As a Unit Maintenance Planner I prepare a comprehensive job plan for each work order incorporating a discussion with the originator to estimate cost, manpower, materials, tools, equipment, method of approach, and plan for material procurement with safety and environmental instructions as needed. •Coordinated and communicated with all affected departments involved to assure that the plan has addressed the originators concerns.•Assist Maintenance Manager and Supervisor with manpower requirements by providing forecasts of work activities. •Create repetitive job tasks and equipment bill of materials as required.•Ensure that the required spare parts are in the plant warehouse..•Monitor work orders throughout the day to ensure that emergency work order are addressed as expeditious as possible. •Provide assistances to my fellow planners in their areas of planning and scheduling.•Planned, coordinated and scheduled numerous emergency equipment outages.•Communicate with each contractor in a professional and efficient manner to assure the effective execution of contractors work.•Scrutinized purchase orders prior to placing an order to ensure best pricings.•Completed a Business Writing / Grammar courses to improve my skills in communications.•Support plant safety programs as a member of the Hazard Recognition Program.

Provided technical support and expertise to the plant maintenance organization...hands-on troubleshooting skills especially in area of pumps and motors...Input to capital projects to ensure design and installation meets plant specifications and requirements...provided leadership to maintenance technicians in the area of safety, continuous improvement in cost reduction and environmental awareness...recommend improvements and modifications in organization, procedures, rules, standards, methodlogy and equipment...identify appropriate spare parts...monitor, track, revise and review completion of equipment PM's and PSM compliance to maintain the mechanical integrity of plant rotating equipment...monitor, evaluate and make recommendations based on the results of the plant oil analysis and vibration programs...make recommendations based on the failure analysis to improve reliability of plant rotating equipment...served on the Condition Monitoring Best Practice Team... served on Special Situation Plan - CRAT (Community Recovery Assistance Team)

Maintenance Planner for the Hot & Cold area and later became the Rotating Equipment Specialist. Planned and execute all maintenance on small and large critical rotating equipment...perpare bid packages for services...audit execution of work safety, quality and cost...provided assistances to plant personnel to assure safe and cost effective mechanical repairs of rotating equipment.

Maintenance Planning / Relief Supervisor for the #1 & #2 Pulp Machines and later became planner relief supervisor for the steam & recovery area, the wood yard and Lime Kiln. Planned and scheduled maintenance activities for 4 foremans and 40 hourly workers in one of the worlds largest paper and pulp mill operations...secured parts, materials and equipment to insure a smooth functioning operation...maintained up-to-date equipment files...maintained adequate spare parts, coordinated contract maintenance work including inspection and approval of time sheets...actively participated in management council...recommended improvements and modifications in organition, procedures, rules, standards, methodology and equipment...coordinate activities with operations requirements to schedule equipment down time for maintenance...maintain daily records to insure adherence to scheduled work.

Provided maintenance and installation of steam and gas turbines, gear trains, commercial generators, major overhuals, technical and engineering guidance to customers...effective service liaison between customers and company, coordinated and provided contract maintenance...maintain up-to-date equipment data and files, troubleshooting (analyze and solve equipment problems)