EDDY  HELTON

P.O. Box 129 · Burleson, Texas 76097    ·    (817) 563-6905    ·    eddy@machineryexpert.com

MISSION: To design, manage, and provide technical services that improve production operations in such a way that ensures customers are satisfied with products and services, increases company revenues and profits, and allows team members to learn new skills and grow professionally.

OFFER THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS

  • Design engineering changes to improve equipment operations, productivity, and efficiency.
  • Learn operations and adapt quickly to new equipment, products, and systems.
  • Improve corporate profits by solving short-term and long-term engineering and mechanical problems.
  • Train and supervise company and clients' Service Technicians to provide services that exceed industry standards.
  • Prefer to travel extensively to international and domestic sites.

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Alpine Engineered Products, Grand Prairie, Texas                                                       7/94 - Present

Supervisor/Field Service Technician

  • Supervision: Plan and manage the installation of production equipment for use in the wood and steel truss industry. Supervise installation of 12 types of machinery onsite in both international and domestic locations for customers of the world's largest manufacturer. Install projects ranging from $200,000 to $1 million. Also inspect customers' existing equipment to determine potential needs for additional add-on sales of technical services and parts. Company manufactures 20 types of equipment. Travel 70% of the time.
  • Sales/Marketing/Bidding: Consult with owners, managers, and supervisors to identify business issues and offer solutions to clients' production breakdowns, plans for expansion, recognition of pending industry changes, and other concerns. Define projects, analyze costs, and prepare bids and proposals for equipment and technical services. Negotiate contracts and secure agreements with customers.
  • Training/Staff Development: Train, supervise, develop, and evaluate performance of new-hire Service Technicians. Ensure technicians provide services that meet and exceed industry standards, comply with company policies and procedures, fulfill OSHA and company safety practices, and meet customers' expectations for high-quality service. Customer Field Training: Supervise and train customers' production staffs in the operation and maintenance of newly-installed equipment.
  • Policies/Procedures: Research and analyze equipment operations. Write and revise policies and procedures for installation and maintenance of designated machinery to continually improve production efficiency, productivity, and safety. Develop tool requirements for installation of 12 of the company's 20 production machines.

Achievements:

  • Revenues/Profits: Participate with a team that has sold and provided products and services that have increased divisional revenues to $4 million monthly from $4 million annually over the last ten years.
  • Engineering/Policy Changes: Identified and resolved engineering issues causing a 25% failure rate by designing field engineering changes and upgrades that become the new manufacturing standard. Saved the company $400,000 annually in travel and service expenses and parts costs.
  • Supplier's Defective Parts: Identified root cause of supplier's defective parts that were producing a 39% failure rate. Presented documentation to supplier's management and engineering teams and recovered $.8 million for replacement of defective parts. Led the team that researched market and selected a supplier with a more reliable product.
  • Awards: MVP Award for Outstanding Performance. 2003

 

E. Helton Equipment Repair, Fort Worth, Texas                                                              6/83 - 7/94

Manager/Owner

  • Management: Founded and managed a company that repaired off-road equipment for industrial clients throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Repaired equipment in-house and onsite at clients' facilities. Negotiated maintenance contracts. Procured parts. Scheduled pickup and delivery of equipment to be repairs. Scheduled service trucks. Hired, trained, and supervised 2-3 mechanics and administrative personnel.

Achievements:

  • Client Services: After decreasing operations costs and increasing profitability for Alpine Engineered Products, a major client, I was offered and accepted a position as a Service Technician with the company.

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