Overview
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Education
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Cristian Lopez

Las Animas,CO

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance Technician

Mountain Prairie LLC
Las Animas, CO
05.2024 - Current
  • Performed preventive maintenance tasks, including lubrication and cleaning of machines and equipment.
  • Repaired or replaced faulty wiring, switches, relays, and other electrical components.
  • Conducted electrical repairs on motors, lighting systems, and other related components.
  • Monitored inventory levels of replacement parts and supplies needed for repairs.
  • Followed established safety procedures when operating heavy machinery.
  • Developed preventative maintenance plans for various types of machinery.
  • Replaced defective parts such as bearings, seals, gears, valves.
  • Installed new pumps, compressors, boilers and other mechanical systems.
  • Conducted regular safety checks to ensure compliance with OSHA standards.
  • Read and interpreted equipment and work orders to properly perform required maintenance services.
  • Cleared clogged drains and replaced valves, faucets and fixtures.

Brakeman/Foreman

Union Pacific Railroad Co
Denver, CO
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Created detailed reports on job progress and submitted them to management on time.
  • Monitored job progress and ensured completion within budget constraints.
  • Complied with federal and company regulations to maintain high level of job site safety.
  • Inspected tracks, ties, switches, crossings, bridges and other railroad structures for defects or damage.
  • Monitored train speed to ensure adherence to schedules and safety regulations.
  • Maintained a logbook detailing daily activities including hours worked, miles traveled, delays encountered.
  • Performed yard switching operations as needed to ensure efficient movement of cars within yards.
  • Communicated with dispatchers on changes to train routes or arrival and departure times.
  • Inspected locomotives prior to departure ensuring they are in good working condition per FRA standards.
  • Worked closely with engineers in order to provide smooth transitions between stops.
  • Conducted inspections of railcars for defects and reported any issues to management.
  • Adhered to safety protocols while handling hazardous materials such as explosives or chemicals.

Genetic Farm Manager

Mountain Prairie LLC
Las Animas, CO
07.2022 - 12.2023
  • Provided guidance to staff members on how best to handle difficult tasks or situations encountered during their daily duties.
  • Established quality control procedures for grading produce according to industry standards.
  • Implemented action plans to meet farm-specific and company-set goals.
  • Set long and short-term targets and goals to drive breeding and farrowing success.
  • Complied with practices and principles of biosecurity to safeguard life and health of animals.
  • Applied knowledge of animal husbandry to meet livestock needs and minimize disease risk.

Sow Farm Manager

Mountain Prairie LLC
Las Animas, CO
06.2014 - 07.2022
  • Forward planning and strategic thinking for the Prop 12 remodel at Deer Trail.
  • Built good working relationships with people at all levels.
  • Interpersonal skills allowed me to better communicate with my team and build good trust.
  • Demonstrated working techniques, self motivation, practices and optimal safety behaviors to the team.
  • Delegated tasks and supervised completion of duties and responsibilities.
  • Modeled supportive leadership qualities, motivating staff to achieve department goals and promote staff participation and team building.

Department Lead

Mountain Prairie LLC
Las Animas, CO
06.2008 - 06.2014
  • Was lead in both breeding and farrowing departments.
  • Lead the gilt breed team with mid 90% conception rates.
  • Mentored and developed team members by providing successful strategies.
  • Supervised team during manager's absence.
  • Mentored and developed a good team to meet goals.

Education

GED -

OJC
La Junta, CO
05.1997

Skills

  • Supervision & Leadership
  • Safety First Practices
  • People Skills
  • Reliable & Trustworthy
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Bilingual English/Spanish
  • Problem Solver
  • Data Management
  • Computer Skills
  • Planning & Organizing
  • Conflict Resolution Techniques

Timeline

Maintenance Technician

Mountain Prairie LLC
05.2024 - Current

Brakeman/Foreman

Union Pacific Railroad Co
01.2024 - 05.2024

Genetic Farm Manager

Mountain Prairie LLC
07.2022 - 12.2023

Sow Farm Manager

Mountain Prairie LLC
06.2014 - 07.2022

Department Lead

Mountain Prairie LLC
06.2008 - 06.2014

GED -

OJC
Cristian Lopez