Gregory Sands

Electronic Technician

Franklin, GA 30217

ad4cz0@r.postjobfree.com

+1-678-***-****

Professional Electronic/Mechanical Engineer with Solar Energy Design for High Efficiency output for residential and commercial customers with indoor/outdoor LED lighting and solar electric and thermal energy consumption needs. Other skills include three phase motor control, electrical and electronics engineering and CNC and manual metal working machine operation with fixture design. I also have an ongoing hobby in audio amplifier design and construction. Other hobbies include home improvement projects and travel.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Electronics Technician

Barfield Precision Electronics - Atlanta, GA

November 2023 to January 2024

Performed troubleshooting on aircraft instrumentation to FAA and Manufacture Specifications. Maintenance Technician

Bonnell Aluminum - Newnan, GA

June 2019 to November 2023

I worked on various machines performing packaging and finishing of aluminum extrusions. My skills are primarily in the electronic portion of the machines, however I can do basic mechanical repairs. I have experience with Allen Bradley PLC.

Maintenance Technician

ResourceMFG - Newnan, GA

September 2018 to May 2019

Repaired rubber and plastic extrusion equipment, conveyors and various equipment supporting the manufacturing of related parts. Rebuilt DC motor drives and installed AC and DC motor drives as well as supporting the repair of Allen Bradley PLC and networking systems. Machinist/Engineering Support

General Electric Energy Duluth

2001 to 2008

• GE Design gun alignment and fixturing for Shot Peening Machine

• Design of multiple fixtures/techniques resulting in increased safety and cost savings of multiple Machines at General Electric

• Operated and made tool wear adjustments on various CNC machining centers

• Made suggestions in methods to improves cycle time and improve quality of products

• Performed in operation quality checks to insure quality products

• Operated CNC measuring equipment as well as mechanical and electronic measuring equipment My experience a GE includes developing the peening operation at the Duluth, Georgia location. I was instrumental in the final design of a remanufactured peening machine brought from the Greenville, South Carolina facility which prior to the remanufacture had never performed satisfactorily. Developing the fixturing system for this machine, implemented system-wide peening of airfoils including the aircraft engines. I also developed the methods of operation under the guidance of the engineering staff from the Greenville facility. Other achievements include: developing modified fixtures for other CNC mills to improve quality and reduce cycle time, member of the first response team which included medical, fire, and hazardous material containment response, and certifications in hazardous material handling, basic life support and fire response under General Electric's guidelines. Calibration Engineer

Zelweiger Analytics - Flowery Branch, GA

1999 to 2000

• Zelweiger Analytics custom design, multiple zone recording for fixed station nitrogen alarm unit

• Field Service Engineer

This employer hired me as a calibration technician of Solomat Indoor Air Quality Monitors. Upon the sale of that division of the company, I accompanied the equipment to the new owner and set all of the equipment back up. I wrote the specifications for the environmental use of this equipment. After the sale of this division, I cross trained to the hazardous gas monitors and fixed alarm stations. I designed the system utilized at Meriel's Poultry Vaccine Facility here in Georgia. I also developed improvements for other monitors that were in use at the time. Zellweger Analytics sold the Neotronics Division to Honeywell after I left the company.

Engineer Shift Operations Manager

Alpha Technologies - Duluth, GA

1996 to 1998

• Commendation from Alpha Technologies for design and implementation/rebuild of the Genesis Power Supply UPS module

• Devry Technical Institute Final Exam for Electrical Engineering Technician

Alpha Technologies

1987 to 1996

In my down time, I developed a fixture to power up the Genesis Power System Inverter Module on the bench. As a result, I was able to determine the root cause of the catastrophic failures. Upon completion of this task, my supervisor requested that I bring in my favorite calculator the next day. The next day he administered the final exam for Devry Institute of Technology's Electronics Engineering Bachelor of Science program. I passed the exam with no preparation; scoring 86/100 and was immediately promoted to Technician. While working in that capacity, I managed a third shift crew performing a modification on the XM II power system used in the cable industry. Temporary Agency 1987-1996

Various Short Term Assignments

Bench Technician Consumer Electronics

Hitch & Carpenter Television - Maryville, TN

1983 to 1987

• Miniature electronics specialist

• Field technician/Engineering support for Sony Audio products

• Field Support Engineer North American Phillips Magnavox television products Hitch and Carpenter Television hired me directly out of High School. While working for them as an audio technician, I rebuilt many high-end stereo systems after they were damaged by lightning and power surges. I also was a certified Sony technician for the Walkman series of personal stereo products. Other achievements during my employment were being actively involved with North American Phillips, Magnavox Division, on the development of the T998 chassis for television; which was developed with the active involvement of servicing dealers to design in reliability as well as the ability to be repaired in home. Support Engineer/Diagnostic Statalink Products

Alarm Specialty - Knoxville, TN

1981 to 1982

• Commendation from Alarm Specialty Company for the development and implementation of final test equipment presently unmatched in industry

My initial role with Alarm Specialty was to assemble by-hand the various circuit boards that were used in the Statalink system. I quickly became the test technician and went on to develop a semi-automated testing unit that has been used on the original system to date. My work even though I had not completed High School was instrumental in getting the product into production on schedule despite the many issues developing stable circuits for operation. This unit incorporated a single motherboard that was a discrete component digital processor.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Almeda College & University

2004

Devry Technical Institute Final Exam for Electrical Engineering 1997

Associates of Electronic Engineering

Cleveland Institute of Electronics - Cleveland

1984

Vocational

William Blount Vocational Education Center Electrical Engineering 1979 to 1982

Skills

• PLC diagnostics (1 year)

• AC Motor drives (1 year)

• DC Motor Drives (1 year)

• Allen Bradley networking (Less than 1 year)

• Component Level Troubleshooting (10+ years)

• Electrical

• Maintenance

• Troubleshooting

• Hand Tools

• blueprints

• MS Office

• Materials handling

• Programmable logic controllers

• Soldering to IPC level 4

• Assembly

Certifications and Licenses

Driver's License

Additional Information

KEY CREDENTIALS

Three Phase Motor Control Technician Ongoing Education in Solar Electric and High Efficiency Indoor/Outdoor LED Thermal Energy System Design Lighting Design Light Emitting Diode Lighting System Design Artificial Lighting Design Artificial Lighting for Enhancement of Human Medical/Surgical Lighting Design Performance

Development & Implementation of alarm Phillips Magnavox Troubleshooting test equipment unmatched in industry Design/Implementation/Rebuild Genesis Power Custom design of multiple zones recording Supply UPS System

for fixed station nitrogen alarm unit General Electric Design gun alignment/fixturing Design of multiple fixtures/techniques for Shot Peen Machine of multiple General Electric machines

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