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Production Technician / Foreman

Location:
Tucson, AZ, 85711
Posted:
August 29, 2014

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Jamie Wilde

**** *. **** **, ***. A, Tucson, AZ 85711

520-***-****

acfn4w@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

I seek employment in a company with the potential for growth, personal and

professional development.

Education

HIGh school diploma, Yuma High school, MAY 1989

GENERAL ACADEMIC COURSES, WITH HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCIENCES IN

CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY, HONORS ENGLISH COURSES, INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS,

DRAFTING, AND PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMIC DECATHLON.

Mechanical operator, Naval nuclear propulsion program, August 1992

COLLEGE-LEVEL ACADEMIC COURSES IN MATH, PHYSICS, REACTOR PRINCIPLES,

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL THEORY, THERMODYNAMICS, CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS

SCIENCE, AND RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS OVER A SIX MONTH CLASSROOM PHASE,

FOLLOWED BY A SIX MONTH PRACTICAL PHASE OPERATING AND MAINTAINING AN ACTIVE

PROTOTYPE NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION PLANT BOTH WITHIN MY DESIGNATED

SPECIALTY AND WITH INTEGRATED PLANT OPERATIONS. COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE

WAS CONTINGENT UPON PASSING BOTH A COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN EXAMINATION AS

WELL AS AN ORAL REVIEW BOARD IN WHICH I DISTINGUISHED MYSELF WITH ONE OF

THE HIGHEST OVERALL GRADES ACHIEVED. 4 IN 10 CANDIDATES WILL NOT

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.

Skills & Abilities

Communication

MY WORK EXPERIENCE HAS PUT ME IN CONSTANT VERBAL, FACE TO FACE, AND WRITTEN

CONTACT WITH CUSTOMERS AND FELLOW EMPLOYEES TO ASSESS AND RESOLVE PROBLEMS

AND ENSURE MUTUAL SATISFACTION BETWEEN ALL PARTIES. I BELIEVE THAT THE

SUCCESS OF ANY ENTERPRISE DEPENDS UPON CONCISE, CLEAR COMMUNICATION TO

ESTABLISH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, CLARIFY PROBLEMS, AND EFFECTIVELY RESOLVE

THEM.

Management and leadership

I HAVE SUPERVISED UP TO TWELVE EMPLOYEES IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT, WITH

A FOCUS ON PRODUCING A QUALITY CUSTOM SPECIFICATION PRECISION INSTRUMENT TO

MEET THE DESIRED SHIPPING DATE, COORDINATION WITH THE SALES AND ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENTS ON TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE PRODUCT AS THEY RELATE TO CUSTOMERS

ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, ASSESSING AND AUTHORIZING PRIORITY ORDER

AVAILABILITY, AND THE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE

PRODUCTION SHOP EMPLOYEES BEYOND THEIR ENTRY LEVEL TASKS. DAILY

COORDINATION WITH THE SHIPPING AND RECEIVING DEPARTMENT AND THE INVENTORY

CONTROL OFFICER TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCT GETS TO THE CUSTOMER ON TIME, AND

THAT ADEQUATE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR WORK.

TECHNICAL

Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Mechanic - knowledge and experience operating

and maintaining a submarine nuclear propulsion plant's mechanical systems

and related auxiliaries to a high standard of professionalism and

readiness.

Building Automation and HVAC Technician - work with commercial HVAC systems

and extensive building automation integration with industry recognized

vendors.

Computer Skills - include full familiarity with Windows based email, word

processing, and spreadsheet programs as well as troubleshooting and

programming HVAC building automation and Programmable Logic Controller

(PLC) systems and proprietary inventory, production management, and

scheduling applications. I am comfortable and experienced working with PC-

based platforms and can learn whatever applications I need to succeed in my

work.

Submarine Quality Assurance Inspector - as a QAI, I was trained on quality

assurance standards and procedures for the U.S. Navy's SUBSAFE and NUC

LEVEL 1 programs, and was responsible for ensuring that all work done on

those systems was performed correctly and in accordance with procedures.

This skill set and the attention to detail instilled has been a useful

asset to me in all follow-on employment.

Chemistry Technician - I am skilled and experienced with water chemistry

control for steam plant, hydronic heating and cooling, and HVAC cooling

tower systems. I am knowledgeable in the storage and handling of chemicals

and hazardous materials, the MSDS system, and the use of personal

protective equipment (PPE), including forced and demand air breathing

systems.

Experience

Submarine nuclear propulsion mechanic, US Navy, November 1990 to November

1996

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SUBMARINE NUCLEAR PROPULSION PLANT AND ALL

RELATED AUXILIARY SYSTEMS. A CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT ABOARD WHAT WAS AT THE

TIME THE OLDEST US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE IN SERVICE. NUMEROUS COLLATERAL

DUTIES INCLUDED SHIPBOARD GAUGE CALIBRATION AND INSPECTION, DIESEL ENGINE

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISION, AND PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A PREVENTATIVE

MAINTENANCE SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE A HIGH LEVEL OF READINESS. ACHIEVED THE PAY

GRADE OF E-5, AND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E-6. ACHIEVED AN EPA

UNIVERSAL TECHNICIAN RATING FOR HVAC/R SYSTEMS.

Laboratory technician, metcon research, APRIL 1997 To NOVEMBER 1997

PREPARATION OF ORE AND TAILING SAMPLES FOR LABORATORY ASSAY AND

DETERMINATION OF THE MOST ECONOMICAL METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF COPPER, GOLD,

AND SILVER. CHEMICAL ASSAY OF SOLUTIONS USED TO LEECH PRECIOUS METALS FROM

ORE AND TAILINGS.

PHYSICAL PLANT OPERATOR/EMCS TECHNICIAN, CITY OF TUCSON, NOVEMBER 1997 TO

JUNE 2006

Operation and troubleshooting of the City of Tucson's HVAC Physical Plant

at Tucson Convention Center, as well as the city-wide Energy Management

Control System of building automation for various public buildings across

the city, to include police stations, the Main Library, the TCC, and City

Hall. Interaction with customers and meeting their needs occupied the

majority of the work performed. Up to 34 separate locations comprised the

city's EMCS 'campus.' I implemented a training program to increase the

skills and knowledge of vendor EMCS products, and assisted with the

transition from an older obsolete automation framework to a modern system

using the city's wide area network and was responsible for lowering the

city's energy consumption costs dramatically, including an instance of a

one hundred-thousand dollar annual savings in energy costs at a single

satellite library/recreation center.

PRODUCTION FOREMAN, ALICAT SCIENTIFIC, AUGUST 2006 TO MARCH 2013

I began in an entry-level position as a production technician assembling

precision gas flowmeters, flow controllers, and pressure instruments over a

wide product range, worked my way up to calibration technician using in-

house calibration and integration equipment, then as an inspector for final

completion, before serving as the Production Foreman running a shop whose

output has increased annually without fail from six million dollars to

twelve million dollars in production sales.

SELF EMPLOYED, MARCH 2013 TO MAY 2014

Semi-professional work as a writer, 3D modeler, and other creative

pursuits.

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, KING CONSTRUCTION, MAY 2014 to PRESENT.

Operation of heavy equipment in an excavating company at an apprentice

level of skills and experience.



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