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Maintenance Leader @ Lead, coach and grow the department into a world-class operation. From March 2012 to Present (3 years 10 months) Maintenance Manager @ Manage department of 17 hourly, 5 salary and budget of 3.4 million Revamped Preventative Maintenance system Commissioned new production line with Project Managers Developed training modules for mechanics Worked with vendors for pricing and training From April 2010 to December 2011 (1 year 9 months) Maintenance Manager @ Managed department with 31 reports and a budget of 700k per year Functioned as project manager for 1.8 million in capital projects. Functioning as Senior staff member in a "turn-around" company. Company went from losing 4 million per year to 1.2 million profit. Implemented Preventative Maintenance program from scratch Raised Machine efficiency from 42% to 72% in 14 months Implemented 5S procedures and areas plant-wide Pioneered energy reduction program. Realized reductions of 20% Installed machinery upgrades to reduce material usage in process resulting in saving of approximately Installed and implemented MP2 SQL 6.1 plant-wide Function as plant leader in OEE initiative From April 2008 to April 2010 (2 years 1 month) Technical Supervisor @ Lead a crew of 19 mechanics, 8 electricians and 10 stationary engineers. Responsible for the daily planning of workloads, safety, training and development. Share responsibility for 60 operations workers including production planning, warehouse movement and logistics, discipline, training and safety. TPM champion responsible for training and execution of TPM evolutions. Led TPM meetings and studied machine efficiencies in order to drive improvement efforts. Was responsible for continuous improvement, project management and for implementing predictive maintenance practices while improving preventative maintenance evolutions. Acted as a Lead Packaging Engineer for a Multi-Million dollar project to bring a production line from a sister plant in Canada. Purchased capital equipment and worked with vendors to ensure satisfactory startup. Project came in within budget and exceeded ramp-up production schedule while maintaining strict safety guidelines and quality standards. Administered policies and interacted with 2 separate unions. Administered Kronos, EIT, MP2 and TPM software as well as familiarization with Foxboro systems. Sept 2006 - Apr 2008 From September 2006 to April 2008 (1 year 8 months) Maintenance Supervisor - Lead Technician @ Lead, coordinate, coach and manage 9 maintenance technicians. Responsibilities include all maintenance activities on shift as well as planning Preventative Maintenance evolutions. Manage small capital projects ( From June 2000 to September 2006 (6 years 4 months) Senior Maintenance Technician @ Recognized expert in several disciplines including electrical mechanical, and fabrication Honed troubleshooting skills in all areas including hi-speed packaging equipment, material handling and industrial controls. Earned Supervisory Electricians license and attended several classes on Allen Bradley PLC's From August 1998 to June 2000 (1 year 11 months) Aviation Electronics Technician @ Earned early promotion 2 times based on merit and commendation letters from Admiral and Captain. Repair flight, radar and weapons systems for aircraft Recognized expert in troubleshooting component level electronics reducing the number of recalls on SRA's and yielding higher mission readiness levels. From December 1995 to July 1998 (2 years 8 months)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organizational Leadership @ University of Phoenix From 2012 to 2015 MPM, Project Management @ Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University From 2006 to 2008 B.S., Organizational Management @ Trinity Christian College From 2004 to 2006 Thomas Betlejeski is skilled in: RCM, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Preventive Maintenance, Maintenance Management, 5S, Predictive Maintenance, Manufacturing, Plant Maintenance, TPM, CMMS, Root Cause Analysis, Project Management, Electricians, Operational Excellence