Christopher Thomas
Plainfield,IL
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fleet Maintenance Manager
Sterling Site Access Solutions
04.2018 - Current
- Successfully implement and spearhead creation of fleet maintenance department from ground up
- Effectively track status of all assets, both owned and rented, within company, to include maintaining multiple maintenance locations
- Mentor staff by providing daily information and training to continuously deliver superior experience across company
- Develop, implement, and evaluate fleet and maintenance policies and procedures
- Deliver superior customer service across 5 sister companies within organization
- Effectively collaborate across departments and companies to ensure streamlined operations and efficient workflow
- Conduct ongoing safety training
- Identified potential violations and proactively corrected procedures minimizing personnel injuries and equipment damages
- Achieve 100% compliance with company maintenance requirements and safety standards
- Implement new SAP system (FLEETIO) based on needs of company and build data to increase visibility of true maintenance costs, and assets overall cost of ownership
- Design and build shop from ground up to include all tooling, inventory, and shop required items to streamline maintenance process
- Implement inspections procedures that increased readiness in company and enforced zero-return policy for maintenance items that were repaired in house
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement
- Increase vendor relations to ensure companies costs were mitigated to upmost efficiency, while expanding upon relations in multiple districts
- Establish planning and procedures required to update and install all hardware for new telematics provider in fleet consisting of 125 trackable units
- Experienced with John Deere parts & service for compact track loaders, UTV's, front end loaders, excavators, and many other miscellaneous machines
- Familiar with Ford & GM, light and medium duty pick-up truck parts & service, to include diagnostics and troubleshooting procedures.
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements
Fleet Maintenance Manager
United States Army & Marine Corps
09.1999 - 08.2020
- Multiple locations
- Successfully execute maintenance assignments in timely manner
- Awarded Meritorious Service Medal 3 Army Achievement Medals and 2 Army Commendation Medals
- Retired with 21 years' military service
- Devise maintenance schedules, monitor parts inventory, track supplies, and calculate cost for materials
- Develop, implement, and evaluate maintenance policies and procedures
- Consistently exceed operational objectives achieving 98% overall readiness rating
- Deliver superior customer service across six tenant units within organization
- Effectively collaborate cross departments to ensure streamlined operations and efficient workflow
- Conduct ongoing safety training
- Identified potential violations and proactively corrected procedures minimizing personnel injuries and equipment damages
- Achieve 100% compliance with company maintenance requirements and safety standards
- Initiated, planned, and directed new enterprise software solution roll-out, improving maintenance reporting accuracy by 30%, while training staff to have smooth implementation of new program
- Collaborated with management to deliver high-quality service during unit's maintenance rodeo
- Oversaw execution of technical inspections across all equipment; identified and corrected defections bringing unit to 98% readiness
- Executed and enforced policies and procedures to ensure safe and compliant work environment
- Managed, trained, and mentored staff of 50 personnel.
Education
No Degree -
Advanced Leadership And Management Course
Fort Lee, VA11.2012
No Degree - Automotive Mechanics
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
06.2006
Skills
- Dependable and Consistent
- Fleet Monitoring System Software
- Operational Standards
- Computerized Maintenance Management
- Motivational Leadership
- Coordinating Maintenance Schedules
- Equipment Safety
- Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
- Profit and Loss Reporting
- Fleet Operations Management
- Safety Policies and Procedures
- Diesel Engines
Certification
- Certified on Forklift, Skid Loader, Front End Loader, and Excavator - expires February 2025
- Certified OSHA30, General Industry - no expiration
- Certified First Aid, CPR, AED (American Red Cross)- expires February 2025
Work Availability
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Quote
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
Henry David Thoreau
Timeline
Fleet Maintenance Manager
Sterling Site Access Solutions
04.2018 - Current
Fleet Maintenance Manager
United States Army & Marine Corps
09.1999 - 08.2020
No Degree -
Advanced Leadership And Management Course
No Degree - Automotive Mechanics
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
- Certified on Forklift, Skid Loader, Front End Loader, and Excavator - expires February 2025
- Certified OSHA30, General Industry - no expiration
- Certified First Aid, CPR, AED (American Red Cross)- expires February 2025
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