Steve Michael Email & Phone Number

North Carolina, United States

United States

Peoria, Illinois Area

Senior Site Manager – Roxboro, NC (Eaton) August 2016 – PresentOur mission is to align ATS technicians and other staff members toward meeting the customer’s expectations of reduced downtime. Through ATS’s core competency of continuous improvement (CI), realignment of personnel, skills, and knowledge will create an atmosphere conducive to a true partnership between ATS and Georgia Pacific (Warm Springs, GA), USG (Torrance, CA), and Eaton Corporation. Responsible for overall maintenance, which includes process equipment, rolling stock, predictive and preventive maintenance, planning/scheduling, Reliability Engineering, and training (Root Cause Analysis and Six Sigma).Key Contributions:For 2016 Increased Proactive vs. Reactive Maintenance by 28%  Decreased Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) by 21.05%  Increased PM Compliance by 13.1% For 2015 Increased overall mill uptime 6%  Decreased Green End MRF by 22.8%  Decreased Dryer Process MRF by 33.6%

Wiggins, Ms

Mission to create an atmosphere of inclusion and accountability. Process responsibility toward creating a program and understanding of continuous process improvement (CPI). Responsible for overall maintenance budget of $3.7M annually. Plant annual sales approximately $61M.Key Contributions: Established an organizational schedule that improved floor coverage, reduced fatigue, thereby creating a Win-Win situation for the facility. Created “area responsible” maintenance positions within each department to drive CPI and accountability. Setup functioning CPI team in the Finish End. Initiated the use of Dashboards in production areas to increase the motivation of the area employees and create an atmosphere of competition. Redesigned the maintenance and production responsibilities within the Dryer department to reduce downtime, which has increased Dryer output. Mentor Superintendents (Maintenance and Dryers) toward accepting responsibility of diverse departments and delegating responsibilities to direct reports toward increasing their knowledge and skills within their departments.

Greensboro, Nc

1. Manage and direct all engineering and maintenance operations. 2. Lean Manufacturing / 5S Trainer. Setup training program and lead events.3. Successful implementation and launch of new process/product at Greensboro. Managed team through installation, start-up, and transfer to production team.4. Set-up PM Program utilizing PMC to track downtime and supply room cost.5. Reduced machine downtime by 15%. 6. Reduced Change-Over time by 17%7. Responsible for Environmental Compliance Program (EMR).

1. Manage and direct all engineering and maintenance operations. 2. Set-up PM Program utilizing PMC to track downtime and supply room cost.3. Reduced MRO and Maintenance labor cost by 45%. 2009 $0.0849 per sq ft. | 2010 $0.0583 per sq ft.4. Managed Safety Incident Investigation Team.5. Responsible for Environmental Compliance Program.6. Automated the primary glue mixing and transfer system.7. Designed stain application system for end profiles.

1. Manage and direct all engineering operations pertaining to the industrial installation/startup, of FS Flat Bag Systems. 2. Manage Dantherm's 1st complete US FS system installation including fabrication, control system design, installation and startup.3. Coordinated with RMT and New Steel engineering firms to design furnace hoods to meet EPA/ACGIH calculations.

1. Managed multiple facilities. 2. Spearhead major engineering projects from concept to completion. This included developing project schedules, design, fabrication, and installation.3. Expanded industrial repair services to include hydraulic pump and actuator repair, pump repair within the poultry industry, AC motor rewind up to 500hp, and DC motor repair up to 400hp.4. Negotiated exclusive service contract with major textile manufacturing facility.5. Negotiated motor consignment program worth $100,000.6. Lead team through automation of a wash line for plastic recycling. This included PLC control, and AC variable speed drives, sensors to detect blockage, and improved operator interface.Converted their conveying system from open belt to an enclosed screw conveyor system. This doubled production output and minimized airborne contaminates. 7. Redesigned boring machine from manual to automatic for a major (foam manufacturer). Developed PLC control, AC variable speed drives, new operator interface, measuring light curtain, and proximity sensors. Redesigned mechanical movement on boring machine for a major foam manufacturer to utilize precision rail, leading to substantially improved accuracy.8. Design and Fabricate sawmill equipment based on a Tierney product. This included gang saws, edgers, roll cases, and tailing devices.

1. Re-designed and converted DC drive systems to AC inverters and motors. This resulted in significant cost savings in maintenance, and lower power consumption for our customers. 2, Achieved outstanding sales growth of 25% annually through intense sales and marketing efforts.

1. Designed pneumatic and electrical control systems for new production machines.2. Designed 30+ Vision System Inspections for defects utilizing Itran 2000T and Siemens VS710.3. Conducted extensive testing of instrumentation; wrote technical specifications.4. Worked closely with maintenance personnel on production problems.5. ISO 9001 Auditor for our Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)

(Contracted through Electrical Corporation of America)1. Layout design and coordination of installation for pneumatic piping of machines and other processes.2. Calibration and startup of 60 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV).3. Worked closely with maintenance personnel on AGV problems.

Masters Of Business Administration, International Business, Gpa: 3.4 / 4.0

Bs, Manufacturing Systems-Controls Automation

Activities and Societies: Specialization: Automated Systems and Technical Management, All-American Scholar, Golden Key International Honor.