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Barry Degler

Waupaca

Summary

Resourceful Manager offering history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services and products.

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work History

LTE Tugger Driver

Wisconsin Veterans Home King
05.2024 - Current

Transport members in building tunnels. Drive the outside tram, loading and unloading members on tram. Take members to boating trips, various outside events, and tor them around the complex.

Assistant Maintenance Manager

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
12.2020 - 12.2024
  • Handled multiple projects and daily activities to meet deadlines and developed plans to accomplish departmental and maintenance goals.
  • Maintained and developed preventive maintenance programs and good working relationship with operations to enforce safety programs and procedures.
  • Mentored maintenance employees by motivating and providing direction to achieve set goals.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
  • Forecasted and reviewed maintenance budgets to establish cost-effective measures.
  • Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.

Safety Assistant Manager

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
06.2014 - 12.2020
  • Addressed non-compliance issues and employees with human resource officer and suggested remediation.
  • Conducted safety audits and inspections to identify workplace hazards and deficiencies.
  • Investigated incidents, determining root causes and implementing corrective actions.
  • Performed safety analyses to evaluate potential risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.
  • Inspected job sites and facilities to detect potential health hazards and put corrective measures immediately into effect.

Electrical Foreman

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
04.1995 - 06.2014
  • Supervised crew of electricians and maintained safe, efficient and structured work environment.
  • Provided technical guidance to employees on safe operation of equipment and tools.
  • Prioritized and distributed work assignments, selecting employees by strength in skills required for each task.
  • Read complex schematics and blueprints to install and repair electrical systems.
  • Managed performance evaluation and scheduling of electrical team members.

Aircraft Electrical Specialist

United States Air Force, USAF
10.1985 - 09.1994
  • Read and interpreted mechanical and electrical schematics and prints.
  • Identified root cause of problems to properly correct issues.
  • Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
  • Performed thorough visual and physical inspections of all electrical parts.
  • Utilized testing equipment such as oscilloscopes, ammeters and ohmmeters.
  • Completed preventive and reparative maintenance on aircraft electronics and computer systems.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Education

No Degree - Occupational Safety And Health

Columbia Southern University

High School Diploma -

Almond Bancroft
06.1985

Skills

  • Maintenance Planning
  • Project Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Employee Performance Assessment
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Staff Management
  • Inventory Replenishment

Timeline

LTE Tugger Driver

Wisconsin Veterans Home King
05.2024 - Current

Assistant Maintenance Manager

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
12.2020 - 12.2024

Safety Assistant Manager

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
06.2014 - 12.2020

Electrical Foreman

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
04.1995 - 06.2014

Aircraft Electrical Specialist

United States Air Force, USAF
10.1985 - 09.1994

High School Diploma -

Almond Bancroft

No Degree - Occupational Safety And Health

Columbia Southern University
Barry Degler