OBJECTIVE: Electronic installation, service, and repair, with an ultimate goal of a management position in a technical workgroup.
PROFILE
** ***** ** ******* ** the United States Navy, in a career path that emphasized operation, trouble-shooting and repair of electronic systems.
8 years at Rockwell Collins, senior trouble-shooter and cross trained with various circuit board testing machines.
Accustomed to working under pressure as a result of seventeen years of serving aboard US nuclear submarines.
Security clearance (highest held Top Secret) shows a proven track record in dependability and integrity.
Experienced technician as a system expert or senior technician at every work place during naval career.
Successful in working in the modern office environment and knowledge in various software applications.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Experienced Operation and Repair Technician
Lead Shop Technician for five M250 Missile Test Sets, used to conduct pre-flight checks of Trident sea-launched ballistic missiles. Tasks included receipt inspection, equipment installation, repair evaluation, calibration, operational testing, trouble-shooting to component level using technical manuals and blueprints, cable repair and creation, teaching, soldering, and wire-wrapping. Successfully refurbished a test set in a quarter of the normal time (2 weeks vs.
8 weeks) when emerging issues precluded the normal turn-around time.
Equipment Section Team. Member of a three man team tasked with the precise and timely installation of $1.25 million dollars of wiring, components, and explosives into the forward section of a ballistic missile for testing accuracy.
Qualified Level 1 Submarine QA testing.
Head of Navigation Department drill team. Created, submitted for approval, coordinated with other departments, and then ran drill scenarios to test the training. Submitted follow-up reports and tracked progress. Navigation team scored highest mark allowed.
Lead Information System technician on USS Maryland. Responsible for the inventory, security, and maintenance of 135 computers, including virus software updates, program patches, user passwords, hardware upgrades, evaluation of user needs, and procurement.
Information Systems Technology at Operation Test Support Unit Two. Created IT department from the ground up. Created equipment and software inventory for two ships and a set of offices on shore. Removed obsolete equipment and found a source of modern computer systems at no cost to the command. Documented software licensing compliance, and secured legitimate software at below retail cost. This saved the command over $3,000, and prevented over a million dollars of fines. Wrote procedural guide to ensure good security practices were followed. For these efforts, I was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal.
Technical Expertise and Certifications
Certified Lean Associate
Familiar with Microsoft Office
Familiar with the SAP environment
Graduate of M250 Advanced Maintenance Course. Course included system analysis, RF troubleshooting, and antenna systems.
Graduate Advanced Electrostatic Gyro-Navigator maintenance course. Two week course to teach advance trouble shooting techniques for submarine navigation systems. Emphasis on technical diagram reading, digital IC circuits, and logical troubleshooting.
WORK HISTORY
2007 – present Rockwell Collins, Melbourne FL
2002 – 2006 Naval Ordnance Test Unit, Cape Canaveral FL
1998 – 2002 USS Maryland, Kings Bay GA
1995 – 1998 Naval Satellite Operations Center Headquarters, Point Mugu CA
1992 – 1995 FBM Operational Test Support Unit 2, Cape Canaveral FL
1989 – 1992 USS Kentucky, Groton CT and Kings Bay GA
1986 – 1989 Various Naval Technical Schools
12 NOV 86 Enlisted, Newark NJ
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Lead ICT Avionics Technician, Rockwell Collins, Melbourne FL
Lead M250 Test Set Technician, Naval Ordnance Test Support Unit, Cape Canaveral FL
Navigation Supervisor, USS Maryland, Kings Bay GA
Lead Naval Terminal Data Network Operator, Point Mugu, CA
Shift Test Operator, FBM OTSU 2, Cape Canaveral, FL
Navigation Technician, USS Kentucky, Kings Bay GA