Chris S.

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jun 1991 - Jun 1995

  Mechanic/ Quality control

   Responsible for the rebuilding of power trains, engines, transmissions, and hydraulics. Overseeing the quality of work being turned in by mechanics.  Worked with operations and Headquarters on deployment schedules of over three hundred pieces of equipment in the South Pacific  Led over 30 Marines while shop manager. Advance Journeyman School Graduate.

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  Republic Services Inc

  Sept 1995 - Jun 2011

  Created innovative solutions to workflow bottlenecks and operational concerns, looked for new opportunities to grow the top line by reducing cost initiatives across each line of business, to align standard processes for a more sustainable and durable service department.  Responsible for successfully reducing operational expenses by 10% year over year. Assisted the regional staff in capital expense budgets greater than $40M.o In machine and parts procurement, for various lines of business Corporate training facilitator for twenty-five employeeso OSHA and internal safety guidelines.o Equipment preventative and corrective maintenance through root cause analysis. Created maintenance SOI and SOPs for Apex Regional Landfill, and Laughlin Landfill. Accountable for scheduled downtime planning and tracking of all earthmoving and support equipment in Las Vegas. Directly managed twenty employees and over two hundred pieces of equipment. Supply chain system analysis for hard to find or made-to-order parts in collaboration with Cat national account representatives. R&D collaboration with Caterpillar on waste guarding designs 836G/H Compactor and D9T Dozers. WIP turnaround time reduction. Trained personnel on proper contamination control. Show less Worked with Operation and Maintenance managers on scheduling down time for equipment. Provide support to technicians when needed and filled in as emergency mechanic when needed. Delegated work to maintenance staff. Collaborated with local vendors to procure parts, fuel, tires, and outside repairs. Assisted General Manager with annual budgets. Worked and trained staff on John Deere, Cat, Volvo equipment with various rebuilds on major components and hydraulics.  Maintained additional equipment.o Including light plants, transfer trucks, pick up and garbage trucks, roll offs, automobiles, power generation equipment, compressors Show less

  • Maintenance Manager

    Sept 2004 - Jun 2011

  • Lead Man Mechanic and Supervisor

    Sept 1995 - Sept 2004
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  VT Construction

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2016

  Assistant Fleet Manager & Purchasing Manager

  Directed all customer pricing agreements through collaboration with Service Manager based on volume while also managing inventory and logistics for southern Nevada. Supported the rebuilds of Cat 3500’s and 3400’s for the 657e and 777 fleets. Apply usable guidelines for worn components. o Equating into 15% cost savings overall. Cost out, inventory and schedule component rebuild saving 35% in rebuild costs. Manage and improve inventory turns Leverage pricing strategies and buying power to improve vendor management. Investigate and trouble shoot service issues and pricing discrepancies. Recruit and train technicians and field mechanics. Assist operation with scheduling repair time to increase productivity.  Assign and delegate responsibilities to mechanics and service technicians Show less

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  HOLT CAT

  May 2016 - now

  Develop and deploy strategic initiatives across the business. To align best practices with process improvements for a complete customer experience that beat customer expectations.  Coach and mentor technicians on Holt Values. Maximize time (productivity) for technicians.  Work with and support internal customers at Holt Manage a coal mines rebuilds and day to day operations.o Responsible for over $20 mill in labor and parts sales year over year for 3 years Reduced PO lag from >30days to 7 days to close. Work with external customers including help in these areas.o Planning scheduled downtimeo Scheduling repair times to maximize productivity for their equipment. o Provide access to other ideas for operational needs/support Show less

  • Regional Technical Service Manager

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Field Service Supervisor Machine Service

    May 2016 - Feb 2021