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Daniel Sopko

Joliet,IL

Summary

Dedicated, dependable worker who performs compliance inspections and calibrations to support proper measurement instrument performance. Demonstrates flexibility in job assignments and quickly adapts to new ideas and challenges, using critical thinking to resolve issues.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Measurement Specialist

Nicor Gas
03.2018 - Current
  • Maintain, inspect, calibrate, and troubleshoot electronic volume correctors installed on rotary and turbine meters
  • Inspect and maintain various types of meters, including both positive displacement and inferential meters
  • Install and troubleshoot advanced metering infrastructure(AMI) devices, telemetry transponders, and output pulsers
  • Investigate customer usage complaints through troubleshooting of AMI devices
  • Investigate concerns for Billing department, including preparation of re-bills upon failure or malfunction of electronic measurement instruments
  • Work individually or as a team to meet Commerce Commission compliance deadlines
  • Perform turbine meter exchanges and inspections
  • Perform spin tests on turbine meter cartridges in both controlled environments and in the field
  • Interpret customer consumption to diagnose errors or malfunctions in instrument programming or performance
  • Test/calibrate mechanical temperature compensated(TC) heads and counters
  • Prove and adjust diaphragm rotary meters to ensure performance fell within company tolerance levels
  • Clean, prepare, and paint rotary and diaphragm meters
  • Perform diaphragm meter leak tests
  • Witness instrument calibrations at transmission stations with other utilities/suppliers and report findings to supervisor
  • Witness transmission station pipeline cleanings
  • Witness orifice plate changes and cleanings
  • Minor work with G6 and G9 gas chromatographs
  • Maintain Department inventory of active and field ready turbine meters and preparing them for scheduled exchanges
  • Maintain Department inventory for all required volume correctors, batteries, solar panels, chromatographs, and fittings
  • Utilize various programs to accurately record pertinent measurement information, including ClickMobile, FlowGIS, MasterLink, FieldManager, Mcut, and Excel
  • Collect meter and AMI information for use in company's asset repository
  • Maintain personal stock of equipment for vehicle, placing order through Maximo system when necessary

Restoration Technician

American Cleaning And Restoration South
07.2012 - 03.2018

In the aftermath of residential and commercial disasters, such as floods, leaks, and fires, I performed mitigation

duties; provided detailed scope notes to project manager and the insured before work begins; diagram workspace

with measurements to ensure accurate estimation for billing; evaluation and removal of damaged contents; removal

and disposal of affected structure; position mitigation equipment to achieve proper structure drying; use of meters

for testing damage and monitoring progress in mitigation process; use of truck mount vehicle for extraction of

water; evaluation and inventorying of salvageable contents; evaluation and inventorying of loss items for insurance

adjustors; removal of items during pack-out procedure; assuring safe transportation and storage of customer

contents; cleaning contents properly;delivering contents back to customer; post construction cleans and site cleans;

miscellaneous tasks inside of warehouse to ensure a clean, safe workplace

Laborer

Accurate Home Inspections Of Illinois
05.2011 - 06.2012

All tasks involved in the renovation and remodeling of homes including hanging drywall, framing doorways, painting,

debris removal, and pick up of supplies.

Education

No Degree - Art And Design

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

No Degree - General Studies

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL

Skills

-Troubleshooting measurement issues

-Understanding device installation techniques

-Data analysis

-Organizing daily work load

-Meeting compliance deadlines

-Self motivated

-Quickly grasps new concepts

-Communication with management

Additional Information

References:

Pedro Gonzalez

Meter Shop Supervisor, Nicor Gas

(630)317-1690


Jeff Johnson

Former Director, Nicor Gas Measurement

(630)222-8541


Jerry Sarich

Owner/Operator, Accurate Home Inspections of Illinois

(815) 260-1727

Timeline

Measurement Specialist

Nicor Gas
03.2018 - Current

Restoration Technician

American Cleaning And Restoration South
07.2012 - 03.2018

Laborer

Accurate Home Inspections Of Illinois
05.2011 - 06.2012

No Degree - Art And Design

Northern Illinois University

No Degree - General Studies

Joliet Junior College
Daniel Sopko