Electrical Mechanical
Resume:
STEVEN L GAKIS
Islip, New York *1751-2602
Cell :631-***-****
Email: **********@*******.***
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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