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Work with Product Unit Maintenance team to complete tasks in an efficient safe manner.Work with team on precision maintenance principals to ensure quality work and reliability.Drive change and optimization to the PM process to meet unit reliability and uptime goals.Mill Champion for Mechanical Precision Maintenance Program

Work with maintenance and operations to resolve ongoing mechanical or process issues.Review best practices for mechanical activities such as alignments and bearing replacements.Develop precision maintenance tracking sheets for all standard mechanical tasks such as coupling inspection, alignment, and bearing replacement.Work with predictive technician on diagnostic issues where installation issues could be the root cause.Assist with vibration data collection when required and filled in for the predictive technician when he is away from the mill.Provide QA/QC activities on critical projects and mill outages.Mill Champion for Mechanical Precision Maintenance Program

Promoted to management over all mechanical activity for The Rock facility.Responsible for managing 18 maintenance technicians in 3 departments: Press Maintenance, Finishing Maintenance, and Predictive Maintenance.Work daily with production departments to meet plant goals and reduce downtime through KPI monitoring, planning, and increased equipment reliability.Coordinate maintenance efforts for all 3 departments using Maintenance Control and Request System programs.Project management on new equipment installations, modifications, and capitalized projects.

Responsible for leading the development of the reliability programs on all high-speed web printing equipment in seven recently acquired printing facilities. Oversee seven technicians in the southeastern region. They include 3 vibration analysts and 4 lubrication technicians.Programs being developed are Vibration Analysis, Ultrasonic Lubrication, Infrared Inspections, Oil Analysis, and Air Leak Detection.Programs are being developed using SKF Vibration Analysis products, Flir Thermography Cameras, and UE Systems Ultrasonic Equipment.

Lead Analyst for 12 industrial facilities in the southeastern United States.Clients included SP Newsprint Dublin, GA; Weyerhaeuser Oglethorpe, GA; Michelin North America Dothan, AL; BASF Corporation Quincy, FL; and Tolleson Lumber Preston, GA.Responsible for data collection, analysis, and reporting in industrial facilities using DMSI Maintelligence Software, SKF Machine Analyst Software, and SKF CMVA 60 Micrologs.Responsible for dynamic balancing and laser alignment of plant equipment when requested by the customer.

Transferred to the newly built plant to develop the reliability maintenance programs. Built the vibration and ultrasound databases and collected necessary data.Developed infrared inspection routes on all 480V and lower equipment.Responsible for all dynamic balancing and alignment of the production and powerhouse equipment.Assisted with safety inspections on production equipment and involved with the Lean/Energy Management group to improve plant efficiency and organization.

Maintained the vibration analysis database and collected all vibration data on production and support equipment.Developed ultrasonic lubrication program for all critical AC and DC motors.Responsible for all dynamic balancing and alignment of the production and support equipment.

Worked as a mechanic on printing presses and support equipment.Installed, repaired and performed preventive maintenance on state of the art offset printing equipment.

Began my career at Quad/Graphics as a high school senior through a work program. I worked in all departments including production and administrative areas. After graduating I became a full time employee in the Press Maintenance Department.