Power Plant Maintenance

James E Lawrence

Westminster, Colorado ***** 303-***-**** *****.***.***********@*****.*** Linked In

SUMMARY

Mechanical Maintenance Planner/Scheduler with experience in cGMP Manufacturing and Electrical Generating Station settings. Ability to supervise maintenance crews, proven track record reducing internal inventory while maintaining parts availability, ensuring “on time” and “just in time” deliveries. Involved in and lead Safety programs that promoted a safe work environment, at department, union and corporate levels. Focus in continuous improvement, to improve equipment availability reliability and Preventative Maintenance performance to reduce operating costs.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

• MS Office, Excel, MS Project, Word, Power Point, Access, Word Perfect, Super Project, etc.

• Experienced with Maximo and other CMMS systems.

• Certifications in RCRA, HAZMAT, ISPE Pharmaceutical Water Operation, Various GMP Training, other training available on request.

• Used main frame CMMS, CCMS, MMIS and other Legacy program systems.

• Started University of Phoenix for Associates Degree in IT

• Familiar with scripting to improve time management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMGEN, BOULDER COLORADO 2000-2011

Senior Associate Planner

• Provided Clean Utilities at better than 99% availability.

• Maintained waste (dirty) utilities without any reportable incidents since 2001.

• Participated in root cause analysis of various systems to resolve issues or areas of concern.

• Maintained PM Program to achieve greater than 98% on time completion rate.

• Met or exceeded goals for planned parts and technician efficiency reporting matrix.

• Planned and Schedule Utility outages on annual frequency to maintain reliability and availability of the utilities.

• Selected as Lead over Planning, Scheduling and Work Order Administration 2003 and 2004. As Lead ensured site goals and work activities were being met held weekly staff meetings to address upcoming needs/activities and review achievements.

• Planned and scheduled maintenance activities in cGMP environment (clean room production suites) as well as maintained utilities to meet production needs.

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO 1978-2000

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler (1992-2000)

• Planned/Scheduled and maintained all equipment associated with unit #1 at Cherokee Electric Generating Station (110MW) Denver, Co. Responsible for all Coal conveying and associated systems at Cherokee Station.

• Responsible for scheduling of specialty crafts – Insulators, Machinists, Tinners (metal worker), and asbestos abatement crew.

• Represented Planning and Scheduling group on Plant and Corporate Inventory reduction teams, also a member of Business Alliance review selection team.

• Reduced on site inventory levels (Cherokee Station) from $7.1 m to under $5 m in two years by removing obsolete parts, using vender agreed inventories and instituting vender alliance partnerships company wide. Inventory turns more than doubled during this time frame.

• First Aid and CPR Instructor.

• Parts procurement for miscellaneous parts not stocked in warehouse.

• Worked with venders to identify new and updated modifications on equipment for improvement to equipment availability and reliability.

• Traveled to other Utility Companies (Duke Power, Green River Authority, etc.) to review their best in class preventative maintenance programs to improve PSC Co program.

Classified Mechanic Millwright (1985-1992)

• Worked on various equipment but not limited to; Air Compressors – form 45 psi – 300+ psi. plant air, instrument, and soot blowing; Coal equipment – conveyor belts, crushers, pulverizers, burners; all kinds of pumps -positive displacement and centrifugal - metered for chemical treatment, water treatment, single stage to multi stage HP feed water pumps; gear boxes right angle and direct drives; Steam Turbines and all related drive, hydraulic and lubrication systems; fire protection system –dry and wet systems and gas (Halon) systems .

• Knowledgeable in non-certified welding and lathe machining work as well.

• Installed new replacement equipment and rebuilt equipment.

• Operated various equipment to perform job task when needed. (Forklift, mobile boom crane, gantry cranes, boom trucks, boom and scissor lifts, etc.)

• Lead crew of up to 5 other mechanic’s and or apprentices on swing shift.

• Four years on plant safety committee chairman. Also two years on IBEW Local 111 safety committee. During my tenure as chairman, achieved one year without a lost time injury, fell 2 weeks short of having 2 years without a lost time injury.

• First Aid and CPR Instructor.

Apprentice Mechanic (1981-1985) 4 year apprenticeship

• Successfully completed testing every six months to achieve Millwright Certification in power plant fundamentals and mechanics.

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Helper (1978-1981)

• Worked with Apprentices, Power Plant Mechanics and Classified Millwrights to learn tools and equipment.

• Worked in tool crib assigning, sharping and repairing tools.

• Offsite parts pickup and delivery person.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Four year apprenticeship through Public Service Company and IBEW Local 111.

• First Aid CPR Training and refreshers course instructor.

• Computer classes for Word Perfect, Lotus 123, PPMIS, MMIS, MS Project, Excel, Word, Brio Query and other Legacy programs.

• Attending University of Phoenix for Associates degree in IT.

• Planning and Scheduling Seminar through Standard Maintenance Programs.

EQUIPMENT SUMMARY

• Experienced on the following equipment but not limited to: Air Compressors – from 45 psi – 300+ psi plant air, instrument, and soot blowing; Coal equipment – conveyor belts, crushers, pulverizers, burners; all kinds of pumps -positive displacement and centrifugal - metered for chemical treatment, water treatment, single stage to multi stage HP feed water pumps; gear boxes right angle and direct drives; Steam Turbines and all related drive, hydraulic and lubrication systems; fire protection system –dry, wet systems and gas (Halon) systems.

• Experienced on the following cGMP equipment: Bioreactors, Fermenters, Centrifuges, Hold Tanks, Buffer Tanks, Filtration systems, Clean in place systems, COP systems, Piping systems, Bio-Safety Cabinets, Fume Hoods, Clean rooms, HEPA Filters, Ventilation Systems etc.

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