Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
Rob Craft

Rob Craft

Building Engineer
Belleville,IL

Summary

Resourceful Mechanic with 20 years of experience skilled in plumbing, electrical and HVAC repairs. Comfortable troubleshooting and performing diagnostics and working with sense of urgency. Committed to providing excellent customer service through warm and welcome environment and caring attitude.



Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Building Engineer

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
St Louis, MO
01.2017 - Current
  • Perform preventive maintenance and corrective repair to Powell Hall's industrial systems, equipment and grounds.
  • Interpreted mechanical, electrical blueprints and schematics to perform installations or repairs.
  • Organized and prioritized competing priorities to maximize personal and team productivity.
  • Surveyed and tracked mechanical, plumbing and electrical equipment to enhance service quality and comply with preventive maintenance plans.
  • Executed tasks within time and budget constraints.

Senior Mechanic

St Louis Children's Hospital
St Louis, MO
08.2010 - 01.2017
  • Performed routine and scheduled maintenance services on HVAC/R equipment.
  • Monitored and calibrated Johnson Controls automation building system called metasys
  • At times needed to braze, solder, or weld piping.
  • Installed motors, ran new electrical circuits, collaborated with multiple departments.
  • Ran service calls to patient rooms as needed.

Maintenance Mechanic

Saint Anthony's Health Center
Alton, IL
05.2007 - 08.2010
  • Rebuilt toilets with diaphragm assemblies, spud gaskets, vacuum breakers, and handle repair kits.
  • Always collaborating with multiple departments for repairs or service calls
  • Performed preventive and regular maintenance on systems
  • Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair or maintenance
  • Increased overall lifespan of equipment by following preventive maintenance plans and executing unscheduled repairs

Installation and Service Technician

Superior Heating And Cooling
St Louis, MO
08.2001 - 05.2007
  • Installed and serviced residential split heating and air conditioning systems, and boilers.
  • Read and interpret blueprint schematics for troubleshooting
  • Brazed and solder copper piping for line-sets, or boiler installations.
  • Expert sheet metal fabricator and pipe threader

Machinist

Curtis Toledo Manufacturing Company
St Louis, MO
01.1999 - 08.2001
  • Studied daily work instruction, sketches, drawings, blueprints and manuals to determine dimensions and tolerances accurately
  • Ran heavy duty lathes, boring machines, mills, planers and grinders to craft products
  • Manually set up machinery, lathes and grinders
  • Assessed equipment after each production run and performed preventive maintenance to keep machines running smoothly
  • Measured, examined or tested completed units to check for defects and verify conformance to specifications using precision instruments such as micrometers

Education

HVAC/R - Heating, Ventilation, A.C, And Refrigeration

Vatterott College , Saint Ann, MO
2002

Industrial Machining - Machinist

Southwestern Illinois College, Granite City, IL
1999

High School Diploma -

Collinsville High School, Collinsville, Il, US, Collinsville, IL
1995

Skills

  • Excel system
  • Piping Systems Maintenance
  • Wiring Installation and Repair
  • Universal EPA license
  • Outlook systems
  • FMX work order program knowledge
  • Teams system participant
  • Safety is important
  • Collaboration between departments
  • Metasys building automation system proficient

Accomplishments

My cost savings and expertise has turned the SLSO maintenance department into the black financially. That I am proud of.


I also take pride in the the numerous modifications or added equipment to maintain tight temperature and humidity tolerances for the musicians instruments.


On going training in regards to diversity, inclusion, self-awareness, and systematic change.


Completion of a communication, and work place writing seminar, to better understand what is best overall in situations.

Certification

Universal EPA certificate

Timeline

Building Engineer - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
01.2017 - Current
Senior Mechanic - St Louis Children's Hospital
08.2010 - 01.2017
Maintenance Mechanic - Saint Anthony's Health Center
05.2007 - 08.2010
Installation and Service Technician - Superior Heating And Cooling
08.2001 - 05.2007
Machinist - Curtis Toledo Manufacturing Company
01.1999 - 08.2001
Vatterott College - HVAC/R , Heating, Ventilation, A.C, And Refrigeration
Southwestern Illinois College - Industrial Machining, Machinist
Collinsville High School, Collinsville, Il, US - High School Diploma,

Universal EPA certificate

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