Wade Rippie 5045 Stone Fence Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80922 806-333-7948Hilmar Cheese Company

12400 US Hwy 385 Ending Position: Maintenance Training & Development Administrator

Dalhart, TX. 79022 Ending Salary: $70,000.00

806-244-8800 Benefits: Medical, Dental, Optical Insurance, Matching 401K and Profit sharing bonus

Dates of employment: December 14, 2009 to January 15, 2006

Hilmar Cheese Company is a wholesale cheese manufacturing facility originating in Hilmar, California. The Dalhart site is the second facility and currently produces approximately 1.3 Million pounds of cheese daily.

December 14, 2009 to May 2011. I began working for Hilmar Cheese Company as an entry-level Maintenance Technician. on a team of 3 to 5 technicians. During this time I completed the Penn Foster program and all vendor trainings that were made available to me. I completed level testing and soon worked my way to a Level 2 Maintenance Technician. My day to day duties included preventive maintenance activities as well as break-in and urgent maintenance as needed. Including but not limited to:

Completion of Daily Check List to Observe plants and Equipment for proper operation. Oil changes, lubrication, and other general routine maintenance checks and services. Pump Seal changes. Positive Displacement, Centrifugal, Sine, Peristaltic, and Stator Pumps. Motor changes, 480 V, 3 Phase, ½ HP to 50 HP. Frequency Drive adjustments. Sensing Devices Troubleshooting and replacement. Photo Eyes, Proximity Sensors, Limit Switches, Etc. Belt Conveyors, Chain Conveyors, Pneumatic Conveying, and Vacuum Conveying Systems. HVAC Troubleshooting, Service and Repair. Boiler system monitoring and repairs. Ammonia Refrigeration System Monitoring.

May 2011 to August 5, 2013. I was promoted to Maintenance Planner/Scheduler. As a Planner/Scheduler I

Evaluate and Assess sites of reported Work Request that have been submitted in CMMS. Built job packages to complete projects. Lined up resources such as Internal Labor and/or External Labor, Vendors and Suppliers. Planned and Scheduled the Daily maintenance Work Orders for all the maintenance teams. Maintenance Management Systems including, MP2, EAM, and SAP systems. Microsoft Office utilization, e-mail, Excel, and general computer skills.

August 5, 2013 to January 15, 2016. I was promoted to Maintenance Training Supervisor that had a description change to Maintenance Training and Development Administrator.

Developed and personally presented numerous trainings for the technicians and Supervisors.o Develop and prepare support documentation, materials, examples and Testing.o Presentations mostly with Microsoft Power Point

Organized vendor trainings for both in-house and off-site trainings. Built a strong system of documentation and reconciled physical files to digital systems.

o NuView, Excel, Penn Foster, RETA, Ammonia Safety and others. Meet and/or exceed all Hilmar, OSHA, and client standards in training.

Hunter Agri Construction Final Position: General Manager

921 W. 7th Street Ending Salary: $60,000.00

Dalhart, TX. 79022806-244-5330

Dates of employment: January 11, 1989 to December 10, 2009 (non-contiguous)

Hunter Agri Construction was a local construction company in Dalhart, Tx. Over the various years and occasions that I worked with Mr. Hunter the company undertook a great deal of growth and change.

January 11, 1989 to August 1990. I first went to work for Hunter Agri. Construction right out of college and newly married. I began as general labor and continued to perform such work for all of my life:

Waterline installation and repairs: Residential Sprinklers up to 24” Irrigation lines for Farm, Ranch, and Commercial Building.

Concrete. (Foundations, Floors, Sidewalks, Curbs, Feed Bunks, Water Tank Pads, Grain In Hoppers, boot pits, basements, and others)

Residential and Commercial Framing. Add on, Remodel, and New home Construction. All varieties of Roofing. (Metal, Composition, Architectural, Wood, Shakes, T-Locks, Build-up, Asphalt,

Flat, Ruberoid, and others) Run electrical, plumbing (Supply and Drains), and gas as needed for new or repair. Insulation. Very little Block and/or Brick work. But, I have done it and repaired it. Drywall installation and repair, Taping, Floating, Texture, Painting, Steel Building Construction. Grain Systems (Bins, Legs, Augers, etc.) New and repairs All varieties of Equipment: Fork lifts, All Terrain Lifts, Uni-Loaders with all varieties of attachments,

Skid Steers, Bobcat, Backhoes, Track hoes, Motor Graders, Loadesr, 50 Ton Lattice Boom Crane, Hydraulic Cranes, Large Front end Loaders, Earth Moving, Dump Truck Driver, Concrete Truck Driver, Semi-Truck Driver, Belly Dumps, Ditchers, Scissor Lifts, Boom Lifts, and more.

Feed Lot Construction Dairy Barns and associated facilities. Equipment Repairs and maintenance: Gas, Diesel, Hydraulic, pneumatic and Electric ( Hand Held up to

Vehicles and large Machinery. Rock Crushers at Caliche Pits.

August 1990 to 2000 I moved into a lead position and then to a Supervisor with my own crew of 5 to 10 men, depending on the project. This position undertook a description change to Superintendent. I took on any new project as presented to me. Please, see the list above.

May of 2001 to July 2003 Site Manager of the Hereford, Tx. Branch Office. I continued performing the above items as well as opening a Concrete Plant at the Hereford Location.

April 2008 to December of 2009. Continue to work in all the above areas as General Manager of Hunter Agri Construction.

Build Systems and Organize while managing day to day operation for all Crews and Sites. Recruit, interview, hire, place, move, discipline and if needed Terminate Employees. Instruct and inform all employees of the expectations. Coordinate, materials, supplies, labor, equipment, and associated items to ensure efficient and timely

completion of the daily needs of the Company.