William G. Kirsch III
Kenner, Louisiana 70065
Home 504-***-****
Resume
Job Objective: To showcase my computer, mechanical, and electrical
skills.
Summary of Skills
. Extensive knowledge working with blueprints, schematics, and maps
. Skilled with installing circuits utilizing DC voltage from solar
arrays and converting to AC voltage to power customer's house
. Working knowledge of the installation of 250 watt solar panels
. Current class A CDL
. Extensive knowledge of industrial safety rules and regulations
. Understand the importance of key metrics such as safety, quality,
cost, and customer satisfaction
. Operate and maintain various types of mobile equipment
. Extensive knowledge of knots and rigging
. Computer literate
. Working knowledge of electrical circuits ranging in voltages from
120-480, single or three phase
. Good electrical and mechanical trouble shooting skills.
. Team Player
Employment History
Solar Alternatives, July 2013-January 2014
Electrician/Roofer/Solar array installer 2013-2014
. As an electrician I would work independently or with a crew running
conduit, wire from the solar array to breaker panel.
. Safely followed all company guidelines and parish code utilizing
proper grounding techniques coupled with appropriate wire gauge
when earthing any piece of equipment that could become potential.
. Utilized blueprints and schematics in conjunction with load charts
to ascertain proper conductor size with specific splice kits to
marry conductors of varying metals.
. Utilized blueprints to adhere to specific tolerances that must be
stringent to meet parish code and aesthetics in regards to
customer's property.
. Lead the crew with pre-job safety assessment of possible risk and
dangers that might not be obvious to all other personal.
. Worked independently troubleshooting situations ranging from wires
not connected, water leaks, fluctuating voltages associated with
loose neutral.
Louisiana Tree Company, July 2012- June 2013
Operator 2012-2013
. Primary duties - Mobile equipment operator and as such operated
fifty five foot high ranger bucket truck, five cubic yard dump
truck, model 1390 Bandit wood chipper.
. Secondary duties included assisting in the removal of trees ranging
in height from ten feet up to one hundred feet.
. Extensive knowledge in regards to rigging (understanding type/size
rope and specific knot for expected load).
. Safely control all loads close to energized power lines, and around
commercial/private properties.
All-Star Electric, May 2011- May 2012
Electrician 2011-2012
. Attended monthly and daily safety meetings.
. Worked on circuits ranging in voltages from 120-480(single phase-
three phase).
. Trouble shot known bad underground cable using TDR (Time Domain
Reflectometry).
. Operated ditch witch, forklifts, front end loaders, high ranger
fifty five foot bucket truck, and digger derricks.
. Worked independently or with a crew.
. Worked on the street lights for I-10 high rise, New Orleans East
corridor from Morrison Ave. to the 5-10 exchange. Installing new
wire, lamps, cobra head fixtures, and fused new street light
fixtures.
. Installed all new wiring for the Elysian Fields Florida Ave. street
overpass.
. Operated digger derrick trucks to install new street light poles
and to remove damaged street light poles.
. Installed new wiring, breaker box, fuses, lamps, transformers for
the Earhart/Pine Street playground.
. Provided locates for all underground cable using TDR.
AT&T, August 2010-March 2011 New Orleans, La
Premise Technician 2010-2011
. Three month training program on DSL (digital subscriber line-U
verse) installation, and troubleshooting.
. Installing copper line from AT&T's network to customers NID
(Network Interface Device).
. Trouble shoot customers existing wiring for faults, aged splices,
AM interference, and strength of signal (DSL) from VRAD (Video
Ready Access Device). Used a computer/mobile data platform to run
an analysis on integrity of network as required.
. Expected to work in all weather conditions, varying heights,
extreme temperatures, and all size houses.
. Individual Performance was measured in safety, quality, cost,
customer satisfaction, and time spent installing, trouble shooting
at any given location.
Entergy Corporation, January 2003- April 2010 New Orleans,
La
Lineman 2005-2010
. Ran overhead and underground electrical distribution service for
residences and businesses.
. Trouble shoot electrical distribution (24kv) networks for faults
utilizing diagrams, mobile data software and fault locators.
. Configured transformer banks to accommodate various distribution
loads, installed and removed breakers and capacitor banks.
. Utilized non destructive for testing of electrical distribution
networks.
. Performed substation preventative and reliability maintenance.
. Performed Lead duties during restoration efforts.
. Operated 40 ton cranes, digger-derrick, dump trucks, forklifts and
bucket trucks.
Meter Services 2003-2004
. Troubleshoot 120/480v for customers and businesses.
. Perform load test to isolate and repair lose neutrals.
. Pressure test on gas headers and isolate problems.
. Install gas meters on residential and commercial buildings.
. During restoration efforts, scout electrical distribution outages.
Gateway Computers, April 1999 - November 2003
. Sold $90k to $120k/ month of residential computers and associated
equipment.
. Sold $100k -$150k/ month business to business computers and
associated equipment.
. Formal training of new customers on installing computer software,
networks and hardware.
. Trained employees on new operating systems and sales techniques.
. Troubleshoot customer's computer problems.
Education
. University of Phoenix 1998-2000, MCSE certified, Network Certified,
A+ certified.
. University of New Orleans 1995-1997, General Studies
. Holy Cross High school 1990-1994