Reliability and Maintenance Manager

• Apr 2021 - Present

Maintenance and Reliabilty Team Lead

• Oct 2016 - May 2021

Responsible for all aspects of maintenance and reliability at Cargill’s top producing wet corn mill.• Prepare, track and submit annual maintenance budget for site. • Administer contracts with a 3rd party preventative maintenance workforce of 100+ personnel. • Oversee planning and execution of preventative, predictive and failure maintenance to include complete annual site shutdown.• Oversee maintenance and reliability for all capital projects and daily operational needs. Review and approve Management of Change (MOC) requests for all M&R changes.

Automation, Electrical and Instrumentation Team Lead

• Jun 2011 - May 2021

Capital projects, budgets, staffing, troubleshooting, Management of Change, planning

Maintenance and Reliability Team Lead

• Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

Responsible for all aspects of maintenance and reliability for plant site to include: Budgeting, PD and PM technologies (IR, UE, Oil analysis, vibration), contractor maintenance execution.

Plant Electrical Engineer

• Sep 2006 - Jun 2011

Responsible for capital projects, maintenance and emergent repairs of the plant electrical distribution system from 480V to 13.2kV. Lead engineer on all major capital electrical jobs: electrical infrastructure upgrade of facility, power factor correction capacitor banks on 13.2kV distribution, transformer replacements, power metering and SEL electronic relay network.Conduct Arc Flash calculation for electrical distribution using SKM software.Schedule, track and plan electrical preventative and predictive maintenance on 51 station class transformers (1500kVA-10MVA) and seven distribution electrical buses and associated breakers and distribution switches.Maintain relationship and accountability of Electric utility for site; including scheduling utility down time and coordination in the event of electrical failures.Conduct Electrical Reliability Audits at Cargill Corn Milling sites and terminals throughout the Midwest.

Gas Turbine Electrician

• Nov 1986 - Nov 2006

All aspects of of Gas Turbine operations from rebuild to operating and power generation.

Training Manager

• Jul 2003 - Sep 2006

Directed a training staff of 25 instructors, 13 civil service employees, and 14 contractors in the administration of Naval Military Training, Journeyman Instructor Training, Student Control, International Military Student Organization, and Student Indoctrination. Naval Military Training has an annual throughput of 14,000 students and trains students on basic military topics over of a course of one week. Journeyman Instructor Training teaches newly reporting staff members on the proper teaching techniques, preparing them for their Navy technical training schools.Student control manages over 20,000 students annually as they arrive Great Lakes and tracks them through their training pipelines.International Military Student Organization indoctrinates and coordinates foreign military students in their technical training schools from combat systems schools to engineering schools.

Engineering Readiness Manager

• Mar 2001 - Jul 2003

Directed and oversaw engineering readiness and qualifications for six DESRON 21 ships, reporting directly to DESRON Commodore. Coordinated all engineering readiness training for six ships and personally oversaw training by Afloat Training Group onboard the ships. Prepared, tracked and submitted reports for engineering training completed onboard DESRON 21 ships. Prepared briefs for ISIC concerning qualifications completed.Recognized as the technical and operational expert for all engineering systems onboard four different classes of gas turbine ships. Cross-decked on numerous occasions to assist in troubleshooting and repairs.Qualified highest watch for any Squadron staff member, Tactical Watch Officer.

Engineering Manager

• Oct 1996 - Jan 2001

Managed engineering department of 65 personnel in all aspects of engineering.Oversaw engineering plant consisting of four GE LM2500 main propulsion turbines, three Allison K34 Gas Turbine Generators, two Reverse Osmosis water plants and all associated equipment.Tracked preventative and correctional maintenance on all engineering plant systems, including pre-commissioning crew, three shipyard availabilities and one major deployment availability.Managed $1,000,000 pre-commissioning extended warranty contract.Qualified highest engineering watch, Engineering Officer of the Watch and qualified Command Duty Officer.