Connor Tull

Electronics Technician Second Class (ET2)
Electronics Support Detachment (ESD) Astoria — United States Coast Guard
Astoria, OR
OCT 2022 – Present (Full-time; ~40–60 hrs/week)

• Serve as primary technician for electronics support across 12+ Coast Guard units spanning over 300 miles of rugged Pacific Northwest coastline, including: Station Cape Disappointment, Station Grays Harbor, Station Tillamook Bay, Station Portland, National Motor Lifeboat School, ANT Astoria, ANT Kennewick,
  USCGC Bluebell, USCGC David Duren, USCGC Florence Finch, USCGC Elm, Sector Columbia River.
• Perform installation, calibration, inspection, maintenance, and repair of critical communications, navigation, surveillance, and alarm systems, including: Rescue 21, VHF/UHF radios, HF communications, GPS, radar, AIS, NAVAIDs, loudhailer systems, and antenna infrastructure.
• Respond to emergency repair requests, often under adverse weather conditions (high wind, rain, snow, coastal fog), ensuring minimal disruption to Search and Rescue (SAR) and homeland security operations.
• Conduct planned maintenance visits and unplanned casualty response throughout a wide AOR, requiring extensive official travel to remote and often weather-impacted locations via vehicle, cutter, or small boat transport.
• Troubleshoot complex system failures, coordinate with OEM vendors for advanced diagnostics, and document repairs in Coast Guard’s ALMIS/EAL and TISCOM support systems for accountability and readiness tracking.
• Maintain operational status of life-saving equipment vital to high-risk SAR areas such as the Columbia River Bar, including distress beacon receivers, emergency lighting systems, and Command and Control networks.
• Perform electronic surveys and equipment assessments prior to cutter availabilities and refits, drafting documentation and submitting procurement requests for parts and modernization efforts.
• Implement and enforce COMSEC and information assurance protocols, safeguarding secure communications channels in accordance with national policy and CG directives.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior technicians and unit personnel on radio operation, troubleshooting basics, and secure handling procedures.
• Coordinate logistics for depot-level repairs and track the movement of mission-critical assets through supply chains and calibration schedules.
• Prioritize and manage a high volume of competing service requests, balancing urgent responses with routine maintenance to ensure full operational coverage of all units under ESD responsibility.
• Familiar with Naval Electronics Maintenance Procedures (NEMP), National Electrical Code (NEC), DoD cybersecurity policy, and OSHA electrical safety standards.
• Operated in highly variable coastal weather conditions including frequent storms, high humidity, salt corrosion, and freezing temperatures, requiring adaptive planning and protective measures during maintenance operations.
• Supported operations critical to the nation’s most active SAR zones, such as Station Cape Disappointment and National Motor Lifeboat School, where equipment downtime directly affects response time and lives saved.
• Equipment uptime and communications continuity directly supported cutter operations, Aids to Navigation servicing, port security patrols, and disaster response readiness in the Columbia River Sector.

Fireman (FN) – Main Propulsion Division
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), United States Coast Guard — Seattle, WA
Oct-2019 through Feb-2022

• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot primary propulsion systems aboard the Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, including diesel engines, reduction gears, and auxiliary machinery used in polar operations.
• Conduct routine and corrective maintenance on lube oil, fuel, seawater cooling, air compression, and hydraulic systems supporting Arctic and Antarctic missions.
• Stand engineering watches in main and auxiliary machinery spaces; monitor system parameters, record operational data, and respond to system alarms and anomalies during icebreaking and transit operations.
• Perform daily fuel and tank soundings, space inspections, and security rounds to ensure machinery integrity and prevent system failures.
• Support fueling operations and major engineering evolutions, including main engine start-ups, shutdowns, and system alignments.
• Participate in and maintain qualifications in shipboard firefighting, flooding control, and damage control response; regularly conduct drills and emergency response training.
• Assist Machinery Technicians and senior engineers with heavy equipment overhauls and dry-dock preparations, contributing to the operational readiness of a 399-foot Polar-class vessel.
• Accumulated over 3 years of engineering experience in extreme environments, supporting deployments to the Arctic and Antarctic in support of national science and security missions.