Daniel Hodgen
Saint Petersburg,FL
Summary
Responsible Electro-Mechanical Technician with excellent troubleshooting, customer service and analytics skills coupled with more than 25+ years of experience. Highly effective in complying with safety requirements evidenced by zero work loss days. Broad skills in maintenance, troubleshoot & repair, and bench builds.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Railroad Technician
Largo Central Railroad
06.2010 - Current
- Relied on to maintain all facilities, tracks, compressor system, lighting and electrical, & etc
- Locomotive and Railcar maintenance and repair to ensure proper and safe operation
- Installed new lighting system including 28 light posts, conduits, electrical wiring and power outlets in the train yard.
- Enhanced equipment performance by conducting regular maintenance and troubleshooting tasks.
- Demonstrated adaptability when faced with new challenges or technologies, enabling quick mastery of necessary skills.
- Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
Mechanical Assembler II
Jabil
03.2023 - 11.2023
- Enhanced assembly efficiency by optimizing mechanical processes and implementing time-saving techniques.
- Reduced production errors by conducting thorough quality control checks on assembled components.
- Streamlined workflow for increased productivity with effective communication and collaboration among team members.
- Improved overall product quality, adhering to strict company guidelines and industry standards during the assembly process.
- Contributed to a safer work environment by maintaining clean and organized workstations and complying with safety regulations at all times.
- Consistently met or exceeded production quotas by efficiently assembling products within allocated time frames.
- Identified potential areas for improvement in existing processes, proposing changes that led to increased efficiency and reduced waste material usage.
Home Care Technician
Integrated Home Care Services
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Deliver, setup, demonstrate and educate users, pick up, and repair of durable medical equipment for home care patients and those in assisted living facilities throughout west central Florida.
Delivery Driver/Service Technician
O2 Solutions LLC
04.2016 - 11.2020
- Deliver, setup, demonstrate and educate users, pick up, and onsite repair of durable medical equipment (DME) for patients of assisted living facilities, in hospitals and at home
- Also relied on as lead on weekends to distribute workload among all drivers.
Remote Driver Helper / Package Handler
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
10.2015 - 01.2016
- To unload incoming tractor / trailers of packages for that day's deliveries, then as a Remote Driver Helper would run a route to deliver some of those packages, using a golf cart and trailer.
Durable Medical Equipment Technician
BAY CARE HEALTH CARE
10.2009 - 09.2011
- Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment
- Inspect and test malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
Network Infrastructure Technician (ISP)
GLOWER 1
01.2009 - 10.2009
- Installation and termination of LAN cabling, including cat 5e, cat 6, coaxial and fiber optic (single mode& multi-mode)
- Test, record and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions
- Build racks for and install patch panels, terminate cabling on those patch panels and cross connect to switching hardware
- Install and repair network cables, including fiber optic cables
- Create or update technical documentation for network installations or changes to existing installations.
Installation and Repair Technician (OSP)
CTIS - CABLE TELEVISION INSTALLATION AND SERVICE
11.2007 - 01.2009
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions
- Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment
- Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions
- Provide on-the-job training for new employees and assist others that need help with installations or with fault identification.
Education
High School Diploma - Electronics
Lakewood High School
Saint Petersburg, FLDiploma - Electro-Mechanical Technology
Pinellas Technical College
Clearwater, FLSome college - Computer Networking (CCNA Graduate)
St. Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL12.2013
Skills
- WAN
- Cabling
- LAN
- Telecommunications
- Computer Networking
- TCP/IP
- VPN
- DHCP
- DNS
- Microsoft Windows
- Operating Systems
- Network Infrastructure
- Ethernet
- Microsoft Excel
- Telecommunication
- Time management
- Construction
- Data collection
Certification
driver's license
Additional Information
Over five years experience in Durable Medical Equipment (Bio-Med.), ten plus years in telecommunications plant construction, troubleshoot and repair in, LAN, Inside and Outside Plant. And more than years customer service and leadership experience gained in all facets of the restaurant business, including management.
Assessments
Technical Support, Familiar, 04/01/20, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_to_profile/e3975e968189a655bcc5fb1254f8547feed53dc074545cb7
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate
Timeline
Mechanical Assembler II
Jabil
03.2023 - 11.2023
Home Care Technician
Integrated Home Care Services
01.2021 - 07.2022
Delivery Driver/Service Technician
O2 Solutions LLC
04.2016 - 11.2020
Remote Driver Helper / Package Handler
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
10.2015 - 01.2016
Railroad Technician
Largo Central Railroad
06.2010 - Current
Durable Medical Equipment Technician
BAY CARE HEALTH CARE
10.2009 - 09.2011
Network Infrastructure Technician (ISP)
GLOWER 1
01.2009 - 10.2009
Installation and Repair Technician (OSP)
CTIS - CABLE TELEVISION INSTALLATION AND SERVICE
11.2007 - 01.2009
High School Diploma - Electronics
Lakewood High School
Diploma - Electro-Mechanical Technology
Pinellas Technical College
Some college - Computer Networking (CCNA Graduate)
St. Petersburg College
driver's license
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