Nicholas Bensing Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Michigan

Denver, Colorado

Mauntenance planner, parts purchasing, oversee both electrical and mechanical work. Modify current PLC program and electrical systems to increase performance.

Supervise 13 maintenance technicians and 3 Electricians across 2nd and 3rd shift to complete Preventative Maintenance task on time and to standard. As the 2nd / 3rd shift maintenance supervisor I am responsible for the safety and training of all assigned personnel. I work with the electricians to identify and replace outdated PLC’s with faster more effective systems. I ensure that the right personnel are being used at the right time with the correct resources. Added duties as production supervisor I supervise 35 hourly employees to ensure that product meets quality specifications and the line is ran to maximize output.

Bremner food Group Poteau Facility; Supervise six electricians across three shifts to complete electrical and project related task. Responsible for the safety and training of all individuals assigned. Performed system updates and reprogramming of PLC to keep up with high demand environment. Responsible for the repair of electrical and mechanical systems as faults arise. Responsible for developing and implementing preventative maintenance on all equipment.Supervise 12 hourly Mechanics/Electricians in all aspects of daily work to include preventative maintenance/routine taskUpgrade 2 Wight baggers with PLC and HMI – Doubled available product potentialDesigned and Emplace electrical preventative maintenance system to reduce line down timeDesigned and emplaced stand alone tote oil dispensing system to increase efficiency of mixing departmentUpgrade Line 2 Bakeshop to unify controls under one PLC and change all motors to from manual controls to be ran from HMI stations

Supervised the proper sizing and installation of four backup generators in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. Load assessments were completed of each building to insure that the proper backup generator will be paired up with each shelter.Installed backup generators for evacuation sheltersLoad assessments for evacuation shelters

B Co 249th Eng Bn 3rd Det – Iraq; The mission while our unit was in Iraq was to maintain and operate the high/low voltage grid. Responsibilities included locating and troubleshooting faults on the buried 11kV cable, maintaining the substations, working as quality assurance for the contractors that did rebuilds of the substations, and the expansion of the grid for new developments. Used the SR-90 (universal protective relay test set), megger resistance testing, megger TTR (turn to turn ratio). Repaired four automatic transfer switchesTroubleshot and repaired testing equipmentRebuilt a dozen 11kv breakers Supervised, designed and installed a 11kV compact sub-station Preformed operation and maintenance of the 11kV distribution grid on Al AsadRepair of Uninterruptable Power Sources(UPS) systems

B Co 249th Eng Bn 3rd Det – Flordia 2005Conducted numerous building assessments during disaster relief efforts during hurricane Wilma throughout the state of Florida to ensure that critical life support facilities were able to operate.Conducted assessments using schematics and one line diagramsPublic relations with surrounding counties Quality assurance and quality control of generator installs

B Co 249th Eng Bn 3rd Det – Bahamas 2005Conducted ground grid assessments and distribution upgrades on the Great Exuma Islands in the Bahamas in support of the DEA operation OPBAT. Resistance test on static ground points and grounding gridTested substation transformersTroubleshot load problemsCircuit breaker, Induction disc relay and Programmable logic controller maintenance

Attended a year long military school comprising of:Four months of Math, Physics, Mechanical and Electrical engineering theory and principals.Four months of 4.5 MW power plant operation, troubleshooting component description. Four months of Instrumentation training in Automatic Transfer Switches, Induction Disc Relays, Programmable Logic Controllers, Circuit Breaker, Motor Controllers, Digital Relays, Both basic and advanced relay operation and Troubleshooting analog and digital circuits to component level

Education record

Student of both theory and principals of electrical flow and industrial mechanics. 52-week course in electrical theory, power plant.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electronics Engineering

Associates, Pre-Engineering