Drew Pratt
Greensburg,PA
Summary
Highly qualified Electronics Engineering Technician with training and experience in electrical and mechanical systems with over 10 years of experience. Reads schematic diagrams and uses appropriate test equipment to troubleshoot equipment and manufactured products. Excellent at contributing to team and project success by sharing acquired knowledge and using strong interpersonal communication skills to encourage high-level performance. Proficient in installing, maintaining, calibrating, configuring, and troubleshooting. A stellar work ethic excels in a fast-paced environment. Highly qualified Electronics Engineering Technician with training and experience in electrical and mechanical systems. Reads schematic diagrams and uses appropriate test equipment to troubleshoot equipment and manufactured products. Excellent at contributing to team and project success by sharing acquired knowledge and using strong interpersonal communication skills to encourage high-level performance. Proficient in installing, maintaining, calibrating, configuring, and troubleshooting. A stellar work ethic that excels in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Electronics Technician
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
11.2017 - Current
- Manage 15 field technicians.
- Troubleshoot and repair process controls for hydraulic fracturing pumps, including flow meters, nuclear densitometers, PID loops, Siemens, PLCs, and various pressure and temperature sensors.
- Ability to install, commission, activate, troubleshoot, and repair all equipment, including but not limited to: VSAT modems, RF equipment, GPS systems, stabilized antennas, Cisco switches, routers, and IP phones.
- Use schematics to build cable harnesses for use on Cummins, Detroit, and Cat industrial engine and transmission control modules.
- Perform preventative and emergency maintenance, following all written procedures and documentation.
Field Engineer/Network Technician
Atlas International Technology
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with operating systems, servers, routers, PC's, firewalls, software, and network connectivity
- Tracked all activities and case updates in a timely and detailed manner
- Replaced end-of-life hardware, including servers, switches, routers, WAPs, firewalls, workstations, etc
- Utilized computerized and electronic devices to trace any problem in the field
- Documented all work and related tasks onto an online ticketing system
- Computer setup to include setting up new user accounts and migrating user data
- Re-imaging hard drives and migrating data to new system
- Install and troubleshoot Ethernet, RJ-11, and RJ-12 cables, including but not limited to Fluke network tools, multi-meter, tone probe, and punch down tools
- Configure Cisco networking products.
Flight Engineer/Payload Operator/Mid-Level Service Technician
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation
06.2011 - 02.2014
- I was deployed as a civilian contractor PGSS assistant team member where I supervise, maintain and operate Aerostat unmanned aerial surveillance system
- Work with the military to create effective aerial surveillance coverage for a brigade-size battle space in a hostile environment
- Help create flight plans,shift schedules, and maintenance schedules.
- Assist my team leader in ordering supplies for both personnel and equipment
- Operate and maintain the MX15i Surveillance camera
- Track and provide surveillance information to the military on the area of interest and persons of interest
- Provide aerial coverage for soldiers on operations and missions.
- Positively identify over 500 threats to coalition forces and forward-operating bases in our airspace
- Repair and maintain fiber optic connections throughout our system
- Logged over 15000 hours
- Of flight time and over 200 launches and recovery on the 22M and 22+ Aerostat
- Oversaw and operated various ISR sensors, including the MX-15i, MX-15HDi, and FLIR 380HD cameras, SR
- Hawk & Vista Radars, Unattended Transient Acoustic MASINT Sensor (UTAMS), Expendable Unattended
- Ground Sensors (EUGS), and Wide Area Infrared Surveillance Platform (WISP)
- Successfully supported multiple foreign allies with Aerostat surveillance, including The British Army, The Royal Danish Army, and
- Danish Special Forces
- Set up a PGST tower and Ground Control Station, including installing hardware for power and communication boxes, radar, a FLIR 380 HD EO/IR camera, and a WISP sensor
- Install fiber optic cable between clients and our workstations
- Conduct testing in harsh Middle Eastern environments and present detailed data reports and user-manual updates to the lab
- Coordinate with military personnel ground movements of troops and inform about enemy movements and fire; employ the WISP, FLIR 380
- EO/IR HD on the PGST tower, the Aerostat, or the MX-15HDi EO/IR and SR Hawk Radar
- Perform disk-health, server, and hardware maintenance and install software
- Train operators at FOBs and COBs on basic WISP, SR Hawk, and FLIR 380HD operations.
Associate Field Engineer
Mantech International Corporation
11.2010 - 06.2011
- Provide routine, on-site technical support for customer/company network systems
- Perform routine installation and/or maintenance assignments, test, locate, repair, and troubleshoot network equipment problems
- Calibrate various equipment or components to prescribed specifications
- Diagnose and maintain all motorized and non-motorized equipment and components
- Prepare reports for performance analysis to use in making decisions on operations and sustainability.
- Assigned IP addresses to each component in the system to enable remote RF communication with specific components
- Properly raise, lower, and guy towers.
Education
High School Diploma -
Uniontown Area High School
Uniontown, PA06.2023
Certification in Leadership And Management
Warrior Leadership School
Fort Bragg, NC06.2003
Skills
- Oscilloscope
- PCB
- Networking
- Satellite
- Multi-Line Phone System
- Schematic
- PLC
- ESD
- DNS
- TCP/IP
- LAN
- Network Firewalls
- DHCP
- Operating Systems
- Technical Support
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to make difficult decisions in stressful situations
- Able to work independently and/or part of a team
- Over 5 years' experience in tactical as well as non-tactical communications
- Highly skilled and dependable with hands-on experience
- Operate spectrum analyzer, Signal Generator, Oscilloscope, and multimeter
- Obtained 22m Aerostat, BETSS-C and RDISS Operator Certification
- Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain MX15HDi and FLIR Safire III camera systems and components
- Repair Fiber optic cable using a Fusion Splicer
- Trained to operate and repair MX-15HDi and FLIR 380HD cameras, SR Hawk & Vista Radars
- Unattended Transient Acoustic MASINT Sensor (UTAMS), Expendable Unattended Ground Sensors (EUGS)
- Persistence Wide Area Surveillance (WISP)
- Functional knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, and VSAT
- Product Development
- Functional Testing
- Technical Report Preparation
- Lean Manufacturing Processes
Additional Information
Military Service: Army
Rank: E5
June 2003 to December 2008
Timeline
Lead Electronics Technician
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
11.2017 - Current
Field Engineer/Network Technician
Atlas International Technology
08.2017 - 03.2018
Flight Engineer/Payload Operator/Mid-Level Service Technician
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation
06.2011 - 02.2014
Associate Field Engineer
Mantech International Corporation
11.2010 - 06.2011
High School Diploma -
Uniontown Area High School
Certification in Leadership And Management
Warrior Leadership School