Lawrence Matras
Discovery Bay
Summary
Industrial electrical professional with extensive hands-on experience in maintaining and repairing electrical systems. Known for reliability and adaptability in dynamic environments. Expertise in collaborating with teams to deliver consistent, high-quality results and resolve technical challenges effectively.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Industrial Electrician
Ball Corporation
03.2022 - Current
- Ensure compliance with safety protocols and electrical codes in an industrial production environment.
- Perform electrical troubleshooting, repairs, and preventive maintenance on high-speed manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve PLC, motor control, and automation system issues to minimize downtime.
• Collaborate with Corporate engineering to modernize systems to gather data for local and remote SCADA systems.
Maintenance Technician-Electrical
U.S. Steel-UPI
05.2020 - 03.2022
- Troubleshot and resolved complex electrical issues, minimizing production downtime and improving system reliability.
- Gained experience with various electrical tools, electrical components, meters such as instrument process meters, megohmeters, multimeters and clamp on ammeters
- Safely worked around switchgear starting/stopping large process lines
Vehicle Maintenance and Recovery Supervisor
U.S. Army
07.2011 - 08.2018
• Implemented preventive maintenance practices, reducing equipment failures and increasing operational readiness.
• Led troubleshooting and hydraulic load system recovery operations.
Education
Associate of Science - Electrical Technology
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg, CA05-2020
Skills
- Electrical Proficiency: Reading schematics, Wiring diagrams, and ladder logic
- PLC programming: Rslogix 5,500, 5000, CCW
- Programming HMI software: EZ panel, Factorytalk Panelview, CCW software for panelview 800 series
- Work order systems: Maximo, JD Edwards
Certification
- CWEA Electrical & Instrumentation Technologist level 1
- OSHA 10
Timeline
Industrial Electrician
Ball Corporation
03.2022 - Current
Maintenance Technician-Electrical
U.S. Steel-UPI
05.2020 - 03.2022
Vehicle Maintenance and Recovery Supervisor
U.S. Army
07.2011 - 08.2018
- CWEA Electrical & Instrumentation Technologist level 1
- OSHA 10
Associate of Science - Electrical Technology
Los Medanos College
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