Gilbert Sanchez
Garden Grove
Summary
Dynamic Maintenance Electrician with extensive experience at Knott's Berry Farm, excelling in troubleshooting and optimizing electrical systems. Proficient in maintenance software and project management, I drive continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with safety standards. Adept at circuit tracing and fostering teamwork, I enhance operational efficiency and reliability.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
RIDE ELECTRICIAN
KNOTT'S BERRY FARM
Buena Park
07.2024 - Current
- Troubleshoot a variety of mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
- Perform daily, weekly, monthly, semiannual, and annual PMs, and other required inspections of amusement rides and related equipment. Completed and maintained information on CMMS.
- Inspect and repair electrical work on rides, ride control systems, computers, and PLCs.
- Install electrical conduit and wiring; clean electrical equipment and components; maintain controls and motors on rides, and maintain ride lighting.
- Modify electrical/electronic systems as needed to ensure ride safety and efficiency.
- Review technical documents, blueprints, schematics, catalogs, etc., as needed to support ride maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation work.
- Interacted with and communicated with various groups and individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, other park managers and staff, co-workers, guests, vendors, contractors, and inspectors in a team environment.
- Experience with installing and replacing proximity sensors, limit switches, photo switches, relays, contactors, VFDs, push buttons, indicator lights, magnetic locks, motors, motor brakes, solenoid valves, read sensors, encoders, actuators, input/output modules, HMI screens, level transducers, control transformers, and power supplies.
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
PACIFIC HARDWOOD
Orange
09.2017 - 07.2024
- Make certain that all fabrication, construction, installation, and machine work is done properly and in a manner that is safe and meets budget.
- Implemented a PM program for all asset equipment and created a daily checklist for the maintenance department.
- Make certain that preventative maintenance is performed on all plant equipment appropriately and train employees in this area.
- Assign and direct work; appraise performance; discipline employees under my supervision in all phases of the company.
- Involved with implementing a lean culture to the company along with completing continuous improvement projects and RCA reports.
- Manage Capital projects working closely with contractors, inspectors and oversee installation and completion of projects as per project approval.
- Answer emergency production calls and troubleshooting all equipment. Familiar with Siemens, PILZ, Schneider and Allen Bradley PLC & able to read electrical schematics.
- Manage all fire code conditions and arrangements with NFPA 25 & 72 monitoring.
- Maintain all forklift PM and repairs along with company truck B.I.T. inspections & repairs.
- Manage all spare parts inventory for the maintenance department.
- Repair, replace and installation of motors, gearboxes, shafts, bearings, sprockets, chains, relays, contactors, VFD’s, sensors, limit switches, hydraulic components, pneumatic components, conveyor belts & security cameras.
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
Fountain Valley & Huntington Beach
05.2017 - 09.2018
- Load Bank testing on backup generators for County pumps stations and plants.
- Preventative Maintenance on VFD’s, circuit breakers, transformers and motors.
- Troubleshoot Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC.
- Control panel upgrades as well as retrofitting and installing all plant lighting.
LEAD MECHANIC A
NATURE'S BOUNTY CO.
Garden Grove
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Handle emergency production calls in a timely fashion, so that minimal down time is experienced and operational processes are continually improved.
- Utilized I Maintenance software to generate & complete work orders and PM’s.
- Able to replace sprockets, shafts, chains, bearings, bushings, pulleys, drive belts, gear boxes, motors, sensors, temperature controllers, steam actuators, air transducers, transformers, and VFD’s along with parameter programming.
- Plant startup/shutdown involving boilers, air compressors, DI water system, Dust collectors and hot water skid.
- Recommended equipment upgrades and generated quotes for parts and supplies for department operations. Worked directly with vendors to customize parts and complete facility projects.
- Installed power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines, equipment and facility improvements.
- Troubleshoot Allen Bradley, Lenze and Bachmann PLC.
GENERAL FOREMAN
POWERED BY SOL
Long Beach
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Creating an order list of all supplies to get the job started and finished.
- Generate quotes for customer needs.
- Installing light fixtures, switches, conduit bending, outlets, and doing panel upgrades.
- Communicating with city inspectors and assuring all electrical systems are in compliance with national electric codes.
- Installing PVC conduit underground for electrical lines.
- Boom lift, scissor lift, forklift, trenching equipment operator, and maintained a clean working environment.
PLANT MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN/TECHNICIAN
ALSCO
Anaheim
07.2011 - 08.2014
- Installing, repairing and maintaining large industrial textile processing equipment, as well as facility maintenance. Tasks include startup/shutdown procedures as well.
- Repair and maintain hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, PC, and power.
- Installing bearings, shafts, pulleys, belts, sprockets, chains, motors, fastening conveyor belts, gear boxes, gears and VFD’s along with parameter programming.
- Troubleshooting Allen Bradley and Telemechanique PLC.
- Making necessary adjustments on the control panel to meet customer needs.
- Performed plumbing, electrical, carpentry, arc welding and boiler repairs.
- Took care of emergency production calls and machine rebuilds.
ELECTRICIAN
AMERICAN POWER MANAGEMENT
Anaheim
07.2008 - 07.2011
- Installing light fixtures, switches, conduit bending, outlets, and doing panel upgrades.
- Communicating with city inspectors and assuring all electrical systems are in compliance with national electric codes.
- Installing PVC conduit underground for electrical lines.
- Boom lift, scissor lift, and forklift operator, and maintained a clean working environment.
- Installing 12 KV – 220 KV circuit breakers, cutting and lugging large wires and installing switches for phase wires. Rigging, hand signaler & truck crane operator.
- Cad welded ground grids for substation.
- Involved with daily meetings about safety distances and emergency situations.
Education
Electrical Technology Diploma -
Skills
- Microsoft PowerPoint and Outlook
- Maintenance software expertise
- Excel and QuickBooks proficiency
- Project management with ClickUp
- Elite Pro SP power meters
- Data logging and analysis
- Circuit tracing techniques
- Thermal imaging technology
- Arc and MIG welding skills
Timeline
RIDE ELECTRICIAN
KNOTT'S BERRY FARM
07.2024 - Current
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
PACIFIC HARDWOOD
09.2017 - 07.2024
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
05.2017 - 09.2018
LEAD MECHANIC A
NATURE'S BOUNTY CO.
08.2015 - 05.2017
GENERAL FOREMAN
POWERED BY SOL
08.2014 - 08.2015
PLANT MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN/TECHNICIAN
ALSCO
07.2011 - 08.2014
ELECTRICIAN
AMERICAN POWER MANAGEMENT
07.2008 - 07.2011