Electronics Technician
Resume:
John Richard Kline (“Ricky”)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-richard-kline
Conway, Arkansas ad5ehu@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Electronics Engineer or Technician in which I would use my hands-on electronic skills and knowledge to design, construct, test, and troubleshoot, and repair electronic devices, printed circuit boards, fixtures, and assemblies.
SUMMARY
BS graduate in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology with over 1.5 years of experience as an Application Engineer responsible for the programming, graphic/user interface building, and designing of HVAC control systems for commercial buildings. Then 1.5 years as a Test Technician for testing automatic transfer switches (ATS) and switchgear (power transfer control systems), testing various functions, testing and troubleshooting SCADA and PLC programs, connecting test equipment and wiring test fixtures, troubleshooting faults and correcting them, as well as correction of engineering mistakes. Then 1.5 years as a Technician with experience in assembling, calibrating, and testing high-precision military-grade optical rotary encoders ranging from 32 count/turn incremental units to high-precision 24-bit absolute encoders. Then 2.5 years experience as a Metrology Technician performing calibration of oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, frequency counters, micrometers, torque wrenches, etc.
For many years I have been an electronics hobbyist. I have built and designed electronic devices. I have designed and soldered PCBs, designed and built a talking clock using a PIC microcontroller, a talking thermometer using a PIC and EPROM, and other electronic projects, programmed microcontrollers (in C), designed digital logic circuitry, and repaired many electronic/mechanical devices.
I really enjoy working with electronics at the component level.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Metrology Technician, Quantic BEI Precision, Maumelle, AR, June 2021 to Present
• Performed Calibration and Performance Verification of electronic test equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Frequency Counters, LCR Meters, Power Supplies, Soldering Stations, Thermal Chambers, etc.
• Performed Calibration and Performance Verification of mechanical test equipment such as Calipers, Micrometers, Pressure Gauges, Vacuum Gauges, Vacuum Chambers, Torque Drivers, etc.
• Calibration and Performance Verification of BEI Custom Test Equipment
• Troubleshot and Repaired faulty test equipment
• Use of Reference and Transfer Standards
• Use of Gauge Blocks
• Use of MET/CAL software
• Creation of Purchase Orders for ordering parts, outsourcing equipment, or purchasing new equipment
• Keeping an asset calibration record
• Received MIL-STD-2000 Soldering Training
• Use of ESD Protection measures
Electronics Technician, Quantic BEI Precision, Maumelle, AR, Jan 2020 to June 2021
• Performed Electronic and Mechanical Assembly of MIL-SPEC Optical Encoders, ranging from 32 count/turn incremental to 24-bit absolute position encoders
• Performed Mechanical Alignment of Optics and Code Disks
• Performed Electronic Calibration of Optical Encoders
• Repairing and Troubleshooting Customer-Returned Encoders
• Testing of Completed Encoders
• Conformal Coating of Printed Circuit Boards
• Use of ESD Protection measures
• Performed work in a Clean Room Environment
Field Service Engineer, Russelectric, Broken Arrow, OK, November 2018 to July 2019
• Performed preventive maintenance on Automatic Transfer Switches and Switchgear
• Troubleshooted and repaired faults in transfer switches
• Worked at the training center for Russelectric in Broken Arrow to wire up new panels for the training transfer switches and switchgear
• Troubleshooted and repaired faults with training equipment
• Installed ethernet cabling for the training center
• Helped with research and development of a new ATS controller—testing all the functions and reporting faults to the controller manufacturer
• Worked to assist with training of new field service employees
• Received OSHA and NFPA 70E training
Test Technician, Russelectric, Hingham, MA, February 2017 to September 2018
• Inspected equipment for mistakes.
• Wired up 480V, 3-phase power supplies and low-voltage high-current supplies to Transfer Switches and Switchgear
• Performed “Hi-Pot” testing of transfer switches, switchgear, and buss bars.
• Tested transfer switch and switchgear operation, power metering, interlocks, circuit breakers, dry contacts, controllers, PLCs, SCADA systems, Modbus communications, and other features.
• Following of schematic diagrams, to verify operation of all wiring and that the design is correct.
• Troubleshooting of wiring mistakes and engineering mistakes.
• Correcting the mistakes and adding new wires and parts as needed, then verifying proper operation.
• Correction of programming mistakes in the PLC ladder logic (using Proficy Machine Edition) and graphical mistakes in the SCADA's HMI (using Schneider Electric Wonderware)
• Lock-out/Tag Out of equipment to maintain safety to personnel.
• Installation of both Low Voltage and Medium Voltage circuit breakers.
Application Engineer, Wade Company, a Schneider Electric partner, Little Rock, AR, April 2015 to Jan. 2017
• Programmed the control logic for air handling units, chilled and hot water control systems using Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare Function Block and Plain English script, as well as WorkPlace Tech software.
• Developed graphics/user interfaces (HMI) for air handlers, variable air volume (VAV) units, chilled and hot water systems, floor plans, generators, power meters, and general mass-data monitoring screens. Wrote and edited JavaScript for graphics.
• Went to job sites to assist with installation, perform troubleshooting, and commissioning of HVAC equipment and control systems.
• Presented finished Building Management Systems to the Customer.
• Used Microsoft Visio in conjunction with SmartWare Studio software to create submittal documents for the mechanical contractor, as well as for the field technician, outlining the Bill of Materials, which controllers and sensors are used, and where and how to wire each.
• Utilized various controller communication protocols, including Modbus, BACnet IP and MS/TP, and LonWorks (several utilizing RS-485 serial communications).
• Used WireShark to capture and analyze IP traffic and BACnet MS/TP traffic.
• Completed courses for SmartWare Studio and StruxureWare including earning the SmartStruxure Solution Engineering certification from Schneider Electric.
Electronics Arcade Technician, King Koin Amusements, Jacksonville, AR, April to June, 2011
• Repaired electronics in arcade games at the component level
• Repaired pool tables
• Installed change machines, jukeboxes, and arcade games
• Tested and rejuvenated CRT screens
• Cleaned and tested coin mechanisms
Electronics Hobbyist, Home, more than 20 years
• Constructed many electronic projects, including power supplies, amplifiers, digital meters, a speech scrambler, a soldering station, a Talking Clock, which I programmed and designed and soldered the PCB for, and a RAM-based digital audio recorder, designed with knowledge gained in college, a talking thermometer with programming in C using a PIC microcontroller, and a digital sound player, playing sound from Non-Volatile Memory.
• Experience with through-hole PCB soldering/troubleshooting.
• Much experience with schematics. Read schematics and drew them with ExpressSCH software.
• Repaired many, many tape recorders into working condition, both electronically and mechanically.
• Experience with audio/visual equipment, and construction of loudspeakers.
EDUCATION __
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
BS in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology–Graduated Spring 2015
Accomplishments
• GPA of 3.9
• Dean’s List
• Chancellor’s List
• 2012 Outstanding Freshman Award
• Senior Design Project Award for the Talking Clock
• 2nd Place in an IEEE design competition in 2015
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• Soldering (I have been soldering for over 20 years)
• Desoldering with a vacuum-pump desoldering iron
• Reading Schematics, as well as designing them
• Circuit Analysis of analog circuits
• Digital and analog circuit design
• Data acquisition systems
• Implementing combinational logic using programmable ROM
• PIC Microcontroller programming in C
• Programming in: C (both on the computer and for microcontroller applications), C#, C++, Java, VHDL, 8086 Assembly, ladder logic (for PLCs), and National Instruments LabView
• Printed circuit board design layout and construction, Altium
• Electronic equipment repair and troubleshooting
• Electronic design prototyping and device construction
• Operation of analog and digital oscilloscopes, multi-meters, spectrum analyzers, logic probes, logic analyzers, (E)EPROM and microcontroller programmers
• Visio
• AutoCAD
• Reading blueprints
• Troubleshooting
• Attention to detail
• Fast learner
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