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Duane Ferrand

Sacramento

Summary

With over 24 years of experience, including a significant tenure at Siemens Mobility, I am a highly skilled Mechanic specializing in maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting. Certified in forklift, boom lift, and hazmat operations, my self-motivated approach has consistently ensured operational excellence and equipment reliability across various heavy machinery sectors.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanic

Siemens Mobility
09.2019 - Current

Work on all aspects of maintenance items for complete factory.

Work on all equipment transporters, forklifts, all warehouse related items swing reach, golf carts, swing reaches, lithium trucks, and ect.

I am certified to drive all forklifts and piv weather it be lpg, diesel, or electric including boom lift trucks.

Have maintained all transporters and equipment at siemens for about 24 years 5 of it for siemens and the rest for prior company I worked for. Have been trained from many people from Scheuerle for transporter including Fritz one of the founders of Scheuerle

Order all parts and repairs on all transportation department equipment and making sure all the vital equipment is in service everyday. Maintaining all hazmat for maintenance department. Scheduling all vital repairs on equipment and being there to see it through tell it is done. Have been through both of the latest transporters on their building design and redesigning of winches on them. Updating older transporter and complete rebuild of older components.

Mechanic- Technical Communicator to MCFE

Valley Forklift
01.2000 - 09.2019

Fix all types of heavy equipment Any kind of forklift, any kind of electric lift or warehouse equipment, any kind of Rail or train type of equipment, Any type of farm equipment, taking care of hazmat related stuff, Replacing or repairing of industrial batteries including cell replacement. service or repair all types of trucks and trailers. Travel across the country for company related items for factory training on all types of new generation technology and up to date material handling processes.

Service Manager- Mechanic

San Jose Forklift
01.1990 - 01.2000

Repair all types of heavy equipment electric, lpg, gas, and diesel

Make sure shop is running smoothly order parts.



Mechanic

Bonessa Bros
01.1986 - 01.1990

Install Hitches and wiring

Rebuilding of trailers and R V's

Testing and repairs of all types of RV's

Education

General Contractor, Plumbing Contractor

License Instruction Schools
Sacramento, CA
01.2004

High School Diploma -

Cupertino Highschool
Cupertino, CA
06.1985

Skills

  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Maintenance and repairs
  • Hand and power tools
  • Troubleshooting
  • Electric test equipment
  • Forklift certified
  • Boom lift certified
  • Hazmat certified
  • Transporter certified by factory
  • self motivated
  • all types of building repairs plumbing, electrical, and ect
  • welding and cutting

hobbies

Building all types of vehicles

All types of racing

Helping Family and friends

Cooking 

Animals

All types of sports

Traveling

Home upgrades

Timeline

Mechanic

Siemens Mobility
09.2019 - Current

Mechanic- Technical Communicator to MCFE

Valley Forklift
01.2000 - 09.2019

Service Manager- Mechanic

San Jose Forklift
01.1990 - 01.2000

Mechanic

Bonessa Bros
01.1986 - 01.1990

General Contractor, Plumbing Contractor

License Instruction Schools

High School Diploma -

Cupertino Highschool
Duane Ferrand