Diesel mechanic; Boat engineer
Resume:
JAMES FITCH
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SUMMARY
Fourteen years experience in the diesel maintenance, quality control and quality assurance. Experience in tracking repairs, requisitions and responsible for parts inventory. Supervised 7 junior engineers during daily operations. Supervised employees to ensure adherence to company guidelines and manufacturer specifications.
WORK HISTORY
Aug 2007-Present (Part Time while attending College) Brothers Lawn Care
Lawn Tech Daleville, AL
Responsible for ensuring customers lawns are cut, weeded and edged. Responsible for maintaining equipment.
Mar 2007- Aug 2007 Wiregrass Body and Frame
Production/Parts Manager Enterprise, AL
Responsible for ensuring customer vehicles were completed in a timely manner according to industry standards. Responsible for inspecting vehicles throughout entire repair process
• Revised the system in which parts were ordered to cut cost and down time
• Reorganized inventory warehouse to make finding parts easier
• Depleted unnecessary parts inventory, returning them to vendors gaining the company $1850.00 in returns
Jun 2006-Mar 2007 Classic Cars Paint and Body
Owner/Manager Daleville, AL
Responsible for all day to day operations of business. Tasked with disassembling, repairing and rebuilding of damaged vehicles.
Jan 2003-Jun 2006 Kirby Inland Marine (KIM)
Chief Engineer Baton Rouge, LA
Responsible for all mechanical maintenance and repairs. Performed preventive maintenance and installation on mechanical and electrical equipment. Responsible for bunkering and discharging of hazardous material.
• Perform repair on diesel engines, generators and gearboxes
• Efficiently worked over 650 days without any down time on equipment
• Completed all repairs in timely manner, usually same day turn around rate
• Transferred over 1 million gallons of hazardous material without a spill
May 2002- Jan 2003 Marine Systems Inc. (KIM)
Field Diesel Mechanic Chesapeake, VA
As part of a team, I would travel to various locations for extended periods of time working on ships and tugs. Responsible for the tear down, inspection and rebuild of engines
• Responsible for removing all used parts and inventorying them for reuse or return to shop
• Performed quality assurance of rebuild to ensure it met Coast guard and ABS codes
• Successfully completed most jobs ahead of schedule saving the customer and company money
Aug 2001-May 2002 Exxon Mobil
Store Manager Chesapeake, VA
Responsible for directing the day to day functions of business; including inventory, employee scheduling and loss prevention
• Revised the way associates were held accountable for sales on their shifts. Resulting in a reduction of inventory loss or 8%
• Took a hands on approach of all inventory brought in by vendors. Resulting in lowering inventory expenses by 4%
• Ensured all associates were up to date on training required by the company
• Successfully scheduled shifts of personnel to ensure all hours of business were covered without going into overtime
• Covered shifts of personnel who were unable to come to work with a valid excuse
• Increased overall sales of the store and saw the first positive profit and loss statement in the 12 months prior to me taking the store over
Jun 1997-Aug 2001 U.S. Army
Watercraft Engineer 88l10 Ft. Eustis, VA
Maintain and service diesel engines and generators. Performed tune ups, fluid changes, cleaning and monitoring of diesel engines. Bunkered and discharged hazardous material.
• Performed repairs on various types of mechanical and electrical equipment using schematics and field manuals
• Completed repairs of Detroit generators saving over four hours of down time and $2500.00 as a junior engineer
• Trained other engineers how to perform preventive maintenance checks and services on machinery.
EDUCATION
May 2010 – Present, Criminal Justice, Troy University, Dothan AL
Aug 2007 – May 2010, AS Degree, Enterprise State Community College, Enterprise, AL
Jun 1989 Graduate, Enterprise High School, Enterprise AL
ADDITIONAL INFO:
1998, Shipboard Firefighting and safety training
1998, Environmental safety school 48 hours
1997, Diesel engine tune-up/ troubleshooting course 40 hours
1997, Electrical course 100 hours
1997, Diesel engine rebuild and repair course 350 hours
Credentials:
TWIC Card
Passport
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