Brian Palmer has over 15 years of experience in facility maintenance and industrial electrical work. He has held positions such as Facility Maintenance Manager, Bottling Maintenance Supervisor, and Plant Facility Manager. Palmer has a proven track record of overseeing maintenance crews, implementing budgets and safety procedures, purchasing supplies, and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and structural issues. He has experience in various industries including manufacturing, food processing, and wineries.

1. Brian Palmer
1135 Jasmine Drive
Patterson, CA 95366
Phone: 209-894-7078
E-Mail: psm13609@gmail.com
● ISO, CMMS, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen.
● Budgeting and procurement of goods as well as project budgeting.
● Experience supervising a large crew, building a winning team and
assigning that crew to all repair and maintenance issues.
● Oversee the planning, purchasing of goods and building of
multimillion dollar projects.
● Experience in installation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of
motors, control panels and major mechanical and electrical systems.
● Maintain work schedules of employees. Monitor over time hours and
schedule employees to ensure projects are completed in a timely
manner.
● Provide direction for welders and fabricators ensuring equipment is
made correctly and accurately.
● Extensive troubleshooting both in hands on capacity and training of
employees on: VFD's, PLC's, timers, switchgear, feeders, coils, relays,
chillers, pneumatic, motor control, conveyors and equipment.
● Experience in taking over struggling departments such as DOT
purchasing, project planning and time management of employees.
● Taking over projects half way through the building process and
creating positive changes and implementing them in a team
environment to bring everyone up to speed and on board to a successful
outcome.
● Experience in industrial, commercial and residential electrical
wiring, repair and maintenance, welding and fabricating.
● Job layout, running a crew to complete projects.
● References upon request

2. Restoration Hardware
Patterson, CA
December 2014 to Present
Facility Maintenance Manager
 Oversee the startup of a 1.5 Million square foot Distribution center, 97 acre site.
 Implement and manage the hiring and day to day operation of the Maintenance crew.
 Train operators on 64 Crown units
 Facilitate the purchasing of supplies and equipment for the facility
 Establish Safety Procedures for the maintenance crew.
 Work with on-site construction contractors (letter of reference). On a daily basis to make
sure operations are impacted at a minimum while construction of the facility was
underway during operational hours.
 Establish on site security contractor. Work with them at all hours with any issues that
would arise.
 Minimize the cost of the startup in a multitude of applications from purchasing to the
constructional phase of the facility.
Delicato Winery
Manteca, CA
September 2012 to November 2014
Bottling Maintenance Supervisor
 Oversee a team of 9 mechanics
 Make sure Mp2 is up to date and being followed thru with along with changing p.m.
instructions if necessary.
 Put together work instructions for new lines.
 Prove and verify the ability to run new product for production lines.
 ISO 9001 facility.
 HACCP control.
 Lean manufacturing.
 Oversee 5 Lines.
 Enter into Kronos for hours and time off approvals of mechanics.
 Validate and verify the ability for new lines to run. Figure out what issues we might run
into down the road. Work with vendors to resolve issues on their equipment.
 Order parts and materials for equipment.
 Layout of capital projects including working with the team to complete projects.
 Sit in on interview and weigh in on decision whether to hire.
 Produce and give employee evaluations and reviews.
 Work with upper management on a day to day basis on a variety of subjects
 Provide safety meetings for employees
 Provide and be part of 5-why's and weekly LOE meetings with production and
maintenance team.
 Analyze where our teams strength and weaknesses are so that we can provide training
and insight to help our team become stronger as a whole.
 Work with 2 other supervisors

3. Duarte Nursery, Inc
Hughson, CA
February 2008 to July 23 2012
Plant Facility Manager
● Approve all purchases large and small for the facility
● Implement budgets for projects and maintain accounting of money spent and allocated.
● Supervise crew of twenty to fifty people depending on time of season.
● Troubleshoot and provide guidance on repairing any issues or problems electrical,
mechanical, or structural.
● Set up work schedule on a priority basis
● Repair and maintain all pumps and machinery at numerous ranch locations.
● Work closely with upper management with budget.
● Oversee welder's in the shop and direct him on priority of projects and accuracy of work
completed. Responsible to hire and replace welders and fabricators based on
qualifications and experience.
● Cost Saving Methods designed and implemented at facility
● Work with other managers on a daily basis to meet their needs and resolve any issues in
a timely manner
ConAgra Foods
Ceres, CA
May 2007 to February 2008
Industrial Electrician/Mechanic
● Maintain Electrical Systems
● Troubleshoot and modify robotic systems, PLC programs
● Train new employees
● Break down and repair of new equipment
● Implementation and design of equipment
Access Electric
Ceres, CA
April 2006 to May 2007
Electrical Supervisor
● Read Blue Prints
● Implement work to be done from prints
● Layout scope and material needed for job
● Work under strict time lines and prioritize work to be completed in a timely manner
● Supervise a crew of several people and instill good team work ethic to finish all jobs at
100%
● Maintain tools that are safe and updated. In charge of replacing any tools that may be
a safety hazard.
Del Monte Foods
Modesto, CA
April 2004 to April 2006
Industrial Electrician
● Maintain Electrical Systems
● Troubleshoot and modify robotic systems, PLC programs

4. ● Supervisor of shift during summer fruit production
● During summer production helped in the shop department and maintained proper
procedures when it came to checking out equipment and keeping safe working
conditions.
Gallo Winery
Modesto, CA
August 2003 to April 2004
Electrician/Mechanic
● Changed over line equipment
● Maintained Electrical Systems
● Provided excellent troubleshooting skills throughout entire plant
● Was required to weld equipment as needed
● Provided direction and leadership to new employees in every aspect of the position
Canandaigua Wine
Escalon, CA
January 2002 to November 2003
Journeyman Electrician
● Responsible for the repair and maintenance of motors, brakes and transformers.
● Perform industrial wiring, and mechanical repairs of machine shop equipment.
● Troubleshoot a broad range of electrical operations and equipment