Engineer Electrical

Catherine J. Pierce

****A Mercury Cir SE, Albuquerque, NM 87116

Phone: 505-***-**** Cell: 505-***-****

Email: *******.******@*****.***

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

. Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, December 2008

Community College of the Air Force, Keesler AFB, MS

. Emphasis on Aerospace Avionics, 33 credits transferred to Bachelor's

degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

Meteorological Tower Technologist, February 2010 - July 2010

Acciona Energy North America, Chicago, IL 60606

. Monitored and maintained fleet of over 100 tubular and lattice

meteorological towers for wind energy assessment (75% travel and field

work)

. Oversaw contractors on installation of met towers including tower

structure and grounding systems as well as applicable instrumentation

. Coordinated construction projects with subcontracted companies

ensuring company standards are complied with on-site during tower

maintenance and installation

. Constructed and wired data logger enclosures for data collection

. Programmed data logger to individual tower standards (Campbell

Scientific, NRG and Secondwind)

. Calibrated instruments on-site before installation onto towers

. Ensured tower construction complies with local and federal laws such

as local Environmental laws/permits and/or FAA requirements

. Maintained tower and component inventory database

Aircraft Electrician/C Mechanic, July 2009 - February 2010

L-3 Communication/Integrated Systems, Greenville, TX 75402

. Fabricated and troubleshot aircraft electrical harnesses on all systems

of the MC-12 airframe as per customer requests and specifications.

. Complied with engineer wiring diagrams and company security procedures

during aircraft production

Environmental Research Assistant, May 2007-October 2008

Department of Crop and Soil Science, Penn State University, University

Park, PA 16802

. Performed field tasks including soil sampling and soil gas flux

monitoring using photo-acoustic gas monitor for various continuous

projects (up to 50% field work)

. Performed laboratory experiments such as soil electronegativity testing

and nitrogen extraction of soil samples using potassium chloride solution

exchange

. Maintained databases for data collected from field observations and

laboratory experiments

. Research work contributed to technical paper publishing in the Soil

Science Journal of America (2010 publication)

Weather Station Tower Observer/Graphics Producer, September 2005-May 2007

Department of Meteorology, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802

. Recorded meteorological observations for the National Weather Service and

The Penn State Climatology Office

> Observations included rain gauge measurements, snow accumulation

measurements, daily high and low temperature, daily barometric

pressure and daily dew point temperature using a sling psychrometer

. Constructed graphics for the Penn State television show Weather World

using WSI; converted show to Flash for website display

. Downloaded and archived weekly and monthly ASOS meteorological data for

The Penn State Climatology Office

Aircraft Instrument and Flight Control Systems Journeyman/Supervisor, May

1999-October 2007

United States Active Duty Air Force/Reserves, 58th AMS, Kirtland AFB, NM

87117/913th AMS, Willow Grove ARS, PA

19090

. Troubleshot, repaired and maintained aircraft avionics systems on MC-

130P, MC-130H, HC-130P and MH-53J airframes

. Maintained aircraft form documentation and debrief aircraft sorties

. Supervised 5 Airmen while section Noncommissioned Officer in-charge

MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS

. American Meteorological Society, Member, May 2008- Present

. Penn State Environmental Society, Member, February 2007- January 2008

. James H. and Joan E. Meyer Trustee Scholarship recipient, June 2008

. Hans A. Panofsky Scholarship recipient, May 2005

. Selected for early military promotion, November 2002

SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS

. Campbell Scientific CR1000 certification, March 2010

. First Aid/CPR certification, June 2010

. Moderate use of GIS software such as ArcMap and ArcGIS

. Working knowledge of computer programming languages PERL and Visual Basic

. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

. Expert in electrical wiring systems troubleshooting and repair

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