Derrick Ferman

P.O. Box ****

Louisville, KY ****7

502-***-****

ec4u63@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging Maintenance Technician position requiring communication, organization, problem solving skills, and work experiences.

SUMMARY

Energetic worker with a broad range of general home maintenance and repair skills. Excel at troubleshooting, problem solving, readily understanding instructions of a complicated nature, and responding to challenges with a "get the job done" attitude. Grasp client's requirements and management's needs quickly and apply appropriate actions to complete tasks in a timely manner. Focused on personal and professional growth and stability.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Elevator Apprentice - 2008 - Present

Murphy Elevator, Louisville, KY

Studied blueprints to determine layout of framework and foundations. Cut prefabricated sections of framework, rails, and other components to specified dimensions. Connected electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors. Installed safety and control devices, cables, drove, rails, motors, and elevator cars. Inspected wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installation, and alignment and clearance of car hoistway. Adjusted safety controls, counter weights, and mechanism of doors. Helped mechanics and repairers maintain and repair vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Built and erected and maintained physical structures, using hand tools and power tools. Assembled and disassembled machinery, equipment, components, and other parts, using hand tools and power tools. Disassembled defective unit and repaired ore replaced parts, such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.

Service Superintendent - 2006 - 2008

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Co., Louisville, KY

Assigned workers to perform activities, such as service, repair and maintain elevators, escalators, moving walks and install machinery and equipment. Conferred with personnel, such as engineering, quality control, customers, and workers' representatives to coordinate work activities and resolve problems. Recommended and initiated personnel actions, such as employment, performance evaluations, promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures. Computed estimates and actual costs of factors, such as materials, labor, and prepared budgets. Patrolled work area and examined tools and equipment to detect unsafe conditions and violations of safety rules. Recommended measures, such as procedural changes, service manuals revisions, and equipment purchases, to improve work performance and minimize operating costs. Completed and maintained reports, such as time and production records, inventories, and test results. Requisitioned materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, and replacement parts for work activities. Examined object, system, and facilities, such as telephone, air-conditioning, and industrial plant, and analyzed information, to determine installation, service, and repair needed.

Apprentice - 2003 - 2006

ThyssenKrupp Elevator, Louisville, KY

Helped mechanics and repairers maintain and repair elevators, escalators, and electrical and electronic equipment. Built and erected and maintained physical structures, using hand tools and power tools. Positioned elevators, escalator, equipment, physical structures, and other objects, for assembly and installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment. Assembled and disassembled elevator machinery, equipment, components, and other parts, using hand tools and power tools. Adjusted and connected and disconnected wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand tools and power tools. Transferred equipment, tools, parts, and other objects to and from work stations and other areas, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.

Positioned elevators, escalator, equipment, physical structures, and other objects, for assembly and installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment. Assembled and disassembled elevator machinery, equipment, components, and other parts, using hand tools and power tools. Adjusted and connected and disconnected wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand tools and power tools. Transferred equipment, tools, parts, and other objects to and from work stations and other areas, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.

Machinery Repairman - 1987 - 1995

United States Navy, Norfolk, VA

Inspected and tested machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions. Operated cutting torch and welding equipment to cut and join metal parts. Set up and operated machine tools to repair and fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools. Assembled, installed, and/or repaired plumbing. Installed new and repaired parts. Installed machinery and equipment. Cleaned and lubricated shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery. Dismantled and reassembled defective machines and equipment.

TECHNICAL COURSEWORK

H.S. Diploma, General Studies - 1987

Jerrersonville High School, Jeffersonville, IN

A.S., Mechanical Engneering and Technology - 2000

Louisville Technical institute, Louisville, KY.