Derek Allen

• Installing commercial kitchen equipment according to local laws, rules, and regulations
• Repair of commercial hot side equipment including ovens, fryers, prep tables, steamers, combi ovens, popcorn kettles, sliders, wrappers
• Gas appliance repair
• Hydraulic repair
• Adept electrical troubleshooting from 12vdc-600vac
• Ice machine repair
• Cooling equipment repair

• Bid jobs, write proposals
• Perform painting, drywall repairs, and full turnover maintenance to apartment communities
• Create and submit invoices for work
• Customer service engaging with residents during occupied jobs
• Maintaining inventory
• Vehicle maintenance
• All bookkeeping and recordkeeping

• Diagnosed and repaired mechanical issues in HVAC systems to ensure optimal performance.
• Performed routine maintenance on equipment, enhancing operational efficiency and longevity.
• Collaborated with team members to troubleshoot complex service requests, improving response times.
• Trained junior technicians on best practices for equipment handling and safety protocols.
• Diagnosed and troubleshot problems, repairing, and restoring machines to peak performance.
• Inspected equipment to diagnose operational issues.
• Effectively communicated technical information to non-technical clients, ensuring proper understanding and utilization of equipment features.
• Maintained detailed records of service calls, enabling better tracking of recurring issues and proactive solutions implementation.

• Installed and repaired plumbing systems in residential and commercial properties.
• Diagnosed plumbing issues using advanced tools and techniques.
• Collaborated with contractors to ensure project specifications were met.
• Trained junior plumbers on best practices and safety protocols.

• Diagnosed and resolved mechanical issues on-site to ensure operational efficiency.
• Conducted regular maintenance and inspections of machining equipment, enhancing reliability.
• Collaborated with engineering teams to implement process improvements for field operations.
• Trained junior technicians on safety protocols and equipment handling procedures.
• Managed inventory of tools and replacement parts, optimizing resource availability.

Led troubleshooting efforts, resulting in reduced downtime for client machinery.

Decommissioning nuclear reactor vessels

Cutting bridge pylons

Relief cuts in major dams

We basically cut everything with diamond wire saws. I would maintain the equipment on-site and while in the shop

• Traveling food hot side food equipment repair technician predominately inside wal-mart and sams club stores. Repaired fryers, ovens, sliders, pan washers, and other various hot side food preparation equipment

• Foreman
• Supervise crew of 3
• Drywall from demolition to finish
• Custom painting
• Full maintenance of apartment units

• Maintained 60 offices throughout the country
• Expand offices
• Data cabling
• Drywall
• Carpentry
• General maintenance
• Office furniture construction
• Plumbing
• Electrical

• General maintenance on 10 haul locations
• Electrical
• Carpentry
• Drywall
• Mechanical
• Box truck driving