Solar Technician Electrical Power

Experience in the Following Areas

Supervision and training of new team members; Managing assigned teams to complete budgeted projects

Managing a team/teams to plan, organize and oversee repair, inspection and or installation projects.

Assessing regional work and organizing and implementing effective scheduling for one or more teams in a region.

Solar Inverter troubleshooting and repair

Medium - High voltage transformer maintenance

Network and communications equipment installation and troubleshooting

Low/Medium voltage Electrical equipment installation and maintenance

Switchgear and Point of Interconnect inspection and maintenance

Solar array trouble shooting and maintenance

Ground fault locating and troubleshooting

Troubleshooting, installation and maintenance of electrical power generation equipment

Troubleshooting, installation and maintenance of solar array tracking equipment

Troubleshooting, installation and maintenance of Pyranometers and other weather station equipment

Safety and ISO 9001 processes

Manufacturing, shipping, and receiving Quality Management system processes

Lean Manufacturing continuous improvement processes

Interpreting Engineering drawings, parts lists, schematic diagrams, and Bills of Material (BOM)

Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP)

Electrical resistance testing

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) inspection methods and inspection practices

Engineering Resource Planning (ERP) database interface

Inspection of electrical flight control systems

Electric generator design and fabrication

Various Non-destructive testing processes and procedures

Electrical and mechanical test equipment operations

Machine and parts design

Machine shop operations

Root cause analysis

Education & Training

Delaware Technical & Community College, Newark, DE 10/2009 - 07/2012 Mechanical Engineering Technology Associates of Applied Science Degree Graduated top of my class

GPA of 3.89 out 4.00

Company Sponsored Training

Lean manufacturing and Explosives training

Manufacturing and Inspection Reports (M&IR) and Manufacturing audits training

Bore scope and Faro Arm operation training

Valhalla Scientific Digital Milliohm-meter Digital Megohm-meter resistance meters training

Kelvin bridge low resistance meter, and various other electrical resistance meter training

Tool calibration

Extensive FOD training

Dye penetrate training

PC-DMIS for CMM, and various other computer software training

Safe Start safety training

Electrical safety training

Certificates

Machinist training level one certificate Delaware Technical & Community College 7/2012

Level 2 Dye penetrate Inspector

Professional Experience

SOLVEnergy 09/2017-01/2022

Solar Technician Level 2 / Regional Lead

Train and educate new hire employees in effective safety and maintenance policy’s a and procedures. Assess regional corrective and preventative maintenance needs and coordinate logistics with teams and local personnel to meet objective declines, at or under allowable budget. Effectively communicate with customer liaisons to coordinate repair, upgrade, and instillation projects from discovery to completion. Diagnose PV system issues, including non-operation and under-performance, then develop and administer a remediation. Troubleshoot and resolve solar electric warranty and service issues that arise with: modules, inverters, and all system components to ensure maximum system performance. Keep all appointments as scheduled, confirm attendance and seek to optimize field time efficiently. Advance troubleshooting of system issues as identified and scheduled by the corporate Field Support team. Maintain the highest level of professionalism and interact directly with all solar customers. Record and submit daily paperwork associated with serviced systems. Actively report and communicate with Field Service Regional Management. Comply with key performance indicators (KPI) set by Regional Manager. Maintain and communicate supply and equipment issues to properly address all service call needs. Maintain regular communication with Electrical Field Service Technicians and Operations Control Center. Ensuring a high degree of workmanship for service and warranty work completed. Comply with necessary safety standards to assure a safe workplace/condition.

Orbital ATK Missile Defense & Controls (MD&C), Elkton, Md. 08/2012 – 09/2017

Receiving Inspector

Responsibilities included developing documents implementing processes and procedural standards, while operating within compliance of customer and company guidelines for the use of engineering tools in manufacturing processes. Also responsible for providing training and assistance in the utilization of processes, tools and supports the integration of engineering designs. Ensures regulatory requirements are met. Provide configuration management, coordinate changes, perform assessments of compliance and manage the implementation of product standards across various programs and the business unit. Develop, maintain and distribute engineering documents, reports and correspondence to enable organizational activity. Also collect, analyze and validate engineering performance metrics. Review First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR) from suppliers for approval. Work with suppliers on inspection certification issues.

Delaware Tech, Stanton Campus, Newark, DE 1/2012 – 07/2012

Mechanical Engineering Technologist

Responsibilities included the creation of machinery, products and / or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) used to design parts and assemblies through the application of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). Created models utilized directly by software to create instructions for the manufacture of objects represented by the models, through computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining as well as other automated processes. Root cause analysis of design and assembly issues as well as engineering project presentation to executive leadership. Participated in the fabrication and assembly of machines and Static and dynamic force and stress analysis of actuation components.

Game Stop, Christiana Mall, Newark, DE 10/2009 – 1/2010

Sr. Game Floor Advisor

Primary function was to provide pro-active support in all facets of store operations including ensuring that team members provides friendly, open and enthusiastic customer service, in person and on the phone. This also included answering questions and assisting with product selection, purchases, and returns. Ensured that the store was clean, well-organized, properly merchandised at all times, and that all policies, procedures, and controls were followed. Supervised up to 5 or more Game Advisors by planning, organizing, and delegating work.

Community Involvement/Interests

Coordinator and volunteer with Operation KB, an outreach group.

Volunteered with Hedgeville Teen Men Troop (HTMT)

Life time membership in the Phi Theta Kappa honors society.

Recognized 2012 Who’s Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges honors program.

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