STEVEN L GAKIS

** ******* ****

Islip, New York *1751-2602

Cell :631-***-****

Email: acexlb@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY:

To obtain a position in the electronics or similar field requiring

knowledge and experience to design, document, build, test, repair,

methodize and/or maintain production items, custom fixtures and commercial

test equipment in an efficient time frame. Capable of leading projects

and/or being part of a project team. Experienced making decisions for

planning, purchasing quantities, inventory, tooling and other sundries and

equipment requirements.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Please note: dates may overlap due to employment at 2 companies at the

same time.

11/1/2013 5/29/2014 - Grace Electronics, Bohemia, NY

Facilities manager, Production support, Prototype Specialist

Maintaining building, dealing with vendors as necessary.

Supporting production by creating method sheets while building the

first piece of every production run, documenting everything and

pictures. Solving issues with incorrect drawings and/or parts

9/2010 to 11/1/2013 - Grace Electronics, Holbrook, NY (moved to

Bohemia 11/1/2014)

Production Manager, overseeing all production employees (FT & PT),

ensuring completeness of all work satisfying all quality requirements

and shipment dates, ensured all required tooling and equipment in

place

7/7/2008 to 9/2010 - Exelis (ITT/EDO/AIL), Amityville, NY

Electromechanical chassis Specialist, Wiring boxes for the B1B Bomber.

Participating in the upgrade of military chassis with extensive

wiring, semi-rigid and wire wrap. Also, maintenance, setup and

operation of MYDATA pick and place machine assembly line for PCBs.

(also very familiar with Manncorp equipment)

8/2008 to present - Efficient Energy Devices, LLC., Blue Point, NY

Periodic Consulting for the Former owner of Ultravolt/GAI - Design

verification, test and build of prototype assemblies.

3/2008 to 9/2010 - Grace Electronics, Holbrook, NY

Part time/evenings - Building and wiring sub assemblies for military

aircraft, part time as required

12/2005 - 9/2008 - Ultravolt Inc. /Galluppi Associates Inc. (UV/GAI),

Ronkonkoma, NY

World-leading manufacturer of High Voltage Power Supplies ranging from 62 V

to 40 kV, in miniature "palm of the hand" sizes for power levels ranging

from 4 to 250 Watts.

Engineering Services Coordinator at Ultravolt/GAI- 9/2003 to 8/3/2007

Main Responsibilities:

. Supervise others on projects assembly (2-4 people)

. Designer, fabricator, wirier, assembler, tester for electrical test

fixtures and mechanical fixtures to aid electrical test and assembly

production

. Test and production support throughout plant

. Prototype electrical, mechanical & documentation for new production

items

. Support entire company of bench custom test fixtures and test

equipment working with Calibration, IT & Purchasing departments.

. Working with Calibration, acquiring test equipment from manufacturer

and EBay for best possible prices & obsolete items.

. Design and maintain Environmental & altitude test chamber systems for

production and prototype testing

. Reliability testing for components & new products.

. Designing, Building and documenting custom test fixtures for

production line and engineering staff, manual and automatic data

collecting.

Performed tasks with tooling provided and use of the following computer

programs:

1) AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop 2007, expert with 2D, intermediate with 3D

2) Orcad, schematic and PCB design to completed Gerber files for

manufacturing

3) P-Cad 2004, 2006, schematic, intermediate user

4) IsoPro, using DXF and Gerber files to produce PC boards and

panels/covers, expert level

5) Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook

6) Adobe Acrobat

7) Various other vendor created control & data acquisition programs made

from LabView

Facility Coordinator at Ultravolt/GAI -12/2005 to 4/2007

Interact with employees & vendors for preventative maintenance and building

upgrades for company efficiency. Take care of emergencies with building for

employee safety. Deal with vendors, purchase and installation of various

industrial equipment. Perform tasks associated with Electrical, plumbing,

communication and HVAC

10/15/01 to 6/2003 - Bergo Janitorial Supply Inc., Farmingdale, NY 11735

Repairing small to large scale janitorial equipment at shop and on site as

journeyman. Made deliveries within tri-state area. Assisted sales

personnel with demonstrations and shows.

6/1995 to 8/2001 - TARGET SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES Corporation, Setauket, NY

RF Test Technician

. Commercial and Military Electro/mechanical mechanic, wirer, some

inspection for AC/DC/RF prototype and production electrical systems

and products.

. Building and testing of military electronics along with various

mechanical systems, production systems with hydraulics and vacuum.

. Racks (u space) test panel designing, manufacturing and installation

of wireless alarm systems

. Documentation changes in design & procedures for more efficient

production

. Design and assembly of prototype circuit boards using PCB milling

machine (T-Tech) with Orcad Layout design software ver 9.0, Orcad

Capture release 9.0, Isolator and QuickCam

. Installation and maintenance of computer network, IT

. Maintenance mechanic for company boat

5/1992 to 3/1995 also 1/1991 to 6/1991 - SPECIALTY MICROWAVE CORPORATION

Electromechanical Assembler, Wirer

. Assembly of chassis, components, pc boards and wiring to commercial

standards.

. RF semi-rigid cable and waveguide production and assembly.

. Inventory control, Inspection of chassis and packaging.

12/91 to 4/92 - Hazeltine Corporation, Greenlawn, NY

Military Wirer - Certified under Milspec ESCO-2000 for soldering

6/86 to 5/90 - Grumman Aerospace, Great River, NY

Department 099 - Assembly, wiring, repair and modification and repair of

military electro mechanical chassis for ground and air support, both

production and prototype

EDUCATION

1986-87, 1995, 2000 - SCCC in Selden

Classes in Computer Science and Electrical Technology, attended part time.

2005 BOCES, BOHEMIA, electronics

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