Neal Allen Email & Phone Number

Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Field Service Professional for Compact power Inc. a Division of Home Depot Equipment Services.

Industrial Maintenance Technician working for the worlds foremost producer of Edible Collagen Casing. I work with high speed Shirring machinery, Collagen production and extrusion equipment, and deal with all mechanical and electrical aspects of our ISO 9001 production facility.

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Maintenance tech in Commercial laundry, maintaining two tunnel washers, 1 Senking, 1 Lavatech, with Lava tech and Chicago folders, three Chicago irons, PM on all equipment. Welding, Cutting, Brazing, plumbing, electrical, belt and Chaim maintenance. Maintaining and repairing conveyors, gear boxes, various drive systems

Cayce, South Carolina, United States

Heavy Industrial Maintenance Technician maintaining production equipment in a facility producingManganese/Aluminum Briquettes, Iron Flake, Chrome, and various other metallurgical additives.Care for Industrial Bagging equipment, Robotic Palletizer, Beeper Mill, 3 Bucket elevators, a RodMill and other production equipment. Steel Fabrication & Line Support Millwright work of Conveyors,Elevators, Fishbein Bagging Equipment & Bag Heat Sealer. Care & Maintenance ofWolf tech Shrink Wrapper and Okura Robotic Palletizer.

Gaston, South Carolina, United States

Wash Facility Operations Manager for Bulk Commodities Tankers owned by R & J Trucking company. Supervised opening of new tank wash facility in Gaston, SC. Currently working on daily improvements to facility, equipment and processes. Implemented new quality assurance inspection process working in coordination with our largest customer DAK Americas to insure we exceed all of our customers expectations of our Tank washing processes. Recruiting and training wash bay staff.

Newfane, Vermont, United States

My wife and I spent a number of years managing a local hotel in Newfane, Vermont and bringing it back to a state ofprofitability for it's owners. In our first three years we were able to greatly increase the revenues of the hotel. My wife closed this property this property for Mr .Nick Mercede and his son Frank Mercede of Frank Mercede & Son Inc. out of Stamford, Ct. My wife co-managed the Hotel after I took another position outside the business with Chemiplastica in Nonotuck, Mass, we later relocated to South Carolina. We achieved a 5 star ratings on Tripadvisor during ourterm of management with this company.

Hatfield, Massachusetts, United States

Maintenance Tech in charge of 2nd shift Plant Maintenance of all facility Production Equipment,Bagging Equipment, Bag Sealers, Palletizers, Shrink and Stretch Wrap Machines. Care and Maintenance of 4 Front End Loaders, Rail unloading equipment, Conveyor Systems, Product Screening Systems.

Florence, Massachusetts, United States

Responsibilities General Maintenance Technician for major producer of Urea and Melamine Thermoplastics. I was responsible for all areas of factory maintenance and preventative maintenance tasks, including but not limited to greasing and lubrication, repairs and troubleshooting production equipment, Welding and fabrications, machine retrofit andinstallations. New production line fabrications. Pneumatic, Hydraulics, Electrical, and Mechanical Repairs and Rebuilds. Replace Bearings, Seals, Gears, Sheaves, etc Accomplishments Fabricated and Assisted with fabrication and Installation of new Production Line PR140 Extrusion Mill Currently fabricating a small Chilsonator Line to give the company the ability to make 50 & 100 pound color samples for their customers. Skills Used Welding/Fabrications (Steel & Heavy Steel), Machinist (Lathe and Horizontal Mill Operations), Electrical Installations & Repairs, Preventative Maintenance Skills, Threading & Tapping, Precision Machining, Painting, Installations of New Equipment, Screw Conveyor Trough Patching andRepairs, Pug/Extrusion Mill Maintenance, Production Assistance, Hoist Installation and Repair, Steam Pipe Removal and Repair, Pipe Fitting & Threading, all Maintenance tasks necessary for plant operations

Putney, Vermont, United States

Maintenance Technician and Shift Supervisor for Large Paper Mill and Converting Plant.Responsible for all phases of maintenance and preventative maintenance of all machinery inConverting & Sheeting Departments of the Plant. I also handled all parts procurement and inventory for the Converting Plant for three years. Normal shift hours are 7am to 3pm Monday thru Saturday,On-Call 24 hrs day. Plant converts paper made in its Mill to Napkin and Roll Towel Products. 2PCMC Towel Machines, 1 Roll Towel Machine with Lyish Log saw, Hot Glue Systems, 2 BrettingNapkin Machines, 3 MG & MF Tissue Sheeting Machines, Stretch Wrap and Food GradePackaging Equipment, Compressors, Electrical, Hydraulic & Pneumatic, & PLC systems of fivemachines in Converting and four machines in Sheeting Department, Vacuum Pumps, Parts & MaterialsProcurement, Fabrication and Installation. Coordination of machine down time with production departments. While working for Putney Paper I have received lean managementtraining, and been regularly Certified in CPR and Blood Born Pathogens Training. I programmed,implemented and use a purchase order database system to track and control monthly maintenance and parts expenses for my department, this system is still in use. While in this position I authoredfive machine training manuals and 52 training DVD's for company employee's training on equipment with a total run time of over 10 hours. For nine months during my employment I wasLead Supervisor on Third Shift running a crew of approximately 10-12 employees. I gave notice at thisjob and resigned my position on 6-27-2012 for personal reasons. SUPERVISOR: MikeBaker/Plant Manager 1-802-387-5571 Ext 1012Maintenance Technician