Charles Alvarez

*** ******* ******** * Tuscola, TX 79562 acfvdw@r.postjobfree.com 325-***-****

Summary

SKILLED KNOWLEDGE IN: HYDRAULICS & PNUEMATICS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC,

AUTOMATED AND SEMI AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL OVENS, PRODUCT

TESTING EQUIPMENT, PLC'S AND TROUBLESHOOTING. MANUAL TORQUING TOOLS,

GEAR BOXES AND GENERATORS.

EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING MAINTAINING, REPAIRING

AND OPERATING. KNOWLEDGEABLE IN BLUE PRINT AND SCHEMATIC READING. CPR AND

FIRST AID CERTIFIED.

Merits

Received GE Energy Quarterly Safety Award and was promoted to Maintenance Crew Leader

after one year.

Languages

Fluent in English and Spanish

Experience

Maintenance Engineer 2012-

Present

PetroSmith Coating– Abilene, TX

• Maintain various sandblasting equipment, pipe priming equipment, large industrial conveyor

ovens, powder coating equipment, product testing equipment, burn-out ovens and carts, dust

collecting systems, compressed air and hydraulic systems.

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and control issues.

• Work with low voltage 12-24Vdc, low voltage 120Vac to high 480Vac.

• Improve production line equipment either by redesign or retrofit.

• Use Laptop to maintain records of all equipment parts and repairs.

• Started equipment maintenance training of employees.

• In charge of organization and inventory of shop.

Technician II WFO Pr 2009-2012

GE Energy – Power & Water – Sweetwater, TX

• Maintain wind turbines using various hydraulic, electrical, and manual torqueing tools and

equipment

• Perform alignment of gearbox to generator using laser alignment

• Use Laptop/toolbox to monitor and troubleshoot wind turbines while maintaining log of

calibrated tools and tool inventory

• Retrofit up-tower components and level turbine bed-plate

• Complete 100 maintenances on schedule, perform 100 DTA maintenances on schedule, perform

150 maintenances on schedule

Owner/Operator 1995-2009

Farming & Ranching – Loraine, TX

• Design and fabricate specialty tools and toolbars as needed

• Calibrate spraying equipment and apply chemicals

• Read aerial maps for determining planting sequence and acreage

• Purchase, source, sell, transport equipment and parts

• Build fences and corrals while maintaining and repairing equipment

Environmental Technician/Operator/Site Supervisor 2003-

2008

Lone Wolf Resources, LLC - Colorado City, TX

• Operate and test heavy equipment including backhoes, bulldozers, off-road rock trucks,

excavators and assist in building and installing a ground water processing and monitoring plant

• Responsible for site maintenance, order consumables such as fuel, oil, cement, building materials,

and general supplies

• Conduct daily safety meetings with site employees and document daily and weekly reports of

progression and status to company owner and customer/Distribute weekly Per-Diem

• Manage site crew, operate and monitor machines, train new employees on equipment and job

specific processes including welding, repairing, and fabrication

• Travel to Central America as translator and assistant to the supervisor

Education

Associate of Applied Science degree, Wind Energy Technology 2009

Texas State Technical College – Sweetwater, TX

Bachelor degree, Kinesiology/Physical Science 1995

Angelo State University - San Angelo, Texas

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