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Power Plant Engineer

Location:
San Francisco, CA
Posted:
June 06, 2016

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JOSEPH F. SNYDER

** ******** **

Homer, NY *****

C: 607-***-**** Email: acu34m@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Roscoe Brothers Millwork Inc. – Dryden, NY February 1st 2016 - March 1st 2016

Corian Countertop Manufacturer

Assisted in all manufacturing processes of Corian and Marble Countertops.

Used a wide variety of shop equiptment, powertools and hand tools including table saws, slidersaws, miter saws, routers, jig saws and drills and sanding equiptment to manufacture top of the line countertops.

Creekside General Contracting – Cortland, NY July 2015 – October 2015

Construction Laborer/Carpenters Assistant

. Participated in the construction of residential dwellings from the point of excavation to completion.

. Assisted with staging, wall building, truss setting, blocking, trim, insulation, slab pouring and any other that

needed to be completed.

. Participated in installing fixtures such as showers, sinks, light fixtures, door handles, doors, windows,

closet shelving and storm hatches.

Axelon Services Corporation/Bristol Myers Squibb - East Syracuse, NY October 2014-February 2015

Critical Utilities Engineer

. Maintenance and repair of large Water for Injection (WFI) stills, RO water filtration units, water softener

skids and the several loop vessels throughout the facility for the production of pharmaceuticals.

. Responsible for identifying and fixing problems such as and including changing gaskets, valves, o-rings and

diaphragms on all valves and sanitary connections during a 5 year preventive maintenance shutdown.

. Responsible for working with contractors to supervise, assist and sign/update permits to allow them to

perform required duties.

Village of Cayuga Heights – Cayuga Heights, NY June 2013-August 2013

Engineering Intern

. Worked daily with the Village Engineer assisting with zoning issues and building permits.

. Worked directly with Mayor, Village Clerk, Deputy Village Clerk and Superintendent of Public Works.

. Participated in large projects including: Inventory and Infrastructure of Cayuga Heights, Cayuga Heights

Outfalls, Storm Water Management Inventory and drew numerous floor plans and elevations of the clerks

office and police armory for renovations using AutoCAD.

. Converted sewer collection and water distribution size, age and material information into digital format

using AutoCAD and GIS mapping skills.

Finger Lakes Energy Corporation - Moravia, NY May 2003 – July 2009 & April 2012 – Present (as needed)

Hydro Technician

. Responsible for operating and maintaining a small hydroelectric power plant of 140 KW production

capacity

. Monitoring electrical output gauges, shutting down, starting and switching units.

. Helped design and participate in several construction projects such as: building forms and concrete

supports, building and replacing sections of piping, installing pipelines of nearly 500 feet, and installing

turbines, valves, and motors.

. Disassembly, repair and reassembly of large industrial pumps.

Diamond Wire Material Technologies – Colorado Springs, CO April 2011 - November 2011

Wire Technician

. Responsible for manufacturing industrial grade diamond infused cutting wire in a newly emerging

photovoltaic market with unique methods and sophisticated plating equipment.

. Repaired and maintained nearly 60 copper and nickel plating machines to 100 percent efficiency, including

routine weekly and monthly preventative maintenance operations, such as; repairing faulty pulleys,

bearings, pumps, motors, filters, hydraulic lifts, gears, fuses as well as keeping fluids and solutions within

spec and making sure all gauges and parts are working correctly.

. Responsible for strict documentation and record keeping with use of computer software programs to

monitor wire diameter, filtration, temperature, amps, offset and speed of the wire wind.

North East Transformer Services – Cortland, NY July 2009 – July 2010 (moved to Colorado)

Transformer Assembly

. Operated forklift while carrying heavy loads of distances up to 300 yards.

. Wide knowledge and experience with tools and machines such as grinders, buffers, sand blaster, oil pumps,

chain hoists, come alongs, and power tools as well as responsible for checking electrical continuity of each

unit and testing non pcb oil with a dialectric machine.

. Responsible in keeping the assembly line flowing at high volume in a fast paced environment.

. Disassembled and assembled faulty transformers checking for broken switches, fuses, terminals, high and

low voltage bushings and various other parts as well as inspecting and changing worn gaskets on all units.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:

AWS Welder Operator Certification

Water Operator Certification Grade B and C

A.A.S. degree in Construction and Environmental Technology from Tompkins Cortland Community College

Graduate from Homer Sr. High School - Homer, NY 2002

SKILLS:

. Experience with Blueprints, Maps, Utilities and Code Enforcement, Autocad 2014 as well as some GIS

exposure

. Microsoft Office, internet research

. Exceptional communication and problem solving skills



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