Aaron Watson
Valdosta,GA
Summary
Knowledgeable industrial mechanic skilled in reading and interpreting blueprints, diagrams and drawings. Hardworking, strong and physically agile professional who excels at repairing large, complex manufacturing and production systems to maintain efficient operations and peak mechanical performance. I have worked in industrial mechanical and industrial electrical all of my adult life and have become a quick study in anything I do. Given the opportunity, I give everything 110% without question. Industrial Mechanical apprentice SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE I started at A&M Electric when I was 18. But 6 months Later Langdale Forest Products offered me a job that i couldn’t turn down at the time. I was at Langdale until Nov 2015. I left Langdale to go to school to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering, and was unable to continue due to financial aid complications. I started my own company picking odd and in electrical jobs from private contractors until work was no longer stable. I was then offered a position at Valdosta Technical Systems Inc. which I took and worked for them until the owner died and the new owner decided that they no longer had enough work to keep me on. I have since then went back to work for myself, picking up jobs the best I can until I can until I can take my low voltage unrestricted licenses and my electrical unrestricted licenses .
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
A & C Construction
02.2021 - Current
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
- Installed drywall, flooring and other interior finishes to create finished and functional living and work spaces.
- Followed blueprints and diagrams to complete projects according to specifications.
- Conducted daily site inspections to identify potential safety hazards.
- Assembled and disassembled scaffolding and ladders to guarantee safety of workers while performing tasks at heights.
Engineer / Satake USA
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Tested newly installed systems, closely monitoring functionality and adherence to operating specifications.
- Identified suitable materials for production use that aligned with environmental concerns and budget constraints.
- Drafted assemblies, models, and other technical drawings.
- Applied mechanical problem solving skills to develop creative solutions for quality products.
- Performed pre-construction, quality and safety management, as well as constructability review, start-up and commissioning.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed sorting equipment issues, quickly made plans for repairs and monitored use to rectify issues.
- Drove reliability and profitability through introduction of sorting systems.
- Interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports for new product development.
Owner/Operator
Watson Advanced Technologies
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Installed home entertainment equipment
- Adjusted and repaired home entertainment equipment
- Inspected and tested equipment for problems
- Worked with satellite equipment, cable TV, broadband, phones, TV receivers, stereo systems, CCTV, video equipment
- Installed and maintained alarm systems
- Used hand tools, power tools, soldering irons, measuring instruments
- Took apart and reassembled equipment
- Repaired worn and damaged components
- Replaced broken components
- Located circuit and component faults
- Talked with customers to diagnose problems, explain repairs, determine their needs, and teach proper equipment use
- Tuned equipment for optimum reception
- Calibrated and tested equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance and voltage meters
- Computed cost estimates for labor and materials
- Conferred with customers to determine the nature of problems and to explained repairs
- Disassembled entertainment equipment and repaired and replaced loose, worn, and defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons
- Installed, service, and repaired electronic equipment and instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders
- Instructed customers on the safe and proper used of equipment
- Made service calls to repaired units in customers' homes, and return units to shops for major repairs
- Positioned and mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles
- Read and interpreted electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals
- Tuned and adjusted equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual and auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
Low Voltage Technician
Valdosta Technical Systems Inc
08.2016 - 09.2016
- Installed fire alarms, security systems
- Serviced alarm systems in private homes, businesses, office buildings
- Maintained and repaired alarm systems
- Tested and inspected systems to find problems
- Found worn, broken, or faulty components
- Tested system components to ensure proper working order
- Mounted control panels, wiring, sensors, video cameras
- Read blueprints, circuit diagrams, schematics, manuals, work orders, building plans
- Planned pathways for wiring and cables
- Repaired circuits and sensors
- Programmed alarms and control panels
- Low voltage experienced
- Tested and repaired circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications
- Tested backup batteries, keypad programming, sirens, and all security features in order to ensure proper functioning, and to diagnose malfunctions
- Adjusted sensitivity of units based on room structures and manufacturers' recommendations, using programming keypads
- Demonstrated systems for customers, and explained details such as the causes and consequences of false alarms
- Examined systems to locate problems such as loose connections and broken insulation
- Fed cables through access holes, roof spaces, and cavity walls to reach fixture outlets; then position and terminated cables, wires and strapping
- Inspected installation sites and study work orders, building plans, and installation manuals in order to determine materials requirements and installation procedures
- Installed, maintained, and repaired security systems, alarm devices, and related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans
- Mounted and fasten controlled panels, door and window contacts, sensors, and video cameras, and attach electrical and telephone wiring in order to connected components
- Mounted raceways and conduits, and fasten wires to wood framing, using staples
- Ordered replacement parts
- Provided customers with cost estimates for equipment installation
- Installed and custom bent conduit for turn-key jobs as required by engineers
- Installed fiber optic communication routers
- Installed home entertainment equipment
- Adjusted and repaired home entertainment equipment
- Inspected and tested equipment for problems
- Worked with satellite equipment, cable TV, broadband, phones, TV receivers, stereo systems, CCTV, video equipment
- Installed and maintained alarm systems
- Used hand tools, power tools, soldering irons, measuring instruments
- Took apart and reassembled equipment
- Repaired worn and damaged components
- Replaced broken components
- Located circuit and component faults
- Talked with customers to diagnose problems, explain repairs, determine their needs, teach proper equipment use
- Tuned equipment for optimum reception
- Calibrated and tested equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance and voltage meters
- Conferred with customers to determine the nature of problems and to explained repairs
- Disassembled entertainment equipment and repaired and replaced loose, worn, and defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons
- Installed, service, and repaired electronic equipment and instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders
- Made service calls to repaired units in customers' homes, and return units to shops for major repairs
- Positioned and mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles
- Read and interpreted electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals
- Tuned and adjusted equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual and auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL MILLWRIGHT
LANGDALE FOREST PRODUCTS
11.2010 - 11.2015
- Installed new conduit and electrical devices in a new construction industrial setting
- Installed and wired main and sub panels
- Installation of electrical wiring designated by blueprints such as
- Communications Wires
- Cat 5 - 6e
- Fiber Optics
- Coaxial
- 120/240 1-Phase
- 120/208/240270/480 3-Phase
- Low Voltage DC circuits
- Tested and repaired electric motors, variable frequency dives, alarms and control systems
- Interpreted electrical and mechanical schematics, blueprints and diagrams
- Diagnosed equipment malfunctions and completed repairs to restore equipment and maintain uptime
- Implemented vast knowledge of electronics principles to resolve complex electrical problems
- Repaired electrical equipment using hand and power tools and testing and diagnostic equipment
- Review line drawings to locate and splice buried fiber optic cables
- Drafted and completed ad daily, weekly and monthly checklist for building equipment maintenance
- Kept permits, isolation tags and logs current at all times
- Verified that all equipment was certified and met regulatory requirements
- Maintained accurate electronica and instrument inventory to support safe and efficient operation
- Read and worked from electronic blueprint drawings
- Estimated costs of repairs to determine feasibility
- Performed monthly, semi-annual and annual Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS)
- Installed all electrical wiring during remodeling projects
- Installed and repaired equipment based on mechanical drawings and electrical prints
- Trained maintenance journeymen electricians and electrical apprentices
- Ran back-up programs for PLCs, PCs, CNCs, HMIs and VFDs
- Climbed towers, worked in confined crawl spaces and worked a flexible, non-standard workweek
- Cleaned and lubricated vehicles, machinery and equipment
- Disassembled broken and defective equipment to facilitate repair
- Reassembled equipment after completed repairs.
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIAN | A&M ELECTRIC INC
05.2009 - 11.2009
- Installed new conduit and electrical devices in a new construction commercial setting
- Installed and wired main and sub panels
- Installation of electrical wiring designated by blueprint such as:
- Communication Wires
- Cat 5 - 6e
- Fiber Optics
- Coaxial
- 120/240 1-Phase
- 120/208/240270/480 3-Phase
- Low Voltage DC circuits
Education
GED -
VALDOSTA TECH
2009
Skills
- SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Troubleshooting specialist
- Metal working ability
- Strategic thinker
- Initiative to work independently
- Crane/ hoist expert
- Welding safety precautions
- Sheet metal installations
- Certified forklift operator
- Fabrication professional
- Mechanically-inclines
- Skilled concrete finisher
- Expert in blueprint interpretation
- Able to work in confined spaces and wind turbines
- Common software application knowledge
- 120, 240, and PLC wiring
- Vast HVAC knowledge
- Proficient in electrical repair
- HAZMAT knowledge
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Bulldozer operation
- Accomplished Conduit bender
- Rack loader operation
- Precise in compaction and grading
- Certified crane operator
- AC/DC power and control systems
- Commercial and industrial electrician
- Diagnostic testing
- Sub-panel installation
- New construction
- Test equipment operation
- Superior troubleshooting skills excellent written and verbal communication sill
Accomplishments
- While working at Langdale Forest Products, I was the youngest millwright there and it has carried me to different plants all over the southern area
- Including Kinderlou Forest, where I ran the communications for the PGA Tour
- I’ve met a lot of people that have showed me and taught me a lot of things
- I was taught everything hands on
- Even though I don’t have a degree to show it, I do however have plenty of experience that no one else at the age of 25 has
- I’m proud to say that I was taught by some of the greatest and smartest electrical and mechanical minds in the south
- I’m proud of my work and the some of the logistical feet’s that come with being an electrician
- I’m also highly skilled and certified in several heavy equipment operations
- I can teach myself how to operate anything safely within a small time frame.
Timeline
Owner/Operator
A & C Construction
02.2021 - Current
Engineer / Satake USA
01.2019 - 01.2021
Low Voltage Technician
Valdosta Technical Systems Inc
08.2016 - 09.2016
Owner/Operator
Watson Advanced Technologies
01.2016 - 01.2019
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL MILLWRIGHT
LANGDALE FOREST PRODUCTS
11.2010 - 11.2015
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIAN | A&M ELECTRIC INC
05.2009 - 11.2009
GED -
VALDOSTA TECH
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