Technician Manager

DONALD DOUGHERTY

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Baldwin, Michigan 49304 ****************@*****.***

Electrical / Electronics Technician

Product Design & Development Project Management / Supervisor

Electrical / Electronic technician with over twenty-five years’ experience in troubleshooting and repair of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic systems. Currently seeking a technical /engineering position in the heavy equipment industry. The most recent fifteen years have been developing electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic systems as applied to large scale rail grinding vehicles. Additional duties included managing system costs, working with our Chinese partners, and addressing customer issues. Creative, energetic, and driven.

Core Competencies

Exceptional Troubleshooting, Root cause, failure analysis skills

Results Oriented

Team Player

Project Leader

Systems Integration

Software Development

Electronics/Electrical

High, Medium, and Low Voltage systems

EDUCATION

Associates Degree in Electronics

West Shore Community College, Scottville, MI 1984

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harsco Rail, Ludington MI, Columbia SC 2004 - 2014

PROJECT LAUNCH COORDINATOR Facilitated schedules, managed costs, logistics, and delivery of PGM 96C Rail Grinders in Colombia South Carolina, Baoji, and XiangYang China. Performed Commissioning of machines and training of operators.

2000 - 2004

SHOP SUPERVISOR Managed plant personnel in the Electrical, Assembly, Paint, Stockroom, and Machine Shop departments.

1999 - 2000

MATERIAL CONTROL/INSIDE SALES Tracked and expedited undelivered sales orders for inside and outside customers using on site MRP and labor reporting systems.

1998 - 1999

PROJECT TEAM LEADER – Baoji, China Achieved successful completion of fourteen multimillion dollar Rail Grinding machines by acting as liaison between Pandrol Jackson’s (now Harsco Rail) engineering and manufacturing divisions in China and Michigan meeting delivery schedules and quality standards.

1997 - 1998

OPERATIONS MANAGER – Pandrol Jackson Manistee Michigan Supervised and facilitated production, quality assurance, final inspection, and testing of machines.

1991-1997

ELECTRONICS AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN – Pandrol Jackson Ludington Michigan Performed maintenance and repair of railway maintenance equipment, CNC machine tools, and other manufacturing machinery.

Nick’s Radio & Electronics, Ludington, MI 1984 - 1991

Service Technician / Manager – Performed installation and servicing of Audio/Video Systems, Two Way Radio, and Broadcast Transmitters

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in MS Office Applications, Chinese Language and Business Etiquette

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