Electrical Engineer Network Technician
Resume:
RESUME
MR. Stephen John Kruhmin
P.O. Box ****
Glenrock, WY 82637 United States
Mobile: 406-***-****
Evening Phone: 406-***-****
Email: adugin@r.postjobfree.com
Work Experience:
National Park Service
Rocky Mountain National Park, Facilities Maintenance Dept.
Estes Park, CO
01/2022 - Present
Hours per week: 40
Series: WL-4749
Wage Leader Maintenance Mechanic (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
This position is in the Facility Division's Rocky Mountain National Park. This is a working lead position responsible for building and utility maintenance, preservation, and construction operations within the park.
This position provides daily direction to permanent and seasonal facilities workers to accomplish trades work on a regular and recurring part of the job on park facilities. Trades include Installation, modification, and repair of Plumbing systems, Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, and some Carpentry, Painting, and Roofing duties.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
705 Pendell Blvd.
Mills, WY 82644 United States
09/2017 – 04/2021
Hours per week: 40
Series: 3359
Communications and Instrumentation Mechanic (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Working independently or in a team with other technicians, I installed, maintained and fabricated various types of electronic and related equipment such as: digital PBX’s, various manual and electronic telephone instruments, microwave, UHF and VHF radio systems, multiplexers, fiber optics, high speed data modems and LAN systems, electronic controllers and regulators, digital governors, electronic motor speed controllers, audio and visual systems, telemetering, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) and associated input/output devices and circuits, computers and data logging equipment, terminals, printers, chart recorders, lake and river elevation equipment, battery monitors, repeaters, satellite clocks, annunciators/sequence of events recorders, encoders, supervisory controls, automatic synchronizers, transfer trip equipment, oscillographs/digital fault recorders, voltage regulators, electronic security and intrusion detection systems, power plant metering, power supplies, flow metering, revenue metering, protective relaying for the generation and distribution of power, RTDs, riverbank stabilization equipment, and AM/FM/Video/Audio/RF distribution systems.
My work included removing and reinstalling such equipment incidental to the other work performed. I performed regular preventative maintenance, diagnosed equipment or system troubles, and made repairs and adjustments necessary to return equipment or systems to normal operation. I was familiar with all trade test equipment, such as Digital Multimeters, Wattmeters, Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Frequency Meters, Relay Test Sets, and Computers.
Supervisor: Mike Jacobs
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
429 E. Bowen Rd
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 United States
06/2015 - 09/2017
Salary: Hours per week: 40
Series: 0802 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 11-6
Engineering Technician (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
I was the technical consultant and subject matter expert for NavFac SW China Lake utilities instrumentation and controls. This position was at the Public Works Department, Utility and Energy Management Branch, Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake.
As an Engineering Technician, I served as the subject matter expert on the base's industrial control systems in the Public Works Utility Department. I was in charge of maintaining and troubleshooting several major photovoltaic (PV) systems controls, inverters, generators, and battery banks of both off-grid and grid-tied systems throughout the base, as well as Direct Digital Controls (DDC)/ Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and controls. I troubleshot and repaired highly complex Direct Digital networked computers used to store and exercise these systems' operating programs and parameters. I trained and supervised several new apprentices in this field.
Within the scope of my numerous duties, I used various test equipment such as oscilloscopes, voltmeters, ohmmeters, capacitor analyzers, inductance analyzers, pulse generators, power supplies, signal tracers, fiber-optic testers, and other specialized electronic tools to troubleshoot with and used it to make repairs/adjustments to electrical and electronic equipment.
I tested, calibrated, installed, operated, troubleshot, repaired, and maintained all specific local and remote utility electrical/electronic and electro-mechanical control systems and associated components comprised of various water and wastewater lift station controls and distribution, monitoring and control equipment and systems, multiple utilities deep well pumps, multiple 1.5 million gallon reservoirs, potable water pumping stations, automatic chlorine gas, and liquid hypochlorite generators and disinfection systems, aeration basin equipment, sand filter and activated charcoal filter equipment, pressure systems, steam boiler controls for two major steam plants comprised of five large capacity boilers and associated equipment/systems, various HVAC and the HSQ SCADA system connected to these systems.
I installed and troubleshot network hardware and software. I identified requirements, and provided planning, coordination, design, installation/implementation, management, and maintenance of all utility communications systems and equipment (data communications and alarm/telemetry communications), specialty electronics systems (event alarms, wireless, alarm sensors, various security devices, instrumentation devices, PV solar power control, and monitoring systems), and computer/data processing systems required to support China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
I interpreted and created engineering drawings that combine electrical/electronic schematics, logic diagrams, and mechanical drawings to trace the signal flow throughout the system to assist in troubleshooting malfunction of complex utility systems such as boilers, HVAC, DDC, and associated control systems.
I was responsible for installing and maintaining various computerized HVAC control systems for all buildings, facilities, and multiple utilities monitoring and control systems within one of the most extensive land-based naval air facilities in the United States.
My tasks also involved replacing obsolete equipment with newer, available technology and designing (and building) new, custom-designed automatic control systems to upgrade existing, antiquated systems which formerly had no automatic control.
I tracked abnormal SCADA/DDC/Utility system trends using various programs and tools and corrected adverse events and trends before customers were affected. I identified operational deficiencies in various utility systems (i.e., EMCS (Energy Management Control Systems) and DDC (Direct Digital Controls. I conducted inquiries to determine the cause of variances (differences) and failures and analyze what measures are necessary to correct revealed deficiencies and use that information to create and prioritize work requests for the crafts and contractors to perform. I developed and presented written and oral technical and non-technical information to management for almost everything I did within the scope of my responsibilities. I also developed preventive maintenance packages, JHA's, and planning strategies for utility maintenance projects, equipment, and systems.
I troubleshot and solved installation and application problems using virtual network hardware and custom HTML applications and performed DDC system network account administration.
Supervisor: Robert Campos 760-***-****)
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Utilities and Energy Management Division, Public Works Dept.
429 E. Bowen Rd.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 United States
11/2014 - 06/2015
Hours per week: 40
Series: 2606 Pay Plan: WG Grade: 11-5
Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
This position was at the Public Works Department, Utility and Energy Management Branch, Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake. As the only Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic in the Utility Department, my job was to test, calibrate, install, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair simple to complex electrical/electronic and electro-mechanical control systems such as steam controls, steam boiler controls, water/wastewater distribution equipment, deep well pumps and pumping controls, wastewater lift station controls, and various HVAC systems.
I was in charge of troubleshooting photovoltaic system controls, off-grid and grid-tied systems, and Direct Digital Controls (DDC)/ Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and controls. I troubleshot and repaired highly complex Direct Digital Control (DDC) environmental monitoring and control systems (EMCS) which use special-purpose networked computers to store operating parameters. I used test equipment such as oscilloscopes, voltmeters, ohmmeters, meggars, and other specialized electronic tools to troubleshoot and make repairs/adjustments to equipment. I repaired electronic/electro-mechanical components of utility systems to correct any equipment operation deficiencies.
I interpreted engineering drawings that combine electrical/electronic schematics, logic diagrams, and mechanical drawings to trace the signal flow throughout the system to assist in troubleshooting complex systems such as boilers, HVAC, DDC, and associated control systems.
Supervisor: Wayne Francis 760-***-****)
Edwards Air Force Base
225 N. Rosamond Blvd.
Edwards AFB, CA 93524 United States
06/2014 - 11/2014
Salary: 28.22 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 40
Series: 2606 Pay Plan: WG Grade: 10-3
Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
In civil engineering at Edwards AFB, I was responsible for installing, maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating various types of moderately complex electronically controlled equipment; Planning and laying out work from electrical and electronic block diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical orders.
I performed pretesting, operational (functional), and final testing; final tuning; alignment; and calibration of moderately complex electronic control systems, components, and subassemblies of fire alarm and notification equipment throughout the base. I installed, overhauled, repaired, fabricated, and modified various electronically controlled industrial equipment characterized by design, construction, and function complexity.
I performed preventive maintenance on electronic control systems, including disassembly, cleaning, re-assembly, and calibration. I also installed, repaired, replaced, modified, loaded, and tested new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, panels, switches, breakers, and controls in and near installation buildings and structures.
I installed, operated, administered, and performed advanced switching and data communications maintenance while updating daily logs with site-specific information and maintaining a tracking database of installed equipment and systems.
I provided support and backup to solve alarm and telecommunication-related queries and problems and ensured the maintenance of the computer systems and other technologies used for various alarm systems.
I was responsible for troubleshooting and replacing damaged equipment found during periodic inspections and provided advice for buying systems and designing new system architecture.
Supervisor: Mario Merjil 661-***-****)
National Park Service
Grand Canyon National Park, Utilities Dept.
1 Rowe Well Road
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 United States
11/2011 - 01/2014
Hours per week: 40
Series: 2606 Pay Plan: WG Grade: 12-3
Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
I performed journeyman work in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical and electronic industrial controls. I was responsible for designing, installing, and repairing water and wastewater electronic and computer control systems. I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of a complex, Automation Direct-based Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. This position was in the Facility Management Division, Utility Section, of Grand Canyon National Park. I performed the oversight, installation, and maintenance of the computerized control systems that were custom-designed for the Grand Canyon National Park Utilities Systems operation, including high-speed microwave digital communications systems, fiber optic modems, high-speed digital subscriber lines, and dedicated T-1 lines used to provide a wide-area communications network for system monitoring and control of utility systems equipment located in 18 sites throughout the Grand Canyon National Park.
I installed and maintained all park-wide web cameras, static, remotely operated, and live streaming, including wireless applications. I set up PC-based controllers, assessed network addresses, troubleshot, and developed PC-based SCADA programming languages, including Flow-Logic and Ladder-Logic programming code. I resolved conflicts and device driver errors between the operating system and the custom-developed application software. I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of programmable logic controllers (PLC), Ethernet I/O modules, and PC-based controllers. I also performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of end-point sensors and other input modular devices, including temperature devices, flow devices, usage meters, pressure devices, level devices, chlorine gas monitoring and control equipment, hypochlorite dosing, voltage and current devices, and specific utility industrial instrumentation. I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of output control devices, including variable frequency drives, motor control center relays, electric motor operated valves, pneumatic operated valves and equipment, hydraulic operated valves and equipment, current modulated valves, electrical and internal combustion motors and engines, a variety of pumps, mixers, grinders, clarifiers and aeration basin drives, agitators, filters, and other processing equipment.
I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of microwave and VHF spread-spectrum and direct sequence radios and various antenna systems and arrays and installation, repair, and calibration of conventional mechanical and electrical instrumentation and control systems equipment mechanical and electrical equipment, and systems.
I had knowledge of overall park utility operations and design which enabled me to troubleshoot and repair complex integrated subsystems while maintaining the integrity of the water distribution and wastewater treatment utility systems to ensure their continuous, reliable operation.
I inspected, evaluated, maintained, and repaired HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) equipment and systems used within my area of responsibility. I operated and maintained all water and wastewater treatment plant equipment and systems. I arranged for the maintenance and repair of utility equipment, facilities, and property that required restoration of historic buildings and grounds disturbed by installation or repair work. I performed site inspections of park utility assets to determine maintenance requirements. I set and adjusted my priorities for all work that I was responsible for.
Supervisor: Dave Welborn, now retired.
Acting Supervisor: Dave Welborn
National Park Service
Yosemite National Park
El Portal, CA 95318 United States
06/2011 - 11/2011
Hours per week: 40
Series: 2606 Pay Plan: WG Grade: 11
Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
I performed journeyman work in installing, repairing, and maintaining electronic industrial controls. I was responsible for designing, installing, and repairing the Utility electronic and computer control systems. I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of highly complex Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems throughout the park.
I maintained the custom design of the Yosemite Utilities water distribution and treatment and wastewater treatment computerized control systems. These systems included high-speed microwave digital communications systems, fiber optic modems, high-speed digital subscriber lines, and dedicated T-1 lines used to provide a wide-area communications network for system monitoring and controlling utility systems equipment located in 10 sites throughout Yosemite National Park. I set up PC-based controllers, assigned network addresses, troubleshot and developed PC-based SCADA programming languages to include Wonderware and Ladder-Logic programming code, and resolved conflicts and device driver errors between the operating system and the custom-developed application software. Our SCADA system was TESCO.
I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of programmable logic controllers (PLC), Ethernet I/O modules, and PC-based controllers. I also performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of end-point sensors and other input modular devices, including temperature, flow, pressure, level, voltage, current, and industrial-specific instrumentation. I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of output control devices, including variable frequency drives, motor control center relays, electric motor operated valves, pneumatic operated valves and equipment, hydraulic operated valves and equipment, current modulated valves, electrical and internal combustion motors and engines, a variety of pumps, mixers, grinders, clarifiers and aeration basin drives, agitators, and other processing equipment.
I had knowledge of overall utility operations and design, which enabled me to troubleshoot and repair complex integrated subsystems while maintaining the overall utilities system’s integrity to ensure the continued reliable operation of the systems. I performed installation, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of microwave and VHF spread-spectrum and direct sequence radios and various antenna systems and arrays; and installation, repair, and calibration of conventional mechanical and electrical instrumentation and control systems equipment, mechanical and electrical equipment, and systems. I took care of the electronics and electrical maintenance, design, and repair of the remote site’s potable water backwash system.
Supervisor: Chad Thomas
NMCB-18 Detachment U.S. Navy Seabees
Fort Lewis, WA 98433 United States
03/2010 - 04/2011
Hours per week: 72
E-6
Electronics Technician (Shift Systems Administrator)
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
I was deployed with the U.S. Navy Seabees to Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, where I was trained and assigned responsibility for the maintenance and operation of a Harris Corporation RDSAT communications satellite system and comprehensive deployable computer network system for over 200 users.
I was Work Center Supervisor and Shift Systems Administrator over several other technical and assigned personnel. I was responsible for the development, implementation, management, and supervision of long/short-range and day-to-day work assignments of the individuals I was in charge of. I oversaw the various activities of an established field maintenance department, including installation, modification, and repair of utilities and facility buildings and all network equipment and systems associated with them. I also assisted with maintaining the battalion's deployed intranet website at our Kandahar location.
My experience also included managing work and leave schedules, performance assessments, required training, awards recommendations, disciplinary actions, management of grievances and complaints, and implementing and overseeing the government’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) standards for all employees.
I provided helpdesk/trouble-call end-user customer support and technical/application/hardware problem resolution for the base. I provided programming and PC imaging using Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems and ensured connectivity, profile, and e-mail account setups for NIPR and SIPR networks.
I trained and supervised a team of technicians in setting up and maintaining command multimedia equipment, installing Cat-V LAN network cabling, desktop and rack-mount workstations, servers, KVM switching technology, KVM extender technology, LAN network servers, operating systems, routers, switches, and hubs) and various cabling utilizing fiber optics, media convertors, audio/visual, serial cables, etc., and switching equipment throughout the entire base to each client system. I performed additional work as a computer hardware and network technician. I was responsible for planning, installing, and maintaining a diverse inventory of equipment required to support the battalion’s computer system operational needs. I received factory (3-M) training and recent military certification on single and multi-mode fiber-optic cable splicing, polishing and termination, and Cisco equipment training.
I supervised a specialized crew tasked with installing, repairing, programming, and maintaining a variety of base/mobile and portable tactical communications transmitters, receivers, transceivers, and related portable ground radio communications equipment.
Supervisor: Senior Chief Lewis
Smurfit Stone Containerboard Corporation
Mill Mullan Rd W
Frenchtown, MT 59834 United States
09/2004 - 01/2010
Hours per week: 40
Industrial Maintenance Electrician/Motorshop Manager
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
I installed, tested, repaired, and maintained the electrical and instrumentation systems within an integrated pulp and paper mill. My experience included working with a diverse amount of SCADA-controlled equipment such as process flow control equipment; machinery; HVAC and mechanical equipment such as pumps; engines; motors; pneumatic systems and valves; hydraulic systems and valves; conveyor systems; turbines; air compressors; large rotating equipment; boilers; power distribution systems; circuit breakers; motor and manually operated disconnecting switches; uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) equipment; VFD’s; alternate power systems such as standby generators; transfer switches; battery banks and battery chargers, photovoltaic arrays; motors; contactors and motor control switchgear; relays; indicating and recording instruments; condition monitoring devices; control switches, and related equipment.
My experience includes installing and maintaining lighting; miscellaneous power distribution equipment; wire and cable raceway systems; grounding; equipment on switchboards; control panels; relay panels, and in all types of electrical enclosures, layout and installation of conduit; programming and troubleshooting Allen Bradley; Hitachi; Rockwell; Automation Direct PLC's; maintaining data collection servers and communications; installing/troubleshooting communications related connectivity and PLC I/O field wiring. I inspected, repaired, and replaced electric motors and drive systems. I have knowledge and proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints, electrical schematics, ladder logic, and equipment manuals. All my work was in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA70E, and NFPA70B.
I worked with a diverse set of applications, including HMI/Visualization programs such as RSLinx, RSview, PanelView, and Wonderware, fiber optics, CAT-5, media converters and AB industrial switches, communication protocols such as Ethernet, OPC, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, Interbus, control systems including PLC5, Micrologix, ControlLogix, RSLogix, Passport, SAP, Automax and DCS5000 processors and I/O including digital and analog feedback and control.
I was also in charge of the specification, installation, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, modification, and monitoring of a variety of electronic equipment related to addressable, networked fire alarm control, fire/smoke/heat detection, and fire suppression for 43 separate electrical switch rooms throughout the plant. The primary fire monitoring system was Silent Knight. I also managed the Missoula Mill's electric motor department, including the maintenance, database tracking, and repair coordination for over two thousand electric motors from .33HP to 3500HP. While at this job, I also repaired various types of industrial-grade welders and performed some light welding.
Education:
Colorado Christian University, Denver, CO
Master's Degree Earned 12/2017
Final GPA: 3.8
Major: Organizational Leadership
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
Bachelor's Degree Earned 03/2010
Final GPA: 3.2
Major: Computer Information Systems
Minor: Business Management
Relevant Coursework, Licenses, and Certifications:
Computer Information Systems program with an emphasis on business and project management, HTML programming and systems analysis, and network design.
Job-Related Training:
Trained and certified in Electrical Lockout/Tagout procedures
Received general instructor training certificate
Received certification as a bucket truck operator
Received certification as Journeyman Electronics Technician from United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO-CLC Local 8031
National Electric Code Update Training
Received certification in confined space entry
Trained, certified, and experienced in Forklift Operation, Mucker operation, Man-Lift, Mine Safety, Front End Loader, Tractor, and Backhoe operation
Received certification in PPE (respirator fit/use)
Received Air Force AMRIP training and certification in electronic micro-miniature module repair as defined in NAVAIRINST 10550.2
Completed OSHA 40-hour classroom Cleanup training, “Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.” 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(3)(I).
Network Essentials Course 0860.1 (Military)
Network Operating System Course 0861.1 (Military)
Exchange Server Administration Course 0862.1 (Military)
Fiber optic splicing (Military)
Cisco network switching (Military)
Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance Training Certificate
Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection Systems, Volume I Training
Certificates
NFPA72 Certificate of training
CPR/Basic First Aid Certification
Programmable Controller Training
Miser operator training (SCADA)
RTU technician training (SCADA)
ALC webCTRL Basic Training (DDC)
ALC webCTRL Advanced Training (DDC)
Advanced PLC Training
Current NFPA-72 Certification
Current Basic First Aid Life Saver
SUPERVISOR REFERENCES
This information is as accurate as possible but may no longer be current
Supervisor
Robert Campos
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake 11/2014 - 09/2017
Facilities Maintenance
429 E. Bowen Rd
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 United States
Cell: 760-***-****
Supervisor
Dave Welborn
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 11/2011 - 01/2014
Utilities Maintenance
Supervisor
Chad Thomas
Utilities Supervisor
Yosemite National Park, California 95318 06/2011 - 11/2011
Utilities Maintenance
Current Home Number: 209-***-****
Current Home Address 6/2021: 5449 E Rogers Dr in Hereford, AZ 85615
Employment Colleagues
Nathan Harp (Colleague) 2017-2021
Electrical Engineer
Bureau of Reclamation, Mills, Wyoming
Jim Dietzel (Colleague, Edwards AFB & China Lake Navy) 2014-2017
3477 Jeffery St,
Lake Isabella, California 93240
PO Box 471
661-***-**** cell, 760-***-**** work cell
Was co-worker and field lead at Edwards AFM and China Lake Navy Base
Annie McKenna (Colleague)
Master Electrician (Former Electrical Engineer, Rocky Flats Plant)
3786 El Dorado Springs Dr.
Boulder, Colorado 80303
(H) 303-***-****
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