Russell Richards

P.O. Box 301

Bassett AR 72313
Tel: (870) 623 0958
Email;

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

1971 - 1975 Marked Tree High School, Marked Tree, Arkansas.

August 1978 Obtained Commercial Drivers License.

1996 - 2007 John Deere Training Centers at Arkansas State University, Beebe, A
rkansas; Regional Headquarters, Dallas, Texas; Northwest Community College, Sana
tobia, Mississippi.

Continual training and certification in the following areas:

Design and fabricate heavy duty and off road power take-off and power-train dr
ivelines.
All aspects of repair and maintenance to heavy duty diesel engines and other o
il field equipment.
Maintain and repair open and closed loop engine protection systems.
Repair and rebuild hydraulic transmissions.
Repair and rebuild hydrostatic power-train systems
Repair and rebuild hydraulic radial piston pumps
Repair and rebuild all types of agriculture and industrial diesel engines
Suspension system repair.
Air Conditioning system repair and maintenance
Engine tune up and rebuild.

WORK EXPERIENCE
November 2007 - Current
Mechanic, Louisiana Machinery, Caterpillar Marine Division.
Maintenance and repair of Caterpillar Marine diesel engines both offshore and
overseas.

March 2004 - November 2007

Service Department Manager, Greenway Equipment Co, Joiner AR
Oversee safe work environment. Analyze equipment failures. Direct repairs to m
echanics and assist with specific issues.
 July 1996 - March 2004
Field Technician, Missco Implement Co, Joiner AR
Analyze and resolve onsite agricultural equipment malfunctions.
November 1993 - July 1996
Driveline Machinist, Truck-Pro, Sikeston MO
Design and fabricate heavy and off road PTO and power-train drivelines.

March 1990 - November 1993

Mechanic/Driveline Machinist, Haygood Truck and Trailer, Fort Smith AR
Responsibility for the repair and maintenance of off-road heavy duty truck and
other field equipment.

February 1989 - March 1990

Mechanic/Shop Foreman, C & A Leasing Co, Fort Smith AR
Maintain a fleet of twenty-five OTR tractors and refrigerated trailers as well
as making repairs to trucks and trailers

August 1978 - January 1989

Overland Heavy Duty Truck Driver, JMI Trucking and Gardner Trucking Arkansas.

July 1975 - August 1978

Truck Driver, Marked Tree construction Company.

I have a current passport and T W I C.