Aaron C Means
Gladys
Summary
Resourceful Industrial Maintenance Technician recognized for high productivity levels and ability to complete tasks efficiently. Possess specialized skills in preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and maintenance pair. Excel in problem-solving, time management, and communication, ensuring seamless operational continuity and workplace safety. Motivated learning new skills and trades.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Geotechnical Inspector
Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
Lynchburg
04.2016 - 03.2019
- Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
- Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes, or specifications.
- Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, or elevation of structures or fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes.
- Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs.
- Maintaining company truck.
- Travel to job sites in central Va for testing concrete and soil.
- Required testing for concrete per VDOT specs, slump testing, air testing, casting cylder molds for compressive strength testing.
- Density testing with troxler nuclear gauge (troxler certified) on density of compaction in soil.
- Daily work sheets and paper work filled out.
- Plan reading certified, construction math certified, ACI certified.
- Reinforcement steel inspection.
- Inspect concrete, sidewalks, curb and gutter, pipeline backfills, new sites, dams, foundations during and after construction for structural quality, general safety, or conformance to specifications and codes.
- Approve and sign plans that meet required specifications.
- Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations.
Transformer Assembler
Delta Star, Inc.
Lynchburg
04.2013 - 04.2016
- Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
- Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic component parts to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
- Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
- Fabricate or form parts, coils, or structures according to specifications, using drills, calipers, cutters, or saws.
- Mark and tag components so that stock inventory can be tracked and identified.
- Drill or tap holes in specified equipment locations to mount control units or to provide openings for elements, wiring, or instruments.
- Pack finished assemblies for shipment and transport them to storage areas, using hoists or handtrucks.
- Confer with supervisors or engineers to plan or review work activities or to resolve production problems.
- Explain assembly procedures or techniques to other workers.
- Distribute materials, supplies, or subassemblies to work areas.
- Operate overhead cranes.
- Operate fork trucks.
- Fork truck certified.
- Osha certified.
Industrial Maintenance/Welder
CSE, Inc.
Madison Heights
01.2012 - 03.2013
- Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
- Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.
- Examine parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
- Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.
- Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.
- Observe and test the operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters or other testing devices.
- Operate newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
- Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery.
- Analyze test results, machine error messages, or information obtained from operators to diagnose equipment problems.
- Record repairs and maintenance performed.
- Study blueprints or manufacturers' manuals to determine correct installation or operation of machinery.
- Record parts or materials used and order or requisition new parts or materials as necessary.
- Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, or assemble new equipment.
- Changing out valves, gaskets, bearings, pumps, maintenance on machinery.
- Pipe fitting, running pipe, stainless steel, carbon steel, copper, PVC.
- Welding structure steel, pipe, hand railing, steel platforms.
- Operating equipment(lifts, fork truck, lull, jig lifts, overhead cranes.)
- Cutting steel with a blow torch, plasma cutter.
- Maintaining safe work area at all times, proper OSHA rules applied at all times with PPE on each job site.
- Fork lift certified.
- Osha 10 certified.
- Blue print reading/Drawings.
- Construction Math certified.
Industrial Maintenance
Vannoy Industrial
Appomattox
06.2010 - 01.2012
- Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
- Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
- Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
- Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
- Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
- Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
- Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.
- Maintain and repair specialized equipment and machinery found in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.
- Dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.
- Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools.
- Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
- Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
- Align and balance new equipment after installation.
- Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring instruments.
- Grind and reseat valves, using valve-grinding machines.
- Lay brick to repair or maintain buildings, walls, arches, or other structures.
- Pipe fitting.
- Welding pipe, fittings, hand railing, structural steel.
- Changing valves, gaskets seals, bearings, pumps, industrial lines, installing pipe (copper, stainless steel, carbon steel).
- Installing equipment/new machines, piping.
- Cutting pipe/steel, belveling pipe.
- Operate fork truck, jig lifts, lulls, overhead cranes.
- Cutting steel with a blow torch, plasma cutter.
- Maintenance on machines and equipment.
- PPE on at all times on job sites, safety glasses, steel ties, hard hat.
- Maintaining a clean, safe work area.
- Osha certified.
- Fork truck certified.
Masonry helper
Kling Masonry
Forest
06.2007 - 08.2009
- Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
- Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
- Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
- Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
- Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
- Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials.
- Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
- Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
- Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
- Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
- Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.
- Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Liberty Christian Academy
Lynchburg, VASkills
- Equipment Maintenance Troubleshooting
- Building and Construction Mechanical
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Operation Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Operation and Control
- Communications and Media
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Repairing
- Learning Strategies
- Construction inspection
- Safety compliance
- Materials testing
- Blueprint reading
- Equipment operation
- Inspection reporting
- Field inspections
- Report writing
- Equipment maintenance
- Plan reading
Certification
- Aerial lift Certified
- Osha certified
- Fork truck certified
- Plan reading certified
- Construction Math certified
- Troxler certified
Timeline
Geotechnical Inspector
Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
04.2016 - 03.2019
Transformer Assembler
Delta Star, Inc.
04.2013 - 04.2016
Industrial Maintenance/Welder
CSE, Inc.
01.2012 - 03.2013
Industrial Maintenance
Vannoy Industrial
06.2010 - 01.2012
Masonry helper
Kling Masonry
06.2007 - 08.2009
High School Diploma -
Liberty Christian Academy