Experience

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  Swire Coca-Cola

  • Hong Kong
  • Food and Beverage Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Engineer

    • Jul 2023 - Present

  • Plant Controls Specialist

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2023

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  The Coca-Cola Company

  • Tempe, AZ

  • Instrumentation Technician

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2023
    • Tempe, AZ

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  Coca-Cola Refreshments

  • Phoenix, Arizona Area

  • Maintenance Mechanic Master

    • Jun 2012 - Jan 2016
    • Phoenix, Arizona Area

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  L-3 Communications

  • United States
  • Defense and Space Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Production Supervisor

    • Nov 2003 - Dec 2011

    Supervised a cell team comprised of a lead, technician, engineer, and 24 assembly operators in a secured clean room environment.• Headed the department cell team reviews with senior management and reported operating efficiencies, production yield, budget expenditures, and production output• Implemented Lean and 5S methodologies• Increased weekly output by 15% while reducing overtime by 31% • Improved system efficiency from 1.2 turns per week to 2.4 turns per week

  • Equipment Maintenance Technician

    • Feb 2001 - Nov 2003

    Maintained ultra-high vacuum, high temperature process, test, and semiconductor process equipment. Serviced glass grinding, lapping, and polishing equipment.• Developed and designed new equipment controls• Performed diagnostics of mechanical and electrical problems• Procured difficult-to-find parts• Maintained nearly 100% uptime on equipment that was considered obsolete• Successfully designed new controls for, and brought online, 3 pieces of equipment that were considered non-repairable

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  Liquid Container

  • United States
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Maintenance Lead

    • Apr 1998 - Nov 2000

    Responsible for maintenance of production equipment and support equipment (cooling towers, bulk pellet silos, air compressors, water chemistry, etc.)• Specified and approved parts purchasing within a monthly budget• Supervised and assigned six maintenance mechanics who performed maintenance and repair on Graham blow molding wheels• Performed written and oral annual reviews of mechanics• Provided on-the-job training and support to mechanics• Developed long-range goals and recommendations for capital projects • Assessed capabilities of crew, tailoring assignments to varying ability levels.• Coordinated activities of contractors

  • Maintenance Mechanic

    • Nov 1997 - Apr 1998

    Solved daily production issues and identified areas which showed repetitive production loss. Repaired and upgraded production equipment. Installed and supported new line installations.• Worked on Graham wheels, screw extruders, in-mold labeling systems, case sealers, case packers, machine vision systems, hydraulic servo motors, extrusion profilers, roots blowers, etc.• Used skills in pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, electrical controls, welding, and water treatment• Allen Bradley and PLC Direct PLC troubleshooting• Initiated startup of MP2 maintenance software

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  Power Packaging

  • Batavia, Illinois

  • Maintenance Technician

    • Mar 1996 - Nov 1997
    • Batavia, Illinois

    Solved daily production problems related to the packaging of food items in a GMP environment. • Specialized in troubleshooting and repair of high speed vertical and horizontal pouch sealers made by Hayssen, Triangle, and Bartelt• Worked on Videojet coders, FMC vibratory feeders, numerous conveyor systems and hand packing stations in a GMP environment• Coordinated implementation of Datastream MP2 computerized parts inventory system• Fabricated and welded support structures for hopper locations

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  Continental Plastic Containers, Inc.

  • West Chicago, Illinois

  • Electronic General Maintenance Technician

    • 1990 - 1996
    • West Chicago, Illinois

    Responsible for the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment on high speed bottling lines and throughout the building.• Designed small to medium control circuitry for specific tasks related to improving production efficiencies• Installed, maintained and repaired all types of plant equipment including bulk silo storage, compressors, and lift trucks• Performed routine AC/DC welding and cutting repairs• Cut and ran 1/4" - 2" pipe for compressed air and natural gas for new equipment

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  Personnel Protection, Inc

  • Lake-in-the-Hills, Illinois

  • Production/Maintenance Operator

    • 1983 - 1990
    • Lake-in-the-Hills, Illinois

    Operated, and then maintained, equipment used in the production of safety apparel and equipment used in the nuclear power industry. The items I ran and maintained included equipment such as RF dielectric heat sealers, industrial sewing machines, die crimpers, and a punch press.