Experienced Manager

DAVID J. LESKO

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Crown Point, IN 46307

Home 219-***-**** E-mail: *********@*******.***

Cell 219-***-****

PROFILE

• Experienced, effective leader with industrial, mechanical and electrical background in heavy manufacturing

• Proven problem solver

• Thrive in high productivity, high stress environments

• Effective communicator across functions and levels with salaried and hourly employees

• Results driven using failure analysis, corrective actions, KPI, Six Sigma & follow up.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Defined, planned and led $12 million expansion program resulting in and maintaining a 42% increase in production levels over a three-year period.

• Delivered a plan that resulted in a 22% decrease in overtime while supporting production efforts to allow for greatest return on owner investment

• Co-chaired Joint Union-Management Safety and Health Team, which identified and corrected over 1200 hazards in and around the facility

• Reduction of annual Worker’s Compensation accruals by $600,000, which resulted in the facility’s nomination for former Vice President Al Gore’s Golden Hammer Award

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MELTING AND CASTER AREA MAINTENANCE MANAGER / RELIABILITY ENGINEER

ArcelorMittal Steel USA – Indiana Harbor; East Chicago, Indiana (2007 – 2009)

• Responsible for results and improvements to ensure production goals were met

• Monitored/managed corrective action to lessen repetitive problems

• Set in place diagnostic tools – vibration monitoring, oil analysis, infra-red scanning and area inspectors

• Managed projects with timely completion and within budget

• Hired contractors for project manning for down days and extended outage projects

• Worked with vendors to improve replacement parts lead times and redesign of components to extend life span

• Union facility 488 employees

• Direct reports included: Area Managers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Senior Planner, Environmental Compliance Supervisor and Maintenance Supervisors

• Indirect reports included: Planners, Area inspectors, Electricians, Millwrights, 56 employees

MANAGER OF MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS

CertainTeed, Birmingham, Alabama (2005 – 2007)

• Managed maintenance activities, daily work schedules, weekly down times around production schedules, and summer and winter planned outages for major capital projects and repairs.

• Hired outside contractors as needed.

• Responsible for computerized maintenance system and maintenance parts storeroom and ordering area

• Managed equipment up grades and new equipment installations

• Union facility 220 employees

• Direct reports included: Plant Engineer, Safety Manager, Maintenance Supervisors, and Environmental Manager

• Indirect reports 33: Multi-Craft

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MANAGER OF SURFACE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

U.S. Steel Mining Company, LLC – as of 6/30/03 PinnOak Resources LLC, Hueytown, Alabama

(2001 – 2005)

• Responsible for electrical systems, installations, budget, downtime, safety and preventative maintenance

• Directed electrical capital projects for preparation plant, surface mine area, thermal dryer, granular coal system and overland conveyor system

• Coordinated outside electrical services to include motor rebuilds

• Union facility 380 employees

• Direct reports: Maintenance Supervisors and Safety/Inspection Supervisor

• Indirect reports 45: electrical-mechanical craftsman

MANAGER OF MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING

ABC-NACO, Inc., Calera, Alabama (1996 – 2001)

• Directed 9 salaried supervisors and 72 hourly employees with $3.5 million payroll and $10.8 million operating budget

• Coordinated with production departments to keep foundry running at full potential

• Set, maintained and achieved goals for maintenance department

• Directed activities for Melting, Molding, Heat Treatment and Finishing, including Engineering, ADEM and OSHA

• Initiated capital projects and specifications

• Identified, assessed and hired outside contractors to meet plant requirements

• Union facility 570 Employees

• Direct reports included Facility/Environmental/Safety Manager, Maintenance Superintendent, Project Engineer, Maintenance Supervisors, and Union Electrical and Mechanical Leaders

• Indirect Reports 72: Electricians, Millwrights, Machinist

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Before becoming a manager, earlier positions and responsibilities included:

• Project Engineer, electrical and mechanical inspector, purchasing agent

• Simultaneously managed 30-40 jobs

• Repairing, troubleshooting, installing and training on all types and sizes of cranes including 10 ton -180 ton overhead cranes and AC and DC powered cranes

• Experience with electric arc furnaces, 200-ton furnaces, 4 strand casters, melting and casting shop, hot and cold rolling mills, and machine shop

• Responsible for high voltage 5.3 KVA to 2400 and 1G1 KVA at main substations

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Degree – BSME – Belford University 9/1992

MSHA Surface and Underground Electrical Certification Current 2007

Wonderware Software October 2000

Fall Protection Certification August 2000

AutoCad 2000 April 2000

ISO-9000 Training Certification May 2000

OSHA 30-hour General Industry Certification February 2000

High Voltage Certification November 1999

AutoCad 13 September 1998

Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) June 1998

CMMS programs SAP, ELKE, MP2, and Tabware May 1996 - 2009

Six Sigma (Green Belt) September 2005

Arc Flash Qualified July 2006

References available upon request

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