David Nichols

Automotive Technician Wilson, NC **893 ac763s@r.postjobfree.com 435-***-****

I'm an Automotive Technician; Diagnostician, seeking a career change into Maintenance Mechanic. I can communicate well with service managers and customers. In my last position, my duties included estimating work and repairs for vehicles, explaining and selling the work to customers, and completing the work on time. I like people and repairing things. It's not just my passion, it's fun. I have a good attitude about it. Who doesn't like equipment running just right?

Willing to relocate to: Durham, NC - Rocky Mount, NC - Raleigh, NC

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Automotive Technician/Service Writer Capital City Auto - Garner, NC October 2018 to April 2019

o experienced on software and capable of diagnosing and repairing Hunter's Alignment machine computer for various booting issues.

o Premier expert of alignment issues for the shop on any make and model including post accident recovery

o Expert training on German cars; still continuing diagnosis of complex CEL's like Asians and domestics; obtained 2 more ASE while working here

Automotive Technician E-business expert www.AutoBravado.com; DE Nichols on YouTube - Anywhere July 2007 to Present https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpooiQnVSwGVokjGoWshRAA

o I do advanced electrical diagnostics, sensor troubleshooting, CEL's lead to diagnosis, they aren't the diagnostician, I am. I have a good collection of hand tools/air tools/obd II live scanner/Tool Box.

o I enjoy writing and producing YouTube videos about personal car repairs, from electrical work timing chain replacement. I Pioneered new websites to communicate car and truck modifications as well as fuel efficiency advice on DE Nichols channel.

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Operating Room Specialist/Surgical Tech U.S. Army Reserve - Fort Bragg, NC August 1998 to Present

(including operations in many states and a few countries; especially enjoyed Germany and Nicaragua) o Lead setup of mechanical structures like complex expandable buildings, setup of field electrical systems, and used hydraulic machines designed to lift 20 ton connex's. o 2010 to 2014 did mechanical work on weapons – maintenance, inspections, and minor repairs

o Primary duty: O.R. Tech./Surgical Technologist we assisted in two departments: surgery and sterile processing.

Automotive Technician Pep Boys - Raleigh, NC April 2018 to October 2018

o Expected to fix anything that came in through the doors; Domestics, Asians, and Japanese are the vehicles that I am the most experienced but am capable and always wiling to take on a challenge. I diagnosed most check engine lights quickly and accurately and when the issue is deeper I don't give up. I am able to read and use wiring diagrams to dig down to the fault. I am skilled at using identifix and Alldata electrical diagrams to understand new systems and I rely mainly on my own experience and knowledge to understand the problem

Automotive Technician/Diagnostics Pridgen Tire and Auto Center - Rocky Mount, NC October 2017 to April 2018

Sole Diagnostic Technician for a shop of 7 auto technicians. Primary responsibility was to do diagnostics beyond what anyone else could do at the shop. Polished A/C leak repair skills. A/C Licensed. Did quick and timely steering and suspension repair. Improved my electrical skills and I thirst to learn more.

Surgical Technologist; Endoscopy Tech; Sterile Processing, Supervisor Weed Army Community Hospital - Fort Irwin, CA July 2016 to June 2017

o General Surgery team focused. Supervised and taught sterilizing skills for steam and Sterrad SPD (Sterile Processing Department), and Surgical Technicians o Responsible for tracers proving departmental and interdepartmental correct use and practice of decon and sterile supply o My technical writing skills were in high demand to be sure the department's policies were clearly communicated with the employees, supervisors, upper management, and oversight quality committees

Lead Automotive Technician Precision Tune Auto Care - Rocky Mount, NC January 2016 to March 2016

o I brought diagnostics back to this shop full-time. I can diagnose with or without a check engine light. Skills include live data, spotting inconsistencies, using lab scopes, multimeters, Power Probe, and electrical diagrams. I increased my game considerably thanks to this shops needs and my trainer, Ray 30+ years, diagnostician.

o I sped through more common repairs (see my Firestone experience) o Talked to customers more to help a busy manager sale services. I'm up with the best on up-sales. This works because I bring thorough inspections to the team - on average my sales are up high with the best techs

Automotive Technician/Mechanic Firestone Complete Auto Care - Wilson, NC March 2015 to January 2016

o Plenty of logical thinking and experience on tires, suspension, alignments, cooling systems, basic electrical tests, brakes, a little engine management trouble shooting o I'm good at test drives to pinpoint problems o I confirm problems and fixes with test drives, this reduces come backs

o I'm good with people, customers come back to find me (especially the ones that were first cold, killed them with kindness)

Taxi Dispatcher CCSi - Saint George, UT March 2012 to December 2014

o Brought my calm to tense situations and I handled drivers and customers professionally o Dispatched taxis using radio, phone, and computer skills to communicate with customers, drivers, and clients o You have to be accurate with lives on the line fixing cars, here accuracy was everything too, but for efficiency

S.O.S. Associate S.O.S. Staffing - Saint George, UT October 2010 to February 2012

o I setup machines to re-pound bullets into shape (Manufacturing in the refinishing department) o spotted and corrected machine faults to keep up a bustling pace o I slashed efficiency requirements updating data systems of Allconnect. Did, efficient, quick, physical labor at Wal-Mart Distribution Center. Medical filing for Intermountain Healthcare. (needed?)

Education

Network Administration Carolina Career College - Durham, NC May 2017 to December 2017

Diploma in Calculus, AP Physics, Automotive and Biology West Jordan High School - West Jordan, UT August 1995 to June 1999 (needed?)

Skills

Welding (Less than 1 year), Cutting metal (2 years), Automotive mechanical repair (5 years), Diagnostics (3 years), Car Maintenance (10+ years), Computer Literate (10+ years), Microsoft (10+ years), Excel (2 years), Technical Writing (10+ years), Search Engine Optimization (10+ years), Web Design (10+ years), ASE (3 years), Auto Technician (5 years), Auto Mechanic (7 years), Auto Tech (5 years), Microsoft Office (10+ years), Computer Troubleshooting (2 years), Secret Clearance (8 years), Windows XP/7/8/10 (2 years), Windows Server 2012 R2 (Less than 1 year), Hardware/Software installation (1 year), Install, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot vendor neutral systems (Less than 1 year), Android (4 years), Troubleshooting (10+ years), Understanding of development, networking, security, and business concepts (Less than 1 year), Subnetting (Less than 1 year), HTML (2 years), Perform post installation configuration (Less than 1 year)

Links

http://www.autobravado.com/

youtube link

Awards

OR tech of the month March 2005

As a surgical tech. I was awarded OR Technician of the month.

Certifications/Licenses

CPR April 2019

ASE Brakes May 2016 to June 2021

ASE Electrical/Electronic Systems May 2016 to June 2021

ASE Engine Performance May 2016 to June 2021

A/C licensed A4 ASE Steering and Suspension A1 ASE Engine Repair

Publications

DE Nichols, Automotive Repair and Modification

http://www.autobravado.com/

Auto Bravado's ideas on the the Trucks or Cars Miles per Gallon: We all want better numbers, but do we really know how to get them? Let us learn that to get results is to have fun! There are tricks that it took many mechanics decades of experience to figure out and perfect.

Above is how this website started, I'm trying to broaden it's view into repairs and tool reviews.

Car Miles Per Gallon by AutoBravado

http://carmilespergallon.blogspot.com/

This websites focus has shifted over the years to be a publication of my knowledge as inspired by YouTube Automotive knowledge. I consider it a review of others creations, but I certainly add of my own knowledge and experience as I go.

What have I learned about the car's mpg (miles per gallon) lately?

http://carmpg.blogspot.com/

Like all my websites, I focused on the car's or truck's miles per gallon for many years, and this website has shifted in purpose to automotive repair.

Truck Miles Per Gallon

http://truckmilespergallon.blogspot.com/

I've found it more challenging to find out how to increase my truck's ability to get a good miles per gallon because I've never been a truck owner until this Nissan Frontier 4X4. It may be more challenging to figure out how to improve it's miles per gallon more because I'm learning how to drive it for good fuel mileage.

I've tried my hand at performance modifications and I teach from real world results.

Flowmaster Muffler and Magnaflow Exhaust

http://virileauto.blogspot.com/

The first trick to understanding your magnaflow muffler and exhaust tubing is that you'll want to go larger to get more performance and better efficiency, but discover if you're going too far. I learned quickly what was going too far! (Before I ever modified my own car.)

Efficiency by and large for many years was my focus, but occasionally when I did work on getting more power (for efficiency for me) it had a consequence of more power. When this happy occasion comes up, this website gets updated.

Additional Information

Skills / Equipment Welding tools/skills, Mechanic Tools; Electrical Tools, Attention to Detail; Food Preparation; Meeting Management; Bilingual Lithuanian; Instructing; Microsoft Word; Internet Navigation; Computer Literate; Inventory; Technical Writing; Customer Service; Marketing; Windows; WordPerfect; EXCEL; Medical Terminology; Endoscopy Technician; Surgical Technician, Sterile Processing, SPD, CMS, Teacher, Supervisor

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