Sergey Zhitov
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
E-mail: acqqij@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
To join a leading company where I can leverage my 20+ years extensive experience and background as a process production Engineer, working with all aspects of manufacturing processes of different electrical, electronic, pneumatic and mechanical products.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-present Blue Sky Services, Inc., Maintenance Engineer
Managing all aspects of property operations and preventative maintenance of industrial equipment
Supervising, mentoring, and training associate and intermediate field engineers and technicians in the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of protection and control system equipment
Performing the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of MV and HV substation facilities (including distribution, transmission, and generation facilities)
Leading electrical and mechanical repairs including troubleshooting, repair and replacement of components, procurement of repair parts, and reinstallation
Directing and training team members in the inspection, repair, and operation of the facility
Planning, executing and achieving budget objectives
Planning, organizing and communicating job schedules and leading employees to achieve results in a timely manner
Servicing and maintaining all machines on site, maintaining a spare parts warehouse, managing all contractors and technical staff
Hiring and supervising all on-site staff, including maintenance staff and subcontractors
2013-2013 Eaton, Inc, Validation / Power Quality Technician
Tested UPS system in different modes and configurations to identify product weaknesses
Modified manufacturing processes for safety improvement, quality improvement, and cost reduction
Developed real time controls for UPS & Power Quality products
Verified and tested performance of algorithms & architectures on product hardware as part of a new product development process
Provided engineering practices and decision making for advanced cross-functional technical problem solving within engineering departments
Proposed technical solutions, and provided feedback on technical feasibility as part of the engineering development team
Worked closely with all levels of the organization to improve upon manufacturing machinery and test processes
2010-2011 Cree, Inc., Test Technician
Prepared test and diagnostic programs, designed and built test fixtures and equipment, and completed specifications and procedures for new products
Tested transistors and diodes production samples up to 1700V
Made power device measurements using curve tracers and system measurement units
Conducted wafer-level testing
Diagnosed and worked to resolve test equipment issues at the circuit board level
Developed existing and built new test equipment
Monitored test results and improved equipment during thousand-hour temperature and high voltage tests
2007 –2008 BioWarn, LLC, Manufacturing Process Technician
Planned, designed, arranged, changed, optimized, and supervised manufacturing processes
Designed, created, documented, developed, and implemented procedures required to assemble, test, process, and manufacture measuring test systems and devices for detection of different physical and environment parameters
Developed and implemented equipment, methods and procedures for design life time test experiments for sensors and equipment
Designed PCB prototypes including assembling, troubleshooting, debugging
2005-2007 Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution, Inc., QC and Test Technician
Tested, calibrated, and conducted troubleshooting and debugging of power transmission and distribution automatic substation systems including relays, RTU’s, substation computers, communication gateways, and substation LAN’s for AIS and GIS substations with voltages 4.16kV up to 1,000 kV
Inspected complex electrical systems
1995-2004 LIM Inc., Manufacturing Process Technician
Developed, evaluated, improved and documented manufacturing processes
Developed and implemented process control techniques and procedures into manufacturing floor environments
Analyzed manufacturing process flows continually for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction, and throughput
Collaborated with configuration control and design engineering departments regarding product tooling and design to ensure effectual production methods
Conferred with vendors in determining product specifications and arranging equipment, parts, or material purchase, and evaluating products according to quality standards and specifications
Estimated staffing requirements, production times, and relative costs to provide data for operational decisions
Worked closely with manufacturing department to develop, coordinate, and implement technical training for employees
Designed and developed manufacturing processes for enhancements, product changes, and new products, and related fixtures and tooling that are consistent with zero defect level and low product cost
Provided engineering support in production department to trouble shoot and resolve technical problems
Participated in installation, calibration, quality testing, physical testing, and research of physical, electrical, electronic (analog/digital circuit), and mechanical properties and reliability of different devices in normal and stress conditions (such as medical equipment, MRI, ultrasonic, pharmaceutical production lines, avionic subsystems, power transmission and distribution systems, engines, and machines)
EDUCATION
MSEE in Automation, Telemetric and Computer Science
COMPUTER SKILLS
Altium Designer, MS Office including Visio and Project, MfgPro, Kronos