Maintenance and repair of facilities and production equipment.Primary maintenance contractor for Caterpillar Tractor Co. in East Peoria, Illinois

Multi-national food manufacturing company.Manager, Maintenance and Repair Operations Directed the planning, organization, control, and evaluation for maintenance and repair of production equipment and site facilities.Effective management and control of a $750K M.R.O. annual operating budget.Direct responsibility for development and implementation of capital projects totaling $5 million over 6 years.Managed maintenance crews, assign work, coordinate with other departments, troubleshoot and repair complex problems with the objective to maintain plant reliability.Directed installation and start-up of production equipment within a 60,000-square-foot building expansion.

Wide-range distributor of industrial painting and fluid handling equipment.; Manager of $2 million sales account with a Fortune 100 company.Provide strategic planning and day-to-day management of a major industrial sales account. Specific duties include daily interface with clients, preparation of quarterly sales forecasts, budgets and management reports. Monitored the marketing and sale of industrial painting and fluid handling equipment.Researched, evaluated, and selected subcontractors and negotiated contracts for the installation of systems. Handled customer relations and provided technical support during and post installation.Developed and implemented several projects that produced major cost savings for the customer, enhancing future sales.Key involvement in developing troubleshooting aids, documenting test procedures, and system specifications for industrial painting systems.Designed specialized training programs for end-users to become completely familiar with a product.Produced $1.25 million in new equipment sales through consistent, thorough, value-added service to my clients.

Managed and trained a staff of 30 skilled trades workers covering three shifts over seven days a week.Established and directed a preventive maintenance program that reduced costs and downtime.Directed the development and successful installation of robot end effectors that reduced downtime and improved quality.Managed maintenance crews, assign jobs, coordinate with other departments, troubleshoot and repair complex problems with the objective to maintain plant reliability.Ensure effective communication of company programs, policies, etc. to employees and feedback to the company from employees.

Performed preventive maintenance and repair of all paint department equipment in a multi-skilled environment, from the start-up phase.Experienced with repair of hydraulic and electrically operated industrial robotics, PLC's, large air handling equipment, industrial wastewater treatment systems, electrostatic painting systems, gas and infrared bake ovens.Received extensive training and experience with predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration, ultrasound, and infrared monitoring.

A municipal wastewater treatment facility.; Effectively repaired HVAC, AC/DC pumps and controls, electrical generator sets.Gained experience with calibration and repair of process instrumentation.

Maintained all equipment using a variety of skills in a multi-craft environment.Mechanical and electrical repair of various types of food manufacturing machinery.Installation and start-up of an aseptic packaging production line.