Electronics Engineering Technician
Keri Straatveit BSEET
Houston, TX 77044
**************@*****.***
Career Profile
● Over fifteen years technical, engineering, sustaining, manufacturing experience focused on hazardous area electronic devices
● Six years electrical construction experience and five years electrical training, including on-the-job and night classes
● Application skills AutoCAD, MS Office, Quickbooks, Eagle, CNC and PLC programming
● Problem solver and team player with excellent communication and technical skills dedicated to creating solutions
Career Progression
Cutting Edge Concepts - Houston, TX
Engineering Consultant June 2016 - Present
Hazardous area audit preparation, CAD designing, Eagle, documentation, soldering, client meetings and pre-audits.
Advanced Sensor Design - Houston, TX
Electronic Engineering Technician March 2014 - July 2019 Included electronic assembly, troubleshooting, thru hole and SMT soldering, wiring, testing, PCB population, field installations, manufacturing, BOM creation, purchasing with Quickbooks, planning, documentation, CAD drawings, board layout, hazardous area audits, CNC and PLC programming, designing and building test set up equipment, as well as shipping and receiving all for custom surface sensors used in oilfield and industrial applications.
Schlumberger - Sugar Land, TX
Development Technician III, Electrical Jan 2004- Nov 2012 Reservoir Sampling and Pressure (RS&P) MDT Reliability (MREL) Sustaining Assisted with qualifications and improvements of MREL MRPO and MRHY wireline sampling tools, troubleshot, improved, tested, repaired, and monitored electronics. Implemented improvements, revised documentation, created testing instructions, charted and documented test results
Telemetry, Surveying and Surface (TS&S) Surface Manufacturing Inspected, tested, assembled, repaired, and stocked surface equipment, trained new SLB employee to continue Manufacturing TS&S Surface Sustaining and Rapid Response
InTouch Engineer (ITE) Global support for Surface Equipment, Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Surface Equipment Replaced obsolete parts, updated AutoCAD drawings, schematics, revised documentation, created testing instructions, charted and documented test results, experience with voltmeters, oscilloscopes, temperature meters and more. Completed shock, vibration, temperature cycling and environmental testing. Created Power Point presentations and constructed spreadsheets to record and present information. Designed and developed the TSIM I/II Test fixture and the UCS/H test fixture that saved Schlumberger over $100,000 annually. Volunteered for Komen race for the cure, Heart walk, and Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
IBEW Local Union 20 - Dallas, TX
Foreman Electrician June 1999 – July 2000
Managed, coordinated, and instructed teams of electricians. Read prints, schematics, and delegated tasks
Electrical Apprentice April 1994 – June 1999
Troubleshot/installed/repaired electrical and communication devices and equipment, followed blue prints Education DeVry University Irving, TX GPA 3.5/4.0 Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology, October 2003 Certifications Journeyman Electrician - City of Dallas (license June 99 – June 04)
Completed five year IBEW Electrical Apprenticeship Training Program, with OJT June 1999
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt, June 2008
Honors Schlumberger WOW Award x 3, Dean’s list, Honors Speech
Interests Traveling, camping, larping, reading, family, fishing, robotics, art, volunteering, escape rooms and live entertainment