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Mark Holt

Hobbs,NM

Summary

To become a team member in support of plant operations. To change positions, where I can increase my position responsibilities, wages and seek out new challenges for myself, while gaining new skills and providing the best service possible. Have experience as Power Plant Operator, Control Room Operator, Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Manager and Plant Manager. Motivational leader and organizational problem-solver with advanced supervisory, team building and customer service skills. Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive changes to drive company success. Focused on using training, monitoring and morale-building techniques to maximize employee engagement and performance.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Maintenance Manager / Interim Plant Manager

Contour Global
Hobbs, NM
10.2018 - 05.2024
  • Served as Interim Plant Manager and Maintenance Manager for a 604 net MW, 2x1 combined cycle power plant
  • The plant has 2 501F Mitsubishi gas turbines and a D-11 GE steam turbine
  • The plant is equipped with one 35 cell Air Cooled Condenser (ACC) and inlet chillers
  • Successfully handled all end-of-month plant reports and reporting requirements for clients such as Contour Global, Xcel, and NERC
  • Manages all plant operations and leads a team of employees.
  • Facilitated effective communication between Xcel and Contour Global Corporate
  • Organized and monitored contractor assignments for efficient project completion
  • Successfully managed facility outage planning
  • Managed the organization and scheduling of maintenance duties on a regular basis.
  • Optimized facility performance by overseeing and executing the Preventive Maintenance program
  • Generated work orders for coordinating work orders
  • Contributed and adhered to the Contour Global safety program.
  • Contributed to the safe and timely completion of all scheduled outages
  • Support of operations
  • Successfully implemented transition from Avantis to SAP for CMMS program management.
  • Developed and implemented budget strategies for the maintenance department
  • Responsible for the ordering of support equipment
  • Parts and tools needed for the facility
  • Successfully managed and implemented time-sensitive projects
  • Collaborated with different Contour Global facilities to optimize resource allocation
  • Coordinated with operations supervisor and plant manager to address upcoming requirements.
  • Supervised and coordinated the maintenance staff on a daily basis.
  • Monitored the performance of all equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  • Ensured compliance with safety regulations and standards.
  • Ensuring efficient allocation of funds for maintenance operations through budget drafting and expenditure monitoring.
  • Supervised installation, repair and upkeep of machinery and mechanical equipment.
  • Inspected buildings, grounds and equipment regularly for safety hazards or breakdowns.
  • Organized work orders, assigned tasks to staff members and tracked progress of repairs and maintenance projects.
  • Assigned duties to workers according to their skillsets.
  • Performed troubleshooting on malfunctioning systems when necessary.
  • Implemented preventive maintenance program by planning and coordinating major scheduled maintenance outages
  • Assigned employees with daily tasks to effectively utilize resources and meet deadlines.
  • Verified consistency, quality and conformance of completed work.
  • Provided leadership, insight, and mentoring to newly hired employees, equipping them with knowledge of various company programs.
  • Interviewed prospective employees and provided input to HR on hiring decisions.

Maintenance Supervisor / Maint Tech, CRO & AO

Ormat LLC
Mammoth Lakes, CA
09.2010 - 10.2018
  • Auxiliary Plant Operator in Reno, NV (Steamboat)
  • Control Room Operator in Reno, NV (Steamboat), and was moved into the control room position
  • Maintenance Technician in Reno, NV (Steamboat)
  • Commissioning team for five Ormat power plants
  • Ormat Mammoth Lakes, CA facility as a CRO, to help with their re-staffing efforts
  • Maintenance Manager, for the Mammoth Lakes facility
  • Job duties include restructuring maintenance department to be more effective and efficient
  • Support of operations
  • Planning day to day maintenance activities
  • Manage CMMS program (MP2) for all maintenance activities (preventive maintenance and work orders)
  • Planning long term maintenance activities
  • Planning yearly plant maintenance outages
  • React to plant equipment failures to put the resources where they can be used best
  • Plan annual budgets for the maintenance department
  • Responsible for the ordering of support equipment
  • Parts and tools needed for the facility
  • Implement a warehousing system for control and inventory
  • Control warehouse inventory
  • Manage emergent projects
  • Coordinate with other Ormat facilities to share resources
  • Communicate with operations supervisor and plant manager for upcoming needs
  • Use Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook daily
  • Perform Plant Manager duties when Plant Manager is unavailable.

Test Engineer

NEVADA AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER
Carson City, NV
09.2000 - 09.2010
  • Part of the management team supporting corporate strategic development, business development and planning
  • Integral part of an engineering team overseeing, and conducting projects ranging from vehicle development, duty cycle development, mobility evaluations, tire testing, weapon systems integration and driver training for a variety of DOD and commercial customers
  • Winter Test Facility/Project Manager (West Yellowstone MT)
  • Direct contact and support of foreign and domestic customers
  • Conduct federal level driver’s training (TACOM, SOCOM and DHS)
  • China
  • Write and maintain detailed test records, documentation and engineering final reports
  • Interpret and present engineering data from evaluation testing
  • Support the other engineering departments
  • Manage multiple test programs
  • Bid on evaluation testing contracts
  • Create evaluation test budgets
  • Maintain evaluation test budgets
  • Operate a wide variety of test vehicles as a professional test driver to conduct both subjective and acceptance engineering evaluations
  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and provide engineering solutions in above programs
  • Winter Test Facility/Project Manager (West Yellowstone MT)
  • Conduct CDL driver training
  • Conduct all weapon firing for on-site and off-site evaluations
  • Obtained two + years of college, towards B.S
  • In Mechanical Engineering degree
  • Maintain federal security clearance.

Tank Crewman

U.S. ARMY
Fort Hood, TX
05.1982 - 11.1993
  • Crewed all positions on the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
  • Maintained tank and crew at a war time readiness level
  • Troubleshoot and maintain gas turbine engine, and weapon systems.

Education

Graduated Basic Training -

Received high school diploma -

Graduated Primary Leadership Development Course -

Graduated Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course -

Graduated State of Nevada third party certification program for CDL licensing -

Have completed two years of collage towards a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Dropped college classes due to a promotion to Winter Test Facility/Project Manager -

Completed apprenticeship program for Control Room Operator with Ormat LLC -

Completed State of California haz-mat training -

Completed switch gear training (Emerson) -

Completed, Improving Your Project Management Skills (AMA) -

Completed Cause Mapping course -

Completed 5 whys course -

Completed various NERC courses -

Skills

  • Safety Protocols
  • Safety Monitoring
  • Staff Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Work Order Management
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Resource Allocation
  • Asset Management
  • Facilities Management
  • Maintenance Planning
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Equipment Inspection
  • Budgeting and cost control
  • Mechanical Aptitude
  • Deadline Management
  • Equipment Troubleshooting
  • Contractor Management
  • Budget Administration
  • Contractor Oversight

Federal Experience

Yes (Military)

Clearance

Not current, last held clearance in 2011

Citizenship

Yes

Awards

  • Top Tank Crew 19K (U.S. Army) 1982
  • Soldier of the quarter, Fall (U.S. Army) 1984
  • Soldier of the year, 1985 (U.S. Army)
  • Honor Graduate, Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course (U.S. Army) 1986
  • Top Gun, Graf Gunnery (U.S. Army) 1988
  • Top Battalion Tank Crew (U.S. Army)1990-91
  • Top Battalion Tank Commander (U.S. Army)1990-91
  • Member Sgt. Morales Club (Award earned by top 2% of Non-Commissioned Officers in the U.S. Army) 1990
  • Non-Commissioned Officer of the quarter, Spring (U.S. Army) 1991

Affiliations

  • Enjoy trips with the wife and dog
  • Hunting and fishing
  • Long trips with the wife on our Harley

Accomplishments

  • Top Tank Crew (Basic training)
  • Honor Grad Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course
  • Top Gun Battalion Gunnery
  • Top Battalion tank crew
  • Top Battalion tank commander
  • Member Sgt. Morales (top 2% of NCO in the US Army)

Certification

  • Haz-Mat State of California
  • Completed apprenticeship programs for both Operations Operator and Control Room Operator
  • Completed Switch Gear training (Emerson)
  • Completed Improving Your Project Management Skills
  • Completed Cause Mapping
  • Completed 5 Whys course
  • Completed various NERC courses

Served in The Armed Forces

Yes, US Army Veteran

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Maintenance Manager / Interim Plant Manager

Contour Global
10.2018 - 05.2024

Maintenance Supervisor / Maint Tech, CRO & AO

Ormat LLC
09.2010 - 10.2018

Test Engineer

NEVADA AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER
09.2000 - 09.2010

Tank Crewman

U.S. ARMY
05.1982 - 11.1993

Graduated Basic Training -

Received high school diploma -

Graduated Primary Leadership Development Course -

Graduated Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course -

Graduated State of Nevada third party certification program for CDL licensing -

Have completed two years of collage towards a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Dropped college classes due to a promotion to Winter Test Facility/Project Manager -

Completed apprenticeship program for Control Room Operator with Ormat LLC -

Completed State of California haz-mat training -

Completed switch gear training (Emerson) -

Completed, Improving Your Project Management Skills (AMA) -

Completed Cause Mapping course -

Completed 5 whys course -

Completed various NERC courses -

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