James Lopez
Monterey Park,CA
Summary
Accomplished Building Equipment Mechanic at USPS with basic experience in electrical troubleshooting and preventive maintenance. Demonstrated leadership and adaptability, ensuring facility safety and efficiency. Successfully retrofitted light fixtures, enhancing energy efficiency. Proven reliability and communication skills, fostering teamwork and knowledge sharing. Skilled in diagnosing problems and ordering parts to optimize operations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
BUILDING EQUIPMENT MECHANIC
United States Postal Service, USPS
City Of Industry, CA
07.2025 - Current
- Performed Electrical repairs on various Postal Facility equipment including Retrofitting and repairing light fixtures, automatic Gate troubleshooting, installing components on postal machines. Running power 120V and 240V from breaker to postal machinery. rewiring, repairing, and removing existing electrical runs, to accomodate new equipment.
- Read basic electrical scematics to determine breaker locations for postal machines, outlets, light fixtures, and various electrical components.
- Plumbing including installing waterless urinal cartriges, water fountain filter changes, repairing and replacing Sloan Valves on Toilets, installing touchless flush valves on toilets. and troubleshooting plumbing issues within faclility.
- Construction experience including Demolition, painting and general building repairs, this includes knowledge and usage various power tools, equipment and specialized tools.
- Safety tasks and maintenance tasks throughout the facility including fire sytems, extinguisher safety checks, fire alarm checks, and fire sprinkler monitoring.
- knowledge of building HVAC systems locations and functions including air handlers, vents, exhaust fans, compressed air, boiler rooms and Cooler tower equipment.
- Work as a team with various mechanics in a lead role, passing knowledge to upcoming mechanics and also taking a support role while assisting learning from Senior Mechanics.
- maintained records of previously serviced machinery. including fan belts, pallet jacks and forklifts, and li-ion batteries for heavy equipment.
- Repair landscaping equipment including gas lawn mowers, weed wackers, edger, and brush cutter. troubleshooting equipment and abating issues with lawn equipment. including adding oil, replacing spark plugs and cleaning equipment.
Laborer Custodial
United States Postal Service
City Of Industry, CA
03.2020 - 07.2025
- Performed various cleaning duties throughout a postal Facility.
- Conducted Safety checks or Fire extinguishers, emergency lights and exit lights, and replaced internal fixture battery.
- Learned floor waxing, buffing, sealing and beautification of faclilities.
- Installed specialized postal locks on mailboxes; replaced, or repaired postal mailboxes.
- assisted with building safety obstacles for postal driving courses. using PVC pipe.
- Built and assembled furniture using basic hand tools.
- troubleshooting florescent lights and learned some electrical installing and removing Ballasts to retrofit fixture for LED lights.
- removed and painted over graffiti. on postal boxes and facility walls.
- Landscaping and use of various tools. including weed wackers, lawnmower, chainsaws, Hedge trimmers, and Tree trimmers.
- Troubleshooting computer components, assembling postal electronics, including computers, scanners, peripherals and installing internet network within the facility.
- some of my tasks were outside of my description but i was always helpful, useful and flexible to all my supervisors and employees.
Education
High School Diploma -
Garfield High School
Los Angeles, CASkills
- Ordering parts
- Diagnosing problems
- Electrical troubleshooting
- plumbing
- Preventive Maintenance
- Forklift training
- Class C license
- Attention to detail
- Leadership skills
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
Accomplishments
Attended and Passed an Industrial Electrical Service Course with USPS focused on Electrical Troubleshooting and safety.
Certification
Powered Industrial Equipment Certification with ability to use Manual/Electric/Pallet Jacks, Scissor Lift, Mules,Genie Boom Lift,Electric Forklift, Sweeper, John Deer Gator and driver lawnmower
Timeline
BUILDING EQUIPMENT MECHANIC
United States Postal Service, USPS
07.2025 - Current
Laborer Custodial
United States Postal Service
03.2020 - 07.2025
High School Diploma -
Garfield High School