Keith Swackhamer
Taylors,SC
Summary
Experienced maintenance technician with expertise in electrical troubleshooting, mechanical repair, and preventive maintenance. Skilled in blueprint reading, schematics, and equipment installation to restore complex machinery and improve uptime.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician
GE Vernova
Greenville, SC
02.1997 - Current
- U.S. Navy Petty Office 3rd class boiler technician, 1992-1996.
- GE Lighting employee, 1997-2008; completed maintenance apprentice program in 2003.
- Relocated to Greenville GE facility in 2008 for enhanced operational support.
- Diagnosed mechanical and electrical issues using schematics, meters, for operational reliability.
- Repaired motors, pumps, bearings, valves, and conveyor parts.
- Followed lockout-tagout procedures before servicing energized machinery and rotating equipment.
- Supported shutdowns, installations, and startup checks during plant maintenance work.
- Lead multiple rebuilds on Super champion and Champion Broaches, involving full mechanical teardown and electrical upgrades to restore equipment functionality.
- Designed and installed upgraded automatic coolant head assembly on broaches to enhance machining efficiency and ergonomics for the operater.
- Installed automatic doors on Goria and Parpas using existing hydraulic system on each machine for safety and ergonomics.
- Retro fitted a Lapointe fixture to be used in the Parpas to help production get parts to customers.
- Installed new Henry units on multiple Broaches.
- Installed dual reader heads on Z and Y axis on the super champion broaches, to improve the quality of the machine.
- Helped TDC troubleshoot issues, either it be machine issue, fixture/setup issue or tooling issue.
- Experience with Fanuc controls such as 18i, 30i, and 35i.
- Experience with fanuc plc ladder logic
- Some experience with cad/cam programs.
- Established a parts plan for Super Champions and Champion Broaches
Education
Associate in Electronics Engineering Technology -
Blue Ridge Community College
Hendersonville, NC05-2003
Skills
- Hydraulic systems
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Technical communication
- Control circuits
- Blueprint and schematics
- Reporting and documentation
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance
- Mechanical repair
- Equipment installation
Timeline
Maintenance Technician
GE Vernova
02.1997 - Current
Associate in Electronics Engineering Technology -
Blue Ridge Community College