Perform critical inspections of rotating equipment in long term storage.Ensuring sufficient lubrication and bearing condition of stored equipment.Ensuring acceptable humidity and temperature levels of stored equipment.Shaft rotation of motors, gearboxes and other stored rotating equipment.Detailed report on current conditions and findings of reviewed equipment.Preparing Shiploading mechanical equipment for 2 month loading window.Ensuring continuous operation of mechanical equipment related to shiploading.Monitoring mechanical equipment during operation to prevent downtime.Prompt and efficient equipment repairs, in short window during ship changes.Troubleshoot, repair, belt tracking, and maintenance of conveyor systems.Conduct equipment inspections and PM’s. Detection and troubleshooting.Install, align, maintain, dismantle, repair, and replace mechanical equipment.Determine loading requirements, rig equipment and material for critical lifts.

currently on layoff from GM

Read and interpret blueprints for mechanical operation and assembly.Troubleshooting and repair of critical process plant operating equipment.Repair and replacement of industrial plumbing, including rigging and hoisting.Conduct equipment inspections and PM’s. Detection and troubleshooting.Install, align, maintain, dismantle, repair, and replace mechanical equipment.Troubleshoot, repair, belt tracking, roller replacement and maintenance of conveyor systems.Operate mobile equipment (e.g. forklifts, vertical lifts, cranes).Determine loading requirements to rig equipment and material for lifting.Mentorship of employees, trainees, and trades peopleContribute to the overall safety culture of Burgundy Diamond Mines.

Condition monitoring of critical mechanical equipment, with troubleshooting and diagnosis, by means of Vibration, NDT, Thermography and oil analysis. Familiar with Ball Mills, Sag Mills, Feeders, Crushers, Conveyors, Screens, Industrial Plumbing, Large Mixers and Agitators.

Vibration and Reliability work tied in with Industrial Millwright work at an Open Pit Gold Mine.

-Develop and maintain close relationships with customers and their most critical rotating equipment, giving the customer reliability updates following vibration surveys, and pre-warnings prior to failures.-Using vibration data & trends, inform customers on their equipment health, and warn of impeding change equipment reliability.-Working with maintenance departments to develop reliability plans based on customer needs and equipment specifications.-Develop lifecycle assessments through analysis and investigation.-Conduct tests to detect faults within various rotating equipment using Vibration Analysis, Infrared Thermography and Oil Analysis.-Establish techniques for proper examination of objects under inspection, ensuring strict adherence to safety regulations.- Analyze collected data and produce computerized report from test results.-Develop maintenance procedures specific to customer equipment needs.-Providing onsite balancing, bearing changes, and the required corrective actions to improve equipment operation and reliability. -Providing necessary Millwright work in addition to data acquisition for a complete 360 customer service.

-Review, monitor and report on critical manufacturing equipment related to current and future aerospace programs.-Review manufacturing planning for production, ensuring equipment capabilities while meeting all engineering & customer specifications.-Leading the experimentation of altered process flows, new equipment & applications and providing technical reports including observations, findings and conclusions to help lean activities and improve overall processes, quality and equipment reliability.-Working with maintenance manager to review lifecycle of critical equipment.-Review technical quotations and work estimates for current and future work.-Work inside MRP/SAP system (Epicor) to generate work orders, PMs, tool orders & engineering changes.-Analyzing aerospace dwgs, docs and specs for disposition of re-work jobs.-Improving communication and cohesiveness within the work flow.

-Successfully managed multiple large nuclear refurbishment tooling programs from initial quoting through to delivery, setup & testing. -Review customer drawing packages to ensure manufacturability & providing accurate quotations with customer follow up to win manufacturing jobs.-Contact with customers, suppliers, machine & fabrication shops, procurement, metrology & quality to coordinate work.-Review current machinery maintenance logs for reliability issues and research new equipment to satisfy ongoing manufacturing needs.-Provide weekly project updates to the manufacturing director.-Provide leadership, information, support, encouragement & praise to the team supporting my projects.-Create internal process flows to eliminate redundancy, waste and clarify sequence of events for the manufacturing department.-Host lessons learned / best practices meetings with management teams.-Provide awareness for shop safety through safety meetings & reinforcing safe work methods among shop workers.

-Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues relating to various projects & programs on a daily basis.-Millwright tasks related to maintenance of the test facility.-Manual machining on a daily basis. (Milling, Turning)-Built, prepared & maintained 2 full scale Fuel Simulation Bundles for CHF testing in a CANDU Fuel Channel.-Supervised junior techs while mentoring them on fuel channel assembly, maintenance & safety procedures.-Provided pre-test gap measurement inspections of the Fuel Bundle, as well as post-test gap measurements after fully disassembling the Fuel Bundle.-Performed necessary repairs to both the 37 & 43 Element Fuel Simulation Bundles to ensure proper functionality of the assemblies between tests.-Create both incoming inspection reports, as well as in-process reports.-Design and hand fabrication of tooling, jigs, fixtures & heat sinks using the machine shop equipment.-Hand fabrication knowledge of both direct and indirect heater designs.-Tig welding of various thin-walled materials: SS, Zirc, Monel, Inconel, Nickel.-Extensive work under a magnifier loop with tweezers connecting T/C’s.-Heat treatment of various materials to achieve altered characteristics.-Created standard fabrication procedures for various tasks for maintaining consistent quality.-Member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.

-Supported the product design elements of new product development within the APQP process.-Managed multiple design programs for GM & Toyota from design to delivery.-Designed OEM accessories for the automotive market: Chrome tube step assists, front fascias, underbody armour, roll formed step assists.-Designed support for the continuous improvement of current products.-Applied & interpreted FEA to my designs (Ideas, Nastran)-Hands-on prototyping and fit-ups.-Estimated project costing for program budget.-Lead product focus exploring new hardware coatings in eliminating Hexavalent Chrome and gaining corrosion resistance.-Lead design reviews with cross functional teams.-Regularly acting as a design liaison with the customer and suppliers.-8D problem solving, Root Cause & VA/VE analysis, DVP&R’s, DFMEA’s.-Created installation ease and work instructions for my programs.-Supported our APQP team and ISO/TS standards groups.-Member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.

-Expertise in Unigraphics V-13 through V-16, training from EDS/UG Solutions.-Expertise in parametric, free form, body & white, assembly and drafting.-Project leader for current GM 4.3L Block Tooling modifications.-Daily communication with GM contacts, and outsourced machine shops.-Working with our onsite machining operations, dealing with timing & process flow (Production Support).-Extensive GD&T Training, along with GM design procedures.-Creating a sense of interactive communication, dialogue & work enthusiasm between workers on the floor & our engineering team.