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Timothy Smirz

Timothy Smirz

United States Marine Corps

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Condition monitoring specialist. maintenance manager, Level III (ITC) thermographer (Subject matter expert), Level II airborne ultrasound. UW Madison certified maintenance management professional

  • Education

    • Rock Valley College aviation maintenance program

      1989 - 1992
      Airframe and powerplant certifications Aviation maintenance

    • Rock Valley College

      1989 - 1992
      FAA Powerplant and airframe certificates Aviation maintenance/aircraft repair

  • Experience

    • USMC

      Jan 1980 - Jan 1984
      United States Marine Corps

    • Abbott

      Mar 1996 - Jun 2015

      My group and I were called upon to use vibration analysis, infrared, airborne ultrasound, oil analysis and PdMA motor health evaluation throughout the corporation. These technologies were used in day to day evaluations as well as used to aid troubleshooting and inspections/investigations. My team and I also taught classes in these technologies. Traveled to many Abbott sites within the states as well as internationally. Performed roofing evaluations to ensure our roofing systems were performing to the highest standards. This was done with the naked eye as well as in the evening using high end FLIR infrared equipment. Worked as site engineer for the installation of many roof installations. I also was called upon to use infrared in many other ways throughout Abbott, from mechanical to medical research. Responsible for Global mechanical, validation and HVAC commissioning of new lines, buildings, and facilities. I was the supervisor for a very select, extreamly tallented group of mechanical, electrical, HVAC and validation commissioning technicians. They had a very wide range of technical expertise and togather could startup and commission anything put in front of them. While I was with this group, I was pulled off to work on many other long term, difficult projects. Group leader (with a personal passion for TIG welding) responcible for the maintenance of a very large manufacturing, R&D, and support operatons site. I led my team to change the opinion of our customers from not wanting the night crew to work on their equipment, to being the preferred group to maintain their equipment. We would be called in to work on our days off while the day crew would be there with nothing to do.

      • Principal Engineer; Reliability Engineer

        Mar 2013 - Jun 2015

      • Program Manager, Global Predictive maintenance

        Dec 2009 - Mar 2013

      • Internal Infrared technical expert/Roofing inspector.

        Jan 2002 - Mar 2013

      • Sr. Commissioning Supervisor

        Sept 2001 - Nov 2009

      • Maintenance group leader (12 hour night shift)

        Mar 1996 - Sept 2001

    • The Coca-Cola Company

      Jun 2015 - Sept 2015
      Maintenance Manager

    • Retired

      Aug 2015 - now
      Retired

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Aviation maintenance

      Federal Aviation Administration - FAA
      Jun 1992

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Timothy Smirz
      Engineering Excellence Award Abbott Global engineering Jun 2013 Award received for my work in the design, construction, and buildout of a food manufacturing facility in Corporant Haiti following the earthquake. The project was sponsered by Abbott Laboratories and upon completion was turned over to Partners in Health, a non profit organization formed to help childeran in Haiti.
    • Awarded to Timothy Smirz
      Abbott Presidents Award Abbott Engineering May 2003 My team and I were presented with an Abbott Presidents award for the design and construction of an automated Passivation. The cart was in responce to a growing need for cleaning and passivation of large validated systems. It is capable of heating, (with steam, high temp water or electronically) the passivation solution, as well as documenting the flow rates, time, temperature. One simply entered in the largest pipe diameter and the VFD will change pump speed to maintain a minimum flow for… Show more My team and I were presented with an Abbott Presidents award for the design and construction of an automated Passivation. The cart was in responce to a growing need for cleaning and passivation of large validated systems. It is capable of heating, (with steam, high temp water or electronically) the passivation solution, as well as documenting the flow rates, time, temperature. One simply entered in the largest pipe diameter and the VFD will change pump speed to maintain a minimum flow for the largest pipe diameter in that partucular system. Show less
    • Awarded to Timothy Smirz
      Letter of thank you from the CEO of abbott, Miles White Abbott CEO Aug 2001 was presented a letter of thanks by the CEO of Abbott Laboratories, Miles White, for the design and build of a special project he had asked to be built in a very short time. When completed he was very pleased with the results of my work.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Rock Valley College Welding Technology Committee member on Jan 2009
      Rock Valley College Welding Technology Committee memberAssociated with Timothy Smirz

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Rock Valley College Aviation Maintenance Technology Committee member on Jan 2002
      Rock Valley College Aviation Maintenance Technology Committee memberAssociated with Timothy Smirz