Electrical Engineer Power Plant

James Gilliland

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

Address: *** ******* **

City: Huntsville

State: AL

Zip: 35801

Country: USA

Phone: 256-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $45,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

JAMES R. GILLILAND

214 Skyline Rd. (P.0. Box 200)

Madison, Al. 35758

256-***-**** e-mail ********@***.***

OBJECTIVE Pursuing a job that will utilize my Technical/Leadership skills and knowledge in Instrumentation Systems, System Integration/testing, Electrical Cable design and manufacturing. One that will offer potential for advancement.

EXPERIENCE

2003"present Jim Gillilands Flutes

Crafting Native American & other types of flutes from wood, cane &

bamboo.

1999 --2003 PEI Electronics/Integrated Defence Technologies

R&D shop supervisor

Responsible for design implementation, system integration & testing of first US

Army Hybrid Electric Humvees

April 1999 Retired fron United Technologies & moved back to Huntsville.

1997 -- 1999 United Technologies, USBI, KSC, Florida.

Senior Systems Engineer- February 1997 to 1999

Responsible for maintaining the Solid Rocket Booster Operations & Maintenance

Requirements and Specifications.

1980 -- 1997 United Technologies, USBI, Huntsville, Alabama.

Chief, Electrical Engineering- 1992 to 1997

Supervision of a group of 12 to 15 Engineers since 1992, with the design responsibility for Data Acquisition/Instrumentation, Recovery, EEE Parts and Electrical Circuit Analysis on the Solid Rockets Boosters (SRB) for the Space Shuttle Program

Senior Project Engineer- 1985 to 1992

Supervision of the Data Acquisition & Recovery group responsible for

the instrumentation system design on the return-to-flight Solid Rocket

Boosters (SRB) for the Space Shuttle Program.

Senior Electrical Engineer- 1983 to 1985

Electrical Engineer- 1981 to 1983

Group leader for the design and sustaining engineering for the telemetry, Data Acquisition on the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB).

Electrical Engineer- 1981 to 1983

Group leader for the design and sustaining engineering for the telemetry, Data Acquisition and parachute camera systems on the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB). Interface with vendors on hardware manufacturing.

Design Engineering specialist - 1980 to 1981

Responsible for designing electrical cables for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB).

1979-1980 Englehart Industries, Huntsville, Alabama

Multi Skilled mechanic in plant maintenance, maintaining all electrical, mechanical equipment & machines.

1973 - 1979 Bernina Sewing Center, Huntsville, Alabame

Owner and Manager

Owned and operated the Bernina Sewing Center here in Huntsville

for seventeen years. I owned the business from 1968 to 1985 and was full time Manager from 1973 to 1979. Sold & serviced home & commercial sewing machines. Sold high end fabrics & craft supplies.

1966 - 1973 IBM Corp. Federal Systems Division, Huntsville, Al.

Electrical Test Engineer- 1969 to 1973

Responsible for design maintenance and test procedures for sensor test sets

used on the Saturn V Instrument Unit (IU). Left IBM in 1973 rather than transfer to New York.

Electrical Designer-1966 to 1969

Responsible for writing test programs for a Hughes Flexible

Automatic Circuit Tester (FACT) to check all internal wiring and Measuring

Distributors on the Saturn V Instrument Unit (IU).

1963 - 1966 Chrysler Corp., Michould, La.

Quality Inspection Test Specialist

Test Conductor, responsible for operating and maintaining the Saturn 1B

Telemetry Ground Station for the final check out of the Saturn 1B Booster.

1962- 1963 Hayes International Corp., Birmingham, Al.

Fabrication Specialist

Responsible for fabrication of electrical cables and control panels for the

Pershing missile. Potting and molding specialist on the fabrication, potting

and molding of watertight cables for the US Navy.

1958 - 1962 United States Navy, Key West, Fl.

Aviation Fire control Radar Tech., Second Class Petty Officer

Fire Control Radar technician for naval all-weather fighter aircraft weapon

Systems radar & computers. Shop leader for hardware repair and overhaul.

EDUCATION

1955 -- 1958 John Herbert Phillips High School --Graduated

Birmingham, Al

1958 United States Navy Electrical Prep. School --Graduated

Norman, Ok

1959 United States Naval Aviation Fire Control Radar School- Graduated

Millington, TN.

MILITARY STATUS

Unites States Navy- 1958 -- 1962, Airborne Firecontrol Radar & Missile Systems.

Honorable Discharge

CLEARANCE

Secret -- Inactive

REPORTS

NASA New Technology Report- MSFC No. III-6-603-151

Accumulator Internal Leakage Testing.

NASA New Technology Report- MSFC No. III-6-603-147

A Vacuum Drying Technique for Metal Components and Tank Assemblies.

ORGANIZATIONS

National Management Association

Boy Scouts of America- Assistant Scout Master

Echota Cherokee Tribe Roll # 9059 (1/4 Cherokee)

PERSONAL REFERENCES

Don Underwood 616-***-**** Jeff Landrum 706-***-****

Jim Burgess 256-***-**** Lee Askins 256-***-****

Roy Phillips 931-***-**** Jasper McFarlen 256-***-****

Milton Mead 256-***-****

CORRESPONDENCE AND COMPANY COURSES

1958 Navy Soldering Certification- US. Navy

1960 Electronic Tech. 2 & 3 - US. Navy Training Systems

1960 Television -- US. Navy Training Systems

1962 Air Force Soldering Certification -- Hayes International Corp.

1963 NASA Soldering Certification -- Chrysler Corp.

1965 Power Transistors- Chrysler Corp.

1965 Slide Rule- National Radio Institute

1969 Advanced Air-conditioning and Refrigeration- Madison Co. Trade School

1969 Sewing Machine Mechanics-Swiss Bernina Corp.

1971 Digital Techniques- IBM Systems Training

1976 Sewing Machine Mechanics- Pfaff Corp.

1979 Plant Safety- TCP Training Systems (a Dunn & Bradstreet company).

1979 Blue Print Reading-TCP Training Systems.

1980 Using Steam in the Power Plant- TCP Training Systems

1980 How Power Plants Work- TCP Training Systems

1980 Generating Steam in the Power Plant- TCP Training Systems

1980 Operation and Maintenance of Boiler Systems-

1980 National A&R Service Training Center

1980 NASA Steam Boiler Operator Certification

1980 National A&R Service Training Center 1980 Lock Smithing- Belsaw Corp. 1983 Technical Writing- UAH (for USBI) Huntsville, Al.

1994 Total Quality Management (TQM) -- USBI

1995 Leadership Training -- USBI

1995 Manager Training- USBI

HOBBIES

Wood Working, Metal working, Carving in Wood, Bone and Stone

Flint Knapping, primitive Technologies, Herbology

Making Native American Love Flutes from cedar and river cane,

Air-conditioning/Refrigeration and fishing & hunting. Auto repair.

Other Accomplishments.

In 2002 two of my Native American Flutes were flown on NASA Shuttle

STS-113 & played on the Space Station By Astronaut John Herrington.

One of the flutes is now in the new Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian

in Washington, DC

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