Refrigeration/Boiler Supervisor at Foster Farms (2025-07 – Present)
- Manage daily operations over Livingston facility for a team of 15 subordinates to include daily task assignment and PM prioritization via SAP.
- Work with outside contractors for both proactive and reactive repairs on facility equipment, to include system optimization and improvement. Ensure timely processing of invoicing for contractors.
- Design, propose, and implement capital projects for Boiler area resulting in a 94% reduction in natural gas usage. More projects on the horizon to include water reduction, chemical reduction, and overall system efficiency resulting in several million-dollar company saving per year.
- Maintain, correct, and schedule employee timecards to ensure 24/7 coverage for facility in both departments. Formulate and propose a new schedule for both departments that resulted in an 54% decrease in overtime costs and increased coverage with no additional hiring.
- Design a CO2 capturing system for RTO's that would bring extra income for the company at minimal extra cost.
- Create new and edit existing PSM PM's for facility equipment to include Ammonia systems, CO2 systems, chemical systems, and boiler systems.
- Coach, mentor, and discipline subordinates when necessary. Conduct interviews for potential new candidates, zeroing in on shop weak points to improve efficiency.
- Well versed in WCM, RCM, CBM, and predictive maintenance strategies, specializing in efficiency, utilizing CBM for all Fosters facilities on the west coast.
Shop Manager at Centrisys/CNP (2024-06 – 2025-04)
- Manage day-to-day operations of the Stockton site over a team of nine subordinates to include job prioritization and on-site job planning/preparing.
- Establish and sustain customer/vendor relationships using CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Effect changes of the repair and maintenance processes resulting in a 46% reduction in turnaround time. Increase shop abilities by adding new equipment.
- Increase shop workforce with strategic hiring of new team members based upon shop weak points.
- Coach, mentor, and discipline team members. Conduct hiring interviews and write performance evaluations for team members.
Maintenance Mechanic/Refrigeration Lead at Tropicale Foods, Inc. (2023-05 – 2024-05)
- Responsible for maintaining plant utility equipment to include two Ammonia refrigeration plants and one R22 Freon plant. Boiler management, plant air system management, and soft water management. Work alongside 3rd party vendors for outsourced projects.
- Responsible for maintaining maximum uptime on plant production equipment as a member of the maintenance team. Troubleshooting in mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and PLC systems. Fabrication to include plumbing, welding, electrical installation, etc.
- Perform PM's during downtime, implement plant upgrades and projects designed alongside management.
- Communicate with management and Store Room to maintain working level of replacement parts for production equipment.
Predictive Maintenance Technician II at Gallo Winery Modesto (2020-08 – 2023-03)
- Responsible for applying PdM maintenance strategies using World Class maintenance industry standard best practices to identify machinery faults preemptively to maximize line uptime.
- Certified Level II in Ultrasound application/analysis, Certified Level II in Thermography application/analysis, MLT I certified (Lubrication application/analysis), ISO Cat I certified (Vibration application/analysis).
- Develop and implement new processes identified in RCA's and FMEA's to maintain maximum uptime in running lines.
Refrigeration Mechanic at Gallo Winery Modesto (2012-07 – 2020-08)
- Responsible for maintaining, repairing, and PM's for Ammonia Refrigeration Equipment Including wine chillers, ammonia compressors (Sullair, Howden, Vilter, Mycom), condensers (BAC), and air compressors (Atlas Copco, Centac).
- Liaise with PdM Technicians and perform vibration analysis on ammonia and air compressor equipment as an effort to minimize future critical failure.
- Draw oil samples from refrigeration equipment, interpret the results, communicate and recommend course of action to supervisors. Log results in a custom excel spreadsheet to utilize trend data.
- Member of ERT with certifications in HAZMAT, Confined Space, FRO, FRA, CPR, and First Responder Medical Training. RETA Level II Certified.
- Ability to read and interpret plant P&ID graphics and electrical diagrams, with repair and troubleshooting to component level.
Maintenance Technician at Oregon Ice Cream (2008-07 – 2012-04)
- Responsible for performing PM's, Maintaining, and repairing Food Processing Equipment including Hoyer Freezers, Hoyer Packaging Machines, etc.
- Input and analyze daily usage rates of stock inventory, finished goods, and outgoing sales. Receive ingredients into stock inventory assigning lot numbers for accurate level control using Microsoft NAV.
- Create, issue, and close Work Orders for maintenance personnel utilizing Mpulse software. Input all activity from maintenance personnel into Mpulse calculating man hours, cost, etc.
- Transfer Finished Goods from warehouse to warehouse for accurate levels of inventory for sales using Microsoft NAV.
Diffusion Parts Clean Technician at Material Support Resources (2007-02 – 2008-05)
- Responsible for maintaining and cleaning Quartz and Silicon Carbide for Diffusion LPCVD Furnace Systems (TEL, Kokusai, and Koyo) Quartz and Graphite parts for Diffusion Cluster Tools LPCVD (JuSung, Blue Jay) utilizing Nitric and HF acids.
- Establish and sustain communications between Hynix personnel and MSR operations to optimize running stock, and expedite returns of cleaned parts.
- Organize, create, and maintain running inventory of required parts for Diffusion LPCVD Furnace systems (TEL, Kokusai, and Koyo) and Cluster Tools LPCVD (JuSung, Blue Jay) using Microsoft Excel.
Diffusion Equipment Technician II at Hynix Semiconductor USA (2002-09 – 2006-03)
- Responsible for over 100 Diffusion LPCVD Furnace Systems (TEL, Kokusai, Koyo) and 6 Diffusion LPCVD Cluster Tools (JuSung, Blue Jay)
- Experienced in high vacuum systems. Familiar with RF, CPU's, PLC, electro-mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, with the ability to troubleshoot to component level.
- Responsible for maintaining 9 PolyFlow Clean Stations utilizing HF and Nitric acid systems for quartz and silicon carbide cleaning.
- Certified in Cleanroom Protocol (Class 1).
- Accomplished PM and availability goals while ramping diffusion moves from 40K to 70K
Avionics Equipment Technician (AV8B Harrier II) at United States Marine Corps (1997-09 – 2002-09)
- Accountable for Harrier Cockpit systems, specializing in the main electrical plant (6KVA, 20KVA, & 30KVA VSCF Generators). Performed board and component level troubleshooting on avionic components and subsystems.
- Shift Supervisor for Night and Mid-Crews with as many as 10 subordinates.
- Acting Squadron Security Manager for 6 months working directly with all echelons of rank (Officer& Enlisted).
- Performed training and certified new technicians on shop and Harrier systems, Supervised HazMat distribution/disposal, and managed departmental tool crib.
