Ralph Thomas Email & Phone Number

Downers Grove, Illinois, US

• Responsible for management of engineering, maintenance, equipment reliability and environmental facilities.
• Implementing capital projects and manage contractor services
• Process improvement and lead kaizen events.

Maintenance and Engineering Manager - TPR Federal Mogul Tennessee

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Responsible for facility maintenance, equipment reliability, cost-effective resource management of electrical maintenance efforts for the plant - Resource for training and leading root cause analysis efforts
• Maintains continuous, efficient and safe operations of plant electrical for all building and property.

• Responsible for facility maintenance, equipment reliability, cost-effective resource management and development and management of all strategic and tactical maintenance efforts for the plant
• Maintains continuous, efficient and safe operation of plant utility systems, wastewater plant operation and facility HVAC, and for all building and property maintenance.
• Promotes cost improvement and capital project efforts
• Develops and trains maintenance team members, hourly and salary staff

Birmingham, Alabama, US

• Overall management of the reliability maintenance and engineering functions of start-up plant
• Responsible for process improvement, and modification to existing facilities and equipment
• Preventive/Predictive/TPM implementation and training and development of maintenance staff

• Responsible for construction, commissioning and launch of new paint shop in AL
• Manage equipment operation and up-time of new paint dept; achieved <2.5% downtime 1yr from start
• Develop and implement planned/preventive maintenance; including improvement project [-$80K]
• Manage department budget and training; operate as technical resource in support of production
• Lead team of [36] engineers/group leader/team leaders/tech supports and maintenance members
• Implement standardized procedures and lead problem solving activities in support of equipment & process

• Manage operation and up-time of paint dept; reduced downtime to 1%, $100K/yr cost savings
• Implement management objectives and goals in paint and body departments/manage paint PM program
• Efficiently utilize resources (capital/manpower)and provide training of 18 skilled trades

Bowling Green, KY, US

• Implemented start-up of manufacturing process for new ignition line; project champion
• Developed process FMEA, flow, equipment and tooling requirements
• Instituted methods, training and developed team of 14 engineers/techs and production members

Lean Manufacturing

B.S., Electrical Engineering Technology