Communications-Electronics Technician

MICHAEL D. SPURGEON

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575-***-****(Home) 575-***-****(Cell)

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COMM-ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE/ MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT Overview Served 21 years as a Communications-Electronics Systems Installer, Maintenance Technician and trainer, specializing in VHF and UHF Radios and Weather Sensing equipment. Also served in Maintenance Control function coordinating the work effort of various work centers.

Trained and experienced in proper use of power tools and hand tools

Proficient using test equipment- Utility Locator, Oscilloscopes, Wattmeters, and Power Meters

Proficient in use and creation of Maintenance Database (CAMS, IMDB) records

Excellent customer service track record

Professional Experience

CAREER United States Air Force, 1989 – 2010

Completed 21-year career with the USAF. Led and participated in several installation and revitalization efforts on several types of equipment within specialty

MORE RECENTLY

NCR, December 2017 – July 2020

Customer Engineer II. Maintain retail and banking Automated Cash Systems.

ADEX, 2015 – 2017

Utility Line Locator for Plateau Telecommunications, Clovis NM. EMW (transition from Snelling and Snelling), 2013 – 2015 Installation and Maintenance of Electronic Security System: Pelco PTZ cameras DVRs and Monitors, Buried Line and RADAR Sensors, Vindicator Command and Control set.

Battlespace Flight Services, 2012 – 2013

Ground Control Station Technician – Perform avionics and electronic maintenance tasks and conduct functional and operational tests.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE: Responsible for tuning/ alignment/ certification of several systems, each with multiple radios and monitoring units and power supply modules. On several occasions performed full system optimizations as well as periodic baseline adjustments to constantly ensure Safety of Flight. Also ensured full complement Test Equipment available and certified at all times Locate buried copper and fiber cables. Install and maintain wide variety of Automated Cash Handling Systems.

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE: Led the MetNav Maintenance shop to ensure equipment uptime rates met/exceeded Standards. Systems included Instrument Landing Systems, TACAN, Visibility System, Temperature and Dewpoint System, Wind Measurement Systems. SAFETY INSPECTOR for Unit of 200 people and about 40 work centers and facilities.

POST USAF 2010-2012 Earned Bachelor Degree while working as a Security Officer for The Whitestone Group. Main Duties were to observe and report security lapses and assist in visitor control.

EDUCATION Wayland Baptist University, August 2012

BAS Electronic Systems Technology

Community College of the Air Force, 2001

Associates Electronic Systems Technology

References Available on request.

MICHAEL D. SPURGEON

144 Crescent Dr., Clovis NM 88101

575-***-****(Home) 575-***-****(Cell)

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COMM-ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE/ MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT Expanded

Technical Information

PRIMARY Systems Maintained

TACAN -- Tactical Air Navigation

VOR -- VHF Omni Range

VORTAC -- Unique Combination of first two systems listed.

SSILS -- Solid State Instrument Landing System consisting of Localizer, Glide Slope and Marker Beacons.

UHF/VHF Ground Radio systems -- Two way Voice radios

ADDITIONAL Systems Maintained

AWOS -- Automated Weather Observing System

also maintained earlier analog versions of weather equipment System and Office PCs; including Software and Hardware upgrades Each major system listed has redundancy built-in, Control and Indicator Equipment installed at user facilities and backup power capabilities. SSILS’s also utilize Dual-Monitor/Dual- Transmitter configurations.

TMDE Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment used -Partial listing

Oscilloscopes, Dual Channel and Quad Channel

Multi-Meters, Analog and Digital

Wattmeters, Analog and Digital

Peak Power Meter

Vector Voltmeter

Spectrum Analyzer

Signal Generators, General Use as well as System Specific Generator PIR, Analog and Digital, Portable ILS Receiver

Utility Locate Equipment used

Vivax-Metrotech vLocPro2 System

RyCom Instruments 8879PLS Locator

Ditch Witch 950R/T Locator

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