I am an enthusiastic mechanical engineer with many years of combined experience in Maintenance, Reliability, Supervision, and Management. I have experience in various different industries, processes, and equipment; pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, oriented poly propylene films, large chemical (PSM), wood products, and reliability consulting. One of my greatest strengths is the understanding why and how equipment fails. With this knowledge, equipment defects or failures that cause process downtime and quality issues can be corrected, minimized, reduced, or entirely eliminated. I place strong emphasis on technical solutions and the priceless value of people at all levels in an organization. I have a proven track record of improving manufacturing equipment reliability, increasing uptime, and defect elimination. I am self-motivated and committed to making a positive difference in the organization. I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I have over 11 years of experience in the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry. I am proficient in plant system operation and maintenance, system monitoring/trending, root cause analysis techniques, scheduling of maintenance activities and systemic troubleshooting. I have high levels of experience in all of the Predictive Maintenance technologies and effective PM’s. I am a certified Level I vibration analyst, Machinery Lubrication Analyst III (MLA III), and RCFA trainer by the Reliability Center. I have had Level I infrared thermography training through the Infrared Training Center. I am CMRP certified (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional) through the SMRP (Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals). In addition, I have an Ultrasound Level I certification with many hours of practitioner experience. My equipment experience is extremely diverse having worked with many types and sizes of equipment in different industries.
Listed skills include Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing, Reliability Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and 46 others.