Sales Engineer
Resume:
JAMES D. LINGO
Billings, MT. 59101
Hm: 406-***-**** Cell: 406-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
To find a position which effectively uses my knowledge and skills in the fields of power generation, industrial electrical applications, power electronics, management, and personnel supervision. I believe I would excel in a managerial, supervisory, field service engineer or sales position. I am particularly interested in a Field Service Position. I have a sincere desire to contribute to the success of my employer and a demonstrated willingness and ability to work effectively within a group, either as a supervisor or as a subordinate.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Licensed Journeyman Electrician (1200 hours of class instruction) - 1983
Licensed Electrical Contractor - 1994
Associate Degree - Power & Communications Electronics
Elkins Technical College – (1400 hours of class instruction) - 1975
Federal Communications Commission License - 1975
Many job related college classes and manufacturing service schools
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Technical:
Power Generation Equipment up to 15KV, Gas & Diesel Engines, Steam Turbines, Hydro Turbines, Electronic Governors, Static Exciters, and related equipment associated with power generation.
Equipment associated with power transmission & distribution, including Oil Circuit Breakers, SF6 Breakers, Vacuum Breakers, High Voltage Transformers up to 500KV.
Wind Farms: I have been exposed to wind turbine installations at Judith Gap (Montana), Glacier Wind Farm (Montana), and several wind farms through Columbia Gorge in Washington State.
AC and DC Electronic Motor Drives, Soft Starts, Motor Control Centers, UPS Systems, Inverters, Programmable Logic Controllers, Process Control Systems along with virtually any type of I/O signals, Transducers, and a continuous array of equipment associated with various industrial environments.
Mechanical equipment including pumps, compressors, boilers, large industrial engines, hydraulic pumps, valves, and chillers.
Managerial:
Working as a Generation Superintendant for two utilities, I honed my skills as a supervisor, striving to listen, mediate, and solve problems.
Sales:
12 years of successful sales experience in engine generators, paralleling gear, transfer switches and related equipment.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Division Manager / Technical Sales
Environmental Services, LTD
June 2012 – Present
Sales of electrical and mechanical equipment into coal fired power plants, refineries and heavy industry. Great company with great people but challenge, technical satisfaction and expected income are not to expectations. I think that you will understand and agree with my reasons for continuing to look for permanent employment if you will allow me an interview.
Senior Test Technician
EPC Services Company / Electrical Consultants Inc, Billings MT
2009 – Left April 2012 due to internal politics – Please allow me an interview to explain. I have many references
Duties include international travel doing testing, trouble-shooting and commissioning of substation apparatus on voltages up to 500 KV, including but not limited to transformers, SF6 breakers, vacuum breakers, potential transformers, current transformers. Duties also include site studies to develop as-built drawings and fault current studies. Sites have included off-shore oil production platforms, underground mines, power plants, wind farms and substations.
Senior Applications Engineer
ASCO Power Technologies, Phoenix AZ
2004 – 2009
Application design, technical sales, and support to assigned field service engineer to insure quality on-site installation and service. Equipment included prime and emergency power applications, including various styles of automatic transfer switches and multiple engine paralleling systems up to 15KV, communication systems, and related support equipment. Accomplishments:
• Increased sales over 600% my first year
• Received three awards for exceeding sales goals
Senior Applications Engineer
Power Control Products, Idaho Falls ID (Rep for ASCO Power Technologies)
1997 – 2004
Technical Sales of electrical and mechanical equipment associated with industrial and power generation applications including automatic transfer switches and multiple engine paralleling systems up to 15KV, selective catalytic reduction (SER) systems, 3-Way catalytic emission controls, silencers, engine controls, governors, motor controls, radiators, heat exchangers, generators, and load banks.
During this time I also ran a small side business selling, installing and servicing engine generators & transfer switches, on and off grid power systems including solar & wind. I also sold, installed, did start-ups and repaired soft starts and variable frequency drives, pumps and motors.
Generation / Signalization Superintendent
Idaho Falls Power, Idaho Falls ID
1994 – 1997
Supervisory / Engineering position overseeing 24 employees. Responsible for the operation, modification and maintenance of five hydro electrical generating facilities and operations center, including all equipment, and building maintenance. Orchestrated project design and implementation of governor and exciter upgrades, 900 MHz radio / SCADA system upgrade and hydro turbine overhauls. Also responsible for all electrical distribution metering, and traffic signalization. Controlled budget of $6,100,000
Generation Supervisor
City & Borough of Sitka, AK / Islanded Utility
1990 – 1994
Responsible for the operation, upgrading and maintenance of five electrical generating facilities (four hydro and one stand-by 6.2 MWdiesel plant), switchyards, substations, and dam structures. Oversaw 13 operating and maintenance personnel. Controlled the $3,000,000 budget. Filled in as Electrical Director in his absence. Took lead communication position after a system outage to coordinate the power plants and distribution switching in order to get the island power reinstated. Responsible for several projects, including the upgrade of voltage regulators, governors, and major upgrade on power plant buildings. Worked with consulting engineers and oversaw construction of two small 1.5 meg power plants. Helped to design and managed the installation of new SCADA system.
During this time I had a small side business doing installation, trouble shooting and repair of power systems (generators and controls, land based and marine)
Service Engineer
Controlled Power Inc. Bothell WA.
1987 – 1990
Responsible for all field trouble-shooting & repair, and project start-ups (hands on). The systems involved varied from simple on-engine controls to computer controlled paralleling systems. Applications involved co-generation, emergency systems, transfer switching, marine applications, and islanded power generation systems. Responsible for teaching on-site operations and maintenance classes of generator control systems. Supervised technical staff on the construction of my assigned projects.
Electrician / Electronic Technician
Flow Drill Inc. Kent WA. (research into high pressure oil well drilling)
1986 – 1987
Installation and trouble-shooting of electrical apparatus in lab facilities and field test drilling sites. The scope of the equipment was what would be expected in an oil drilling environment, plus high tech drilling apparatus that developed pressures in excess of forty thousand pounds. Responsible for all generation and instrumentation. Supervised several subordinate technicians.
Electrician / Electronics Technician
Service Tech Inc. (Weyerhaeuser Co) Federal Way WA.
1979 – 1986
Designed, installed and trouble-shot a wide variety of industrial power and control equipment located within Weyerhaeuser’s research and development facilities, including but not limited to AC and DC motor drives, motors, charging units, UPS systems, induction heating units, programmable logic controllers, electronic and pneumatic process control systems, recorders, various transmitters and transducers, ph controllers, thermostats, various temperature detectors and annunciators. I worked as a foreman supervising up to six men on larger jobs.
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