Elevator Mechanic
Lakeshore Vertical Transportation · Chicago, IL
Jun, 2019 · Present
Maintain a 140-unit route of traction, hydraulic, and MRL elevators plus 22 escalators across 31 Loop and Streeterville buildings, sustaining 99.4% uptime and cutting callbacks 37% in two years.
Led 9 full controller modernizations (relay-to-microprocessor, Otis/Thyssenkrupp/KONE) on 16-36 stop traction cars, delivering every project on schedule and passing Chicago acceptance inspection on first attempt.
Perform annual Category 1 and five-year Category 5 full-load safety tests on 120+ units per year with zero ASME A17.1 or Chicago Building Code violations cited by city inspectors.
Diagnose controller, drive, door-operator, and leveling faults with meters, laptop service tools, and fault logs, reducing average entrapment response-to-restore time from 74 to 41 minutes.
Coordinate 3-person crews and two apprentices on hoistway work, enforcing LOTO and fall-protection plans for 6+ years without a recordable injury.
Elevator Mechanic Apprentice
Midwest Elevator Service Co. · Chicago, IL
Sep, 2015 · May, 2019
Assisted journeymen on preventive maintenance for 180+ hydraulic and geared traction units in hospitals, schools, and mid-rise residential buildings.
Supported 14 hydraulic modernizations, including in-ground cylinder replacement with PVC-lined jacks, eliminating oil-leak risk at 6 CHA properties.
Installed door equipment, hoistway wiring, and fixtures on 4 new MRL installations, logging 8,000+ supervised field hours toward IUEC journeyman status.
Rebuilt escalator step chains, handrail drives, and comb plates during overnight shutdowns at 2 CTA transit stations, finishing ahead of 6-hour outage windows.
Maintained machine-room logs and code documentation that helped clients pass 100% of annual city inspections on assigned units.
Maintenance Technician
Ridgeline Building Services · Evanston, IL
Jun, 2012 · Aug, 2015
Handled electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and life-safety work orders for a 6-building, 1.2M sq ft commercial portfolio, closing 95% of tickets within SLA.
Served as first responder for elevator entrapments and coordinated with contractor mechanics, cutting vendor overtime call-outs 28%.
Performed monthly fire-alarm, emergency generator, and Phase I/II firefighter recall checks to keep 14 elevators code-ready.
Built a CMMS preventive maintenance schedule for 400+ assets that reduced unplanned equipment downtime 22%.