Harmen Pheifer
Surrey,BC
Summary
Helpful professional commended as valuable team player with expertise in manufacturing and CNC machining. Ready to bring 21 years of relevant work experience to new position the manufacturing industry in the lower mainland or surrounding area.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Field Service Engineer / Application Engineer
Paine Machine Inc
02.2022 - Current
- Disassembled and reassembled complex machinery to repair or replace worn or malfunctioning components.
- Scheduled service calls according to customer location and urgency of need.
- Maintained machine tools and equipment, parts inventory, and library of machine manuals.
- Updated and maintained assigned machines per manufacturer specifications.
- Training of customers on using new machines and programming.
- Delivering turnkey solutions.
- Selecting most efficient work holding and tool holding solutions.
- Communicate with suppliers.
Manager of Operations / Senior Application Engineer
Centric solutions de Mexico
02.2020 - 02.2022
- Centric is a full solution machine dealer in Mexico and the USA.
- My task was quite wide, it varied from applications work for turnkey production lines to machine installations and error diagnosis.
- Being part of the management team and guiding daily operations, employee interviews. Performance reviews.
- From small commodity machines to big Soraluce or Mecof machines.
- Working international.
- Managing a team divided over two locations in Mexico.
- Customer visits assisting sales team.
Company Owner
Pheifer Industrie Techniek
07.2014 - 02.2020
- My customer base of work was mainly prototype and aerospace, oil and gas.
- Maximized profits by negotiating favorable contracts with suppliers, securing competitive pricing on materials and services.
- One day per week teaching students machining at the University of engineering.
CNC Production Specialist
Jongia NV
02.2016 - 04.2019
- CNC all round machinist, plus conventional machinist.
- Process optimizations.
- Tooling and machine improvements.
- Keeping stock of tooling and process consumables.
- Jongia's products are big industrial agitators for the oil and gas industry.
- Collaborated with engineers to refine product designs, resulting in smoother manufacturing processes and higher-quality end products.
- Increased production capacity by training new employees on machinery operation and safety protocols, strengthening the overall workforce.
Service Engineer
Voith Rail Services (Later Change To Stadler Rail)
08.2006 - 02.2016
- Rail way service Engineer for passenger trains and cargo trains, Locomotives.
- Pneumatics and hydraulics.
- Diesel electric drive lines.
- Diesel hydraulic drive lines.
- Electrical and mechanical.
- CNC train wheel lathe programmer/operator.
Installation Engineer Maritime
Jetten Scheepsinstallaties
01.2006 - 08.2006
- Followed all company guidelines regarding safety procedures when out in field.
- Maintained high level of safety when using hand and power equipment for hoisting, measuring, testing and drilling of various types of installations.
- Did all installations from heating systems to diesel engines and all in between.
Service Engineer
Royal Dutch Navy
02.2003 - 01.2006
- Sailor at the Royal Dutch navy.
- Working as an all-round service engineer a board a mine hunter.
- Main diesel engine and gasturbines
- Generator sets
Education
First Class Engineer Industrial Maintenance -
Arcus College
Venlo, The Netherlands01.2012
Sailor 1st class engineering -
TDS Royal Dutch Navy
Den Helder, The Netherlands01.2004
Metal & Electro -
Comenius College
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands01.2003
Skills
- Teacher and motivator
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Machine setup
- CAD/CAM utilization
- Equipment monitoring
- Equipment calibration
- Mechanical drawing interpretation
- CNC machine operation
- Manufacturing
- Remote Support
- Hardware Installation
- Software Diagnostics
- Network configuration
- Field Service Management
- Client Relationship Building
- Customer Support
- Employee motivation
Accomplishments
During the 2020 pandemic managed to get the service team more engaged and be proactive in contacting customers generating work to get trough the pandemic. Sourced new customers and teamed up with the sales team to streamline the company as whole unit.
Languages
Dutch
Native or Bilingual
Fries
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
German
Professional Working
Spanish
Limited Working
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Field Service Engineer / Application Engineer
Paine Machine Inc
02.2022 - Current
Manager of Operations / Senior Application Engineer
Centric solutions de Mexico
02.2020 - 02.2022
CNC Production Specialist
Jongia NV
02.2016 - 04.2019
Company Owner
Pheifer Industrie Techniek
07.2014 - 02.2020
Service Engineer
Voith Rail Services (Later Change To Stadler Rail)
08.2006 - 02.2016
Installation Engineer Maritime
Jetten Scheepsinstallaties
01.2006 - 08.2006
Service Engineer
Royal Dutch Navy
02.2003 - 01.2006
First Class Engineer Industrial Maintenance -
Arcus College
Sailor 1st class engineering -
TDS Royal Dutch Navy
Metal & Electro -
Comenius College
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/04/86
Personal Information
Harmen Pheifer
Age 38
hlpheifer@gmail.com
+1 604 367 4962
#103 2855 152st
Surrey V4P 1H2
BC, Canada
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