Kevin Weir

Repairing and testing JLTV trucks for Oshkosh defense in varios locations around the world.

• Troubleshoots, calibrates and times, by means of diagrams, manuals, special tools/meters/test equipment, electrical systems, pumps meters and injectors, distributors, air conditioning systems and vehicle attachment.
• Services and carries out preventative maintenance, renewing oils, filters, coolants, belts and lubricants as directed on assigned vehicles.
• Completes maintenance forms such as work orders, parts request sheets and maintenance sheets.
• Records data such as hours worked, work performed, speedometer readings and parts used.

• Drove a commercial truck and 53ft trailer all over the country hauling various types of freight and delivering it to stores and warehouses.
• Performed PMC inspections and basic maintenance on vehicle.

• Retrofitted new roll up doors on the P19R crash crew fire trucks for the U. S. Marine Corps.
• Traveled to every Marine Air Station in the world installing the new doors.
• Contract ended when all trucks were completed.

• Inspected vehicles on a 30-day contract for the Tennessee National Guard and performed 10/20 maintenance on the vehicles that were set to deploy to Poland for a joint NATO Europe exercise.
• Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on a variety of wheeled vehicles including all HEMMT variations, HMMWV and Strykers.
• Filled out work orders and ordered parts through the unit.

• Drove a box truck and tractor trailer rig around Reno and Sacramento delivering meat and seafood products to retail and wholesale customers.
• Rigs were Freightliner and International with automatic and 10 speed manual transmissions.
• Filled out customer credit slips and interacted with customers in retail and warehouse settings.

• Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on vehicles for the Saudi Arabian national guard.
• Vehicles included SAT, AGPU, Kawasaki Mules, air compressors, scissor lift, boom crane, electric golf carts, CAT electric and diesel forklifts and Hydroblast pressure washers.
• Performed preventive maintenance and services.
• Trained Saudi soldiers in vehicle service areas as well as proper operation and safety measures.
• Acted as liaison between the American army and Saudi soldiers regarding repair of vehicles, and O&M of mechanical equipment including high lift vehicles, forklifts, hydraulic systems, winch systems, tether/cable handling systems, industrial generator sets, power switch gear, HVAC, cranes, electro-mechanical, and testing and diagnostic equipment.

• Performed vehicle service in the field in the South Texas area as well as in Williston, ND for major oil excavating companies.
• Repaired engines, brakes, clutches, A/C components, electrical systems repair and diagnosis, interior and external body parts.
• Installed GPS systems, alternators, A/C components, brakes, fuel system components.
• Performed journeyman level Field and Sustainment level service, repairs and overhauled non-tactical vehicles, equipment and heavy construction equipment.
• Analyzed malfunctions and repairs, rebuilt and maintained power equipment, such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors and pneumatic tools.
• Operated and inspected machines or equipment to diagnose defects, dismantled and reassembled equipment, using hoists and hand tools, examined parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges, replaced defective engines and subassemblies, such as transmissions, and tests overhauled equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
• Welded broken parts and structural members, directed workers engaged in cleaning parts and assisted with assembly and disassembly of equipment.
• Repaired, adjusted and maintained mining machinery, stripping and loading shovels, drilling and cutting machines, and continuous mining machines.

• Repaired and performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on MRAP vehicles, specifically COUGAR models and MATV versions.
• Repaired and replaced engines, transmissions, removed and replaced body armor, performed electrical diagnosis and repairs.
• Performed all aspects of vehicle repair to 10-20 military standards.Conducts Limited Technical Inspections (LTI's) on assigned vehicles, determining the causes of malfunctions, extent of repairs required, parts required and cost of repair.
• Repairs or replaces parts and assemblies.
• Realigns and adjusts systems on all aspects of motor vehicles, for instance, gasoline and diesel engines, manual and automatic transmissions, steering and braking systems, clutches, fluid flywheels and torque converters, axle hubs and bearings, fuel air and cooling systems, suspension, body work and hydraulic systems.
• Troubleshoots, calibrates and times, by means of diagrams, manuals, special tools/meters/test equipment, electrical systems, pumps meters and injectors, distributors, air conditioning systems and vehicle attachment.
• Services and carries out preventative maintenance, renewing oils, filters, coolants, belts and lubricants as directed on assigned vehicles.
• Completes maintenance forms such as work orders, parts request sheets and maintenance sheets.

• Repaired and diagnosed HVAC systems in MRAP series vehicles as well as other heavy wheeled military vehicles such as the HEMTT M977, M978, M981, M983 and M984 series trucks, LMTV, LHS, PLS and HETT.
• Acted in the capacity of QC in the course of inspecting the vehicles.
• Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on various military trucks as the mission required.
• Ordered parts on FEDLOG and filled out maintenance logs and DOD 2404.
• Inspected trucks for preventative maintenance in accordance with the PMCS check list in the Technical -10 manuals for each vehicles.
• Supervised 13 foreign nationals on vehicle maintenance procedures on a fleet of around 200 vehicles with a value of approximately $100,000 - $500,000 each.
• Some vehicles were made to perform to military 10-20 standards.
• Test drove vehicles to verify repairs and or complaints by the soldiers in the units supported by the shop.
• Instructed 20 East Indian nationals on maintenance procedures on a fleet of approximately 300 vehicles valued at around 1,000,000 including armaments and communication equipment.
• Repaired Gator type FOB vehicles for the army as required by the units supported.

• Conducted de-processing of new MRAP MATV, MAXPRO vehicles as they came in theater.
• Repaired older vehicles and performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repairs.
• Installed SPARKS mine roller modifications to MATV trucks and UIK kits.
• Performed steering box modifications on MAXPRO vehicles.
• Replaced parts such as A/C compressors, electrical relays, seats, dash components, suspension components, transmissions and hydraulic rams and brackets.
• Changed vehicle windshields and other ballistic glass as needed in a battlefield setting.
• Replaced body armor and performed upgrades as dictated by the mission goals.

• Performed all phases of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on vehicles up to and including 5 tons, including HEMTT M978, M977, M981 and the M984 series, LHS, PLS, LMTV and HMMWV vehicles.
• Performed quality control inspections after work was performed by Koreans.
• Adhered to cyclic maintenance, repaired previously diagnosed problems, installed parts and completed scheduled vehicle exercises.
• Replaced parts such as starters, alternators/generators, wheel components such as brakes, bearings and seals, changed engines on occasion, as well as A/C compressors, electrical relays, seats, dash components, suspension components, transmissions, windshields and door glass, and hydraulic rams.

• Performed all levels of maintenance on military vehicles up to 5 tons, including HEMTT, PLS, HWMMV and CUCV vehicles.
• Work included engine changes, brakes, suspension modifications, electrical systems, transmission replacement, scheduled and corrective maintenance.
• Instructed 19 Australian soldiers on maintenance procedures and techniques on HMMWV vehicles and mentored them for 6 months during their training and learning process.
• Worked with, trained and mentored approximately 20 foreign nationals (East Indians) on vehicle maintenance procedures as per U. S. Army regulations and standards.
• Replaced parts such as frame rails, heater cores, power steering system parts, hoses, tires and wheels, windshields, A/C compressors, electrical relays, seats, dash and suspension components, transmissions and hydraulic system parts.
• Worked on air conditioning systems in the new model 1151 and 1152 HWMMV vehicles.

• Specialized in HMMWV refurbishment and maintenance.
• Supervised 10 personnel consisting of Americans and East Indian mechanics when working on a fleet of 200+ vehicles.
• Performed engine, transmission and component removal, inspection, repair and reinstallation, and all levels of preventative and corrective maintenance on military vehicles up to 5 tons.
• Refurbished older vehicles and rebuilt them from the frame up to 10/20 level of readiness in preparation for sale to the Iraqi government.
• Replaced parts such as A/C compressors, electrical relays, seats, dash components, suspension components, and transmissions.
• Replaced frame rails and rebuilt the vehicle from the ground up for the mission.
• Replaced electrical wiring harnesses and components.

• Performed all levels of preventative and corrective maintenance on military vehicles including HMMWV, HTT and HEMMT.
• Performed PMCS maintenance and battlefield repairs to unit vehicles coming in from the field.
• Replaced body armor and fabricated parts when needed to return the vehicles to the battlefield as quickly as possible.
• Replaced parts such as A/C compressors, electrical relays, seats, dash components, suspension components, transmissions, electrical components, brackets and windshields, door glass, doors and other body armor as needed in a battlefield setting.