Michael R. Slack
Norfolk, VA 23503
757-***-**** (H)
757-***-**** (C)
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SKIILLS
Coded Welder, Heavy Carbon Steel and Structural, High Pressure Plate and Pipe
Secret Clearance
Ship Fitter Sheet Metal Fabricator
Fire Marshal Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist
Safety Petty Officer Top Watch Supervisor (CCS) Hot/Cold Iron
Non-Formal Trainer Motor Turbine Union (MTU) Diesel Engines
Leadership Quality Assurance Inspector
Pipe Fitter Gas Free Engineer
Stickler for Details
EXPERIENCE
U.S. Navy, Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA 2007 - 2009
Hull Maintenance Technician
Maintain Patrol Coastal Vessels both stateside and forward deployed by providing welding, braising, cutting services, as well as diesel engine maintenance
Provide materials needed for forward deployed vessels via stateside to enhance shipboard functions and capabilities
Chosen by Navy detailer to be assigned to this independent duty billet
Cut out and replaced a large section of a potable water tank
U.S. Navy, USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56), Norfolk, VA 2003 - 2007
Hull Maintenance Technician
Oversee routine and complex maintenance of fuel piping, reduction gear operations, and firefighting systems
At sea fire marshal, trained and led duty section personnel in fire fighting and flood control
Manufactured and installed navigational beacons on sunken vessels in the Northern Arabian Gulf, to prevent military and civilian ships from possible damage
Welder and fabricator for Repair Division. Recipient of the first place award on the East Coast for welding capabilities during Surface Line Week
Leading Petty Officer of Repair Division, training and guiding junior personnel so that they are qualified to perform within and above military standards
Trained the watch teams in casualty control exercises
Conducted safety inspections on board Naval ships to prevent injury to shipmates and visitors that come on board. Kept up to date documentation of safety checklists for ship board safety
Removed and replaced aft centerline fuel tank top
Repaired sanitation tank # 2 hatch seating surface
Removed and replaced isolation valves for high pressure air tank
U.S. Navy, Special Boat Team TWELVE, Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, CA 1999 - 2003
Hull Maintenance Technician
Maintained twelve Mark V Vessels, by providing support and maintenance to MTU diesel engines, and Kamewa water jets, mechanical as well as electronics repair
Provided aluminum welding to repair damage to ships hull that allowed teams to continue maneuvers and maintain homeland security
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Leading Petty Officer supervised five personnel in high performance boat repair and shipyard over hauls
Designed and manufactured freshwater tanks for outboard engines
U.S. Navy, USS SIMON LAKE (AS 33), La Maddalena, Italy 1997 - 1999
Hull Maintenance Technician
Ship support in welding of carbon steel, braising, and cutting evolutions that allowed for maritime securities
Provided gas free engineering support to tended units
As leading Petty Officer, supervised a shop of six personnel in general and advance maintenance of a steam plant driven ship
Provided needed repair and maintenance to forward deployed submarines, as well as vessels pulling into port during their transit through the Mediterranean Sea
Maintained and repaired steam turbine main engine aboard ship, as well as run new steam lines to provide heat and warm water for the health and comfort of shipmates
Removed and replaced bulkhead in the collection holding tank
U.S. Navy, Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Earle, NJ 1994 - 1997
Hull Maintenance Technician
Provided boiler repair, sheet metal services, ship fitting, pipe fitting, welding, and fabricating services to the ammunition and oilier Fleet
Provided welding services in the repair shop to various area commands that needed a coded welder, including sounding tubes and internal baffles for freshwater tanks
Routed new steam lines for steam heaters which improves health, comfort, and quality of life on board ships for the entire crew
Performed stress relief of main steam lines using Reliant Heat Treating equipment and training
Fabricated and installed a Chemical Injection Tank
Repaired a Deaeration Feed Tank including piping and flanges
U.S. Navy, USS HUNLEY (AS 31), Norfolk, VA 1989 - 1994
Hull Maintenance Technician
Performed submarine repair to 20+ submarines, by way of welding, ship fitting, and sheet metal repair
Performed humanitarian relief to the victims of Hurricane Andrew
Manufactured hinges and knife edge for sanitations tanks
Manufactured and installed pad eyes for transporting P. E. P. tank for nuclear support facility
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
C-1 Weld School High Pressure Plate and Pipe (4955)
General Maintenance Welding (4954) Carbon and Stainless Steel
First Line Leadership
Motor Turbine Union Basic Diesel Engine
Motor Turbine Union Advances Engine Overhaul
Motor Turbine Union Basic Electronics
Motor Turbine Union Advanced Electronics
HTA School / Pipe Fitting, Welding, Brazing, Sheet Metal
Reliant Heat Treating and Stress Relieving School
Gas Free Engineer
Kamewa Water Jet Propulsion
Kamewa Water Jet K-1/K-2 Electronics
Safety Petty Officer
Quality Assurance Inspector
Aviation Fire Fighting
Lokring Installer