James DeWeerdt, PMP, STS

Experience

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  US Army

  May 1994 - May 1997

  Heavy wheel vehicle mechanic

  US Army soldier first, mechanic second. Performed various preventative and reactive duties on all troop carring vehicles, cargo and fuel tank vehicles. Also operated the 10 ton wheeled vechicle wrecker.

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  Truck Centers, Inc.

  Nov 1998 - Nov 2005

  Foreman

  Held many positions within company. Started out as a mechanic working on Deisel engines, air brakes, electrical, clutchs and transmissions, Performed service writer duties which included greeting the customers, updating the customers on thier repairs, filing, creating work orders. I also performed Inviocer duties which included the billing and collections. As foreman I supervised the technicians on the floor, assigned work according to priorities and skill sets.

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  URS, formerly Washington Group Intl.

  Nov 2005 - Oct 2008

  Technician

  Assembled and disassembled Hydraulic testing equipment used to test the structure of cylinder heads, engine blocks, crankshafts. Assisted with facility maintenance when testing activities slowed down. This included painting, lighting repairs, preventative maintenance on equipment,

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  URS Corporation

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Urs technical supervisor
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  URS Corporation

  Jan 2009 - Oct 2012

  Hydraulic Technician

  Manage the operation and repairs of 9 hydraulic hose and coupling testing benches. Diagnose, repair, and provide preventative maintanence. Identify and implement cost savings measures to help improve machine uptime

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  Truck Centers, Inc.

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Weekend Foreman

  Weekend foreman directing the work of 4-6 technicians. Interact with customers directly either face to face or over the phone. Provide estimates of repairs and billing.

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  Amentum

  Oct 2012 - now

  In my current role I schedule facility and process maintenance operations daily utilizing 2 CMMS systems (Maximo and SAP) for multiple sites. I assist in project management by collecting competitive bids from contractors, writing the bid proposals, presenting to the client for approvals and following thru with coordination of the work to be performed and verify that it is performed correctly. I am part of a team that puts together monthly KPI’s and presents them to the client. Procure materials requested by the technicians Mostrar menos

  • Project Manager

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Facility supervisor

    Oct 2017 - Jan 2022

  • Planner/Scheduler

    Oct 2012 - Oct 2017