Engine/Generator controls & system switchgear distribution controls
Switchgear installation, servicing, and repair
Startup of new/retro, paralleling switchgear controls and line-ups for generation power
Medium voltage and low voltage systems
Retros consist of removing old controls, components, etc
And replacing them with updated controls and typically fewer components, wiring, etc
Allen Bradley and GE PLC basics/ SEL protection relay basics/ Communications
Multiple modes of operation testing are involved in startups
Standby, Paralleling to utility, black start
Majority of site work is essential businesses including- water treatment plants, data centers, hospitals
All hands on installing and wiring of the retrofits
Programming gen controllers and tuning PID settings for engine control
Make changes to PLC programs to allow complete operation of system to the customer’s needs
PMIP work on existing gear
Inspection, cleaning, verifying components/wiring
Documentation reports to be typed and given to customers
Telephone support & onsite troubleshooting
Woodworking / Finisher/ CNC machinist
Summit Designs Inc.
05.2012 - 05.2018
As a woodworker I perform building custom parts such as kitchen hoods, panels, tables, and cabinets
I also ran and troubleshot plywood cutting CNC that cuts the parts necessary for the cabinets and other custom parts
Also, I would fill in as a finisher
As a Finisher I prepare all of job once coming into the finishing room
Whether the job be stained or lacquer-based paint is what I finished
Robotic Welder
Morton Industries
02.2012 - 05.2012
In this position I was tasked to tack weld several different parts and then set them up in the robotic welder
The programmed welder would then run the part which would be successful or incomplete
While the machine would run, I would continue to tack weld more parts
If incomplete, then I would weld the part by hand until the robotic welder could be reset
Production amount had to be met whether the robotic machine was running or failed
Electrician
KDJ Sales and Service
10.2011 - 02.2012
At KDJ sales I was an electrician in dealing with grain elevators
Bending and running conduit
Wiring for motors, fans, and lighting
Equal balance of single-phase and 3-phase wiring
Terminating cabling
Installing and wiring control panels
Shop inventory and delivery/ onsite work
Kaiser Electrical Contractors
08.2010 - 10.2011
I started this job while I was in High School in a co-op program
I would leave school at noon and go and finish the day out working
I was tasked to go to new residential homes or buildings and run wire, wire outlets and lights, etc
I did this job working under a journeyman electrician
I learned a lot of things from doing this program and was very interested at learning the trade
I also worked in the shop after the program was over
My primary duties were: Taking care of the shop inventory and ordering parts that were needed for different jobs
The electricians would also call at the end of day to get the job kits ready so I would make a list of what they needed and then prepare the kit so they could pick it up
Laborer
Sky Landscaping
05.2006 - 06.2010
As a laborer my job was to prep the job I was on
My duties included several different things which were building block retaining walls
I also cleared old landscaping beds and then re-planted them with new plants