(925) 522-1075 ~ ELECTRONICS ? WELDING & STEEL FABRICATION ? MACHINING & TOOLING ? PLC PROGRAMMIN G & TROUBLESHOOTING HEAVY MACHINERY OVERHAUL ? ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION ? ROBOT AUTOMATION ? VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES PREVENTATIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ? TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM ? HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Top-performing electrician, machinist, fabricator, and welder with many years of experience and an exceptionally strong track record of demonstrable success in the industrial, electrical, and general-maintenance fields. Honest, dependable, and dedicated self-starter celebrated for no-nonsense, take-care-of business app roach and highly respected by supervisors and peers. Intelligent, outside-the-bo x strategic thinker with history of consistently exceeding manufacturing codes a nd proactively improving upon quality levels of processes. Friendly team player who leads by example with tireless work ethic and attention to detail. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NEW UNITED MOTOR MFG, INC. (NUMMI), Fremont, California 4/85 - 4/10 ELECTRICIAN / GENERAL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Played integral role on team responsible for maintaining all of the Truck Body W eld Department equipment, consisting of 195 spot-welding, mig-welding, and mater ial-handling robots, as well as nine automatic lines with the latest technology. Performed preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and modifications to variety of equipment utilized in automobile-manufacturing processes, includi ng robots, programmable logic control, automated production lines, welding, clam ping and rotating fixtures, part transfer mechanisms, and hydraulic and pneumati c applications. Designed and modified Plc logic, interlocks, and robot programs. Designed, machined, and fabricated jigs and fixtures. Supervised, mentored/coac hed, and instructed personnel. * Selected, in facility of 4,700 people, to elite Kaizen Team (for 12 years) re sponsible for equipment repair and the design/fabrication of new equipment and t ooling * Received "Suggestor of the Year" award, over hundreds of other employees, for recommending the automation of a manual process involving two shifts of two tea m members; automation increased total production count by 30% and allowed re-all ocation of four team member * Helped lead latest model launch to completion in record-setting time for the entire North American automobile manufacturing industry * Achieved perfect attendance all 25 years of tenure; recognized with award eac h year for accomplishment Previously employed by Davis Walker Corporation in Hayward, California, as a gen eral maintenance mechanic. Completely built/rebuilt, repaired, overhauled, insta lled, and removed new or used precision or semi-precision machinery and equipmen t, in addition to serving as project lead for Research and Development. SELECT ENDORSEMENTS Mike is an extremely gifted and versatile individual, and some of Mike's best qu alities are his integrity and work ethic. As a supervisor, I never had to follow up on any assignment given to Mike Poole. He always gives 100% effort and is co nscientious and meticulous. . . . His dependability is second to none, and his performance serves as motivation to other team members. Kent Portue, Staff Spec ialist, Body Weld Engineering, NUMMI Mike is an outstanding welder, fabricator, and machinist; and the quality of his work was excellent. . . . Mike consistently provided meaningful tool design/fa brication advice which reduced the number of 'false starts' and time wasted on i ll conceived designs, saving valuable time and resources. He was a pleasure to w ork with . . . I give Mike my highest recommendation. Thomas Berry, Assistant M anager, Body Weld Engineering, NUMMI Mike was one of our top machinists at NUMMI. He built many prototype tools and e quipment for the engineering staff. Mike was always focused on detail and was ab le to complete assignments ahead of schedule with minimal direction. In fact, mo st of the time we only had to give Mike the concept of our problems and he would come up with a solution on his own. Michael Scott, Engineering Staff Specialist , NUMMI EDUCATION GENERAL EDUCATION STUDIES - Feather River College TEAM LEADER TRAINING - Ohlone College