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Dallas, Texas, United States

•Construction and maintenance lead in state-of-the-art multi-family demo facility for proof of concept in company-developed materials and products and in-house training.•Liaison, plan, manufacture, implement, and maintain industrial-scale tanks, lifts, pipes and fittings, fill machines, packaging machines, conveyor and pallet systems, and accompanying facilities across 4 US-based plants in accordance with senior Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Engineering management in pursuit of LEAN principles.•Facilities Maintenance Leadership, planning, and execution in foundation, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, networks, structures, paint and trim, and metalwork.•Fabrication lead within selected team to develop and commission 2 OEM packaging systems, completing with distinction and increasing product send-off by 21% across Dallas plant. •Support maintenance teams with hands-on, ad hoc solutions across plants to minimize facility and machine production turn downs, utilizing fabrication (CNC, manual, brake press, power tool) equipment, welding (TIG, MIG, stick), and service equipment.•Planning, developing, and implementing revised maintenance schedules across facilities and machines, including originating SOPs and WIs.•EO including scissor lifts, forklifts, crane and scaffolding, and machinery.● Safety team member

Las Vegas Metropolitan Area

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• Planning, construction, fabrication, and maintenance work including school facilities, multi-family domiciles, landscaping, energy development projects, water features, and custom GC builds.•. Work with COO and senior project management to locate, estimate, plan, and execute various private and municipal general contractor projects under performance bonding.•. Cradle-to-grave installation and maintenance of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, irrigation, framing, drywall and finishing.• Field supervision of 5-30 various personnel to efficiently execute project contracts, with direct labor and subcontractor talent acquisition, onboarding, contract writing, training, time keeping and performance evaluations.• Liaison between Company and various private and municipal Project Managers, Engineers, Architects, and Inspectors to determine compliance and completion of contract line items.• Define roles, positions, organization charting, daily workflow and outlook scheduling in a fast-paced manufacturing and contractor environment.• Assist Senior Management with estimated work completion tracking to efficiently submit PO’s.

Plano, Texas, United States

12/2020 to 04/2021 Stewart Systems, LLC Project Manager• Identify plans and resources required to meet internal project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines, benchmarks of progress, and managing staff by organizing their work on multiple projects.•Fabrication and maintenance of multiple in-house, fully functional kitchen facilities for company show room and use in product placement demos and training.•Develop and define key positions within various projects, while working with recruiting systems to acquire, onboard, and train necessary personnel in a high-speed environment.•Work includes ground-up inventory control system rebuild, programming, process mapping, documentation, and use of large-scale industrial production materials totaling 15,000 sq. ft. and over 18 million USD in held assets.•Develop and implement inter-departmental cross training to reduce lead and falter times.• Service Liaison between Planning, Production, and Engineering departments to identify and correct potential problems, and develop and integrate metric-driven SOP’s, WI’s, and documentation in all projects pursuant of senior leadership needs.06/2020 to 12/2020 Stewart Systems, LLC Department Head – Fabrication/Manufacturing•Led a large and diverse department consisting of maintenance, IT, technical, mechanical, skilled and general labor team members. These included CNC and manual machines, sheet metal and laser fabrication, programming, raw materials inventory, and general labor positions.•Maintained a strong communication line between other department heads, supervisors, and senior management to assess and orient production goals in a rapid changing production environment.•Key technical interviewer for all applicants within department, identifying best candidates for various technical and skilled labor positions.•Oversaw employee safety and performance, corrected problems and increased efficiency to maintain target goals.

Denton, Texas, United States

02/2015 to 04/2020 Mayday Manufacturing Lead Machinist• Lead 3rd shift production goals, technical trouble shooting, and safety representative in a near-zero tolerance, high production AS9100 environment.• Planned machining flow by studying work order, batch order, materials, specifications, references, locations, surfaces, and machining parameters.• Lead staff of 12 employees and trained machine operation and measuring of manufactured parts.