Desmen Gallardo
Point,TX
Summary
Responsible Technician with excellent troubleshooting, customer service and analytics skills coupled with more than 7 years of experience. Highly effective in complying with safety requirements evidenced by zero work loss days. Broad skills in maintenance and troubleshooting
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LEVEL II TECHNICIAN
Pearce Wind & Solar
07.2020 - Current
- Train 50+ new hires as foreman, including LOTO, JSAs, ensuring safety is always of the utmost importance
- Mechanical LOTO certification, QEC certification, GWO certification (BST & BTT)
- Inspect, repair, and replace composites; including internal and external blade inspections, repairs and semi annual preventative maintenance
- Generator alignments, Blade weight & balancing and alignments
- Replace LAD safe cables, yaw seals
- Replace accumulators on Vestas and GE, GE hub pitch converter batteries
- MCE on Vestas & GE - including transformers, gearboxes, blades and bearings
- Rigging for cranes & lift baskets
- Certified to work with electricity, at heights, perform CPR, Tower Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Angle Rescue, along with rope access and OSHA 10
- Considerable amount of fiberglass work
- Tag lining
- Torque & tensioning
Experience in towers v110, v116, v136, and GE 1.x & 2.x.
Wind Turbine Technician
Blattner Energy Inc
Remote
12.2018 - 07.2020
- Wiring GE 2.8 MW turbines
- Dropped & Installed high voltage cables to power turbine
- MC / Walkdown inspections - ensuring work is done correctly to finalize for customers and vendors
Tower Climber / Ground Technician
Rittel Communications
01.2017 - 12.2018
- 4G/5G Upgrade installation and fiber testing
- Rappelling, Rigging operations, Cathead hoist operations, Fiske operations
- Equipment inspections, repair defective equipment parts, Antenna installation and replacements
- Installation of mount and coaxial cables
- Equipment preparation and clean up
- Help oversee ground operations when not climbing
- Working long hours in extreme weather conditions.
Education
GWO - Wind
GE Renewable Energy Training Facility
Schenectady, NY04.2023
Lone Oak High School
05.2015
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Works Well Under Pressure
- Multitasking and Organization
- Power Tools and Equipment
- Written/Verbal Communication
- Troubleshooting
- Installation and Repair
- Quality Control
- Maintenance and repairs
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Preventive Maintenance
- Documentation And Reporting
- Equipment Maintenance
- System Troubleshooting
- Routine Inspections
- Equipment Repair
Accomplishments
- Controlled multiple lot operations by leading a team of 3-4 technicians to set up, operate and complete the production of Wind Turbine issues
- Trained new hires at every new site.
- Lock out Tag out operator and verifier
Certification
- LOTO Certification
- BST (GWO)
- BTT (GWO)
- GE: NAM Preventative Maintenance
- NAM Techical Essentials for LOTO
- OSHA 10 Certification
- QEC (Qualified Electrical Contractor)
- BLS/CPR Certification
- Fall Protection & Rescue Authorized Person
- Fall Protection & Rescue Authorized Person : Rollgliss R550
- Fall Protection & Rescue Authorized Person : Skylotec Milan
- Fall Protection & Rescue Authorized Person : Tractel Derope
- Fall Protection & Rescue Authorized Person : TSL SRK-11/SPARK
- NFPA 70E w/ Ptactical
- Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue Certification
- Confined Space & Angle Rescue certification
- Radio Frequency Certification
Timeline
LEVEL II TECHNICIAN
Pearce Wind & Solar
07.2020 - Current
Wind Turbine Technician
Blattner Energy Inc
12.2018 - 07.2020
Tower Climber / Ground Technician
Rittel Communications
01.2017 - 12.2018
GWO - Wind
GE Renewable Energy Training Facility
Lone Oak High School