Electrical Maintenance Leader with 30+ Years Experience
Resume:
Leroy K. Cate
Barberton, OH 44203-1957
Cell Phone: 330-***-****
Email: ***.****@*******.***
Seeking Full-Time position, eager to utilize 30 plus years of time-tested ideas and experience for the benefit and growth of your company’s business.
* Analytical * Drive to surpass goals * Meeting deadlines * Detail oriented
* Time Management * Multi-task Oriented * Cost Effectiveness Journeyman Wireman with I.B.E.W. Local Union #306. General Foreman, Foreman and Service Truck Driver for 22 years for local electrical contractors.
Developed and implemented several new “design and build” projects for Industrial process equipment/ process lines. Panel Builder. Machine and Industrial Controls Specialist.
Creator of Electrical One Line Diagrams.
Job Description
Title: Maintenance Technician
Bridgestone – Job ID: 2025_04033 [Field Technician / Maintenance Mechanic]
Location: Akron, Ohio 44301, United States
1974 Graduate – Green High School, Green, Ohio
1976 Graduate – United Electronics Institute, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 1993 Graduate – Associated Builders and Contractors Apprenticeship 2001 Completion of Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Level Zero Course 2001 Completion of CMH Software, One Line Drawing Course 2002 10/30 Hour OSHA Safety & Health Course
2000-2023 Continuing Educational Courses at Union Hall
• Expertise in troubleshooting Building electrical systems.
• Expertise in troubleshooting machinery with associated controls.
• Expertise in construction methods.
• Expertise in blueprint reading
• Maintain above average people skills.
Objective
Career
Summary
Position Desired
Education
October 2020 – August 2023
Worked with multiple electrical contractors with continuing layoffs. Then retired August 17, 2023, to become my wife’s Home Health Care Provider for the last two years.
Maintenance Supervisor – Copen Machine, Kent, Ohio March 2012 – October 2020
With no sight of long-term work with Electricians Local #306, I tabled my Union Card No. D779928 and went to work for Copen Machine for eight years and brought three small buildings up to the 21st century with new lighting, electrical panels, IT closets, Camera systems, door locking systems with employee key fobs. Redesigned and relocated Air Compressor room to service two buildings. Designed and wired $520,000 addition which included docks for delivery and pick-up. Learned to operate and maintain the Studer S22 Grinding machine with add on robot and a HIM controller along with two other Grinders. Maintained 18 Citizens CNC metal lathes with 12-foot bar loaders. Maintained multiple Bridgeports and forklifts. Set-up all new maintenance manuals and closet. February 2005 - March 2012 Layoffs started with bad economy. Worked with multiple electrical contractors with continuing layoffs. October 24, 1996 – February 12, 2005 Speelman Electric, Inc. 358 Commerce Street
Tallmadge, Ohio 44278
General Foreman, Foreman, Service Truck, Panel Builder/ Designer
• Completed multiple engineered projects ranging from $3,000 - $250,000.
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• Designed and built $120,000 Master Select Control Panel with A-B SLC 503; Engineered and designed program for same.
• Designed, built and/or modified control panels for process lines called Rotoformers #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7.
• Designed and built controls and motor circuits for process mixers called Reactors #1 - #7; #13; #15.
• Provided Major input in the design of control panels for process mixers called Reactors #16 - #19.
• Designed control panels for Rotoformers #6 and #7.
• Designed major modifications to Rotoformer #5 control panel.
• Designed and built $40,000 Feed Select Control Panel.
• Modified and redesigned controls for 450 Ton Press.
• Expertise in set up of Variable Frequency Drives manufactured by Allen- Bradley and Reliance. Primarily: SP500, GV3000, 1336 PLUS II
• Familiar with set up for temperature and speed controllers manufactured by West, Red Lion and Honeywell.
• Designed and built many pump circuits and associated controls for:
> Circulating pumps
> Supply pumps
Experience
> Product pumps
> Transfer pumps
> Exhaust fans
• Designed and built $50,000 Injection Mold control panel.
• Designed and built $10,000 Silo Control Panel utilizing an Allen-Bradley
“ Pico “ Controller along with a completed one-line diagram. February 1988 – October 21, 1996 Great Lakes Electric, Inc. Hickory Street
Akron, Ohio
Mike Yaich
Shop Supervisor
Foreman
Service Truck
Panel Builder
April 1987 – February 1988 Paravanni Electric
Akron, Ohio
Jack Paravanni
Commercial wiring - Residential wiring
References available upon request.
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