Vicky Bauer
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Field Service Representative
. Eighteen years, with nine years military, experience installing,
testing, maintaining, and repairing of electronic and mechanical
products while ensuring compliance with customer requirements
. Planning, testing, troubleshooting and repairing, Military
Modifications
. Utilized and maintained Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment
(TMDE), Engineering Schematics and Circuit Diagrams, and Technical
Manuals
. Plans, estimates, and schedules required personnel and equipment
for complex field service projects
. Ten years as an FSR maintaining the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and
performing Direct Support Electrical System Test Set (DSESTS), Hot
Mock-Up (HMU), and Stimulator/Monitoring Program Operations in
conjunction with the US Army
. Provided armed security services while attached to the United
Nations and throughout my military career.
Professional Experience
BAE Systems US Combat Systems (Defense Contract)
November 2005 - February 2012
Established Support of Military Modifications Provided expertise technical, mechanic, and
that included troubleshooting, repairs, and hydraulic consultation to multiple Military
guidance in accordance with Engineering units on Fort Bliss, TX, Fort Hood, TX Fort
Schematics and Drawings. Carson, Colorado, and Fort Stewart, Georgia
Key leader, establish accountability of
Company Assets, Safety guidance (Safety Health Hired consultant of Military Modifications
Environment SHE, Hazard Identification and that provided guidance in electronic problem
Risk Assessment HIRA) and MSDS (Material solving, workarounds, and unscheduled
Safety Data Sheets). maintenance.
Delivered feedback to the Engineers Team for Worked on sub-units such as FLIR (Forward
reevaluation of process or product. Looking Infrared), short range and long
range Sensor Assembly Units (Electronic
Successfully provided technical support for telescopes), and Circuit Card Assemblies
Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) and Shop (CCA)
Replaceable Units (SRUs), maintained adequate
LRU and SRU support, maintained company owned Managed assigned contract programs and award
tool inventory, troubleshot and repaired LRUs fee evaluation functions in relation to
and SRUs. Federal Acquisition Regulation
specifications.
Established comprehensive training material,
supervised and monitored vehicle modifications Analyzed and interpreted correct and
and testing. proposed policies and guidelines, and assess
business processes reengineering impacts on
Managed up to 23 employees, oversee and verify quality assurance.
timecards/payroll, provided strong leadership,
problem-solving solutions to employees,
provided guidance on hardware and software
issues to ensure 100% customer satisfaction.
Butler International
July 2002 - November 2005
Parts Technical Inspector
April 2005 - November 2005 - July 2002 - April 2003 -
Assigned to the Team Armored De-processing Bradley Fighting
Partnership (TAP), accurately Vehicles ensuring 100% Fully Mission
maintained TMDE testing equipment Capable according to the scope of
(Test Measurement Diagnostic work as outlined in various
Equipment), troubleshot LRU's using contracts by inspecting, testing,
schematics and drawings, and documenting any faults and
maintaining accountability of correcting them.
Company assets.
April 2003 - March 2005 - IRAQ Member of the TAP Warehouse as a
Assigned to the TAP forward, Parts Technical Inspector (PTI),
successfully troubleshot and working with the U.S. Army and Item
repaired LRUs in the field to Managers along with various
minimize downtime of the military companies to ensure customer support
vehicles, accurately maintained by troubleshooting and repairing
LRU's, SRU's and TMDE test (LRU) Line Replaceable Unit.
equipment.
United States Army
June 1993 - May 2002
Diesel Mechanic-Track and Wheel Mechanic Lead
Performed maintenance and services on OSV Performed and supervised organizational
Tracked Vehicles, M113 A2 and A3 Tracked maintenance and recovery operations on the
Vehicles, M88 Medium Track Recovery Vehicle, Improved Tow Vehicle (ITV), Safety and
HMMWV Wheeled Vehicles, 5-Ton Wrecker Occupational Health Programs, Risk
Wheeled Vehicles, and 2 -Ton Wheeled Management, repair Malfunctioning Electrical
Vehicles. Systems.
Provided technical guidance and supervised Project/Program Management and
subordinates to keep military vehicles and accountability of Pneumatics Equipment/System
equipment fully mission capable and Repair, Message Processing Procedures,
maintained records. Mechanical Equipment/System
Installation/Repair, Hydraulics Systems
Administered presentations to leadership on Installation/Repair, Fire & Hazardous
a weekly basis. Material Prevention Techniques, Electrical
Component/Equipment Installation,
Blueprints/Technical Diagrams,
Automotive/Mobile Equipment Preventative
Maintenance.
Track and Wheel Mechanic/Security Enforcement
(Germany and Macedonia)
Performed maintenance and services Maintained and serviced the Bradley
on M113 A2 and A3 tracked vehicles, Fighting Vehicle to include
M88 Medium Track Recovery vehicles, troubleshooting, maintenance, and
and light/heavy wheeled vehicles. de-processing vehicles to meet 10/20
standards using Simplified Test
Provided technical guidance, Equipment (STE), A-Bit, and Breakout
supervised subordinates to keep Boxes, along with engineering
military vehicles and equipment drawings to troubleshoot and repair
fully mission capable. the Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
Provided security escorts in
Provided security protection and to conjunction with working with
ensure security, safety, and Special Operations to ensure
protection of all personnel and security, safety, and protection of
equipment. all personnel and equipment.
Maintained and serviced the Bradley
Fighting Vehicle, supporting
missions include working with United
Nations while in Macedonia (Former
Republic of Yugoslavia)
Professional Skills
Programming and Software Skills
Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010; Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP
Professional, Vista, and Windows 7; Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat 8;
Basic TCP/IP detection, repair, verify; Audio and Video converters;
Stimulators, Serial Programmers, and HyperTerminal (RS-232 and RS-422).
Professional Certifications
Basic Training
Fort Sill, OK
-Trained on combat operations, communications, survival Technique
Advanced Individual Training
Fort Knox, KY
-Equipment training, enhanced communications and combat training
BAE Systems FSR Bradley A3 University Bradley A3 Vehicle Maintenance
Certification Curriculum
Anniston, AL
- A3 Maintenance Training Course Familiarization --- Controls and Displays
Subsystems
- Vehicle Diagnostics
- Power Management/Distribution Subsystem
- Bradley HMPT 500-3 ECB Transmission Field Maintenance
- Command and Control (C2)
- Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystems (IBAS)
- Turret Drive Subsystems and Position Sensors Subsystems
- Block 1 Commander's Independent Viewer (CIV)
- Weapon Control Subsystem
- Boresight Weapon Systems
- Position Navigation Subsystems
- Fire Control Subsystems
Advanced BFVS Electronic/Hydraulic Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Vilseck, Germany United States Army
- Bradley Hull and Turret
BFVS Maintenance and M88 Recovery Training
Fort Knox, Kentucky United States Army
- Bradley Hull, HMMWV, and M88A1