David A. Gleim
California Truck Center
Bakersfield,CA - California
1
Certification
34
years of professional experience
As a Marine Veteran and Senior Technician, I'm offering 33 years of experience in this constant changing industry. I consider myself a strong team leader, timely communicator and organized worker dedicated to providing high-quality work in all settings. I am a people person, I find a way to connect with people whether young, old, race, creed or orientation. I have the ability to relate to all walks of life. I can perform conflict resolution through a calm demeanor and understanding approach. I'm continuously striving for improvement initiatives. I have the utmost respect for my coworkers and I feel I have their respect to be an effective leader. If offered the position of Service manager, I will strive to do my best to manage and maintain an efficient and profitable service department with integrity. I'm looking forward to the potential next step in my career.
Work History
Senior Technician
3 Years- Diagnose and repair CNG, diesel engine, electrical, and aftertreatment issues using Cummins Guidanz and Diagnostic Link.
- Trained junior technicians on diagnostic, repair procedures and practices.
- Mentored college intern students to inspire them to become technicians, providing guidance on safe practices to enhance their skills.
- Exceeded customer expectations during field service visits to J.B. Critchley by demonstrating professionalism, technical repairs and routine maintenance. Also, inspected vehicles for DOT compliance and repaired defects to support safe fleet operation.
Lead Technician
10 Years 2 Months- Diagnosed and repaired Volvo / Mack diesel engines, cab, chassis, and electrical issues. Including CNG and Cummins diesel engines.
- Oversaw troubleshooting, repairs and performed quality checks for junior technicians.
- Mentored junior technicians on inspection procedures, repair standards, and safe shop practices.
- Participated and scored well in many Volvo / Mack tech competitions.
Service Technician
10 Years 8 Months- Performed troubleshooting and repairs on several engines including Mack, Volvo, Cummins, Detroit, Cat and International engines.
- Assisted with training junior and apprentice level mechanics.
- Repaired brakes, driveline, suspension, steering, transmission components.
Field Mechanic
3 Years 4 Months- Diagnosed, repaired or rebuilt Detroit Diesel engines, hydraulic, electrical, drive components and mechanical issues on agriculture and oilfield equipment.
- Performed preventive maintenance, lubrication, and inspections on said equipment.
Service Mechanic
2 Years 7 Months- Performed overhauls, repairs on Detroit Diesel and MTU engines in trucks, busses, mining and agricultural equipment.
Light Armored Vehicle Repairman
4 Years- Diagnosed and repaired mechanical, hydraulic, weapon and electrical issues on L.A.V's, HUMVEE and various heavy equipment to ensure mission readiness.
- Participated vehicle maintenance cycles to ensure readiness.
- Participated in several training and combat missions overseas including the Persian Gulf and Somalia.
Education
High School Diploma
Skills
Positive attitude - I always try to remain positive and bring out the upsides of a situation. I like to keep in mind "No bad days".
Team leadership - I lead by example
implement fairness
rely on my experiences and remain open to ideas. I have the ability to inspire
motivate and support our employees. I strongly believe that happy employees are productive employees. Morale is key to a successful department. Underperforming employees need encouragement and motivation through setting goals
training and guidance. To maintain high performance employees
words of appreciation and praise goes a long way.
Customer service / support - Communication with the customer is very important. I believe the customer should be regularly updated on their unit's repair progress in order for them to make their scheduling process easier. Customers who feel they are being taken care of tend to be returning customers. Customers are the base of the business. Without them
we don't have a business. I believe strongly in positive customer relations and maintaining those relations.
Certification
- Autocar Trucks Master Technician
- Mack Truck Master Technician
- Volvo Trucks Master Technician
- Expert level Cascadia
- Expert level Western Star
- Expert level M2
- Expert level DD platforms
- Cummins certified since 2015 on all CM platforms 6.7, L9, ISX, ISM, ISL and all X series engines including diesel and CNG / LNG.
Interests
Co-founder and 15 year member of Fraternity of the Ruptured Duck. We are non-profit combat veteran self-help organization. (501-C3)
I'm active in my Veteran community and enjoy speaking to kids at schools during Veteran's Day.
I have a passion for Model A and early V8 Fords.
I love spending time with my family. We enjoy trips to the beach
mountains or just staying home enjoying our tropical backyard.
Timeline
Senior Technician
California Truck Center
11.2023 - CurrentRead More
Lead Technician
Affinity Truck Center (F.K.A. Central Valley Truck Center)
09.2013 - 11.2023Read More
Service Technician
CC&M Truck Service
01.2003 - 09.2013Read More
Field Mechanic
Tri County Services
09.1999 - 01.2003Read More
Service Mechanic
Valley Detroit Diesel
02.1997 - 09.1999Read More
Light Armored Vehicle Repairman
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
02.1993 - 02.1997Read More
Bakersfield High
High School Diploma
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