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Timothy Merrifield

Brownsburg

Summary

Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with extensive experience as an Expert Painter for Major Tools and Machine, specializing in precise coatings for military applications. Proven ability in custom paint applications and restoration of classic vehicles. Certified in Hazmat handling and ensuring high-quality results in demanding environments.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Operator/Estimator/Painter/Body Tech

RCR by Merrifield LLC & Huckleberry HotRodz LLC
06.2018 - Current

*RCR is a Collision Repair Facility


*ASE, ICAR, PPG, DUPONT CERTIFIED *


*Over 35 years in the Automotive Collision Repair

field


*Quality work for insurance companies/Countless

Repeat customers who have followed me for

many years


*Huckleberry HotRodz Rebuilds


*Restorations of Classics and Muscle car


*Drag cars/Custom Builds/Custom Bikes


*Custom Paints


*Specializing in Mopar Muscle Car Restorations


*32-34 Ford Coupes


*If your wallet can fund your dream, we can

build it!

Expert Painter for Aerospace, Military Wartime

Major Tools and Machine
11.2023 - 10.2024

*Precise painting(Mils Thickness)of Primer

coatings and Top coatings for Military/Naval

wartime parts


*V.L.S(Vertical Launch Systems), plenums,

covers, uptakes of naval Wartime Fleet Ships,

as well as Honeywell and Raythion parts


*Responsible for material recordings and

record keeping for Product Batch numbers/

precise Work Order Record Keeping


*HVLP guns, airless pumps


*Urethanes, Primers, Sealers, Waterborne,

Wash Primers


*Hazmat disposal and Refrigeration of special

corrosion specific coatings


*Certified in Crane, Hoist, Trundell/Rotisserie

and Forklift









Plant Operator, Railroad Car Yard Operator

Asphalt Materials, Inc
03.2019 - 09.2020

*I worked alone at the Rail Yard/responsible

for the hooking up of steam to all rail cars full

of Soft Pen or Hard Pen liquid(main ingredient

in making Asphalt)


*Heated Soft Pen and Hard Pen before hooking

up to 6" wide hoses, pumped into holding

tanks


*Coordinated with Plant Manager/Truck Driver

so storage tanks could be off loaded into

trucks to be taken back to the plant



*Coordinate with Plant Manager and CSX to

pick up empty rail cars, and the delivery/

placement of new cars


*Responsible for the boiler: daily samples

taken for PH input/extractions


*Grounds Responsibilities: repair/replace

broken steam lines, outlets, discharge

pumps, hoses, couplers


*Skid steer gravel all over rail yard


*Mow entire facility


Tank House Operator

Ingredion Incorporated
02.2017 - 05.2018

*Heating/Cooling/Chemically Treating/De

Watering/Drying of Starch


*Unloading Chemical tankers into designated

storage tank farm


*Unloading Full starch rail cars into designated

tanks to be converted to wet slurry


*Monitor/Treat each specific batch for correct

PH, Titration, KI, Moisture, Conductivity per

customer


*Monitor/Adjust/Operate/Teardown/Rebuild

Dorr-Oliver Merco Centrifuge Equipment


*Monitor/Adjust/Operate/Control Reneveld

Dryers for temperature, moisture, KI, and

conductivity


*Certified for all PPE, Full face respirator,

Transtacker lift, Fork lift, L.O.T.O.


*Full understanding of Calibration/Instru-

mentation/Scales


*Full understanding of manufacturing/

Producing food grade. Food Compatible,

Industrial Grade starches per customer

specifications


*Hourly records kept and trend analysis per-

formed for each batch throughout entire

process as well as hourly samples for quality

control


Chemical Operator

Vertellus
10.2013 - 11.2016

*Performs weigh in, filling, labeling, sealing,

and other packaging operations


*Operates packaging machines, conveying

systems, and bulk filling machines


*Fill drums and totes to specific weight per

customer and manufacturing specifications


*Unload trucks to warehouse and fills trailers

with packaged products


*Monitors product quality to ensure

compliance with customer and manu-

facturing specifications


*Wears proper PPE, respirator qualified,

HAZMAT trained


*Follows all operating procedures, performs

safety audits, site safety champion


*Tank Farming/Valve lineups/Material

Transfers


*Operate plant equipment including:

Startups/shutdowns of plant chemical

reactor and steady state of operations

of pumps, breakers, cooling water, air,

nitrogen, and steam systems, heat

exchangers, distillation columns


*Dip/Sound tanks for accurate level/SAP

material inventory and entry


*Adjust plant parameters based on trend

analysis to ensure products stay in manu-

facturing and customer specifications


*Perform system leak tests and inventory

sampling


*Hourly tour-s of area, log taking, house

keeping


*Write work orders, Lock Out/Tag Out

equipment for maintenance, assist

with maintenance

manu

Set-Up Operator

Vance and Hines Motorsports, Inc.
02.2012 - 08.2013

*Engaged in the production of manufacturing

materials for custom motorcycle exhaust

*Set up, programmed, and operated KMT auto

saws, semi-manual saws, champer machines,

forming presses, screw machines, CNC and

laser robots


*Grinding, metal finishing, polishing to high

chrome finish



Facility Maintenance Mechanic

Maintech, Inc.
01.2007 - 11.2009

*Performed preventative and corrective

maintenance for the FedEx Hub, including

TIG/MIG welding, motor and diverter repair

/rebuild/replacement and belt repair/

replacement


*Calibrated electronic scales and associate

equipment to ensure reliability


*Rebuilt hydraulic and pneumatic pumps


*Performed system reliability testing


Business Owner

Mirror Image by Merrifield
02.2001 - 07.2006

*Collision repair expert on rebuilding/

refinishing vehicles, Awarded Service

First/Preferred Insurance


*Perform multiple high end restorations on

classic, muscle, and race cars


*Metal fabrication, welding, fiberglass

repair, custom body modifications


*Build and custom paint motorcycles and

other custom paint applications, HOUSE

OF KOLOR


*Train, supervise, coach employees on auto

restoration methods


*Maintain ICAR, PPG, and multiple ASE

certifications

Education

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology

Lincoln Technical Institute
Indianapolis, IN

High School Diploma -

Decatur Central High School
Indianapolis, IN
06-1984

GED -

Ben Davis Vocational School
Indianapolis, IN
05-1984

Skills

  • Precise skilled painter/custom paints
  • ICAR, ASE, PPG, DuPont certifications
  • Fabricator
  • Restoration of Classics/Muscle Cars
  • Painter of Aerospace and military Naval wartime parts
  • Hazmat certified

Timeline

Expert Painter for Aerospace, Military Wartime

Major Tools and Machine
11.2023 - 10.2024

Plant Operator, Railroad Car Yard Operator

Asphalt Materials, Inc
03.2019 - 09.2020

Owner/Operator/Estimator/Painter/Body Tech

RCR by Merrifield LLC & Huckleberry HotRodz LLC
06.2018 - Current

Tank House Operator

Ingredion Incorporated
02.2017 - 05.2018

Chemical Operator

Vertellus
10.2013 - 11.2016

Set-Up Operator

Vance and Hines Motorsports, Inc.
02.2012 - 08.2013

Facility Maintenance Mechanic

Maintech, Inc.
01.2007 - 11.2009

Business Owner

Mirror Image by Merrifield
02.2001 - 07.2006

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology

Lincoln Technical Institute

High School Diploma -

Decatur Central High School

GED -

Ben Davis Vocational School
Timothy Merrifield