Joel Graves Ccst Email & Phone Number

Janesville, Wi, Us

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Helping customers to engineer and manufacture the highest precision package sealing solutions for packaging equipment throughout the Midwest and Pacific Northwest regions. Representing the states of WI, IL, IA, MO, MN, NE, ND, SD, WY. MT, ID, WA, and OR.

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Professional Skydiver with thousands of skydives and over 15 years experience as a coach, Videographer, and instructor.USPA certifications/Ratings include:-A/B/C/D License -Coach Rating -IAD Instructor rating -Tandem Instructor rating with Racer and UPT manufacturer's ratings

United States

Cross functional role concentrating on developing and implementing maintenance recommendations for food processing equipment.

Rockford, Illinois Area

A cross functional leadership role in the continuous improvement group responsible for packaging systems equipment and Performance, projects, training, technical support, and design for the entire organization, compromised of four manufacturing facilities. -Initiating, designing, and deploying equipment Centerline programs. -Managed technical aspects of MES system design and implementation. -Organizing and managing performance enhancement teams utilizing CI, TPM, 5S. -Developing and planning future strategy of corporate-wide packaging systems and SOP's. -Creating technical training curriculum for engineering and operations for packaging equipment maintenance and operation. -Assessing asset condition, and developing asset reliability plans to maintain equipment at a like-new condition.-Providing advanced troubleshooting support to the Maintenance group, especially with Controls related issues.-Ownership of several change management initiatives around automation and continuous improvement-Packaging capital project leadership including; identifying opportunity, justification, vendor selection, technical specification through completion and startup.-Develop and promote asset reliability plans to maximize packaging assets to their optimum uptime capability.-Work as a technical capability partner with Packaging Engineer and R&D to develop new packaging material formats, and maximize those formats in-use including pillow bag, stand up pouch, bag in box cartons, multi-bag trays, variety pack, tray with horizontal flow-wrap, bulk, etc. -Own and drive cost reduction and efficiency improvement projects including waste reduction, equipment automation projects, employee capability improvement, and packaging material improvements.

La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

In the instrumentation and controls specialist role I had a broad range of responsibilities. Working at a thermal power plant gave me the opportunity to work on many facets of the operation.The plant has two boilers and two simple cycle combustion turbines.-CEMS system (constant emissions monitoring systems) calibration and maintenance. Managed full CEMS system replacement for two boilers.-Controls system management, maintenance, and integration on multiple control platforms across the site. Including: modifying code, troubleshooting, calibrating instruments.-Identifying and completing capital projects through all phases from origination to completion. -updating software/firmware,maintaining software licenses, and installation of new components.-Maintenance, repair, replacement, and calibration of all controls systems and process control elements and instrumentation. -Mechanical and Electrical troubleshooting and repair-Recording and reporting of all plant emissions data to government regulatory agencies. -working with site electrician to complete electrical upgrades, projects, and modifications.-initial troubleshooting of protective relay systems. -predictive maintenance systems management including thermal/vibration analysis on large medium voltage motors, and turbine/generator systems. The facility houses two steam driven generating turbines, two fuel oil combustion turbines that I worked to maintain along with a fuel handling plant that converts muncipal solid waste to RefuseDerived Fuel.

Beloit, Wi

I began my time at the company as a processing/packaging mechanic. I then was promoted to a packaging/controls specialist. This role involved multiple repsonsibilities. I have a proven above average troubleshooting ability and in this position I was called upon in cases where normal troubleshooting means had proven unsuccessful. I was also responsible for making programming changes to machines and program logic edits. When equipment was being brought to the plant or moved within the plant I was involved in the project planning, installation, and start-up of the equipment. Additionally I was a site expert trainer. This duty included attending training at other plant locations throughout the country and coming back to my site and training the mechanics at the local site, additionally I have supported other plants with training their mechanics and assisting with upgrading and installing new equipment. For the last few years I was heavily involved in packaging automation projects. These projects aimed to automate the packaging room fully with corrugate case erection, corrugate case packing, and automated palletizing of flexible package sizes with single touch changeover equipment. As a national contact working for a cross functional corporate engineering team I frequently was working both in and out of country installing, training operations and maintenance on, designing, and implementing proprietary flexible packaging solutions that resulted in high levels of labor and material cost reduction.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

• Machinery Maintenance• Jig and Fixture design and fabrication• Balance of plant systems (Fire suppression, Generator, Compressed Air, HVAC)• Electrical\Mechanical Troubleshooting and Repair• IT infrastructure installation and support• Welding and fabrication

Apprenticeship, Instrumentation And Controls Specialist

completed I&C tech apprenticeship, attaining journeyman level

Associates, Electromechanical Tech/Automated Systems

Studied skilled trades

Tech Diploma, Industrial Maintenance

Studied Industrial maintenance and automated systems.

Industrial Maintenance, Industrial\Electrical Trades

electromechanical technician program on a part time basis. 2002- summer 2004

Electromechanical Tech/Automated Systems, Industrial Mechanics Program

Concentrated on industrial maintenance and automation.