Christopher Howard

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About Christopher Howard

Self -motivated, reliable, hardworking, and highly competitive individual seeking a position with opportunity to grow within a company. Always gives 110% when given a task and completes them efficiently. I have an exceptional understanding while practicing strong ethical and core values in everything that I do. As a leader, I strive to better myself and others around me in the work place, because I believe that with a strong team WE can achieve anything. REYES group - Equipment Manager April 2020- Present KIEWIT - DOT Compliance Manager / Equipment Engineer October 2015 - April 2020 • Proficient in the SME topic area; understand the regulations in all field aspects of State and Federal regulations and certifications and how they impact the Company • Manage over 30 CDL drivers and their Hours of Service via Sentinel FM and Geo Tab electronic logs system • Provide direct support to the districts, projects, and employees for any questions or issues regarding DOT compliance • Maintain vendor relations with 10 outside vendors •Mitigation over 250 company vehicles to insure minimal equipment damage •Strong Knowledge of heavy equipment maintenance schedules •Kiewit Equipment Management Program (EMP) certified •budgeting equipment rental and costs August 2010-2015 Sikorsky Helicopter/UTC, Grapevine, TX. ​Technician B • Responsibilities include, evaluate and repair various helicopter blades following OEM repair guideline, specifications and manuals. Bonded repairs require use of various paste and film adhesives to composite substrate including nomex and aluminum honeycomb core replacement. Remove and replace electrical components from various helicopter blades • 5 years experience with bonding components such as metal to metal, metal to composite and composite to composite. • FLIGHT SAFETY PARTS certified,special Process Technician- Anodize and Cadmium plating of metallic rotor blades and their components. • A.C.E. Certification Program- Competitive Improvement agent focusing on lean processes to maximize cell performance and efficiency to meet and exceed customer demand. August 2004 -August 2008 United States Navy