1. Michael E. Girardin
Licensed Electrician / Millwright Dual Ticket
811 Talbot Road
Wheatley, ON, N0P 2P0
(519) 825-9039 (home) mikeeg16@hotmail.com
(519) 919-7523 (cell)
PROFILE I am seeking a challenging opportunity as a Maintenance Technician or Electrician/Millwright in a
progressively advancing environment. An exceptionally diverse, adaptable tradesman with
outstanding mechanical aptitude, I offer an employer the following:
• Over 25 years experience in the electrical and mechanical trades
• Knowledge of a wide variety of electrical, mechanical and control systems
• Professional Training/Working experience with multiple PLC systems and robots
• Automated system design, building and troubleshooting experience
• Ability to recognize, understand and repair any mechanical process
• Exceptional leadership qualities and the ability to identify individual skills
• Pride in my workmanship and a desire to improve myself and help others
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS
Personal Strengths
• Proven ability to succeed in high pressure situations and under harsh conditions
• Possess the drive and aptitude for hands-on, course driven or self applied learning
• Have the ability to work as part of a team or independently, supervised or unsupervised
• Can learn and interpret any machine or process to repair breakdowns with minimal down time
• Planned, laid out, and ordered materials for small and large jobs
• Excellent hydraulics troubleshooting abilities
Programmable Logic Controllers and Robots
• Experienced on Siemens, Omron, Allen-Bradley, and Modicon PLC’s utilizing CX-Programmer and CX-
Designer, Prologix5 and 500 and ProWorx Plus and NxT
• Experienced in modifying, updating and repairing programming
• Possess vast trouble shooting skills including using PLC's and electrical prints to locate problems and
identifying problems within PLC operated systems
• Trained on Fanuc robots, experience with ABB, Wittmann and Ranger robots.
System Design
• Able to identify system problems, create solutions, and implement changes
• Can respond to engineering needs and design programs and devise needed improvements in systems by using
available materials or fabricating new ones
Other Experience
• Possess vast experience testing, changing and rebuilding drives, motors and pumps
• Install, maintain and troubleshoot power distribution and transformation devices
• Maintained various X-ray, weight, level and temperature control devices
• Repaired automated process systems, case formers, packaging equipment and conveyors.
• Ensured fire alarms, exhaust fans, heating, air conditioning, and lighting were in good operating condition
2. (building maintenance)
• Trained to run machinery (mill, lathe, etc.) and weld ( fusion, arc and mig ) to repair broken equipment or
fabricate new parts
• Experience with Bliss, Blow, Danly, Verson and Eagle stamping presses from 50 ton to 1750 ton
• Engel, Cincinnati and Van Dorn plastic injection moulding presses 300 to 3000 ton
• Maintained and setup/changed settings on automated and manual welding equipment
• Fiberglass filament winding and resin/isocyanate mixing and dispensing systems
• Graco paint and delivery systems maintenance and repair
• Motors, VFDs and other drive systems installation and programming
• Environmental control systems
• Chemical mixing and delivery systems
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
A. P. Plasman-Plant 1 Windsor, ON
Maintenance Electrician/Millwright 2012-Present
J. W. Electric and Controls Leamington, ON
Maintenance/Construction/Service Electrician 2011-2012
Cannon Automotive (Through Modern Staffing Agency) Windsor, ON
Maintenance Electrician/Maintenance Mechanic 2011
Global Composite Manufacturing/RS Technologies Tilbury, ON
Maintenance Electrician/Apprentice Millwright 2007-2010
Sun-Brite Canning Ltd. Ruthven, ON
Maintenance / Controls Electrician 2006-2007
Mike’s Custom Electric Leamington, ON
Owner / Electrician 2006-Present
Club Tech - Custom Made Golf Clubs and Repairs Leamington, ON
Owner / Custom Golf Club Maker 2004 – Present
H.J. Heinz Co. Canada Ltd. Leamington, ON
Maintenance / Controls Electrician 2001 to 2004
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 773 Windsor, ON
Construction and Maintenance Electrician 1992 to 2001
EDUCATION
St. Clair College Windsor, ON
Industrial Millwright Mechanic Certificate 2010
St. Clair College Windsor, ON
Continuing Education (Welding 100 and Building CAD I) 2008
St. Clair College Windsor, ON
Electrician Construction and Maintenance Diploma 1994
License #309A-326008