Maintenance Engineer

MAHINDA FERDINANDO

Address: *** ********** **. *** #*

Grand Forks, ND 58203

Tel: 701-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Highly motivated, enterprising, business-savvy engineering professional & permanent resident of the USA, eager to contribute to the success of a manufacturing or processing organization.

SERVICE CREED

Apply the most Cost-Effective Preventive/Predictive Maintenance Methodologies to Continuously Improve Safety, Product Quality & Plant Output while Reducing Unscheduled Downtime & Overall Maintenance Cost.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Reliability/Maintenance Engineering | Safety | Process Improvement | Mechanical Aptitude | Leadership & Team Building | Non -Destructive Testing | Project Management | RCFA | FMEA | R&D | Regulatory Compliance | Change Management | QA | Coaching & Training | Presentation | Technical Writing

EMPLOYMENT

Maintenance Engineer

American Crystal Sugar Company (ACSC), East Grand Forks, Minnesota - May 2007 to June 2010

Conducted safety assessments, set a positive personal example & enforced safety work rules.

Improved reliability of process equipment generating over $600K worth of final product per day, during an average annual 250+ day production cycle.

Collaborated closely with Babbini SPA & GPS Engineering in Italy & local engineering experts to address operational problems with newly acquired beet pulp presses & to improve throughput.

Refined long-term maintenance programs for new equipment valued over $20 million.

Led a 4 member Maintenance Planning/Scheduling group & a 4 member Preventative/ Predictive Maintenance (PM/PdM) team that included a dedicated PM inspection mechanic.

Interpreted vibration & oil/hydraulic analysis data, thermography & X-ray images & ultrasound test results.

Used SAP to manage day-to-day maintenance work request processing, work order creation, planning/scheduling, backlog reduction, MRP needs & support extended maintenance efforts.

Assisted Maintenance Superintendent in managing annual factory maintenance budget in excess of $10 million & planned/coordinated time-critical factory maintenance shutdowns.

Saved ~$40K annually in prevented downtime after conducting extensive research, justifying, & negotiating a performance-based payment plan for a new technology material handling system.

Chaired scheduled weekly maintenance meetings for maintenance & production management, safety personnel, planning staff & maintenance crew leaders.

Conducted multi-skill based Root Cause Failure Analysis to overcome chronic maintenance issues.

Developed & facilitated maintenance skills enhancement training for all factory maintenance staff.

Hot-Work Policy - jointly trained all maintenance staff on policy changes & new procedures.

Worked with suppliers to inspect/evaluate new/overhauled equipment & assure quality/reliability.

Specialized training, seminars & workshops attended while at ACSC:

o Mastering Leadership Skills - Level I & II (Corporate Human Services, Inc.)

o Maintenance Planning & Scheduling (Life Cycle Engineering, Inc.)

o Process Technician Training - Initial Level (ACSC)

o Operational & Maintenance Excellence (Life Cycle Engineering, Inc.)

o Team Building (Cal. Tech Industrial Relations Center)

o Behavior-Based Safety Program (Behavioral Science Technology, Inc.)

o Creating a Positive Work Environment & Dealing with Difficult Employees (NDSCS)

o Reasonable Suspicion - Dealing with Substance Abuse (Workforce Solutions, Inc.)

o Basic Rigging Safety (ARXCIS, Inc.)

o Vibration Analysis - Level 1 (Full Spectrum Diagnostics, LLC)

Shift Administrator

American Crystal Sugar Company, East Grand Forks, Minnesota - May 2003 - May 2007

Facilitated the implementation of a new behavior-based safety program that reduced OSHA recordable incidences by approximately 50%.

Supported Shift Supervisor to ensure a safe work environment, environmental regulation & good manufacturing practices (GMP) compliance, quality product & maximum throughput.

Was solely responsible for over 45 union employees & $200K worth of final product per 8 hour work shift during absence of the Shift Supervisor.

Launched employee enhancement/cross-training initiatives & proposed/implemented ideas for continuous process improvement.

Promoted professional communication, teamwork, & promptly addressed employee issues.

Confined Space Safety & Policy - jointly trained all factory staff on new policies & procedures.

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Sri Lankan Airlines Ltd., Katunayake, Sri Lanka - July 1996 - June 1998

Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (GAMCO) Abu Dhabi, UAE - January - May 1996

Performed routine/non-routine inspection, repair/modification & heavy maintenance checks on Lockheed L1011, Airbus A320, A340, & Boeing 767 aircraft.

Acquired systematic trouble-shooting skills & adhered to very high quality standards.

Worked successfully in a high-tech, multinational, multicultural, multiethnic, team orientated work environment with tight deadlines.

COMPUTER USER SKILLS

SAP ERP 6.0 (Plant Maintenance, Materials Management/MRP & Financial/Costing).

DeltaV from Emerson Process Management.

Aspen Process Explorer from AspenTech.

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access & Project).

JD Edwards Automated Time/Attendance & Payroll.

Pro/ENGINEER from Parametric Technology Corp.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree - Major: Manufacturing Engineering, Aeronautical Option

North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, North Dakota – Dec. 2002

GPA : 3.49 / 4.0

Dean’s List : 5 Semesters

Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Course

Sri Lankan Airlines Technical Training School, Katunayake, Sri Lanka – Dec. 1995

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s License without Type Rating for Airframe & Power-plant.

Practical experience included hands-on work under Type Rated Aircraft Engineers in the Component Overhaul Workshops & Aircraft Hanger & Line Maintenance Departments.

INTERNSHIPS & ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Case-New Holland, Fargo, North Dakota - May 2001 - May 2002, & August 2002 - March 2003

Produced “nesting patterns” to generate machine code that would cut parts for fabrication/assembly & worked closely with production planners & machine operators to balance in-process inventory.

Increased productivity of oxy-fuel cutting machines & reduced cost by optimizing sheet steel stock usage.

Supported layout of assembly-line work cells for new product & streamlining of parts inventory handling during the merger of Case IH & New Holland.

Engineering Aide (Design Engineering)

TRW Aeronautical Systems, Jamestown, North Dakota - May 2002 - August 2002

Improved data gathering/processing tasks for design revision & evolution while providing Configuration Management support for Boeing 747, 767, & 777 cargo handling systems design.

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

JEI Turbine Group, Fargo, North Dakota - May - June 2000

Assisted in building a composite, ‘BD-5’ civilian hobby-jet prototype.

Gained experience in composite mold fabrication, & hand lay-up of glass/carbon-fiber components.

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