Eric Merrill

** *. ****** *****

Roundup, Montana

916-***-****

Email: abobtx@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

Site & Field Services Technician; -Praxair Inc.

Dec 1999 - Mar 2008

Roseville, California (*temporarily re-hired Sep 2010 - July

2011, May - Sept 2012)

Description: Performed specialty gas cylinder change outs; electronic &

mechanical maintenance on the gas panels and the PLC controllers for the

customer.

Primary duties: Repair & maintenance of various equipment involving pumps,

motors, valves, electrical components, PLC controls. I performed system

calibrations on all measurement equipment, system troubleshooting,

preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, Lockout/Tag-out protocol,

and component change out.

I interfaced with an ALLEN BRADLEY 5/40 PLC, for monitoring, &

changing command functions in the ladder logic or operational commands

-associated with the UHP Nitrogen Air-Separation Plant. I interfaced with a

GE-Fanuc PLC, related to changing out spent (empty) specialty gas

cylinders. I conducted product inventory, shipping & receiving, storage,

warehousing & transport.

I generated & maintained engineering reports and daily pass downs,

using MS Word/Excel/Power Point/ & Access. All actions conducted in

accordance with all Safety protocols and S.O.P's, proper Electrical /

Mechanical Lockout / Tag-out protocols within all company safety program

guidelines.

Equipment: Air compressors & dryers; Steam boilers, purifiers, analyzers,

gas distribution panels & cabinets.

Hydrogen, Argon, Nitrogen & Oxygen bulk gas systems; hazardous materials &

waste. Allen Bradley and GE PLC equipment, portable engineering laptop

with proprietary software.

Gas Turbine Field Services Borescope Inspector / Mechanical Engineer

Granite Services Int'l / GE Energy (Home-based for Field Service)

Jun 2008 - Jan 2011

Description: 100% Field Service Travel; Coordinated and Supervised Gas

Turbine Plant Outages/Maintenance Overhauls/scheduled & non-scheduled

maintenance, or inspections -at power plants & customer sites in the USA

and Internationally. Repair & maintenance of equipment involving pumps,

motors, PLC & electrical components.

Primary duties: I conducted pre-job discussions, face to face with Plant

Manager & Site Engineer. I performed visual inspection of GE gas turbine

engine, using fiber-optic video equipment on GE Frames 5, 6B, 7F, 7FA & 9H.

I inspected the Inlet Plenum, Compressor, Combustor, Turbine, & Exhaust

segments with Borescope equipment.

I directed gas turbine maintenance outages, as the Project-Mechanical

Engineer/Technical Advisor, on the dis-assembly, component refurbish /

replacement & re-assembly of the listed GT engines. Supervised & directed

craft labor (maintenance crews') progress, evaluated project cost, manpower

& staffing. Supervised PLC controls Interface for software upgrades and

modifications, Instrument/Electrical & Control operations or program

upgrades during Combustion Inspections, Hot Gas Path Inspections, & Major

Overhaul Outages, within safety program.

Equipment: Everest XLG3 Borescope, Large Industrial Size Mechanical Tools

(Dead Blow Hammers, River Hawk Bolt Stretching equipment, High Pressure

pneumatic nut ratchets/wrenches), large ratchets/sockets, large bolts,

nuts, washers, anti-seize lubricant, machine honing pad, precision &

electrical measuring equipment, calibration & testing equipment, meg-

ohmmeter/multi-meter equipment, travel laptop, proprietary software, email,

GE engineering database. GE PLC control equipment and proprietary

software.

Gas Turbine Systems Technician, Electrical / Mechanical - United States

Navy

USS RAINIER (AOE-7), Bremerton, Washington

Jan. 1995 - May 1999

Description: Repair & maintenance of pumps, motors, PLC & electrical

components on Gas Turbine engine room systems, machinery & support

equipment; engine room instrumentation controls maintenance & operations.

Primary Duties: Repair & maintenance of equipment involving pumps, motors,

PLC & electronic components. I conducted mechanical, electrical, and

controls maintenance & repairs throughout an independent Gas Turbine

Propulsion & Generating Plant. I performed preventive maintenance and

corrective maintenance on the engine room equipment. PLC function testing

& programming, testing & diagnostics. I maintained operational condition

on all equipment. I performed oil sampling, fuel sampling, periodicity

oil/fuel change outs.

I monitored, maintained support, troubleshooting of all equipment in

the independent gas turbine & diesel-generated electrical plant, including

the engines, steam boiler, auxiliary pumps, valves, electrical console,

program control interface station, controller equipment, lube oil sampling

& conditioning, oily-waste system.

Equipment: (4) GE-LM2500 aero-derivative engines, (5) diesel electrical

generating engines, (1) Todd steam boiler, air compressors, air-

conditioning units, fuel pumps, lube-oil pumps, oil purifiers, control

valves, motor-operated valves, servo-valves, isolation valves, storage

tanks, settling tanks, shaft turning gear & reduction gear, shaft &

reduction gear bearings, electrical control consoles, shaft control

consoles, engine room system PLC's, firefighting equipment and handling.

Education / Training

General Electric Engineering Learning Center, Schenectady, NY June

2008 - Oct. 2008

Gas Turbine Field Engineering Training & Borescope Inspections on GE

Engines, Electrical Principles, PLC Controls, Troubleshooting & Operations.

Associate's Arts Degree - Jan

2005 - Jun 2009

Sierra College, Rocklin, California

- Business Management

Business Entrepreneurship classes, Electro-Mechanical Technician,

Computer Integrated Electrical Applications, PLC basic testing &

operations, Management & Supervisor Responsibilities classes.

Gas Turbine "A" School Certificate-

Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois

Apr - Dec 1995

Propulsion Engine Room & Gas Turbine Engine Operation, Pumps, Valves,

Controls, Electrical and Maintenance practices. Gauge & Instrument

Calibrations/Testing. Instrument & Electrical Controls, troubleshooting

practices, electrical circuits theory and maintenance, logic-relays,

control relay-cards, gas turbine performance programs, PLC controls/program

updates/functions, control console power supply test/maintenance, computer

access maintenance, Precision Measurement, Blueprint / Electrical &

Mechanical Schematics, P&ID's, Confined Space Entry Training, Firefighting,

Lockout/Tag-out Program, Hazardous Work Permits, computer board soldering,

fuse replacement, electrical theory, electrical testing, maintenance

practices, tools use, purifiers, compressors, boilers, refrigeration units.

Certifications

- G.E. Gas Turbine Mechanical Field Engineer

(2008)

- G.E. Gas Turbine Field Borescope Inspector

(2010)

- U.S. Naval Shipboard Gauge & Instrument Calibration Testing

(1997-2000)

- CPR / First Aid; US Navy, Praxair & Granite Services Int'l Inc.

(1995-2012)

- U.S. Passport

(Exp. December 2022)

- TWIC Card

(Exp. March 2014)

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