Lorena V. Nifong
Maintenance and Reliability Engineer
Toledo, OH · (419) 555 0124 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/lorenavnifong
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
9 years in glass forming and automotive plants
INDUSTRIES
Flat glass, automotive components
SPECIALTIES
Preventive maintenance strategy, downtime reduction, root cause failure analysis
SYSTEMS
Maximo, Minitab, AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional, Vibration Analysis Category Two
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, University of Toledo
Results at a Glance
96 hours
Over months
4
Forming lines
310
Low value preventive
41 hours
Production in one
Executive Summary
Maintenance and reliability engineer with 9 years in glass and automotive plants, owning the preventive maintenance program and the downtime numbers that come out of it. Rebuilds task lists from failure history rather than the manual. Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional who can still read a vibration spectrum without help.
Signature Achievements
- Raised mean time between failures on the tempering line from 96 hours to 218 over 18 months.
- Cut unplanned downtime across 4 forming lines by 27 percent by rebuilding task lists from failure history.
- Reduced mean time to repair on the annealing conveyor from 4.6 hours to 2.1 with staged spares and a written procedure.
- Removed 310 low value preventive maintenance tasks and released 1,400 technician hours a year.
- Led the root cause failure analysis on a repeat gearbox failure that had cost 41 hours of production in one quarter.
- Set critical spare levels for 260 parts and eliminated 9 stockouts on the top failure items.
Professional Experience
Maintenance and Reliability Engineer
Maumee Flat Glass, Toledo, OH 2020 to present
Reliability engineer for a 24 hour glass plant with 4 forming lines and 38 maintenance technicians.
- Owns the preventive maintenance program in Maximo for roughly 1,900 assets.
- Analyzes downtime and failure codes weekly and sets the reliability priority list.
- Leads root cause failure analysis on any event over 4 hours of lost production.
- Specifies condition monitoring routes for vibration, thermography and oil analysis.
- Reviews critical spares with the storeroom lead each month.
Maintenance Engineer
Wood County Stamping, Bowling Green, OH 2016 to 2020
Engineer supporting 22 presses and automation cells in a 250 person stamping plant.
- Built the first preventive maintenance schedule for the press line in the computerized maintenance management system.
- Tracked downtime by asset and reported the top 10 losses to the plant manager.
- Introduced infrared inspections on electrical panels and found 14 hot connections in the first pass.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional, Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
Vibration Analysis Category Two certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour general industry card
Education
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, University of Toledo, 2016, accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Core Skills
Preventive maintenance strategy · Reliability centered maintenance · Root cause failure analysis · Maximo · Vibration analysis · Thermography · Downtime analysis · Spare parts strategy · Lockout and tagout · Minitab