DARRELL L. LUKESIC
Tomball,Texas
Summary
Dedicated industrial professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Administrator
Self-employeed
Tomball, TX
02.2019 - Current
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.,
- Provided accurate, detailed quantity take-offs from project drawings and specifications.
- Achieved optimization by analyzing material and labor costs.
Calibration Technician
Action Calibration & Services LLC
Houston, Texas
01.2015 - 02.2019
- Provide customized calibration services for commercial and industrial customers’
- Visited customer locations to complete assignments.
- Maintained compliance with environmental standards.
- Diagnosed, repaired and calibrated calipers, micrometers, pressure gauges, scales and misc. measuring devices.
- Created and reviewed reports to confirm accuracy.
General Manager
Metales Antillanos S. A.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
06.2000 - 06.2015
- Planned year-over-year facility growth while leading operations, vision and long-range planning.
- Continuously improved efficiency across all operations, maximizing productivity while improving safety measures
- Conceptualized, designed and built a container loading machine https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20120189414.pdf
- Reverse engineering builds, rebuilds & repairs of any equipment type or part.
- Improved productivity while reducing staffing and operational costs.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to customer demands.
- Investigated and resolved departmental non-conformances.
- Partnered with vendors and suppliers to effectively manage supply and budget.
- Operation & maintenance experience with the following equipment Crawler/wheeled/pedestal cranes fit with hooks/spreaders/grapples/magnets, High density static & mobile balers, generators, wire stripper & granulator, torch/plasma cutting.
- 400 & 1,000-ton mobile shear balers
Maintenance Manager
Self-employeed
Georgetown, Guyana
01.1997 - 06.2000
- Licensed agent & exporter of scrap metals,
- Managed plant maintenance of the Linden power plant.
- Installed EMD Gensets in different areas of the country to either serve as prime or back up power supply.
- Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality.
- Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
General Manager
Action Fabrication, Inc.
Houston, Texas
01.1993 - 01.1997
- Responsible to oversee all aspects of steel fab shop operations, including sales, quoting, material take-offs, planning, scheduling, material acquisition, fabrication/welding processes and Q.C
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers.
- Introduced new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
- Managed human resources, materials, systems maintenance, regulatory compliance, operations and schedules.
Shop Foreman
Dragers' Welding Service
Pearland, Texas
01.1990 - 01.1993
- Responsible to oversee all aspects of Heavy Fab Shop operations, including project estimates, material take-offs, planning, scheduling, material acquisition, fabrication, welding processes and Q.C
- Managed resources, materials, maintenance, proper documentation of orders, operations, schedules and evaluations.
- Improved quality assurance implementing a streamlined inspection department eliminating customer rejections by over 99%.
- Supervised associates using hand and power tools, heavy shop equipment safely and measuring instruments correctly & accurately.
- Reviewed and assessed ongoing operations, developing initiatives for continuous process improvement.
- Oversaw maintenance and repair of shop equipment.
- Located and resolved problems with team production and performance to maintain consistent quality levels.
- Sped up completion of orders resulting in rapid delivery and increased customer satisfaction.
CNC Press Brake Operator
LTI Power Systems
Elyria, OH
02.1989 - 01.1990
- Interpreted blueprints to follow correct sequence of bends and identify proper tools to produce quality parts.
- Fabricated and bent mild steel, aluminum and stainless steel from 24 ga. - 1/4"
- Used micrometers, calipers and other essential tools to maintain quality control on parts.
- Used forklifts and hoists to move heavy materials.
- Logged, trafficked and updated projects in job management software.
- Followed company policies and OSHA requirements to maintain work safety.
Manufacturing Production Technician
A-1 Welding & Fabrication, INC
Lorain, OH
09.1983 - 01.1989
- Responsible to process and produce any project assigned.
- Prepared and assembled steel plates, shapes & parts into subassemblies or functional assemblies according to plans.
- Punctual every scheduled shift plus.
- Moved or reposition materials, skids and bundles using hand trucks, forklifts or overhead cranes.
- Welded products using GMAW, GTAW & SMAW
- Used shop equipment such as hyd. & mech press brakes, horizontal/vertical bandsaw, radial arm drills, , CNC plasma/oxy-gas burning table, 60-120 ton ironworker, mechanical/hyd. Plate shears to fabricate and complete projects.
Laborer
U. S. Fabricators, Inc.
Elyria, OH
05.1980 - 09.1983
- Strictly adhered to company safety procedures.
- Cleaned up shop by removing excess trash and debris, wiping down fixtures sweeping floors.
- Used disc grinders & drills to remove metal.
- Used machine torch/plasma to cut and and shape steel plates into sizes according to bill of materials.
- Welded products using SMAW & GTAW processes.
- Developed experience constructing from blueprints & drawings.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks using overhead cranes or fork lifts.
- Worked alongside team members to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
Education
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
1982
Skills
- Work from blue prints, sketches, scribbles, instructions or an idea
- Problem solver
- Self-Motivated
- Maintenance and Repair
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Active Listening
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- Dependable and Responsible
- Multitasking Abilities
- Proficient with most office related computer programs
Timeline
Administrator - Self-employeed
02.2019 - Current
Calibration Technician - Action Calibration & Services LLC
01.2015 - 02.2019
General Manager - Metales Antillanos S. A.
06.2000 - 06.2015
Maintenance Manager - Self-employeed
01.1997 - 06.2000
General Manager - Action Fabrication, Inc.
01.1993 - 01.1997
Shop Foreman - Dragers' Welding Service
01.1990 - 01.1993
CNC Press Brake Operator - LTI Power Systems
02.1989 - 01.1990
Manufacturing Production Technician - A-1 Welding & Fabrication, INC
09.1983 - 01.1989
Laborer - U. S. Fabricators, Inc.
05.1980 - 09.1983
ELYRIA HIGH SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,
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