DONALD C. MASON

972-***-****

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Fort Worth TX 76131

ac0gfk@r.postjobfree.com

GENERAL INFORMATION

I am technician with extensive detailed professional experience and in electronics and electromechanical calibration processes. I technical interfaced with vendors, craft, engineers and customers in the Telecommunications, Aerospace, Nuclear Power, Petrochemical and HVAC and Refrigeration Industries. I have been able to apply my working knowledge of electrical, electronic and mechanical theory, physics to different calibration applications in a wide variety of industries and always looking for acceptable opportunities to initiate cost savings and improvements for the companies that I serve. I researched and developed and trained on newest equipment, procedures that saved AT&T $300,000 per year and over $350,000 per year at Comanche Peak Nuclear Steam Electric Power Plant. I made suggestions to engineers in the Aerospace industry that resolve certain statistical issues to meet regulatory requirements and corrected a refrigeration issue with the batch process at Sohio chemical plant that keep that part of the process running for weeks instead of days.

PROFESIONAL OBJECTIVES

I enjoy people and want to become part of a professional maintenance team, with a well-established company, where we can establish a relationship of mutual benefit, and use my vast array of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical experience leading to opportunities for continual personal growth and learning.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Over 30 years proven experience as Tier II support over team of 38 to 68 technicians with the desire for helping every team member succeed in reaching their potential and increase production.

Over 30 years’ experience working with software, electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic controls, sensors, mechanical equipment, preventive maintenance, physics and a strong passion for continual learning and improvement.

Over 30 years’ experience working with tech manuals, pictorial diagrams, ladder schematic diagrams, blueprints and tracking and handling different materials and parts to resolve difficult issues to meet deadline schedules, outage restorations, cost savings, and preventive maintenance and in the Nuclear Power and Telecommunications industries.

Designed on-sight calibration, test fixture fabrication, statistical analysis, and data sheets to calibrate the nuclear plant motor operated valves up to 200,000 lbs. in tension and compression, saving plant $74,000 per reactor per refueling outage for a total of $296,00 for all four outages per year.

Lead a team of mechanics in designing, buying and calibrating equipment for a new torquing procedure for the studs on the primary reactor systems that went up to 19,500 lb.-ft. and cut the radioactive dose rate and time by 60%.

Collaborated with nuclear material engineer to design, set-up, test, run the equipment, and procedure to introduce a different metal on the reactor studs, on a protoplasmic level to reduce galling that saved $58,000per reactor outage incost and radioactive waste.

Helped develop training for the nuclear plant electricians, mechanics, and I&C technicians on new test equipment used to increase efficiency and reduce plant downtime, repair cost and radioactive dose rates.

I helped Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman resolve some calibration and statistical issues that allowed them to meet their government regulatory issues.

Over 30 years’ experience working with tech manuals, pictorial diagrams, ladder schematic diagrams, blueprints and tracking and handling different materials and parts to resolve difficult issues to meet deadline schedules, outage restorations, cost savings, and preventive maintenance and in the Nuclear Power and Telecommunications industries.

EDUCATION

University of North Texas - 118 HRS toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering Technology including three metallurgy courses dealing with metals, alloys, composites, and destructive and non-destructive testing.

Texas State Technical Institute, Associate Degree of Applied Sciences Instrumentation Technology. GPA 3.578; Vice President’s Honor Roll

Design installation and repair of analog, digital, pneumatic, hydraulic, AC and DC electrical and electronic control instrumentation associated feed forward, feed backward and loop control systems utilized in industrial process for pressure, temperature, flow and level including process analyzers, the Honeywell TDC2000, power distribution, lockout procedures and safety procedures. Valve design including seats, trim, materials and flow characteristics.

Texas State Technical Institute, Associate Degree of Applied Sciences Electronics Technology. GPA 3.636 Changed Major to Instrumentation

AC and DC electrical theory, analog and digital theory design, operation, application, and troubleshooting of semiconductors, processors, digital and analog logic and control circuits and electromechanical devices including AC and DC motors and controls, power supplies, rectifiers, inverters, lasers, sensors, stepper and servo motors, feedback loops and basic robotic applications.

Texas State Technical Institute, Associate Degree of Applied Sciences Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology. GPA 3.824; Vice president’s Honor Roll

Design, installation and repair of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration controls and systems and the temperature and humidity issues associated with different industries processes including gas and electrical heating units. Ammonia, absorption, Freon, thermo-king, ice makers and automotive air conditioning units at an ammonia ice plant and part time while I was working on my degree.

Putnam City High School, Diploma

WORK HISTORY

CAREER TRANSITION

Nov. 19, 2016 to Current

Attended job searching activities at Workintexas.com, weekly South Lake focus, on-line, and worked on resume.

Volunteered to help at 2017 Texas Motor Speedway Job Fair.

Increase knowledge of Beamex MC6 HART calibrator, HART 475, Fluke 744, Fluke 754 and Fluke 789 Process meter for temperature, pressure, level and flow calibrations.

Increasing my knowledge on Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers, Rockwell Rslogix 5000, Allen Bradley HMI Panel View Plus, Variable Frequency Drives, servo motors, stepper motors, optical sensors, harmonic, AC and DC motors and pumps and other new single and 3-phase automation and electromechanical equipment technology and processes.

Reviewing books on automation practices, and metrology theory.

AT&T Sept. 15, 1997 - Nov.19, 2016

TITLE: Communication Technician

Lead NOC technician, at the company’s request, included design, installation, trouble shooting, and repair of analog and digital switch equipment, and transport copper and fiber equipment hardware, circuit boards, software and translations using oscilloscopes, DVM’s, board layout and in-depth Knowles of digital buffer diagnostics.

Lead technician in resolving network outages, equipment failures, hostage situations, software rerouting, and high profile customer issues for the team.

Lead technician and quality control person, at the company’s request, for 6 circuit design engineering production teams (approximately 68 technicians), for a22 states area.

Circuit design point of contact for the business office, engineers and special high profile customers.

Physically wired circuits, on and off ladders, from central office to customer’s businesses and houses and talked to customers to find and resolve issues. Had one of AT&T’s highest customer satisfactory and quality ratings.

Use APEX software to access on-line manufacture documentation to resolve issues and order parts.

Northrop Grumman Corporation July 1997 - September 1997

TITILE: Metrology/ Plant Calibration Technician

Duties were in the physical department calibrating thermocouples, pressure sensors, vacuum sensors, weights, scales, hardness testers, and pneumatic torque wrenches.

I assisted with the calibrations and repair in the electrical, dimensional, and optical areas.

I worked with the calibration engineer with the development, statistical analysis, accuracy ratios, traceability issues for quality control and traceability to NIST.

Comanche Peak Nuclear Steam Electric Power Plant June 15, 1986 - July 15, 1997

TITLE: Senior Metrology and Senior Instrumentation & Control Technician

As Senior Technician Instrumentation & Control Technician, I calibrated and repaired the Westinghouse electronic plant control circuit boards along with the pressure, flow, temperature, level, electrical process loop controls, sensors and equipment associated for the primary and secondary plant control systems for both nuclear reactors.

I was in a total plant instrumentation inspection process to help license both reactor plants for operation approval.

Lead Senior Metrology Technician for production, calibration, repair, and parts inventory in the areas of physical, force, torque, dimensional, optical, and vibration over 23 metrology technicians.

Back-up Senior Metrology Technician in the areas of electrical, frequency, temperature, humidity, pressure and vacuum over 15 metrology technicians. Calibrations included

Metrology laboratory accuracies and uncertainties were ISO certified directly traceable to NIST.

I worked with engineers and machinist in the design and fabrication test fixtures for the equipment calibrations.

As Senior Technician, I lead, trained coordinated the production for 29 to 39 Issue Clerks/Associate Technicians, helping them to reach their maximum potential and feel confident about performing their duties.

Involved 18-month plant license inspection of all instrumentation, controls, gauges, sensors, transmitters, valves and their associated equipment.

I was part of the plant Radioactive and Hazardous Release Emergency Evacuation Team.

SOHIO CHEMICAL COMPANY Aug. 1984 to Nov. 1984

Title: Instrumentation and Electrical Technician

Performing installation, calibration, trouble shooting, repair and general maintenance of plant processes, controllers and equipment including: valves, pumps, analyzers, process controls, sensors (temperature, pressure and flow), relays, motors, pumps, solenoids and tubing/piping.

Worked on relay, pneumatic and solid state logic controls.

Handled electrical trouble shooting issues from 4 to 20 millivolts to 480 VAC and 600 VAC (three-phase) power distribution systems.

Work on pneumatic and hydraulic controls, valves, tubing for explosive and hazardous chemical processes.

Worked on alternators, generators and the battery backup systems.

The batch process involved a refrigeration step that it went through about every 3 days and a tech had to out and adjust the monitoring controls for the process to complete, we recalibrated and adjusted the controls for maximum load requirements, instead of average load requirements and the process ran for weeks and the chemical was still well within specifications. This save process down time and recalibration cost.

SOUTHEASTERN PUBLIC SERVICES AMMONIA ICE PLANT May 1883 to July 1984

Title: Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration/Assistant Ammonia Engineering Technician

Electrical and mechanical repair and maintenance on merchandisers units, building HVAC units, company automotive air conditioning units, the tractor tailor THERMO KING units, ice makers.

Repair and maintenance on refrigeration storage vaults and assist the Ammonia Engineer with work on the ammonia ice plant equipment, such as pumps, compressors, valves, bearings, inverters, fuses, motors, hoses, fittings and tubing.

Handled 110 volts, 220 and 480 volts (three-phase) power distribution wiring to motors, fans. relays, contactors, compressors and motors.

Metal fixture fabrication and repair using oxygen and acetylene cutting and acetylene and arc welding.

Used electrical powered tools, general hand tools, gauges, multi-meters (in volts, ohms and current) and amp meters, calipers, laser levels.

Worked on plant conveyor belts, rollers, belts, chains and bearings.

TRANSWORLD OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING COMPANY March 1982 to February 1983

(This was a subsidiary of Kerr & McGee Chemical Company that has since been bought-out by Anadarko Oil Company) Title: roustabout, roughneck and derrickman

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