation, Charleston, SC May 90 – May 96

Project/Process Electrical Engineer

• Initiated process improvements for radiator core bake processes and die operations

• Upgraded and installed PLC 5 reducing cost by 35% and increasing efficiency by 30%

• Implemented and installed bright dip wash system delivering more than $30K annual savings

• Developed and implemented solder pour line (air side soldering); increased efficiency 40%

Transportation Manufacturing Corporation, Roswell NM Sep 88 – May 90

Project Electrical Engineer/Trainer

• Field training of technicians on electrical and mechanical RTS[GMC] bus systems

• Developed and processed electrical system designs for coaches

• Resolved production/assembly line problems and improved processes

Baker Material Handling Corporation, Charleston, SC Dec 84 – Sep 88

Engineering Manager/Test Engineer

• Managed team of Engineers, Designers, Technicians, and administrative personnel

• Designed/implemented electrical systems for industrial forklift equipment

• Wrote and implemented procedures for engineering/production testing

• Developed new commodity product; initial savings of $300K

Milcom Systems Corporation, Charleston, SC Nov 82 – Apr 84

Junior Electronic Engineer

• Prepared design plans for installation of air traffic control and IDS communication systems

• Researched and assisted in development of multi-coupler broadband equipment

Education:

B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology, South Carolina State University

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