Jeff Caldwell

e63afv@r.postjobfree.com

908-***-****

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Albuquerque, NM 87111

Objective:

To further my electrical engineering career

Work Experience:

Field Operations Engineer

Emcore Solar Power, Albuquerque, NM

http://www.emcore.com/terrestrial_photovoltaics

(September 2010 to Present)

- Directed the installation of dual-axis Concentrated Photovoltaic solar trackers in Rajasthan, India for Reliance Industries as part of a 5 Megawatt solar field. Guided workers on site through the construction of several solar tracking systems. Personally trained the customer's engineers and electricians to use the tracking software and troubleshoot the system. Returned to India to calibrate the system, perform maintenance, and analyze data.

- Guided the installation of a 100kW CPV solar field at the Airforce Research Laboratory in Maui, Hawaii as part of the Maui Energy Improvement Initiative.

- Supervised the installation of a 50kW CPV field at the high school in Gallup, NM.

- Trained the maintenance teams for the solar fields at the Albuquerque International Airport and Gallup.

- Performed as the technical writer to create the troubleshooting guide for the solar trackers based on personal field experience.

- Responsible for updating and correcting the installation manuals as changes and advancements are made to the solar trackers.

- Troubleshoot at several close-to-home customer sites in New Mexico (Sunport, Gallup, and Playas) to further improve the performance of the system and further my expertise in its workings.

- Responsible for the organization of and the logistics related to the field installation tool kit.

- Responsible for organization and maintenance of tools, fixtures, components and solar trackers at the headquarters.

- Observe solar trackers at the headquarters to find ways of improving the current design and to test new designs.

Electrical Engineering Intern

Goldline Controls, North Kingstown, RI

(Summer 2009)

- Wrote technical instructions on updating firmware for a programmable LED pool light.

- Updated the pool light firmware at two field sites.

- Researched data for a new web-based pool monitoring product and an acid feed component for an electronic pool water maintenance system.

Summer Intern

Hayward Industries, Elizabeth, NJ

www.hayward-pool.com

(Summers of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007)

- Updated engineering databases with product specifications.

- Worked with CAD drawings for the engineering department.

- Ran the mail room.

Education:

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Economics

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Resident Assistant at Engineering-House

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

(August 2008 to May 2010)

- Personally handled situations within the dorm, including one-on-one situations such as depression and community-wide situations such as underage drinking.

- Kept residents up to date with engineering and social campus events.

- Ran educational and social programs for students.

Engineering Courses

Logic Design Theory and Practice

Microcontrollers

Linear Control Systems

Digital Image Processing

Energy Conversion

Electromagnetics

Electronic Circuit Design

Computer Skills:

- C++

- Java

- HTML

- Multisim

- PIC Basic Pro

- MATLAB

- AutoCAD

- Photoshop

- Illustrator

- Excel

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