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Alex Holmes

Concord,USA

Summary

Dedicated former business owner with 13 years of management and operations experience in industrial services and process system fabrication, startup, and maintenance within industrial, municipal, and institutional settings. Key skills include project management, operations management, business development, contract review, client relations, equipment design, drawing and fabrication, as well as hands-on technical onsite equipment startup and troubleshooting. Recent work has focused on startup and maintenance of electromechanical fluid filtration skids, hydraulic systems, and large power generation station systems.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner

Ivy Fluid Process LLC
01.2025 - Current

Designed and assembled mobile and stationary fluid monitoring and filtration systems customized to client specifications with the goals of utilizing highly compact equipment layouts and latest monitoring technologies to maximize client process efficiencies.

  • Utilized 3D CAD design software to generate DFMA product models for client approval and 2D part layouts for fabrication.
  • In-house welding, fabrication, machining, pipe assembly, panel building, and wiring.
  • Factory testing, quality assurance, and shipping logistics.
  • Assembly and onsite startup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of various third-party OEM equipment on a contract basis.

Hydraulics Specialist

Eastern Industrial Automation
2023 - 2025

Supported the hydraulics division manager of an industrial equipment sales company with national reach.

  • Supervised in-house production of custom hydraulic power units for a broad industrial client base.
  • Utilized technical expertise to support regional sales teams at customer facilities with product specification and process troubleshooting.
  • Reviewed project specification documents, and prepared project commercial and technical proposals.
  • Performed on-site startup, tuning, and troubleshooting of hydraulic power units within the domestic market.
  • Managed vendor relationships to ensure technical and schedule conformance.

Owner

Elden Consulting and Industrial Services
01.2016 - 2023

Co-owner and operations manager of an industrial services business focused on providing pre-commissioning and pipe cleaning services to commercial, municipal, and institutional power generation facilities within domestic and international markets.

  • Equipment design, fabrication, and material procurement to support specific project requirements.
  • Bid preparation and contract review for projects ranging from $20,000 to over $1.2 million.
  • On-site project management, vendor management, and stakeholder relations.
  • Selection and management of on-site contract labor.
  • Project bid document review, project proposal preparation, contract review, technical document review, selection of service methodologies, generation of technical procedures and drawings, commercial and technical interaction with client management and site personnel, project safety compliance, regulatory compliance, and 360 quality control.
  • Managed office personnel, and maintained all company documentation.

Various Positions

Boyle Energy Service & Technology, Inc.
2009 - 2016
  • Led the execution of complex industrial pre-commissioning cleaning projects at thermal and combined-cycle power generation facilities in domestic and international markets.
  • Managed global procurement and supply chain operations, sourcing specialized equipment and materials, and coordinating logistics across multiple concurrent projects.
  • Directed on-site project activities and labor, ensuring safety, technical compliance, and seamless collaboration with client and engineering teams.
  • Played a key role in business development by analyzing project documents, selecting appropriate technologies, and crafting commercial and technical proposals.
  • Supported sales efforts by presenting solutions and translating value to global clients.

Production Supervisor

Micronics Filtration, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Supervised in-house production of liquid/solid separation filter presses for a broad industrial client base. Collaborated with sales and engineering teams, ensured production quality control, inventory control, and documentation. Performed on-site equipment installation and start-up, as well as troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems.

Various Technical Experience

Environmental and Industrial Employers
2001 - 2007
  • Managed an analytical instrumentation rental business serving the environmental remediation industry.
  • Managed installation, regulatory compliance sampling, mechanical maintenance, and analytical operations for multi-media groundwater treatment systems.


Education

Bachelor of Science - Geology, Honors Igneous Petrology

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
05.1999

Skills

  • Project management
  • Vendor management and procurement
  • Product design and fabrication
  • Vendor management and procurement
  • Electro-mechanical systems installation and troubleshooting
  • Bid Preparation
  • Technical document review and preparation
  • Contract review
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • 3D CAD modeling

Timeline

Owner

Ivy Fluid Process LLC
01.2025 - Current

Owner

Elden Consulting and Industrial Services
01.2016 - 2023

Production Supervisor

Micronics Filtration, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2009

Hydraulics Specialist

Eastern Industrial Automation
2023 - 2025

Various Positions

Boyle Energy Service & Technology, Inc.
2009 - 2016

Various Technical Experience

Environmental and Industrial Employers
2001 - 2007

Bachelor of Science - Geology, Honors Igneous Petrology

Vanderbilt University