Derrick Umbarger
Thayer
Summary
Skilled maintenance technician with a strong focus on routine inspections, emergency repairs, and welding techniques. Committed to safety and excellence in managing maintenance tasks. Safely lead crews during emergency and annual plant outages.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Maintenance
Ash Grove Cement
Chanute
2015.04 - Current
As of April 2019 I've been a Repairman in the Maintenance Dept. We safely perform routine inspections, routine maintenence, emergency on call maintenence, and annual shut down maintenance.
April 2015-April 2019 I was an Attendant in Waste Fuels Dept. at Ashgrove. We safely sample Liquid Waste Derived Fuel (LWDF) and Solid Waste Derived Fuel (SWDF). Unload LWDF from railcars and trucks. Transfer/Blend LWDF to get consistent BTU to burn in the kiln.
Welder
Watco
Neodesha
2007.07 - 2015.04
Performed full penetration tank shell Crack repairs, full penetration tank shell inserts. Repaired wrecked tank cars and fabricated parts. Tested and repaired air brakes. Setup, monitored and disassembled Post Weld Heat Treatment.
0352 Anti Tank Assault Guided Misselman
USMC Reserves
San Diego
2005.01 - 2011.01
Jan 2005-April 2005 Attended Boot Camp at MCRD San Diego.
April 2005- Aug 2005 Attended School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton.
December 2005 - December 2006 activated deployed to Falluja, Iraq. Combat Veteran.
December 2006 - January 2011 USMC Reserves.
January 2011 Honarbly Dischared as an E4 Corporal (Non-Commissioned Officer)
Education
Thayer High School
Thayer, KSSkills
- Routine maintenance
- Emergency repairs
- Tank inspections
- Welding techniques
- Natural Leader
- Air Break Technician
- Post Weld Heat Treat Technician
- Locomotive Operator
- Install and Align motors, gearbox and pumps
- Familiar with various types of couplings (grid, geared, turbo, rat flex, etc)
- Measure clearance on bearings and couplings to install
- Heat and cool bearings, couplings and shafts to install
- Maintain and install belt lines, screw conveyors, air slides, transport lines and valves
- Broderson Carry Deck Crane Operator
- Safely Calculate Lift Plan for Crane
- Crane Signal and Rigging trained
- Operated various manlifts, forklifts and telehandlers
- Combat Veteran
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Maintenance
Ash Grove Cement
2015.04 - Current
Welder
Watco
2007.07 - 2015.04
0352 Anti Tank Assault Guided Misselman
USMC Reserves
2005.01 - 2011.01
Thayer High School