Guided the Maintenance Department in a Kroger Bakery Manufacturing facility.● Supervised, coached, scheduled, and trained maintenance personnel which included 4 supervisors, 2 planners and 45 mechanics.● Guided the Maintenance Safety Team (LOTO, Confined Space, Guarding, Fall Protection, Job Safety Analysis).● Coordinated the decommissioning of the Bakery when it closed down.● Assisted Corporate Engineering with Capital Projects at other Kroger facilities.

Oversaw for the reliability of the production and facility equipment in a train wheel foundry.● Developed and managed predictive maintenance programs (Oil Sampling, Vibration Analysis, IR Scan/Analysis, Ultrasonics).● Improved reliability and reduced costs for Building and Facilities Maintenance (High Voltage Substation and Distribution, Cooling Tower, Air Compressors, HVAC, Water/Sewer, Railroad Tracks).● Utilized SAP CMMS to streamline maintenance management.

Managed maintenance department and storeroom.

Direct supervision of 40 production personnel in the finishing area of a steel mill.● Fulfilled the production requirements and safe operation of two pickling lines and a cold rolling mill.● Coordinated activities between operations, maintenance, and roll shop personnel.

Steered the Maintenance Department and Storeroom in a consumer packaging/printing facility.● Improved storeroom efficiency by reorganizing the parts’ locations in the storeroom and part description in SAP CMMS.

Managed the Maintenance Department in an automotive glass plant.

Managed the Engineering, Maintenance and Production departments through various assignments in an automotive glass plant.● Responsible for Capital Planning and Maintenance Department including 4 maintenance supervisors, 42 maintenance technicians, 10 engineers, and 12 process technicians.● Managed 2 area coordinators, 9 supervisors, and 175 production personnel.● Turned a troubled production line from a negative performance in 2001 to a positive performance in 2002 by improving yield and customer satisfaction.● Guided the Energy Conservation Team and Electrical Safety Team.

Managed the Engineering and Maintenance Departments in an automotive glass fabricating plant.● Managed 3 maintenance supervisors, 3 process supervisors, 45 maintenance tradesmen, 14 engineers, and 8 process technicians● Responsible for the Capital Plan, new part launches, process development, and maintenance budget.● Coordinated and conceived numerous automation and quality improvement projects.