Electrical Technician
Resume:
GEOFFREY D. LUKENS
Winchester, VA 22601
email: abn9uu@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: Employment as TECHNICIAN & INSPECTOR
QUALIFICATIONS - Extensive technical training, global experience and outside-the-box perspective make me a very good candidate for employment. I have formal training in Electricity & Computer Electronics, Environmental & Water Treatment, Life Support & Communications, successfully developed and implemented maintenance systems for the various organizations with which I have worked, and have extensive hands-on Electrical experience spanning three decades. Qualified to operate backhoe, pettibone forklift, Hi-lift, Bucket truck, Bobcat with Auger or Front-end bucket. I wrote and had published, numerous technical procedures and training manuals used by Navy and Commercial organizations today. I am a qualified equipment operator. I have extensive supervisory skills and, I am an effective communicator.
EDUCATION
1970 Graduate, Minnetonka High School.
1972- 1976 Diver/Life Support Systems Technician; BUD/S (U.S. Navy SEAL) Training Honor Graduate
1977 Licensed, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
1982-1984 Associate of Science Degree, Three Rivers Community College
(Incl. Applied Electronics; HVAC)
1978-1980 Graduate, U.S. Navy Electronics & Combat Systems Technical Schools; Basic Electricity & Electronics Prep Course (Digital Electronics); Micro-, Mini-, and Large-scale General Purpose Computer; CPU and ADP System Peripheral Equipment; Card punch, reader/interpreter; Hi-speed line printer; Magnetic tape drive; TTY.
1987-1989 Graduate, Defense Language Institute, Monterey - Russian Courses: Basic Course followed by (Specialized) Terminology Refresher for INF Treaty Translators.
1999-2001 Wheeling Jesuit University, Bachelor of Organizational Leadership and Development
1998-1999 International Correspondence Schools, Plumber; Electrician Course(s)
1999-2003 ** Water Quality Association Certification Course, Certified Water Specialist; Hach Instruments: Turbidimetry, Water Analysis & Integrated Systems.
2003-2004 Electric Motors and Controls Course, Lord Fairfax CC.
2009-2010 ** Wastewater Treatment Courses: Purpose & Fundamentals of WWTx thru WEF; WWTx ProDev. COI (12 contact hours) thru Technical Learning College
2010 Fiber Optic Network Cable Technician, RBT Systems, ACES-Certified; Hazard Awareness Training (Essroc Cement Corp.7/2010); U.S. Dept. of Labor MSHA [Surface Coal, Construction, Metal/Non-Metal, 24hr Training] @ MMS, Beaver, WV Cert..
EMPLOYMENT
06/12-Present Crane 1 Services; Maintenance & Service, Repair, Formally-trained & Certified in Safety Compliance Inspection of Overhead Cranes and Hoists; Major Overhauls and Upgrades on a variety of Material Handlers; Powerplants, Military Facilities, Steelmills, Foundries, Factories, Workshops, Warehouses, Garages; Wire rope replacement; Electrical - Mechanical Troubleshooting and Repairs. Fall Protection Safety Trained/Compliant.
05/11-06/12 Overhead Crane Equipment Co.; Maintenance & Service, Repair, Safety Compliance Inspection of Overhead Cranes and Hoists; Major Overhauls and Upgrades on a variety of Material Handlers; Powerplants, Military Facilities, Steelmills, Foundries, Factories, Workshops, Warehouses, Garages; Wire rope replacement; Electrical - Mechanical Troubleshooting and Repairs. Fall Protection Safety Trained/Compliant.
06/10-04/11 Beckstrom Electric Co.; Comm'l Electrical Contruction, Major Hospital Facilities (ICU, CCU, Emergency Dept, Medical Office Bldg.), all phases of work, including fire alarm, badge-pass reader stations, patient monitor stations, lighting, HVAC 3-phase power and low-voltage control wiring.
04/10-06/10 US Census 2010 Enumerator
02/09-11/09 Gaylor Electric Co.; Heavy Industrial Electrical Construction; Cable Tray layout & Installation; Rigid Conduit layout & Installation; Termination of Panels, Motors and Instrumentation; Circuit Testing, Troubleshooting, Pre-Commissioning Check-out
10/07-08/08 Crum Electrical Services, Inc., Commercial Electrical Construction; State-Licensed Journeyman Electrician, (WV, VA).
2003-2007 Commercial Electrician - RCD, inc. Electrical Service; Consolidated Electrical Service Co.; ADVEnt Home Networking Services Co., Commercial and Residential; large-scale tract and custom homes and offices, Northern VA & WV. Working from Engineer s plans, NEC, and consulting all participants, performed alterations, upgrades and new construction in large, commercial and industrial sites, Low-voltage (structural) cabling Audio/Data/Video/Security, suiting needs of tenants. Wiring of service, salvage of recyclable equipment, coordination of power and light during all phases of construction in the facility during projects. My actions contributed to significant savings and meeting critical schedules.
1998-2003 Service Technician/ Service Manager, World Wide Water Treatment Co., Inc.; Factory-Trained through AQuion Corp. and Hach Instruments, Inc. Sampling and Distributions System Monitoring; Aquion (RainSoft) Corp. Service Training Industrial Filtration Equipment, Large-scale including Reverse-Osmosis Systems; Comprehensive Plumbing Course administered by Thomson School; Responsible for all employer's Commercial and Industrial Service. 2002 Service Person of the Year, Aquion-RainSoft Systems, Inc.
Team leader for a major Water Treatment dealership in a region characterized by problem water. Designated Employee for a Licensed Contractor. Combining technical and interpersonal skills, led the service team through a period of high-volume sales, during introduction of a new, state-of-the-art product line. Using Microsoft Office, Excel 2000; implemented use of spreadsheet tracking/reporting. Performed Plumbing and Electrical Work daily. Honored in 2002 at Aquion/RainSoft National Convention as "Serviceperson of the Year."
1997-1998 Licensed Blasting Technician, Bulk Explosives Driver, Franklin & Sons, Inc.
Performed/provided drilling and blasting services to construction and aggregate/quarry industry throughout Northern Shenandoah Valley region.
1995-1997 Explosive Ordnance Disposal; Emergency Medical Technician, UXB International Inc. Performed the duties of EOD/EMT at two remediation sites; Umatilla, Oregon, and American University, N.W. Washington, DC. Team members are knowledgeable in recognition, ID, render-safe, and disposal procedures of all explosive ordnance. Work sites contained a variety of challenging ordnance, including high explosives and chemical munitions. Collateral duty, providing daily support to EOD team as on-site EMT.
1972-76; 1978-95 U.S. Navy-retired, Electronics Technician First Class
* Following HS, employed in family Excavating/Construction equipment rental business in Washington, DC Metro area. Focus of work - DC Metro Underground Construction project.
* Honor Graduate, BUD/S Training; assigned UDT-21; Small arms Expert; cartographer; successive overseas deployments; served as field radio communicator and provided foreign language translation supporting NATO cross-training.
* '76-' 78,Taylor Diving & Salvage Co., New Orleans, LA. Deep Sea Diving; Systems Support, Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, and Persian Gulf Oil fields.
* Graduate DS A, C-School, Combat Systems Technical Schools Command.
* Graduate Navy EOD School; NEC 5327; CMS Custodian certified.
* Assigned SEAL Team 2, served as Platoon Leading Petty Officer during numerous overseas NATO deployments. Platoon Communications Petty Officer. Served as ST-2 Communications Department Head, responsible for all aspects of Communications Training, Operations, mission planning, and coordination. Achieved very high success rate with challenges of long-range HF low-power radio communications capabilities, as well as Satellite, arctic, marine, desert environment, inter-squad modes, cipher burst, or GPS-to-map orientation.
* Graduate, Defense Language Institute, followed by duty with On-Site Inspection Agency, performing inspections under INF treaty. Served as Russian Linguist/Inspector for U.S. Teams, in-country with Soviet/Warsaw Pact counterparts. Written and spoken translation in any setting. As Communications rep, maintained daily link using both IMMARSAT suitcase satellite and short-wave back-up. Plank-owner Nuclear Test Treaty Group, for Long-range planning using spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3. Staff Training NCO for management of all Service Branches Physical Readiness Qualification Standards (retention eligibility criteria).
* EOD Mobile Unit 2, Detachment Leading Petty Officer deployed to Persian Gulf with Carrier Battle Group. Retired from active duty 01-95.
I serve as a Court-appointed Chief Officer of Election since 1998. I am a non-smoker. I will readily undergo any necessary training incidental to a new assignment, and will perform either supervisory or hands-on work, as needed.
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