1. James Edward Mahoney
1511 E. Roosevelt Rd. Apt 4 Wheaton, IL 60187
Cell# 630-488-6248
jamahone3@yahoo.com
Objective:
Dependable, enthusiastic worker with more than 10 years’ experience seeking a career in the manufacturing, electrical, or
production industry for a permanent position within a growing company.
Summary of Experience:
Bukiema’s Ace Hardware
2016 – Present
Retail Hardware Repair Associate
• Repair windows & screen per customer order
• Unload stock; check back-stock
• Face & tag shelves; including price changes
• Building maintenance
• Build store displays
• Certified Propane filling & forklift driver
• Start-up & repair all STIHL equipment
Vintage Restorations,Inc.
2014 – 2016
Maintenance Tech/Independent Contractor
• General remodeling and construction
• Maintaining functionality of multi-unit properties; including but not limited to repair of furnaces,AC, plumbing,
electrical components, and appliances.
• Landscaping
• Interior/Exterior Painting
• Monitor hours spent on job per duties and deadlines.
Best Comfort Heating and Cooling
2013 – 2014
Installation/Service Technician
• Diagnose problems with systems; inform home owner of the best solution
• Install new equipment or repair existing equipment
• Make sure all jobs are done to code, on time, and billed correctly
College Craft Enterprises,Inc.
2013 – 2013
Independent Contractor/Painter
• Scrape,sandpaper, prime, and seal surfaces prior to painting.
• Cover surfaces and furniture to prevent damage from paint.
• Mix, match, and apply paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, and other finishes.
• Work with severaldesigners to get particular looks for homes
• Monitor hours spent on job per duties and deadlines.
Wise Plastics
2012 – 2013
Injection Molding/Material Handler (Contract)
• Maintain proper flow of material into dryers for machines
• Answer alarms in material control room
• Allow for recycled material to be used in molding process
• Clean grinders, dryers, clear obstructions in material flow to machines, change colors or material as needed
throughout shift

2. Home Comfort Suppliers Inc.
2008 – 2011
Lead Technician
• Diagnose problems with systems; inform home owner of the best solution
• Install new equipment or repair existing equipment
• Make sure all jobs are done to code, on time, and billed correctly
Bauer Built Tires
2007 – 2008
Warehouse Manager
• Load and unload all tire deliveries, orders, or returns
• Maintain inventory of tires in the warehouse and scrap unusable tires
• Maintain continuous flow of tires into recap shop
K&S Automatic Sprinklers Inc.
2005 – 2006
Shop Worker
• Operate pipe threading machine
• Fabricate orders to print specifications, load orders on delivery truck, deliver pipe to construction sites
• Keep shop and machines clean and in good working order
Petrak Industries
2003 – 2005
Welder
• Read blueprints for welding instructions
• Operate TIGand MIG welders
• Weld pipe, assemble, wire, test pumping station
• Grind, cut and polish metal parts for specified function of the customer
Sam’s Club
2000 – 2003
Forklift Driver
• Position lifting platforms or other lifting devices under, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products or
materials
• Move levers and pressed petals to drive trucks and control movements of lifting apparatus
• Load or unload materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting devices
• Weigh material or products and recorded weight
Regal Alarm Systems
1995 – 2000
Installation and Service Technician
• Search for trouble in the line
• Pull wire and install new systems
• Install alarm panels at customer sites
• Interact with property managers and buyers/inspectors
• Run inspections and troubleshooting tests
Education:
Certificate: General Education Development – Illinois State Board of Education
References:
Available upon request

3. Summary of Skills:
Assembly line
• Set up and operated a punch press in the assembly of small machines
• Fed cartons into machines backstop, used micrometers and soldering equipment with great precision
• Tested equipment and examined first run products to ensure quality, removed obstructions.
• Cleaned and oiled machines to ensure steady production, inspected materials and finished goods
• Examine cartons for cutting or gluing defects and returned defects to the sorting area
• Adjusting and repositioning cartons as needed,kept production line moving, maintained safe and clean working
environment
Machine Operator
• Assembled boxes and packed products to prepare for shipment
• Attached labels and directed cartons to warehouse for distribution, and ran samples for quality control
• Worked with metal/plastic pieces, shapes, dies parts and patterns on a custom basis
• Applied knowledge of metal/plastic properties, machine and shop mechanics
• Ran all molds according to specific chart and temperature
• Assisted in the maintenance and preventive maintenance of machinery
• Set up and operated various machines for soldering , cutting, and welding metal for fabrication
• Read blue prints, rulers, tape measures,veneers,test indicators, templates, calipers, and micrometers
• Made trial runs and completed various production and assembly functions in a timely efficient manner
• Knowledgeable of lubricants and metal properties, cleared jams and other malfunctions
• Set up and operated extrude molding, and injection-molding machines
• Installed dies, machine screws,cuffs and sizing rings
• Adjusted pressures and velocities to produce quality parts, set injection and blow molds into clamp
Warehouse / Shipping and Receiving
• Verified quantities, quality and condition of merchandise against invoice
• Made sure merchandise was properly labeled and packaged according to specifications
• Kept daily records of all inventory, and shipped a high volume of orders daily
• Followed all procedures and kept good records, and resolved wide range of delivery problems
• Delivered merchandise promptly to customers and collected payments in timely manner
Mig/Tig Welder
• Applied heat to metal pieces so they can be melted and fused together with a permanent bond
• Repaired metal surfaces for the purpose of ensuring safe and efficient use of item
• Assisted other trades personnel to complete various projects, proficient in the set up
• Use and maintenance of welding machines
• Calibrate welder to specifics of the metal parts being fused
• Knowledgeable of safe operations of welding equipment