1. CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN PARRISH
145 Fort Town Drive Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
(423) 762-5963 chris_parrish2525@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Strategic and highly motivated technical expert who enjoys tackling diverse and complicated tasks. Solid
track record of broad based responsibilities including supervising work centers and managing all preventive
and corrective maintenance for a CVN 68 class machinery room.
 Directly managed disassembly and reassembly of many centrifugal and several positive displacement
pumps.
 Performed and maintained OQE for 50 steam plant valves and bearing inspections for ships propulsion
and turbine generators for 2 years.
 Groomed several talented sailors for key positions within work center, highly endorsed by coworkers as
a good mentor and example of leadership.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Technical Expertise Development ▪ Engineering Cycle Improvement ▪ Goal Setting ▪ Performance
Management ▪ Change Management ▪ Benchmarking ▪ Talent Acquisition & Retention ▪ Communications ▪
Presentations Negotiations ▪ Consensus Building ▪ Dynamic Problem Solving
CERTIFICATIONS
 Chief Machinery Operator
 Quality Assurance Inspector
 Lube Oil King
 Basic and Advanced Damage Control
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Nuclear School, US Navy 2011
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2008-2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
US NAVY
Lube Oil King March 2012- June 2012
• Demonstrated excellent program management skills during a 3000 gal lube oil offload and 4500 gal on
load.
• Retained lube oil transfer and tank values for 2 year time table, while updating daily records of all uses
during time as king.
US NAVY
Gage Calibration Petty Officer June 2012- March 2013
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2. • Improved Main Machinery Room calibration standards from 85% to 98% within six months.
• Corrected discrepancies with ownership of gages and dates due for calibrations.
• Scheduled and removed in excess of 30% of equipment in Main Machinery Room for calibration.
US NAVY
Material Conditions Assessment Manager November 2012- February 2014
Repair Parts Petty Officer/ Corrective Maintenance Supervisor June 2013- February 2014
Managed a team of 6
• Coordinated and managed the repair of all machinery prior to 2014 deployment with a budget of 750k.
To include:
o 2 High pressure air compressors
o 2 100k Gal/day Distilling units.
o 2 Main engine turbines/ bearings
o 2 4160v turbine generators
o 1 Low pressure air compressor
o Comprehensive lube oil and auxiliary seawater systems
• Established working feedback loop between team members and other departments; served as
management for material deficiencies during 1 shipyard and ship workups.
US NAVY
Work Center Supervisor January 2015– Present
Managed a team of 50+
• Mentored several sailors who have performed highly aboard CVN 77.
• Controlled all Preventive maintenance for greater than half a year.
• Preserved maintenance records for two plus years.
UPS
Package Handler November 2008- January 2010
• Supported deliver of packages by loading trucks with minimal miss loads and damaged packages.
• Held a high value for packages per hour 300+.
Yesteryear Properties
Maintenance Man May 2005- August 2008
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3. • Renovated houses from multiple periods of time, became familiar with expected problems that would
need repair typical of that period.
• Restored historic houses from floor to roof, piping to electrical. Bringing 20 homes to code.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office 2013 ▪ Microsoft Outlook 2013 ▪ Microsoft Project ▪ Microsoft Excel ▪ Maintenance
scheduling software
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