VISHAL LALWANI

301-***-**** ● adbqxr@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Detail-oriented and proficient in a range of computer systems, languages, tools and testing methodologies, and in the use of analytical lab equipment.

Expertise includes:

Research ● Electronics ● Interpersonal Communication ● Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

United States Navy, Joint Base Andrews, MD 01/2015 to present

Avionics Technician

Ensure assigned aircraft is always in a full mission capable status by conducting both preventative (inspecting, adjusting, servicing components) and corrective maintenance including fault isolation, troubleshooting, and removal and replacement of faulty line replaceable units

Practice good housekeeping using the 5S Kaizen method, tool control, foreign object damage (FOD) awareness/prevention, and safety at all times

Skills sets used in this job are:

Electronics: maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, installation of equipment, FOD prevention, management of material resources, corrosion and tool control

Instrumentation: oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supply, static frequency generator

Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc., Greenbelt Rail Yard, MD 07/2015 to 01/2020

Field Technician

Performed static, dynamic propulsion and braking, Automatic Train Control tests, and 100-mile burn_in test simulating revenue service on mainline WMATA tracks on all-new 7K railcars to verify whether all their sophisticated subsystems function properly following WMATA’s strict technical specifications

Completed all paperwork and test records and submit them to WMATA engineers for signatures

Assisted Kawaski vendors doing software up/downgrades on their components

Trained test team members on how to review/analyze fault logs and subsystem chart recordings

Skills sets used in this job are:

Electronics: troubleshooting, testing, reading schematic diagrams, installation of equipment

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, DEWESoft® Data Acquisition software, Train Ethernet Analyzer (TEA)

Instrumentation: DEWETRON measurement system, oscilloscopes, multimeters, standard hand, and power tools

SEPSA, Albatros North America, Inc., New Carrollton, MD 12/2014 to 07/2015

Field Service Technician

Provided technical services ranging from troubleshooting, and maintenance updates to inspections, testing, diagnostic repairs, and installations of modified electronic equipment in WMATA trains

Carried out event recorder file extractions from upgraded units to ensure that they were recording data signals properly and analyzed them for any anomalies using sophisticated graphical analysis software

Programmed various microchip processors to increase the functionality and data recording of the upgraded units

Managed spare parts inventory and tool control

Skills sets used in this job are:

Electronics: maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, installation of equipment, management of material resources

Computer Skills: Systems Applications and Products (SAP) in Data Processing software, VMS Maintenance Terminal (2k, 3k, 5k, 6k), CloneFlash, GANG-08 Universal Gang Programmer, Event Recorder Graphical Analysis Software

Instrumentation: multimeters, standard hand, and power tools

Strosniders Hardware Store, Silver Spring, MD 01/2012 to 07/2013

Sales Associate

Provided friendly service and assistance to customers

University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 01/2009 to 05/2012

Undergraduate Researcher, 09/2010 to 05/2012

Conducted assigned research on projects that included: (1) identification of cultured water bacteria (coliforms and Escherichia coli[E. coli]) using molecular probes; and (2) testing the efficacy of two extensively used colorimetric culture methods by non-profit organizations for routine monitor and enumeration of coliforms and E. coli in water samples

Wrote SOPs using current Good Laboratory Practices (cGLP)

Awarded 2012 Inspired Discoveries Award in recognition for best research effort from the University of Baltimore: Research Paper: Monitoring of Escherichia coli in Jones Falls, MD: a comparison of methods

Skills sets used in this job were:

Microbiology Skills: identification, enumeration, and isolation of bacterial species (coliforms and E. coli), aseptic techniques, stains, solutions, slides, media, buffer, and aliquots of chemical reagents preparation, quality control

Molecular Biology Skills: Agarose gel electrophoresis, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), DNA extraction using PCR Purification and Gel Extraction Kits

Computational and Statistical Skills: LibreOffice, Fisher’s Exact Test, and t-test

Instrumentation: microscopes, incubators, pH meters, analytical balances, centrifuges, autoclave apparatus, micropipettes and tips, waterbath, refrigerator and freezer

Forensic Laboratory Technician, 09/2010 to 12/2011

Operated, calibrated, and maintained laboratory instruments and equipment

Disposed of hazardous wastes using the 5S Kaizen Method while practicing safety at all times

Performed routine administrative tasks such as product shipment, inventory control of supplies and reagents, and record-keeping

Skills sets used in this job were:

Experimental Techniques: extraction techniques (macroscale separation), recrystallization, simple and fractional distillation, filtration, titration, chromatography [Gas Chromatography (GC), Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), High-Performance or Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)]

Analytical Equipment: UV-Visible (UV-vis) spectrophotometers, Infrared Spectroscopy (IR), NMR, Mass Spectroscopy (MS), GC, GC/MS, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR)

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office

Instrumentation: pH meters, centrifuges, analytical balances, autoclave apparatus, microscopes, mixers, hot plate and magnetic stirrers, micropipettes

Biology Laboratory Assistant, 01/2009 to 12/2011

Cleaned, calibrated and maintained laboratory instruments

Procured supplies, equipment, and organisms within budget limitations

Skills sets used in this job were:

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office

Instrumentation: analytical balances, pH meters, microscopes, fuming hood, incubator, hot plate and magnetic stirrers, meters

Biology Research Assistant, Summer 2010

Examined the effects of specific perennial outfalls on nutrient levels (nitrate, ammonia, and phosphorous) and bacterial counts from selected sites of lower Jones Falls

In vitro studies were performed such as the isolation, growth, enumeration, and identification of coliform and E. coli bacterial colonies using aseptic techniques

Performed experiments to produce reliable data for submittal for publication in accordance with the goals and objectives of the grant, under the direction of the grant holder

Skills sets used in this job were:

Computational and Statistical Skills: Microsoft Office, Fisher’s Exact Test, and t-test

Instrumentation: automated titrators, hot plate and magnetic stirrers, microscopes, fuming hood, pH meters, analytical balances, Petri dishes, incubator

EDUCATION

BS Forensic Science/Forensic Studies University of Baltimore

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