President @ I am the owner and founder of GPM Hydraulic Consulting; a hydraulic & pneumatic training, consulting and reliability company located just east of Atlanta, Georgia. GPM's team of 5 knowledgeable consultants and instructors have over 100
President @ I am the owner and founder of GPM Hydraulic Consulting; a hydraulic & pneumatic training, consulting and reliability company located just east of Atlanta, Georgia. GPM's team of 5 knowledgeable consultants and instructors have over 100 years of classroom and in plant experience. Since the company’s inception in 1994, GPM has worked with major corporations such as Georgia-Pacific, General Motors, Weyerhaeuser and Goodyear, to name a few. During the past 20 years GPM has been employed by companies in over 30 states across the country, in Canada, South America and Scotland.
The training is designed specifically for the mechanics, electricians and supervisors that are responsible for maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The “Machine Specific Hydraulic Troubleshooting” workshop is designed and taught on how to troubleshoot the hydraulically controlled machines your plant. Once the training is complete, the customized manual can be used when hydraulic issues occur in the future.
GPM provides hydraulic consulting and troubleshooting services which have saved our customers thousands of hours of un-scheduled down time the past 20 years. The company specializes in performing customized Reliability Assessments on your in plant systems. Once the assessment is complete, specific recommendations for improving your operation will be provided along with a detailed P.M. schedule on each machine. From October 1994 to Present (21 years 3 months) Vice President @ From January 1987 to September 1994 (7 years 9 months) Inside and Outside Sales @ Inside and Outside Sales From October 1977 to January 1987 (9 years 4 months)
Bachelor of Education, Music @ University of Mississippi From 1973 to 1977 Al Smiley is skilled in: Troubleshooting, Training, Maintenance Management, Manufacturing, Preventive Maintenance, Reliability, Continuous Improvement, Hydraulics, Maintenance & Repair, Predictive Maintenance, Process Control, Plant Maintenance, Factory, 5S, Root Cause Analysis