Ron Taylor Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Area

• Sustained production availability and facilities operations for manufacturing, assembly, inspection and test assets exceeding $14M over multiple locations, in excess of 95% uptime
• Independently maintained and troubleshot wide range of leading edge equipment using skills in the fields of electronics, electrical, instrumentation, pneumatics, hydraulics, HVAC, high vacuum, and more
• Managed a maintenance budget of $200K annually without overruns
• Held management responsibilities beyond equipment and facilities which included health & safety coordination, security systems, phone and IT systems

• Responsible for all aspects of Micralyne’s safety system. Managed Safety Training program, Safety Committee, WHMIS program, Chemical Spill Response Team, incident investigations, hazard assessment program, emergency.
• Designed WHMIS course and provided training to more than 400 staff over 8 years.
• Implemented a searchable online database of nearly 400 Material Safety Data Sheets and ensured legal compliance.
• Developed Chemical Spill Response plans and training program.

• Responsible for ensuring all preventive maintenance (PM) tasks and instrument calibrations were performed to ISO 9001:2002 standards
• Managed all external calibration services and vendor relationships.
• Oversaw the transition of all activities from an in-house Computerized Maintenance Management System to an integrated Manufacturing Execution Suite (MES).
• Targeted Total Predictive Maintenance of 80% scheduled / 20% breakdown maintenance.

• Maintenance team member: electronic, pneumatic and mechanical maintenance of all equipment and facilities.
• Worked with Operators, Engineers, Scientists and Management to develop unique solutions to technical issues related to equipment capabilities and failures.
• Wrote and scheduled 90% of all PM and calibration methods.
• Populated the internal CMMS system with all tools and maintenance activities.

Electronic Engineering Technology Diploma, Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

Occupational Health & Safety Certificate

Basic Instrumentation Certificate, Instrumentation Technology/Technician