Richard Secoy

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Veteran of the United States Navy with 10 years of service. Solid background in electronics, automation and computer hardware systems, including 15 years of building training simulators. Eight years of writing and 15 years instructing training courses. Increasing responsibility building, testing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing of various simulator projects.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE:

Technical Instructor/Simulator Project Manager 2008-present National Oilwell Varco, Houston, TX

Developed and launched curricula for seven different courses based on National Oilwell Varco's Hydralift line of products. Contributes regularly to the creation and improvement of additional educational materials and courses.

Provided technical training on capabilities and limitations of equipment, as well as general operation and maintenance procedures.

Traveled internationally often to gain the knowledge needed to teach courses on new technical equipment.

Charged with maintenance and upkeep of all simulators and classroom equipment at the Houston Technical College.

Filled Project Management roll for building a Cyberbase drilling simulator at University of Texas, Austin. Coordinated with site engineering and construction resources in the planning, design, selection, installation, operation and maintenance of the simulator. Achieved project completion under budget.

Assigned to requisition parts for building projects, and negotiate with vendors about specs and prices. Controls expenditures to meet budget through completion of assignments.

Substitute for absent teachers in most of the 30 courses offered by the National Oilwell Varco Houston Technical College.

Conduct private tours of Technical College campus. Internment Facility Guard (Individual Augmentee Assignment) 2007 to 2008 Camp Bucca, Camp Bucca, Iraq

Managed and directed movements, discipline and medical care and ensured the humane treatment of over 350 detainees. Provided armed physical security of all detainee compounds and managed the day to day watch standing duties of 12 guards.

Aegis Equipment Instructor 2005 to 2008

Naval Station Newport, Newport, RI

Instructed over 1,100 department head students in the familiarization and integration of Aegis weapon systems equipment and peripherals.

Built and oversaw the upkeep and maintenance of a 33-station training simulator with 2 servers.

Saved the United States Navy over 1.2 million dollars by reconstructing an old trainer and expropriating the equipment to a training facility in another location. Fire Controlman/Technician 1999 to 2005

USS Barry (DDG-52), Norfolk, VA

Oversaw $5M of advanced electronic equipment and cooling systems in the Aegis Display System on a United States Destroyer.

Subject matter expert for the Aegis Weapon System providing call-in support and troubleshooting assistance to the US Navy Eastern Fleet. Provided technical support and physical maintenance assistance by phone or in person by traveling where needed.

Saved the combat systems department $12,000 by finding more cost-effective replacement parts.