Gregory Ross Johnson is seeking a maintenance position that allows him to use his problem-solving skills and learning attitude while working close to his home in Galesville, WI. He has over 20 years of experience in maintenance, manufacturing, and residential support roles. His most recent position was as a maintenance technician at WalzCraft, where he gained experience working on electrical, mechanical, and other systems.

1. 16853 S. 9th Street
Galesville, WI 54630
Phone (608) 582-2461
machinist@centurylink.net
GregoryRoss Johnson
Objective
It is my desire to secure a Maintenance Mechanic position in a company that
promotes a happy and healthy working environment while allowing me to work close
to my home in Galesville, WI. I believe my ongoing desire to learn new skills
combined with a positive attitude and the use of basic problem solving skills have
helped me reach many of my goals in life so I am looking for a company that truly
encourages the use of those life skills on the job.
Work
experience
Maintenance: WalzCraft
La Crosse, WI 54603-2349
Start Date: July 1, 2013. End Date: May 14, 2015.
I have been very fortunate to work as a Maintenance Technician at WalzCraft
because I have had one of the very best Supervisors that I have ever worked with in
all of my years of employment. Nermin Tahic is without a doubt one of the best
hands on educators that I have had the pleasure to have known. Nermin promoted
as much independence as he could when it comes to his crew responding to a
problem in the factory, and he expected us to troubleshoot the problem and solve
the issue causing the problem as quickly as we could to eliminate the costly effects
of unscheduled downtime. Nermin was always happy to help us as needed but he
was more apt to give us clues rather than just giving the correct answer so in the
end his leadership style promoted the best learning experience possible. If I have
any criticism for Nermin it is that he did not see the value in having us understand
how the machines were supposed to work when they were in perfect condition and
he resisted allowing us time to study the complex machine components that we
serviced. I feel that having this knowledge would have reduced the down time by
speeding up the response time when troubleshooting the machines during a repair.
My maintenance experiences at WalzCraft have covered virtually every possible
aspect of repair that could be encountered. I worked with electrical, water,
hydraulic, compressed air, vacuum pumps, rooftop heaters, humidification systems
& air conditioners just to name a few things. WalzCraft rarely brings in outside
contract labor to perform maintenance so we really did fix anything and everything
owned by the company.
Tool & Die Maker: Peerless Industrial Group
Winona, MN 55987
Start Date: October 25, 2011. End Date: April 8, 2013
While employed at Peerless Chain in Winona, MN I provided support to the
production workers and made tooling modifications as needed to help keep the
machines producing quality chain. I have reproduced parts for the German made
machines that are used throughout the plant. I also worked on special tooling and
fixtures required by both the Manufacturing and the Quality Control Departments at
Peerless. I have found the work I did at Peerless to be very rewarding as I take
great pride in helping other workers succeed at their job by providing them the
support needed to make their jobs easier while keeping the production machines
running at peak performance.

2. RSS/MAC: Maple Leaf Services, Inc.
Preston, MN 55965
(Formerly, Fillmore County Handicapped Services, Inc.)
Start Date: April 2008. End Date: May 2011.
As a Residential Support Staff I worked with two individuals in their homes and I
provided Vocational Training at their job site. I also worked with two consumers
that I provided Personal Support to in their home and community.
Residential Coordinator: Harmony Homes & Community Services, Inc.
Preston, MN 55965
Start Date: October 28, 2003. End Date: July 21, 2007.
As an overnight sleep staff I assisted four individuals with developmental disabilities
with their daily living skills. Issued daily medications and completed all required
shift documentation on the two young gentlemen and two young women who lived
at the residence.
Van Driver: Preston Good Samaritan Center
Preston, MN 55965
Start Date: November 2003. End Date: January 18, 2007.
Maintain all D.O.T. Driver requirements, and drive the fifteen passenger van to
medical appointments and resident outings. Assisted residents while loading and
unloading the van and also assisted residents with their individual needs during
medical appointments.
Tool & Die Maker: Gauthier Industries Inc.
Rochester, MN 55901
Start Date: August 2000. End Date: January 2002.
At Gautier Industries I programmed and operated the CNC Milling Machine and other
tools to make parts for the Progressive Stamping Dies used at that facility. I also
made fixtures and tooling and provided support to the manufacturing employees. I
operated all the equipment to make tooling for the manufacturing departments.
Program Mediator: Fillmore County Handicapped Services Inc.
Preston, MN 55965
Start Date: November 1997. End Date: August 2000.
Assisted four individuals with daily living needs in their home.
Model Shop Tool & Die Maker: Strongwell (Formerly AFC Inc.)
Chatfield, MN 55923
Start Date: June 1987. End Date: August 1997.
I gained extensive experience in the Model Shop at AFC, Inc. as a support staff for
their manufacturing company and I found that my skills and experience were greatly
appreciated by the employees that used the machines and tooling that I helped
design and fabricate for the manufacturing departments. I also provided tool & Die
training to co-workers and I developed and provided a measurement class for the
production workers as part of the ISO certification requirements for manufacturers.

3. Education Major: Welding and Tool & Die.
Winona Technical College. Winona, MN 55987
Dates: 1980 through 1982
References Nermin Tahic
Onalaska, WI 54650
(920) 216-2354
Frank Renzoni
Shelby, WI 54601
(262) 995-3070
Gene Grant
LA Crescent, MN 55947-9702
(608)-780-5163
Skills &
Training
I have had many opportunities for additional training while working in both Adult
Foster Care and Industry and I have also continued to support my passion for
learning at home by using the Internet for the instant answer to my every question
as well.
A few items of special training would include Lock Out Tag Out, First Aid & CPR,
Blood Borne Pathogens, Medication Administration and I have had Right to Know
training through several Employers and I understand and can use the information
provided in the MSDS Sheets that are provided by the various product
manufacturers.
I have developed many computer skills that include most recently PLC Programming
through the use of RSLogix Micro Starter Lite software. I also have Auto Cad and
while I must admit that it has been some time since I have had the opportunity to
do any drawing I would have to say that I have good entry level skills at using that
software. I am quite experienced in using Microsoft Office as well as many other
software and computer tools and I am capable of learning the use of new programs
and equipment very quickly.