Shannon Ershen

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Norfolk, VA *****

757-***-****

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC)

Norfolk Naval Base, LF-18

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Norfolk, VA 23511

09/2019 – Present

NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System; Legacy (NSSMS)/Re-architecture (RNSSMS)

Electronics Technician/Mechanical Engineer

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

NSSMS/RNSSMS TECH REP: As one of 4 Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on the NATO Team at MARMC, assist, inspire, and train sailors with on-the-job training and real-life knowledge sharing beyond the outlined condensed and watered down curriculum they are pushed through in navy school. Daily shipboard visits are required to train, troubleshoot, track, and repair the multitude of casualties, and the diverse range of components as their causes. Success is ongoing with maintaining the complex missile systems of the following ships: USS Truman, USS Eisenhower, USS Stennis, USS Bataan, USS Kearsarge, USS Wasp.

FLEET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: As an authoritative technical representative, responsible to respond to urgent shipboard mission degrading Casualty Report (CASREP). This may include frequent travel outside the United States and beyond the reach of supervisory assistance. While providing CASREP assistance, it is imperative to identify and provide rapid resolution in correcting the casualty since the ship could be operating in a heightened state of awareness and any delay could result in the ship no meeting its operational requirement. Required to communicate directly with senior shipboard officers and provide leadership and guidance to overcome and make the required corrective actions need to get the system to an operational condition.

COMBAT SYSTEMS COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER READINESS ASSESSMENTS (C5RAs): Serving as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and MARMC representative involves prioritizing of work, resolving any scheduling conflicts, tracking progress of any ongoing fault isolation and troubleshooting efforts, identifying necessary parts. Brief the Commanding Officer in an efficiently ordered report of system operational status with regards to any major issues relating to NSSMS/RNSSMS.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC)

Norfolk Naval Base, LF-18

9727 Avionics Loop

Norfolk, VA 23511

02/2019 – 09/2019

Internal Rotation, Code 293

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

PIONEERED MARMC’S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: It is unusual for an employee to convert across such a broad range of knowledge foundations. Cooperatively worked closely with Training Department to ensure smooth integration of two different timekeeping databases, including upper management research led for valuable lessons learned. This invoked a deeper understanding of both departments as they had to learn each other’s way to create a bridge that solved previously unasked questions. This involved determining how to cross-fund training charge lines and travel expenses for 9 day C5RA underway assessment, they use different pots of money.

FLEET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: During the Post Installation Checkout (PICO) of the NATO SEASPARROW Missile System (NSSMS) Director #4 on USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69), provided guidance to ship’s force to align train and elevation synchros, as part of director alignment. Provided over the shoulder guidance to ship’s force technicians as they performed receiver alignment, verified feed through null, radar cross track/gain, and adjusted RF power out. Directed ship’s force in the procedures for running both a Radar Operability Test (ROT) and a System Operability Test (SOT). Provided distance support to USS BATAAN (LHD 5) regarding a voltage discrepancy located in one of their launchers. Steered ship’s force through the troubleshooting process through which we determined that there was a faulty transistor in the Digital Interface Unit (DIU) that was loading down the -24 volt power supply.

FAULT ISOLATION: During the course of the PICO on USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69) two casualties became apparent. Assisted ships’ force in fault isolation, root cause analysis, and correct identification of parts. Installed Q-70 console software from back up tape after it failed during boot with corrupted data and required factory reset. Discovered two faulty crystal diodes in the waveguide crystal mixer causing a monitoring issue that reported a receiver NO-GO with a missing X-Band Local Oscillator (LO) light at the receiver. Ship’s force obtained the crystals, installed them and the system was returned to full operability.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC)

Norfolk Navy Ship Yard, Bldg-51

51 Warington Ave

Portsmouth, VA 23704

03/2017 – 02/2019

Production Controller, Code 354

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

WATERFRONT OPERATIONS: Ensures the success of availabilities and serves as a central point of contact for customers and Ship's Force on all matters regarding ship and boat repair, modernization, conversion, activation, and inactivation, from advanced planning through post-completion evolutions.

TECHNICAL WORK SPECIFICATION DEVELOPMENT: Perform ship checks to collect data; investigate current condition of existing system, equipment, and components; understand the scope of work, and determine technical requirements necessary to restore these systems and components to the customer’s desired condition. Reference research to include finding drawings from Ship’s Drawing Index (SDI), finding appropriate technical manuals for mechanical systems. Familiar with writing work items in the Navy Maintenance Data Base-revised (NMD-r) complying with JFMM 4E standards. Experience writing LHD templates from scratch to be submitted to SURMEPP for the Master Spec Catalog in NMD-r.

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS UNDERSTANDING: Authored a ShipAlt work item as a Request for Contract Change (RCC) that required the examination and understanding of 108 drawings for USS Bataan (LHD-5). Previous installation of this ShipAlt was extensively unsuccessful with piping and foundation misalignments requiring all drawings to be revised by engineering. Magnificently accomplished the writing of new ShipAlt with praise from the Project Manager. The ability to navigate various databases, 4E compliance, and application of new knowledge required to accomplish this task effectively was gained in an astonishing 7 months demonstrating swift learning skills.

PLANNING, ESTIMATING AND INTEGRATION: Prepare detailed independent government estimate (IGE) for each work item in a ship’s work item package by the milestone date. Breakdown of man-hours and materials for all phases of the job including site preparation and restoration, pre-fabrication, rip-out, modification, reinstallation and testing of cognizant systems and components. Multiple ships are worked congruently, some with as many as 500 work items each. Developed a more effective method of tracking work specs to personnel using NMD reports and excel manipulations.

NMD-r PROFICIENCY: Seldom assist PMs in procedural requirements of their Avails to accomplish tasks such as approving tasking memos to move work notifications from a new tasking memo to the Avail in order to write RCCs for them. Developed NMD training slides of financial responsibilities of codes 300, 400 and 600, including navigational path breakdown and screenshots of data field entries.

ADAPTABILITY: Occasionally assigned projects lying outside normal operating parameters. These projects require investigation into current practices, instructions, seeking out the correct people to ask questions or request data, then to determine how to present the results in a manner that will satisfy the final deliverable. Formulated and presented findings, reports, correspondence, and spreadsheets to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.

Supervisor: Kevin Hatch 757-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Acro Service Corporation (Contractor - Huntington Ingalls Industries)

39209 West Six Mile Road Suite 250

Livonia, MI 48152-3978 United States

08/2016 – 10/2016

Engineer, Mechanical 1

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Contractor for the Standard Navy Valve Yard at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding.

MODELING AND ANALYSIS: Peer reviewed current specifications of valves using engineering drawings and 3D models to validate, apply, and demonstrate modeling and analysis methods that significantly reduce model generating time and engineering efforts. Proficient with Autodesk Inventor software.

DIGITAL RECORDS MAINTENANCE: Maintained 38 engineering drawings for 22 valve designs, two actuators, select parts, and tooling. Standardized additional designs when practical through the use and validation of technical documentation to fulfill requirements in order to restore valve systems and components. Prepared engineering evaluations to improve performance of existing designs.

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION: Interpreted and applied guidelines and sound engineering principles to provide/prepare over 30 engineering drawings, including supporting technical documentation, procedures, and planning. Coordinated maintenance of provisional technical documentation and maintained technical manuals and valve repair standards.

Supervisor: Kenny Stewart 757-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Futron Corporation

2021 Cunningham Dr. Ste. 303

Hampton, VA 23666 United States

02/2007 - 06/2008

Risk Analyst

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

PROFESSIONALISM: Consistently recognized for professionalism, exceptional management skills and for possessing a keen sense of analytical ability. Demonstrated knowledge in the continuous risk management process as related to engineering work on NASA programs and projects.

LEADERSHIP: Proven ability to lead highly productive teams with strong collaboration skills to achieve engineering goals conferring with senior leadership to ensure tasks were accomplished on time with little supervision.

RISK MANAGEMENT: Practiced at identifying potential risks and mitigating on the fly, demonstrating sound judgement in urgent situations. Provided direct support to senior risk managers, assuring identification, mitigation, and resolution of engineering risks involving a large variety of spacecraft and components. Entered and updated risks in the Integrated Risk Management Application (CxIRMA) database and Active Risk Manager (ARM) system. Managed risks internal to Futron using IRMA database involving schedule, cost, performance, and engineering workforce requirements for multiple NASA contracts.

INNOVATION: Developed and maintained a detailed data mining and analysis system in support of NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP). Created, implemented and maintained a dynamic spreadsheet to track weekly contract personnel man-hours, and engineering estimates for all phases of the contracts for multiple NASA contracts in excess of $500,000. Primary liaison with software developers to integrate key functions from two separate risk management databases in order to allow them to communicate with each other.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: Responsible for generating monthly reports, which required coordination with engineering staff for accurate individual contract status updates, such as risks, concerns, and opportunities.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Advised and coordinated with various engineers in plan execution including peer review of technical proposals, contracts, and engineering reviews. Developed and reviewed scope of work preparation and cost estimates. Tracked milestone deliverables, anticipated necessary resources, assisted with technical program planning and corrected support deficiencies to ensure products exceeded customer expectations. Worked with senior engineers to analyze constantly changing program requirements, including dealing with project related issues or problems. Coordinated with internal and external organizations to prevent or ease planning delay, scheduling conflicts and material problems. Reviewed information and modified qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to fit a wide range of variables, including issues, problems, or concepts that are not susceptible to direct observation.

ANALYTICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS: Demonstrated initiative by working closely with professional engineers reading, interpreting, and analyzing engineering designs, schematics, fault trees, and calculations. Researched experimental and theoretical analysis of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and aircraft structures to determine their behavior in the atmosphere and out in the vacuum of space. Provided crucial data and direct analysis support in performing systems engineering risk assessments for various NASA contracts; including Flight Test Article, HSA (HyBolt/Soarex/ATK), MEDLI, and Orion Landing System. Assisted in the fault tree analysis of the Orion Landing System.

SAFETY CONSULTING: Given active duty experience in the US Navy, acted as a technical adviser for consulting safety engineers on safety culture and procedures. Provided support for a Retro Rocket test program for spacecraft including coordination and safety related policy review and development for handling, shipment, storage, and use of pyrotechnic devices for a retro rocket landing system.

Supervisor: Kelly Moses 757-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

FC Business Systems (Contractor - NAVICP)

406 B Street

Naval Base, Norfolk, VA 23511 United States

01/2005 - 10/2005

Systems Administrator

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Contractor for the Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE), part of Navy Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) Retrograde Management Division, Norfolk Detachment.

QUALITY ASSURANCE: QAE travels across the US to inspect commercial repair facilities to ensure the fleet receives the highest quality of repairable parts. Planned, scheduled, and coordinated these trips with repair facilities and QA Evaluator. Provided additional supply support data while evaluator was on site ensuring facility was in compliance with all QA requirements. Firm tact and staunch diplomacy ensured service improvements for quality assurance efforts.

LOGISTICS SUPPORT: Performed the initial dispatch function for non-mechanized RFI (Ready for Issue) shipments from commercial repair facilities with expedient and responsive customer relations while creating DD-1348 forms for material return to the Navy. Produced detailed monthly dispatch reports. Utilized NAVSUP supply databases FEDLOG and eRMS (Electronic Retrograde Management System) to research and analyze supply data to determine shipment destination and priority for assets moving to the fleet and overseas.

INGENUITY AND RESOURCEFULNESS: Investigated unused, unmarked, and/or lost freight by stock or part number to identify various equipment, components, and parts; then provided mitigation to have items returned. Recovered over $16 million in repairable parts for US Navy aircraft and ships, by motivating repair facilities to examine their inventory. This recovery resulted in being awarded the Gold Medal in the 2005 Excellence in Government Awards Program, Federal Executive Board.

PROBLEM RESOLUTION: Investigated the occurrence of two civilian repair facilities having the same cage code, resulting in inaccurate supply availability and delayed required parts getting to the fleet. Proceeded to research in databases to find the root cause of this discrepancy and resolved to correct. Proficiency in both written and oral communication skills allowed for smooth negotiations which led to an effective resolution. Received letter of commendation from commercial repair facility for resolving incorrect manufacturer supply codes.

WRITTEN PRESENTATIONS: Created quarterly Material Recovery Reports, crucial to upper management, reflecting value of in-transit material losses either by loss or damage. Report was presented during quarterly staff meetings.

US Navy

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)

Naval Base Norfolk, VA 23511 United States

09/2003 - 11/2004

FC2 Work Center Supervisor/Front Line Leader

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

SHIPBOARD KNOWLEDGE: Familiar with shipboard mechanical, electrical, structural, and electronic engineering terminology and concepts as they apply to overall system function. Understand applicable governing instructions such as the Naval Ship’s Technical Manuals (NSTM), the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM), and over 25 system/sub-system technical manuals and drawings.

ADVANCED WEAPON SYSTEM: Practical knowledge of the MK-57 system, which is comprised of 20 separate electromechanical, hydraulic, and electronics subsystems, each comprised of its own components and subassemblies.

SYSTEM OPERATIONS: Operated, repaired, and performed maintenance on surface missile fire control systems (including weapon direction systems and search radar), delineator equipment, missiles, and associated support equipment. Executed operational tests and tactical training scenarios including operator adjustments on weapon system components, operated radar equipment, fire control systems, and weapons direction/designation systems in all modes. Calmly performed duties under pressure in stressful environments and situations.

PREVENTATIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE: Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on electronic, electro-mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, including cooling and drying equipment, ensuring the policies and guidelines of the JFMM were met. Conducted periodic inspections to ensure all missile and fire control systems and subsystems were maintained to the original standard of construction. Completed detailed maintenance reports in accordance with applicable naval instructions and the JFMM. Additionally, conducted work process integration including, but not limited to, internal and external organization coordination to ensure delays and scheduling conflicts and material problems were resolved well before execution.

FAULT ISOLATION: Expedited troubleshooting and repair of NSSMS MK-57 Mod 2 in hostile environment maintaining a complete system operability of 100%, well above fleet average. Performed casualty analysis and fault isolation systematically, critically, with intensive investigation directed toward discovering, disseminating, and applying solution. Assessed various subsystems for adequacy of safety standards to include the troubleshooting and repair of electrical and electronic surface missile fire control systems. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of requirements contained in technical manuals. Utilized schematics and block servo-mechanical diagrams to accomplish fault identification, ensuring the safety of personnel by following standard tag out procedures to locate and repair system malfunctions. Employed technical acumen to locate defects using an array of test equipment, ordnance publications, circuit diagrams, and schematics. Developed innovative approaches to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate solution to resolve complex problems.

FLEET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: On several different occasions I provided distance and alongside support to other NATO technicians onboard different ships, guiding them through the troubleshooting process, i.e. the taking of signal readings and resistance measurements to isolate faulty circuit cards and other components.

SYSTEMS TESTING AND CALIBRATIONS: Tested, aligned, and adjusted radar-indicating circuits and power supplies, used basic electronic test equipment, fabricated, maintained, and installed electrical/electronic cable assemblies.

LEADERSHIP: Scheduled preventive and corrective maintenance on weapon system at the organizational level utilizing multiple maintenance databases. Managed 15 maintenance personnel in space preservation and coordinated the material upkeep of 42 spaces on board, all inspections consistently received outstanding marks. Conducted performance reviews and evaluations utilizing the Navy rating documentation for subordinates. Utilized various NSTM’s and GSO’s to ensure Damage Control readiness was at its maximum readiness onboard.

US Navy

Formerly FCTCLANT Dam Neck

Virginia Beach, VA 23453 United States

08/2000 - 08/2003

Technical Publications Librarian

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS SUPPORT: Supported Navy training by ensuring over 60,000 classified and unclassified technical publications, schematics, and other media, to include baseline systems software, were maintained with current updates and high level of operable efficiency. Retained a flawless inventory by implementing rigorous organizational protocols, earning accolades from senior management.

LEADERSHIP: Led team of five personnel responsible for the relocation of thousands of classified and unclassified media, which enabled the command to relocate mission critical training office space. Coordinated transportation and security of outdated classified media to be disposed at NSA Fort Meade, MD.

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: Displayed exceptional initiative and organizational skills by individually completing final steps necessary to convert a Technical Publications Library into a satellite library, allowing for optimum personnel efficiency.

EDUCATION

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA United States

Bachelor's Degree 12/2015

Credits Earned: 135 Semester hours

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

-Project Management: Contract package requirements, project life cycle, team building, planning, scheduling, resource allocations, budget and performance.

-Materials Science: Mechanical properties and corrosion of metals, alloys, polymeric materials, ceramics, composite materials.

-Material Science Lab: Structural analysis, followed design guides, performed experimental studies, maintained laboratory notebooks, presented findings.

-Fluid Mechanics: Studied flow properties, dimensional analysis of liquids/gases in pipes, nozzles, diffusers.

-Computational Methods: Applied mathematics theory to solve engineering problems using MATLAB.

-Thermodynamics: 1st and 2nd Law applications involving work and heat calculations of nozzles, diffusers, turbines, pumps, condensers, throttling valves, heat exchangers, feedwater heaters.

-Fluids/Thermo Lab: Conducted experiments involving the effects of convection/conduction of solids and fluids.

-ME Design: Design and analysis of stresses and strains of structural components such as beams, shafts, gears, tanks. Examined structural responses to loads, temperatures, vibrational and damping properties, fatigue, fracture toughness, crack growth, creep.

-Dynamic Control Systems: Inverse Laplace transforms, design using Root Locus techniques.

-Heat and Mass Transfer: Studied convection, conduction, radiation concepts. Conducted thermal analysis of structures and materials.

-Gas Dynamics: Airfoil lift/drag, Mach relations to normal, moving, and oblique shock waves.

-Power Systems: Examined Carnot, Rankine, Brayton, Otto and Diesel cycles. Utilized MATLAB to design twin-spool turbojets, with/without afterburning and turbo-fan engines.

-Aerospace Propulsion Systems: Studied principles of momentum exchange propulsion, conducted order of magnitude analysis of propulsion applications, multi-staged rocket configurations and payload computations.

-Aerospace Propulsion Lab: Tested and analyzed ramjet and turbine engine.

Tidewater Community College

Virginia Beach, VA United States

Associate's Degree 12/2007

Credits Earned: 84 Semester hours

Major: Engineering

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

-Problem Solving & Programming: MATLAB

-Logic Circuits/Microprocessors: Design and application experiments

-Technical & Scientific Writing: Ability to clearly convey scientific and technical findings into documents and reports to present as trade studies

-Calculus

-Ordinary Differential Equations

-Engineering Mechanics Statics

-Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

-Solid Mechanics

-Solid Mechanics Lab: Structural analysis of materials, testing failures, following design guides, maintaining laboratory notebook

-Computer Aided Drafting: Autodesk Inventor

-Physics

-Chemistry

United States Navy FCTCLANT

Virginia Beach, VA United States

Technical or Occupational Certificate 08/2000

Major: NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System MK-57 MOD 2, 3

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

Classified Curriculum. 40 hours per week for 8 months. Honed technical skills by performing casualty analysis and fault isolation. Operated, tested, aligned, and repaired individual equipment including the system and the interface with other systems. Operated the digital computer, the director, the TV systems, the radar console, the firing officer's console, the GMLS MK-29 MOD 1 (Missile Launcher), the RIM-7 missile aerodynamics and telemetry capabilities, and associated equipment in support of the ship's weapon system in tactical situation and during test evaluation. Simulations included manual and automatic launch scenarios.

United States Navy Naval Training Center

Great Lakes, IL United States

Technical or Occupational Certificate 10/1999

Major: Fire Controlman, Class A, School Strand

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

40 hours per week for 4 months. Acquired ability to describe radio wave theory and identify its basic components; describe basic antenna theory and the radiation characteristics of common types of antennas; state the purpose of search, navigation, and fire control radar; describe the general characteristics and types of transmission lines; perform maintenance procedures associated with radar; describe in detail the theory and operation of synchros; describe the use of basic test equipment associated with electromechanical systems; perform basic adjustment, alignment, and calibration procedures on electromechanical systems and devices; and diagnose motor and generator faults.

-Electromechanical Systems

-Motor Control Laboratory

-Servo Control

-Missile Aerodynamics

-Hydraulics and Pneumatics

-Microcomputer Systems Troubleshooting and Repair

-Radar Systems

-Applied Mathematics

United States Navy Naval Training Center

Great Lakes, IL United States

Technical or Occupational Certificate 06/1999

Major: Advanced Electronics Technical Core

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

40 hours per week for 4 months. Gained a sound knowledge of basic electricity and basic electronics theory; identify, troubleshoot, and correct problems to the component level in a variety of electronic systems; use and interpret equipment technical manuals; operate and apply electronic test equipment; and display a knowledge of the planned maintenance system.

-Communications

-DC/AC Circuit Analysis

-Digital Principles

-Solid State Electronics

JOB RELATED TRAINING

DAWIA Level 1 Career Field Certification in Production, Quality, and Manufacturing 2/20/2018

DAWIA Level 1 Career Field Certification in Engineering 2/21/2018

OSHA 10-Hour Maritime: Shipyard Employment Card Expiration: July 2022

Advanced Electronics Technical Core 02/1999 - 06/1999

Fire Controlman, Class A, School Strand 06/1999 - 10/1999

NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System MK-57 MOD 2, 3 Technician 01/2000 - 08/2000

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Published safety article in NASA Safety Center's "Mission One" Newsletter Inaugural Issue

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Active Secret Security Clearance

MILITARY SERVICE

Honorable discharge from United States Navy. Received Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

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