Test, inspect and proper repair of electrical components of locomotive systems, equipment and machinery.Comply with company and federal safety rules, policies and procedures to include wearing required safety equipment, responding to and acting on safety concerns.Install, test, inspect, and repair switches, heaters, air conditioners, DC power systems, event recorder tapes, lights, water coolers, batteries, low and high voltage systems, traction motors, cooling fans, and fuel pumps.Troubleshoot, repair, install, inspect, calibrate and replace electrical high-voltage, mechanical, and electro-magnetic equipment, perform preventative maintenance on a variety of tools/equipment, and, machinery to ensure proper function.Land wiring and install alternators, auxiliary generators and companion generators.Install and wire EM2000 computer wire harnesses.Inspect traction motors, install brushes, inspect all main cables to traction motors and replace damaged equipment when necessary.Union IBEW member - Journeyman

Responsible for leading and assisting the conveyor maintenance staff for the retail merchandise Home Depot Distribution Center located in Topeka, KS.Work alongside and train a team of service technicians performing journeyman level maintenance work involving troubleshooting, repairing, and conducting preventative maintenance (PM’s) on all of the material handling systems installed by Intelligrated (FKI & Dematic equipment) and utilized in the warehouse.Experience with maintenance, installing, and troubleshooting AC/DC electrical voltage and components in an industrial settingConduct annual conveyor auditsHighly familiar with the operation, troubleshooting, and programming of PLC Ladder Logic, Block Logic, and Human Interface controlsProficient in reading mechanical and electrical drawings and schematicsCurrently designing/building a conveyor test bench to use as a device to conduct training classes for the in-house technicians as well as companywide technicians.Computer skills include Computerized Maintenance Program (CMMS), Microsoft Project, Excel, Power Point, Spreadsheet, and Word.

Responsible for leading and training the maintenance department staff of 4 supervisors and 26 mechanics for a 1.5 million square foot general merchandise distribution center with annual sales of $2 billion and a 24/7 work schedule.Communicate daily with senior staff operations on projects, repairs, and preventative maintenance scheduling.Controlling a “P & L” budget of $625,000+ while maintaining a parts inventory of $590,000.Completing scheduled projects to meet deadlines during capital improvement upgrades.Associate development of mechanics facilitating both parties in electrical, PLC, Forklift, conveyor, Safety, Policy and Procedures. Conduct quarterly audits on the Preventive Maintenance schedule.Direct and assist associates with conveyor maintenance (FKI/Dematic/Rapistan/Siemans/Mitsubishi/Allen Bradley equipment), forklift maintenance, (Crown Lift Trucks) Hydraulic pump repair, electrical, high and low voltage single and three phase. Plumbing, heating and cooling, concrete repair, outside landscaping, offices, and facilities. Head Fire Chief of the building/grounds fire brigade. Conducted maintenance on the diesel and electrical water pumps for fire suppression system. Responsible for conducting quarterly meetings and training of fire brigade members.Computer skills include Computerized Maintenance Remedy Program (CMMS), FAWEB (CMMS) Microsoft Project, Excel, Power Point, and Word.

Monitored daily aspects of 4 oil leases and 120 wells in the Johnson County Gardner, KS areaGeneral and predictive maintenance was completed at all well sites daily. Belts, hoses, bearings and motors were inspected and replaced if needed along with electrical wiring repairs and adjusting the pump jacks. Recorded daily production from the tank batteriesRecorded daily water injection on all leases for water floodsAll inventory and asset history was completed bi-monthlyAssisted outside vendors to complete well testing annuallyAssisted in pressure testing wellsMonthly expenses monitored and logged then sent to home office in Oklahoma City, OKRebuilt and maintained water injection pumps and gear transfer pumps.Designed and installed the water injection manifolds and assembled them from the pump house to the well head for the water flood system.Installed the cartridge filtration systems and charcoal filtration systems for the water floods Kept monthly records for kilowatt usage on the leasesWeekly tank battery sales were logged and records of water contamination, specifically those used to dock the price of the loadUsed various chemicals to treat aerobic and anaerobic bacteria (citric acid, hydrochloric acid, surfactants and demulsifiers)Sales of monthly crude oil averaged between 2300 and 3000 barrels of production. Experience in down-hole pump repair extraction rebuild and installation. Experience with (and have rebuilt) gear pumps, centrifugal, duplex, triplex, and single lung pumpsExperience with gate valves, needle valves, butterfly valves, ball and check valves.Regulated water tank levels using Murphy pressure switches and electric actuated floats Experience setting up new tank batteries and plumbing them inAll work associated with the reclamation of crude oil; site location, site development, drilling, plumbing, maintaining existing projects, and production.