Adam Arends
Fort Collins,CO
Summary
Adept at leading E&I maintenance teams at New Belgium Brewing Company, I enhanced system performance and efficiency through expert management and mentoring. Skilled in PLCs and SCADA systems, my strategic oversight significantly reduced equipment downtime. My proactive approach to safety and maintenance program development showcases my technical proficiency and leadership capabilities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
New Belgium Brewing Company
11.2013 - 05.2023
- Managed varied shift coworker teams of up to 6 employees.
- Minimized knowledge gaps through training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Key contributor towards E&I and automation engineering, specifications, documentation, material procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout of new installations and equipment modifications.
- Prioritized and scheduled maintenance repairs and installation activities while monitoring daily progress and work quality.
- Coordinated responses to work orders and production anomalies to increase production efficiencies and minimize equipment downtime.
- Development and implementation of preventative maintenance programs utilizing CMMS .
- Audited and optimized assets and equipment inventory levels, including electrical keep stock, within ideal parameters for expected needs.
- Influential driver overhauling companywide Electrical Safety Program adhering to current industry specific electrical safety standards.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Liaised efforts between maintenance, production, and management teams to complete tasks on schedule or during production downtime.
Journeyman Service Electrician
Interstates Construction Services
05.2006 - 11.2013
- Key contributor in developing regional Service Department, focused on industrial customer's small projects, service work, and emergency repairs.
- Maintained documentation relevant to installation of conduit, raceways, conductors, motors, instrumentation, and electrical distribution equipment.
- Utilized testing equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, phase rotation, infrared thermography, meg-ohm, and high potential testing equipment.
- Mentored apprentice electricians through training and work experience.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Electrician
05-2006
General Education
Skills
- Documentation Control and Modification One-Line Diagrams, Automation Control Schematics, Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), Network Topography
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Allen-Bradley (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix, Flex I/O, Point I/O) OPTO22, Siemens
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Wonderware
- Direct Digital Control (DDC) for Building Automation Systems (BAS) Reliable Controls, Honeywell
- Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Infor MP2, Infor EAM
- Instrumentation calibration Endress-Hauser, Negele, Sampson, Emerson
- Arc Flash Data Collection & Safety Implementation
- Motors up to 5kV
- Distribution Equipment up to 15kV
- Photo-Voltaic (PV) Arrays & Inverters
- Methane and Natural Gas Generators
Certification
State of Colorado Master Electrician (ME.0600224)
State of Colorado Journeyman Electrician (JW.0111933)
Infrared Thermography Level 1 Certification
Timeline
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor - New Belgium Brewing Company
11.2013 - 05.2023
Journeyman Service Electrician - Interstates Construction Services
05.2006 - 11.2013
Minnesota West Community And Technical College - Associate of Applied Science, Electrician
Minnesota State University, Mankato - , General Education
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