Thomas Halan Email & Phone Number

Usa

Product, machine, and graphic design.

Dekalb, Illinois, United States

Project management for large scale data center construction. Automation controls for thermal systems.

Addison, Il

Service Manager for the Power Systems division. Managing 61 employees.41 field technicians / 3 helpers / 5 supervisors / 2 technical staff / 6 service writers.Certified by Caterpillar/Rutgers in Service Management.-Responsible for overall department direction, creating and managing P&L statements.-Manage multiple branches.-Responsible for monthly budget targets, performing ~$1,000,000/mo in labor sales.-Perform project management on large or sensitive projects.-Created a Caterpillar accredited technical training program/career progression for technicians.-Developed a complete training curriculum for technicians that coincided with a restructured pay scale so techs are paid by their knowledge base and performance.-Increased dealer performance in meeting Caterpillar metrics in relation to dealer rankings.-Implemented processes/procedures, attempting to adopt an ISO9001 structure.-Manage a large vehicle fleet.-Manage customer disputes and relations.-Brought the department up to contamination control standards for Caterpillar.-Instrumental in moving the facility from Elmhurst, IL to Addison, IL in 2021.Performed/Maintained safety responsibility for the Addison facility.-Primary Safety Contact (responsible for all safety issues & direction)-SPCC/Spill coordinator-Emergency Response CoordinatorRegion of responsibility is the Northern half of Illinois and NorthWestern Indiana.Promoted to Power Systems Service Manager January 2018-Rental department lead technician Repair of all rental equipment, cat and allied genie, skyjack from small to large aerial and earth moving equipment.-Dynamometer technician-Engine rebuild technician Engine rebuild shop technician. Performed; overhaul, repair, failure analysis & Dynotesting of Caterpillar diesel engines.

Billings, Montana Area

Instrumental in the design, construction and turn over of a mid-size cryogenic air separation unit. Notable: While engineering and constructing the air separation unit the P&ID's were in poor format and unusable. I revamped the existing drawings and created new drawings for an expansion unit that was being installed as well. Consolidating all P&ID's into one professional set that complied with ISA standards and dramatically increased productivity, review and future project implementation.Performed turnover, commissioning and start up. facility troubleshooting along with functional design of the facility during construction. Procured, tested, located and installed plant wide instrumentation. Performed instrumentation maintenance as well. Operated Expansion plant. Created training aids.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Maintained and repaired Caterpillar earthmoving equipment.Hydraulics, engines, electricalAll large equipment

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

Implemented the success of a $2 billion coking unit revamp project as assistant project manager for Hunt refining. Performed commissioning, start up and turn over.Our team recovered the spiraling project by quarantining all drawings, taking control of and revamping line, instrument, equipment and tie-in lists, taking authority of document control. In charge of P&ID master redlines & MOC (Management of Change) log. personally walking down the entire unit to straighten out drawings and ensuring proper tie-in placement. Punchlist Coordinator and foreman manager.Participated in project engineering solutions.Created a project wide tracking system to keep clients up to date on completion status.

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

Performed QA/QC and managed construction punch list among the contractors for Calumet Specialty Lubricants. Managed P&ID MOC logs, resurrected an amine unit, successfully commissioned a dewaxing unit and a hydrogen unit.Performed commissioning, start up and turnover for 4 units.

Mesa, Arizona

Performed repairs on the full line of Caterpillar equipment. Based in the Phoenix, Arizona area I operated a field service truck for Empire repairing large earth moving equipment. I was responsible for maintaining work orders and service reports on top of parts ordering and job scheduling.Spent time in Morenci, AZ Phelps Dodge copper mine (now Freeport-McMoran), repairing mining haul trucks and large mine support equipment. Diesel engines, hydraulics, electrical, power trains.

Charleston, South Carolina

During the time period of 2001-2005 I served in the United States Air Force as a heavy equipment mechanic in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, at Charleston AFB, SC. Maintained and repaired cargo loading equipment. 25k, 40k & 60k loaders. 4k, 10k, 25k and 50k forklifts. Articulated loaders and personnel carriers.Served at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan.Our small team of mechanics received the award of "Best maintenance unit in the Air force" for the year of 2003 for our contribution to Enduring Freedom. The 437th Air Lift Wing was also awarded the Outstanding Unit Award during this time.

Mechanical Engineering

In progress. Attending UND distance engineering program.

Engineering Science