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Seth Phelps

Lansing,MI

Summary

To seek and maintain a career position that offers professional challenges and utilizes interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills in the engineering field.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Service Engineer

Orbitform
01.2022 - Current
  • Works with a variety of machinery in the riveting and forming industries, specializes in custom build machinery
  • Analyzes, inspects and reviews findings to determine the best solutions to mechanical and electrical problems
  • Reports common complaints of customers to top management in order to address the situation for future reference
  • Provides customers with regular reports and feedback on their service requests - recommends necessary parts needed for optimal production
  • Works alongside technical sales engineers
  • Offers customer training for products
  • Monitors the performance of machinery
  • Maintains product manuals
  • Develops and maintains relations with customers
  • Makes recommendations to maintenance technicians
  • Offers feedback on product development, features and functions

Maintenance Engineer

Premier Thermal Solutions
08.2021 - 03.2022
  • Serviced, repaired and maintained heat treatment equipment like furnaces, quenches and oversized sandblasters
  • Conducted frequent quality checks on equipment to ensure no maintenance is required
  • Ensured the organization complies with safety regulations while maintenance takes place
  • Created a maintenance plan for the organization's equipment, and adhered to it
  • Established maintenance policies and procedures
  • Ensured that Maintenance Technicians carry out planned maintenance
  • Kept a record of preventive and emergency maintenance performed

Service Engineer

Team Caribou
06.2018 - 06.2022
    • Serviced, rebuilt and maintained corrugated machinery
    • Analyzed, troubleshooted and diagnosed problems - provided prompt repair and solutions
    • Created relationships with key decision-makers and served as external technical spokesperson
    • Inspected equipment to diagnose operational issues
    • Explained diagnostic findings to customers and outlined repair or service options

Plumbing Technician

Phelps Plumbing & Heating
05.2014 - 01.2022
  • Installed, repaired and maintained water, gas and sewer systems
  • Serviced, repaired and maintained commercial grade boilers
  • Measured, threaded, and cut materials to correct angles
  • Performed routine maintenance of plumbing systems in residential and commercial buildings
  • Maintained, installed, repaired and altered piping systems, plumbing fixtures, traps and soil waste and vent pipes
  • Worked non-standard and on-call hours and weekends on rotational basis and patiently focused on customer needs
  • Established and maintained positive working relationships with supervisors, co-workers and customers

Logistical Specialist

Dayton Freight Lines
09.2020 - 11.2021
  • Tracked orders and notified customers of status or potential delays.
  • Monitored inbound and outbound freight operations to establish timely delivery of packages.
  • Generated documentation and information required for customer shipments.
  • Conducted investigations to resolve issues related to logistics and cargo movements.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Physics/Mathematics/Engineering

Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
12.2021

Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Certification - Welding Technology

Mecosta-Osceola Career Center
Big Rapids, MI
2018

High School Diploma -

Reed City High School
Reed City, MI
05.2018

Skills

Programs: Microsoft office, Google workspace, Solidworks, Edrawings, Paylocity, Intranet Program, and Encompix

Mechanical/Electrical: Design modification, build/rebuild, service, and drawing interpretation

Professional Skills:

  • Critical thinking
  • Effective communication
  • Organization
  • Multitasking
  • Project management
  • Sales

Timeline

Service Engineer

Orbitform
01.2022 - Current

Maintenance Engineer

Premier Thermal Solutions
08.2021 - 03.2022

Logistical Specialist

Dayton Freight Lines
09.2020 - 11.2021

Service Engineer

Team Caribou
06.2018 - 06.2022

Plumbing Technician

Phelps Plumbing & Heating
05.2014 - 01.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Physics/Mathematics/Engineering

Spring Arbor University

Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering

Michigan State University

Certification - Welding Technology

Mecosta-Osceola Career Center

High School Diploma -

Reed City High School
Seth Phelps