Bradley Saul
Parkville,Mo
Summary
Highly skilled and productive service manager and lead technician in a uniquely profitable, industrial pump service department. Twenty-eight years of experience with a wide range of different pump applications. Excellent reputation in the industry with a wide range of customers and vendors in and around the Kansas City area. Skilled in pump repair of most centrifugal and positive displacement pump systems; control panels; engineering and training.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Service Manager
Mid America Pump / Letts Van Kirk and Associates
09.2012 - Current
- Exploded shop and field service productivity and profitability, thereby growing the service department net profit by over $1 mm / year for the last 5 years
- Responsible for all bids, repair contracts, proposals, invoicing, scheduling, and training
- Perform all manner of shop and field service repairs to keep projects on time and budget
- Design and create all inspection reports for pumps, gearboxes, mixers, electric motors, control panels, etc.
- Retro-fit of pumps and pump stations, without a subcontractor unless earthwork is required
- Implement training classes for the service department, trade shows and surrounding municipalities
- Troubleshooting and repair of all manner of control panels, VFD’s, and other operating systems.
Vice President, Service Manager
06.2004 - 09.2012
- 1/3rd owner of FTC Equipment
- Started this company out of my garage, repairing small pumps and rotating equipment
- Grew service and sales to $4 mm / year in gross sales
- Had repair contracts with KCMO, Johnson County Wastewater, Smithville, Kearney, and several other municipalities and industrial plants
- Responsible for all service repairs, training, bids, proposals, repair contracts, equipment and tool budgets etc.
Field Service Manager
Lee Mathews Equipment
01.1995 - 06.2004
- Started as a delivery driver and general helper in rental and service
- Moved to rental repair technician and went to several training schools for Partner Saws (now Husqvarna), Godwin, Flygt, Sullair pneumatic tools and air compressors
- Moved to service side of customer equipment and went to even more schools for Flygt, Godwin, Sta-Con, and Gould's
- Became shop manager in 1999 and increased shop’s net profit by $500k in first year
- Moved to field service in beginning of 2001 due to loss of lead service tech and became Field Service Manager in May of 2002.
Infantry and Weapons
Platoon Corporal, United States Marine Corp
01.1991 - 01.1995
- Primary MOS was Infantry but had several secondary MOS’s such as: Security Forces; SMAW gunner (required EOD training); cross trained on 50 cal. and M60 machine gun.
Education
High School Diploma -
Winnetonka High School
Kansas City, MO04.1990
Skills
- Proven leadership and team building
- Exceptional customer and vendor relationships
- Factory trained on more than 12 different types of equipment
- Sta-Con control panel training
- Welding and fabrication on pipe and structures, steel and stainless
- Responsible for all bids and proposals for service department
- Invoicing; budgeting; and product procurement
- Hydraulic calculations and sizing of pumps for new and existing installations
- Excellent at troubleshooting and diagnosing mechanical and electrical problems, then implementing corrective measures
- Decisive and reliable
- Producer of training classes such as: pump station troubleshooting; proper inspection of all types of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps; bearings; mechanical seals; hydraulics; etc
- Experienced instructor for several municipalities, trade shows and service department
- OSHA 10 safety training certified
Teaching
- Troubleshooting your pump station 101 - How to diagnose any submersible or end suction pump station and what corrective procedures to take.
- Submersible inspection/PM 101 - How to properly PM and inspect any submersible pump.
- Positive displacement pump inspection 101 - How to properly inspect, PM or teardown any progressive cavity or lobe pump.
- Mechanical seals 101 - How to know what seals faces to use, how to install them, how to inspect them and determine cause of failure.
- Bearings 101 - What are the different type of bearings, what are their uses, how to install them properly, how to inspect them and determine a cause of failure.
Timeline
Service Manager
Mid America Pump / Letts Van Kirk and Associates
09.2012 - Current
Vice President, Service Manager
06.2004 - 09.2012
Field Service Manager
Lee Mathews Equipment
01.1995 - 06.2004
Infantry and Weapons
Platoon Corporal, United States Marine Corp
01.1991 - 01.1995
High School Diploma -
Winnetonka High School
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