Daniel Warren

Experience

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Test & Development Engineer
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  Aerospace Testing Alliance

  Apr 2006 - Jan 2016

  Mechanical Maintenance/Reliability Engineer

  I have more than 9 years of experiences as a mechanical engineer, 7 of those years as a maintenance/ reliability engineer. As a maintenance and reliability engineer at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (my current position), I am responsible for the lifecycle (cradle to grave) management for 3 systems, HVAC (3000+ assets), cranes (300+ assets), and emergency generators (35 assets). Some of the roles I am responsible for are:- investment need identification, scoping, and prioritization- project design support (focus on meeting user requirements and system maintainability)- project execution monitoring, troubleshooting, testing, and acceptance- add new equipment into computerized maintenance management program (CMMS)- establish equipment maintenance content/frequency for assets (incorporate into CMMS)- monitor progress of PM execution and report status to management- create/customize equipment maintenance work instructions- provide troubleshooting support to craftsmen on equipment repairs- provide repair vs replace estimates to management for funding- outsource and monitor repairs of equipment that cannot be performed in-house- prioritize pending repairs based of operation impact- ensure compliance with, and report required information to, the EPA- replace/remove/retire equipment that has outlived its design life or usefulnessAdditionally, I act as the subject matter expert for my systems whenever questions/concerns arise pertaining to code compliance issues or system failure investigations are performed. I also serve as a team member whenever failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA's) or root cause failure analysis investigations are performed on my systems which are then used to develop asset management strategies to improve the future health of my programs. Show less

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  Tennessee Technological University

  Jan 2016 - now

  • Associate Vice President of Facilities and Business Services

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Interim Associate Vice President of Facilities and Business Services

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2020