Earl R. Thompson Jr.
**** ****** ***** **. ( Dacula, GA 30019 ( 770-***-**** /
********@***.***
EXPERIENCE: Past experience includes but is not limited to over ten years
experience of dedicated service in The U.S. Army as a Diesel Vehicle
Mechanic, Power Generation Equipment Mechanic, and a Communications Chief.
And, with an additional fifteen years as a Project Manager, Senior Power
Generator Technician, Generator Specialist, and an Excitation Electrical
Field Engineer.
Lightnin Production Rental, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
2010-Present
Lead Power Generator Specialist
- Prepares Power Generation Equipment for Movie Production Operations.
- Performs Preventive and Scheduled Maintenance on Production Equipment.
- Routinely Troubleshoots Equipment on Customer sites and at Service shop.
- Installs and Commissions new Generator Sets.
- Provides Technical Direction to Customers, Sales Teams and Jr Technicians
General Electric Energy, Chamblee, GA 30341 Norcross, GA 30092
2000-2010
Electrical Field Engineer (Excitation) /Project Manager/ IBEW
Local-613 Generator Technician / Winder
- Performs Installations, Commissions and performs preventive maintenance
on digital and analog Excitation systems and Static Start Systems on
Turbine Generator sets at customer generating stations. Performs generator
high voltage testing on customer sites. Provides Technical direction to
customers, skilled labor and supervised electrical and mechanical teams
during maintenance outages.
-Performs routine set-up and repair of power generation & hvac
equipment both inside maintenance shop & at customer sites
involving mechanical and electrical expertise.
-Routinely troubleshoots, disassembles, repairs fittings,
alignments, component repairs or
Replacements on various mechanical equipment such as diesel
engines, generators, electrical
Distribution equipment, refrigeration and cooling equipment,
pumps, compressors, chillers, centrifuges,
Turbines, etc...
-Provided temporary power during several emergencies and natural
disasters such as hurricanes and 911 in New York.
-Performs routine test and performs preventative maintenance
including load testing, inspecting & servicing generators & hvac
equipment
-Provide temporary power & temperature control applications for industrial
outages & entertainment events, using diesel generators, automatic transfer
switches, large hvac units & chillers.
-Supported Oglethorpe Power with peak shaving operations, installing and
demobilizing temporary diesel generator sets producing over two hundred
megawatts of power in the region.
-Performed rewinds and necessary repairs on generator stators or
rotors in shop or at customer sites.
Ciba Vision, Duluth GA 300**-****-****
Production Electronics Technician
-Installation, troubleshooting, and repairing manual and automated
manufacturing equipment and related systems.
-Maintained accurate documents and records for ISO/FDA/GMP compliance
perform consistent quality checks for products specification.
-Evaluate, analyze, and interpret data making effective decisions
-Performs preventive maintenance on equipment
Kendall Comfab, Marietta GA 300**-****-****
Production Maintenance Team Leader
-Performed preventive maintenance and repairs on manufacturing equipment.
-Provided technical assistance to operators while maintaining product
quality and goals.
United States Army 1984-1994
Power Generation Equipment Technician/Electrician
Wheel Vehicle Diesel Mechanic
Communications Technical Chief
Nuclear Biological Chemical Trainer
U.S. Paratrooper /Combat Veteran/ Operation Dessert Shield/ Dessert Storm
-Performed preventive maintenance on diesel engines including light wheel
vehicles and power generation equipment. Provided temporary power and
installed distribution equipment such as disconnects and load centers
during field training exercises.
-Repaired, rewired and overhauled starters, alternators, voltage
regulators, and control circuits.
-Related equipment including ARC welders, purification units and air
compressors
-Supervised, trained, and assisted trainees in daily operations and on
nuclear biological chemical equipment
-Perform routine maintenance repairs & upgrades on vehicle communications
systems
-Operated and prepared gas chamber for training simulations
-Performed mast airborne assault tactical exercises to prepare for combat
operations
-Performed necessary combat actions in Operation Dessert Shield/ Dessert
Storm
-Provided electrical power to thousands of troops in various locations.
EDUCATION:
GE Energy Analog Excitation Certification-2009
GE Energy 2nd Person High Voltage Generator Testing
Certification-2009
GE Energy Electrical/Electronics Field Engineer Program
Certification-2008
GE Energy Switchgear Maintenance 1 Certification -2007
GE Energy Generator Stator Winding 101/102 Course- 2006
EPA 608 Technician Hvac Universal Certification-2006
Cummins Paralleling Power Command 3100 controls-2004
GE Teklogic/Rentalman Certification-2002
GE Energy Lockout/Tag out Certification-2001
GE Energy Electrical Safety Certification-2001
Stewart & Stevenson GE Energy Rentals Certification-2000
Nuclear Biological Chemical Noncommissioned Officer Course,
U.S. Army Germany-1993
Primary Leadership Development Course, U.S. Army, Germany-1992
Combat Lifesavers Course, U.S. Army, Fort Stewart, Georgia-1989
Publications Course, U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina-1986
U.S. Army Airborne Course, U.S. Army, Fort Benning, Georgia-1986
Power Generation Equipment Repair School, U.S. Army, Fort Belvoir-1985
Petersburg High School, Petersburg, Virginia-1984
AWARDS:
GE Energy Svcs Hurricane Response Award- 2005
GE Energy Emergency Response Team- 2004
GE Energy 9-11 World Trade Center Crisis Response Award- 2001
Army Commendation Medal- 1994
Good Conduct Medal (3-199*-****-****
Army Achievement Medal (3-199*-****-****
National Defense Service Medal Operation Dessert Shield-1991
Kuwait Liberation Medal Operation Dessert Storm- 1991
Army Service Ribbon- 1985
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook