David Kimes
Summary
Experienced in performing maintenance and troubleshooting in industrial plant settings, with a focus on equipment operation and repair. Knowledgeable in various plant operations, contributing to improved equipment reliability and performance. Committed to maintaining high safety and operational standards while minimizing downtime.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Equipment Operator
AEP- Mountaineer Plant
New Haven
05.2023 - Current
- Troubleshot equipment for optimal plant operations
- Checked equipment for oil levels, leaks, motor belt wear, and other issues to ensure reliable performance
- Opened and closed valves for operations
- Monitored plant operations including steam generator temperatures and pressure to maintain safety and efficiency
- Start and stop, auxiliary equipment such as (fans, pulverizers, slag blowers)
- Operate FGD system to maintain environmental regulation standards
- Understand flow and process of FGD and plant's absorber system
- Hang clearances for future work on equipment
- Use racking gear to rack in or out breakers
- Identified hazards of arc flash and utilized appropriate flash gear for safety.
Equipment Operator
Lightstone Generation- Gavin Power Plant
Cheshire
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Hang clearances for future work on equipment
- Troubleshoot various equipment needed for plant use
- Checked running equipment for oil levels, leaks, and wear on motor belts to ensure operational efficiency
- Open and close valves needed for operation
- Inspect belts and rollers on the waste handling to the landfill
- Inspected lime ball mills, cleaned classifiers, and checked for slurry leaks to maintain equipment performance
- Perform minor maintenance on equipment
- Cleaned thickener strainers to enhance flow and support plant operations
- Maintained daily log of equipment operations and maintenance activities
- Created work orders to address and resolve equipment malfunctions
- Understand flow and process of FGD and plant's absorber system
- Use racking gear to rack in or out breakers
- Identified hazards of arc flash and utilized flash gear for safety
Field Operator
ICL_IP
02.2019 - 10.2022
- Monitor and operate reactors and complete systems
- Troubleshoot pumps, furnaces, level transmitters, and vacuum problems
- Start up and operate vacuum jets for dehydration process
- Initiated and observed thermal fluid boiler processes to maintain optimal performance.
- Sample different equipment of the process to maintain specs
- Pressure test and clean vertical leaf filters
- Pressure test and isolate heat exchangers for maintenance work
- Read P&ID's to determine what valves to lock and tags out for maintenance work
- Package and label waste wranglers for disposal
Chemical Washing Operator
ICL_IP
Gallipolis Ferry
02.2019 - 10.2022
- Operate and monitor chemical process washers
- Tested samples to ensure quality of finished product
- Added chemicals to meet specifications for chemical processes
- Turn valves and pumps to move product from different holding tanks
- Documented each step of the process and all chemicals added
- Operate fork truck to move materials
- Trace out piping to determine what valves should be opened and closed
- Monitor DCS system to determine when to rundown chemical product
- Operate and monitor a water pretreat system
Compaction Operator
GKN Sinter Metals
Gallipolis
04.2014 - 02.2019
- Operate 200 ton to 750 ton powder metal compaction press
- Monitored press operations to maintain efficiency and quality.
- Troubleshot presses to resolve operational issues
- Changed tooling and diagnosed parts for tooling features to ensure operational reliability
- Adjusted air pressures for press platens to enhance compaction consistency
- Perform daily safety checks on press
- Make 30 minute and 60 minute quality checks
- Tore down presses for maintenance procedures to maintain optimal performance
- Lubricate part extractors
- Report hourly log sheets of down time and run time
- Keep work area clean and organized referred to as 5s
- Operate electric powered hand forklift
Education
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering Technology
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN11-2025
High school diploma -
Wahama High School
Mason, WV01-2012
Certification
- OSHA 10-hour training in Construction Safety and Health
- Hazwoper training
- Forklift training
- Equipment Operator / Unit Operator Qualified
Timeline
Equipment Operator
AEP- Mountaineer Plant
05.2023 - Current
Equipment Operator
Lightstone Generation- Gavin Power Plant
10.2022 - 05.2023
Field Operator
ICL_IP
02.2019 - 10.2022
Chemical Washing Operator
ICL_IP
02.2019 - 10.2022
Compaction Operator
GKN Sinter Metals
04.2014 - 02.2019
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering Technology
Indiana Institute of Technology
High school diploma -
Wahama High School