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Mr. Levitt is a Partner of TechServ, contributing to the engineering and management of maintenance operations and systems.
Joel Levitt is a leading, published maintenance engineer. Since 1980 he has been the President of Springfield Resources, a management consulting firm that services all sized clients on a wide range of maintenance issues.
He has almost 25 years experience in many facets of maintenance including as a process control designer, source equipment inspector, electrician, field service technician, merchant marine worker, manufacturing manager, and property manager.
He is a frequent speaker at maintenance and engineering conferences and has written the texts: Handbook of Maintenance Management and Managing Factory Maintenance. He has published over a dozen articles on the topic. Mr. Levitt has served on the safety board of ANSI, Small Business United, National Family Business Council and is currently a member of AFE and on the board of the Miquon School.
Work Experience
1980 to present: President of Springfield Resources, Springfield Controls Maintenance consultant in a wide variety of industries including airports, hospitals, high tech manufacturing, primary metal, mining, universities, school systems, military, government, etc.
Maintenance trainer for universities throughout the US and Canada. Have trained over 6000 maintenance professionals from 10countries in 325+ sessions. 98% rated the training very good or excellent.
Sr. consultant to Computer Cost Control Corp.: Assisted president design, market, install computerized maintenance management systems to major organizations including Town of Islip, Village of Babylon, Triangle Maintenance (JFK Airport), Fed Ex, BFI, etc.
Provided source inspection services for over $100 million worth of equipment for Gelco Leasing, Zim Container Lines and Lykes Brothers Shipping. Designed, installed and provided 24 hr service coverage for BP 30,000 barrel/day oil terminal including complete automation with rack control, accounting, inventory control.
Designed Railroad fuel security & accounting system for Conrail, design was adopted by the American RR Association as the recommended standard for the industry Marketed and installed 50 computerized refuelling sites with technology licensed from the UK throughout Northeastern US for organizations such as Frito Lay, Macarthur Airport, Pepsi Co., Chester Water Co. etc.
1973-1980: SL Industries Vice President, General Manager,
P & L responsibility for 2 manufacturing plants, 24 hr operation, peak of 100 employees. Division Manager wire harness production. Manufactured wire harnesses for the automotive and appliance industry.
Diversified product line, Installed short interval schedule for production and increased thru-put by 30%. Computerized reporting systems. Division manager Wayne Recreation Division basketball backstops. Supervised the acquisition of the division from Tubular Products and built a national sales force and increased production and sales 5 fold in 2 years.
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