James Adams
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Boulder, Colorado
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
20+ years in the Industrial and Machine Shop trades
16 years working in, around and on wind turbines
CNC Programming, set-up and operations
Start to finish machining processes, using lathes, mills, surface grinder, EDM, welding equipment
Design, build and install specialized instrumentation and test hardware on wind turbines
Oversee and assist in the assembly and erection of Wind Turbines
Preventative and Corrective Machinery Maintenance
Management Capabilities: Personnel Supervision and Production Coordination
MasterCam
WORK HISTORY
Feb.1995- Dec.2010
National Renewable Energy Lab. National Wind Technology Center
Duties include:
Operating and maintaining machine shop facilities
Designing, fabricating and installing apparatus for wind energy experiments
Maintaining inventories of parts and supplies
Maintaining laboratory and field equipment
Set-up and maintenance of meteorological towers and equipment
Assist research personnel in achieving goals and objectives
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TRAINING
OSHA Safety Training: Climbing and fall protection
Lock-out tag-out
Hazardous Material and Waste
Hoisting and Rigging