Power Plant Technician

MICHAEL (MIKE) BERCHER

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Hixson, TN. 37343

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Objective

PLC Maintenance Technician

Experience

****-**** ** ***** *** Associates

PO Box 6509

Glendale, AZ 85312

Lead Senior Instrument Technician

Responsible for installation, calibration, functional testing and repair on digital and analog industrial control instrumentation (PLC’s,VFD’s, DCS, Microcontrollers electronic and pneumatic) associated with Sequoyah Nuclear power Plant control systems. Also, responsible for control panel fabrication and modifications including Network and power wiring.

Instructed SQN-2013, Senior Instrument Mechanic training class in computer concepts, networking, and various plant process control systems.

2010-2012 Day and Zimmermann NPS

1500 Spring Garden St.

Philadelphia, Pa. 19130

Craft Superintendent

Supervised craft personnel during performance of panel fabrication, installation, modifications, testing, and maintenance on Sequoyah Nuclear power plant control instrumentation systems including installation of Foxboro DCS, panel modifications, and all wiring (control, network, AC/DC).

Instructed SQN-2011, Senior Instrument Mechanic training class in computer concepts, networking, and various plant process control systems.

OSHA 10 Certified.

MICHAEL (MIKE) BERCHER

1980-2010 Tennessee Valley Authority

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Soddy Daisy, TN. 37379

Instrument Mechanic - Journeyman, Senior, Foreman

Performed and supervised calibration, functional testing and repairs on Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2. Pressure, temperature, level, flow control loops.

Performed and supervised installation, modifications, calibration, functional testing and repair on digital and analog instrumentation associated with the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant control room simulator. This includes all computer and digital I/O interface hardware, networking equipment, as well as associated subsystems.

Obtained TVA instructor certification. Provided maintenance training for Mansell reactor vessel level monitoring system and BETA annunciator system. Instructed SQN-2007, Senior Instrument Mechanic training class in a lead foreman classification.

Performed Test Director duties for all aspects of calibration, installation, functional testing and removal of the Mansell reactor vessel level monitoring system. Also, for periodic AirCET valve testing and calibration during refueling outages.

Performed supervisory duties associated with Instructor and Senior Instrument Mechanic Foreman positions.

1976-1980 Automation Industries / Vitro

Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Electronics Technician

Performed calibration, functional testing and repair of servo positioning systems, electronic tracking instrumentation and RF transmitters associated with air defense radar systems.

MICHAEL (MIKE) BERCHER

1972–1976 United States Air Force – Vietnam Veteran

Avionics Instrumentation Technician

Performed calibration, functional testing and repair of Electronic Warfare/ Electronic Countermeasures instrumentation. Last 2 years of service was in a research and development facility working with Westinghouse engineers at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Education

Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga TN.

Graduated with AAS in Electrical Engineering with Nuclear Instrumentation option.

Received certification as Senior Engineering Technician from NICET.

Tennessee Valley Authority – Sequoyah Training Center, Soddy Daisy, TN

Completed Senior Instrument Mechanic training program. (600 hrs.)

( Other periodic technical and administrative training history available on request )

United States Air Force

Basic Electronics (1040 hrs).

Avionics Instrumentation – Electronic Warfare Systems (520 hrs).

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