Engineer Design

Russ Wulfekuhl

***** ******* **. ******, ******* 35613

256-***-**** (c)

ac0fqj@r.postjobfree.com

Overview

** ***** ** ********** *********** management and design experience with a reputation for meeting the most challenging organizational goals and objectives. Decorated service member with over 8 years of honorable service.

Consistently scored high on yearly evaluations and performance appraisals

Degreed Electrical Engineer with valuable knowledge in mechanical systems.

Project Engineering experience to include management of personnel, schedule, and budget

Experience interfacing with customer at remote sites

Currently holds a secret security clearance for work in a nuclear power plant

Nuclear Engineering

Project Engineering

Field Service Engineering

Electrical Design

Engineering

Military

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) 2012 – Present

I&C Design Engineer - Produce Engineering Change Packages based on design requirements in accordance with current procedures. Complete all phases of design review meetings. Make changes to drawings via drawing change authorizations. Provide engineering support to plant operations. Performed task oversight duties for projects contracted to outside vendor for implementation.

DRS-TEM LLC, 2004 – 2012

Project Engineer - Managed a project team of 4 engineers and $250K budget culminating in the successful design, build and qualification of a computer automated test set used to electronic test hardware installed in tracked military vehicles. Wrote project plan, statement of work, qualification / test plan to include requirements database and risk mitigation plans. Scheduled and held periodic status meetings and logged minutes. Updated schedule regularly to show progress and estimate completion dates.

Alstom Power Inc. 2001 – 2004

I&C Commissioning Engineer - Traveled to remote location of newly built combined cycle power plants to verify wiring, and construction of steam turbine PLC control system. Make software changes to control system as necessary for proper operation. Verification of proper installation and testing of generator protection system. Systematically start up various balance of plant systems. Tune systems utilizing function block logic software control system. Perform various milestone testing of systems per schedule. Train customer personnel on the proper use of the control system.

PEI Electronics, 1997 – 2001

Product Design Engineer - Designed and tested various analog and digital circuit card assemblies used in automated electronic test sets. Designed assemblies for use in VXI, VME and proprietary chassis. Gained valuable experience in problem solving and electronic troubleshooting skills. Gained experience in RS485/422/232, Mil-STD-1553, Ethernet, PCMCIA and USB communication buses. Developed RTL FPGA firmware using hardware descriptive language (VHDL) allowing digital control of electrical hardware and generating video test patterns. Designed and documented vehicle cabling systems.

United States Navy, 1985 - 1993

Machinist Mate (E6) - Completed over 8-years of honorable service with the U.S. Navy in the submarine service. Gained valuable mechanical experience in the operation and maintenance of steam, hydraulic, pneumatic, oxygen piping systems, atmosphere control equipment, diesel generators, and AC&R systems. Confidently repaired numerous mission critical submarine systems which enabled successful, on-time deployments while attached to the USS L.Y. Spear (AS-36). Successfully started up and managed a new, remotely located two man recruiting office.

Military Awards

Navy Good Conduct Medal (2)

Meritorious Unit Commendation

Battle “E” Ribbon

Expert Rifleman

National Defense Ribbon

Letter of Commendation (Commander Subron 6)

Area Recruiter of the Month (2)

Education / Training

Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, Colorado

B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1997, 3.62/4.0

GE Mark IV Boiling Water Reactor Plant Systems, TVA, August 2012

ABB University, Baden, Switzerland, Introduction to combined cycle power plants, June – August 2001

ABB University, Belfort, France, Alstom P320 PLC control system, February – March 2002

Engineer in Training (EIT) Exam, Denver, Colorado, Passed April 1997

Machinist Mate A School, Great Lakes, Illinois, Marine Steam Plant operation, 1985

Basic Enlisted Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, Honor Grad, 1986

SSN/SSBN Auxiliary Package Course, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Operation and Maintenance of submarine auxiliary systems, 1986

Naval Oxygen Cleanliness School, Charleston, South Carolina, Shipboard oxygen cleanliness repair requirements 1989

Naval Recruiting School, Pensacola, Florida, Leadership, Management, Sales and Problem Solving, 1991

Interests

Enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, cycling, and swimming. Enjoy traveling and visiting foreign locations.

References and Supporting Documentation Furnished Upon Request

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