David Jette
**** ******-****** **. *******, KY **010
Home 859-***-**** Cell 859-***-****
acd2fk@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
I have extensive experience working on and moving large machinery. I got my start as a millwright
retrofitting two gas turbine power plants here in Kentucky. Have experience in fabrication, precision
measurements, turbine alignment, blueprint reading, welding, heavy rigging, crane operation,
supervising craft labor and scheduling.
Experience
Louisville/Aichi Forge January 2005 to present
Maintenance and large press mechanic
Georgetown, KY
Currently working as a large press mechanic. Job also includes fabrication, troubleshooting, precision
measurements, machining parts, operating mobile crane, operating machinery, supervising contractors
and team members.
Millwright March 2002 to December 2004
Lexington, KY
Heavy rigging, machinery moving, setting and leveling many types of machines, supervision of craft
labor, fabrication, crane operation, specialty equipment operation, welding, applying safety regulations
and other mechanical duties.
GE/PENN Power June 2000 to March 2002
Mechanical Gas Turbine Technical Advisor
Marietta, GA
Responsibilities included technical support for the GE parts center Tiger Team formed in Atlanta to
support warehouse, sourcing and PTL groups. Night shift mechanical support, staged dilution
inspections of 7EA gas turbines, combustion inspections of 7EA gas turbines, and disassembly of 7EA
gas turbines after compressor blade failure.
NECO February 1999 to June 2000
Millwright/Site Lead
Heavy rigging and machine moving, supervision of craft labor, setting and leveling of many types of
machines, fabrication, blueprint reading, welding, optiline laser alignment, knowledge of tow motors,
mobile crane operation, applying safety regulations and other mechanical duties.
Power Industry Consultants January 1997 to February 1999
Marietta, GA
Millwright
Heavy rigging,
Skills
Welding pneumatics
Fabrication machinery setting and alignment
Machinery moving precision measuring
Machinery troubleshooting crane operation
Blueprint reading
Education/Training
Bluegrass Community Technology 2013
Fluid Power
Lexington, KY
Studied hydraulics and pneumatics
Confined Space and Rescue Training 2013
Georgetown, KY
Confined entry monitoring and rescue training
Bluegrass Community Technology 2008
Welding
Lexington, KY
Proper Arc welding techniques
GE Gas Turbine School 2000
Fundamentals of Gas Turbine Technology- 10 weeks
Schenectady, NY
Studied turbine construction, alignment, electrical, proper crane and rigging procedures
Foley Heavy Rigging 1999
Burgin, KY
Proper use of rigging equipment, remaining within the load specs, insuring safety guidelines
Millwright Training 1999
Lexington, KY
Training includes-Advancing skills in reading blueprints, heavy rigging, calculating area and volumes
and reading factory processing and ID diagrams.
Optiline Laser Alignment 1998
Glascow, KY
Use of laser optics to align shafts for precision alignment
Swagelok Training- 1997
Marietta, GA
Proper installation and function of Swagelok fittings