Greg Spears

• Manage and provide guidance to 90 full-time and seasonal associates both bargaining and non bargaining on preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and safety of 91 attractions on 364 acres.
• Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures; decreasing equipment issues and reducing mechanical downtime by 3%
• Collaborate with all levels of management to establish monetary and labor budgets. Responsible for a 10 million dollar budget.
• Achieved or exceeded financial goals on regular basis by controlling expenses, optimizing schedules and regulating inventory usage.
• Procure cost effective purchasing to keep pace with the dynamic business needs factoring in processes, customer demands, labor and time constraints.
• Interview and Hire associates to improve efficiency of department and cultivate a productive work atmosphere. Secured 18 new fulltime Ride Mechanic positions.
• Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team, management and operations, delegating tasks to complete on time.
• Contributed to development, implementation and execution of maintenance training programs.
• Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict safety guidelines as the division safety representative and trainer.
• Coordinate and oversite of outside contractor projects
• Provide guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements.
• Primary contact for State officials, coordinating inspections, managing compliances and maintaining reports.
• Developed team communications and information for meetings, including creating spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel to track maintenance projects and completion goals.

Honorable Discharge

• Maintained and repaired special purpose vehicles including aircraft tugs, firetrucks and other specialized military vehicles.
• Ensured special inspections and maintenance on vehicles are performed correctly such as, corrosion control, winterization, storage and shipment.
• Performed preventive and special maintenance, uses technical publications in maintaining vehicles to prescribed manufactures maintenance schedules.
• Properly annotates all maintenance performed on prescribed forms for data collection purposes.
• Adhered to all established safety policies and standards to include identification, use, and proper procedures for handling or disposal of hazardous waste.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere