LULA GRISHAM
SALT LAKE CITY,UT
Summary
Talented Mechanical Maintenance Technician with a strong background in team leadership, offering 5+ years of experience in performing quality repairs and maintenance by analyzing situation and determining best course of action. Focused on delivering quality work while training and mentoring new employees to complete duties and maintain records of completed work.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician 3
Northrop Grumman
Clearfield, UT
07.2019 - Current
- Provided technical support to production staff for machine troubleshooting needs.
- Dismantled machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts.
- Maintained accurate records of all maintenance activities performed.
- Diagnosed equipment malfunctions and performed repairs to restore equipment and maintain uptime.
- Changed HVAC filters and cleaned condensation drains to perform preventive maintenance on HVAC systems.
- Troubleshot complex electrical and mechanical issues with minimal downtime.
- Performed routine maintenance by inspecting drives, motors or belts.
- Performed preventive maintenance tasks, including lubrication and cleaning of machines and equipment.
- Implemented preventive maintenance practices and upheld equipment guidelines to avoid failures.
- Adjusted devices or control instruments using hand tools, levels or straightedges.
- Responded promptly to emergency breakdowns at any time during shift hours.
- Implemented diagnostics to identify failures, determine parts and material requirements and facilitate repairs.
- Diagnosed mechanical problems using visual inspections and test instruments.
- Trained junior technicians on best practices for machine operation and repair.
- Repaired machines, equipment or structures using tools or equipment.
- Replaced defective parts such as bearings, seals, gears, valves.
- Implemented troubleshooting techniques to resolve issue.
- Maintained clear and safe workspace areas to meet OSHA standards.
- Cleaned or lubricated shafts, bearings or other parts of machinery.
- Diagnosed problems with mechanical and electrical systems and equipment using advanced troubleshooting abilities.
- Worked closely with engineering team to develop innovative solutions for existing problems.
- Cleared clogged drains and replaced valves, faucets and fixtures.
- Planned and laid out repair work using diagrams, drawings or schematic diagrams.
Production Lead
Control Systems Integrators, LLC
Layton, Ut
11.2016 - 04.2019
- Built electrical control panels and assembled mechanical structures on automated systems, hard wired from control panel to automated systems, assisted in automated system testing, assisted in jobsite installation, onsite modifications and repairs, load and unload heavy structure with forklift, performed UL listing on finished products, shipping and receiving, used laser engraver to make phenolic tags with Corel draw software, red lined electrical schematics before approval to build and worked closely with design engineers on proper assembly and modifications of projects
- I got an introduction to manual machining on LAGUN and HAAS machine.
Shop Foreman/ Quality Control
Risun Technologies INC
Murray, UT
10.2014 - 08.2016
- Supervised the electrical shop, performed quality control inspections on finished products before shipping, a little bit of electrical field work modifications and repairs, delivered products to jobsites and assisted with product testing.
Composite Technician
Radius Engineering, INC
Salt Lake City, UT
04.2007 - 03.2014
- Cut, layup and inject composite fiber with various types of resins, operate injection molding machines, operate cutting table, operate degassers and vacuum pumps
- Prep and release tooling, some benching, vacuum bag and debulk, perform and monitor injection of resin into mold, ply cutting and kitting of dry and pre-impregnated material for aerospace technology, assembled mechanical and electrical structures on large presses, assembled injectors and wired control panels that operate injectors and closed mold presses, assisted in testing, assembled safety cages made of 80/20 components, installed heating elements and department inventory on a quarterly basis.
Electro-Mechanical Assembler
Bisel Manufacturing (a.k.a. DTS)
Sandy, UT
08.2005 - 10.2009
- Lay up backplates and enclosures, hard wire control devices, use hand tools and power tools, troubleshoot, some testing, and supervise 3 employees
- Part-time evenings.
Electro-Mechanical Assembler
I C Tech
Draper, UT
04.2009 - 06.2009
- Part-time, flexible schedule
- Lay-up back panels and enclosures, hard wire control devices, use hand tools and power tools, read and wire according to schematics, and operate overhead crane and forklift to load and unload heavy products.
Part-time Maintenance
Envirotech Molded Products
Salt Lake City, UT
11.2007 - 02.2008
- Maintain plastic injection molding machines to prevent production down time and repair/ maintain safe operating conditions of machinery.
Finisher
Vision International
Salt Lake City, UT
08.2006 - 04.2007
- This is a temporary, part-time graveyard position
- I cut, seam, (liester and seam press) and grommet vinyl and mesh billboards
- Cut and fold paper billboards of various sizes.
Shop Foreman
Energy Management Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT
06.2000 - 04.2007
- Supervise electrical control panel fab shop, make sure that projects are built and shipped in a timely matter, help build control panels, (air handlers, water/ waste water treatment and mining equipment), review wiring schematics and parts list, troubleshoot, maintain a safe work environment, train new employees, conduct safety and production meetings on a regular basis, use forklift to load and unload complete projects, CPR and first aid certified, and make daily progress reports.
Electrical control panel fabricator
Saftronics Integrated Systems
Sandy, UT
10.1999 - 06.2000
- Built electrical control panels that consisted of various electrical components such as softstarts, VFd's,and motor control components
- Laid out components on a back plate and hard wired the components according to electrical wiring schematics.
Electrical control panel fabricator
Bob Green Electrical
Salt Lake City, UT
10.1998 - 03.1999
- Built control panels for mining equipment
- Worked with various VFD's, VSD's, softstarts, and PLC's
- Test control panels upon completion, troubleshoot, some soldering, lay out back panels and hardwire components, and ship finished products.
Supervisor/ Electrical control panel fab
W-Cubed
Salt Lake City, UT
06.1993 - 09.1998
- Built electrical control panels for water and waste water treatment, test electrical control panels, train new employees, trouble shoot, ship and receive parts/finished products, used forklift on daily basis, went on a few service calls, kept inventory of shop supplies.
Education
Certification - Aerospace Equipment Mechanical Maintenance
Davis Applied Technology College
Kaysville, UT02-2021
Certification - Automation And Robotics
Davis Applied Technology College
Kaysville, UT02-2021
Certification - FANUC Handling Tool Operations And Programming
Davis Applied Technology College
Kaysville, UT01-2021
Certification - Electromechanical Instrumentation & Maintenance
Salt Lake Comm. College
06.1993
6 months course in Marina Hospitality -
Utah Navajo Development Council
08.1986
Elementary Education and Teaching Major -
University of Utah
Mechanical Engineering Major -
College of Eastern Utah
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- MSDS Knowledge
- Attention to Detail
- Forklift
- Organization
- Hand and power tools
- Instructing
- Presentations
- Computer Literate
- Internet Navigation
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Inventory
- Teamwork
- Customer Service
- Soldering
- Basic AutoCAD
- Equipment Installation
- Building Maintenance
- Parts Replacement
- Codes Compliance
- Documentation
- Mechanical Troubleshooting
- HVAC Systems
- Equipment Repair
- Troubleshooting Skills
- Understanding Schematics
- Safety Awareness
- Hand and Power Tools
- Mechanical Repair
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Preventive Maintenance
- Electrical Certification
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Safety-Oriented Mindset
- Reporting and Documentation
- Blueprint and Schematic Understanding
Additional Accomplishments
- Two time Dean's List achiever, SLCC
- Voluntary work - Indian Walk-in Center, Salt Lake City, UT
- Volunteered in two community service projects for the city
Languages
Navajo
Native/ Bilingual
Affiliations
Ultra Running
National Technical Honor Society
Timeline
Maintenance Technician 3
Northrop Grumman
07.2019 - Current
Production Lead
Control Systems Integrators, LLC
11.2016 - 04.2019
Shop Foreman/ Quality Control
Risun Technologies INC
10.2014 - 08.2016
Electro-Mechanical Assembler
I C Tech
04.2009 - 06.2009
Part-time Maintenance
Envirotech Molded Products
11.2007 - 02.2008
Composite Technician
Radius Engineering, INC
04.2007 - 03.2014
Finisher
Vision International
08.2006 - 04.2007
Electro-Mechanical Assembler
Bisel Manufacturing (a.k.a. DTS)
08.2005 - 10.2009
Shop Foreman
Energy Management Corporation
06.2000 - 04.2007
Electrical control panel fabricator
Saftronics Integrated Systems
10.1999 - 06.2000
Electrical control panel fabricator
Bob Green Electrical
10.1998 - 03.1999
Supervisor/ Electrical control panel fab
W-Cubed
06.1993 - 09.1998
Certification - Aerospace Equipment Mechanical Maintenance
Davis Applied Technology College
Certification - Automation And Robotics
Davis Applied Technology College
Certification - FANUC Handling Tool Operations And Programming
Davis Applied Technology College
Certification - Electromechanical Instrumentation & Maintenance
Salt Lake Comm. College
6 months course in Marina Hospitality -
Utah Navajo Development Council
Elementary Education and Teaching Major -
University of Utah
Mechanical Engineering Major -
College of Eastern Utah