Jason Cowan
Price,UT
Summary
I am well rounded in troubleshooting and repairing both mechanical and electrical components. I am very knowledgeable with metal fabrication and close tolerances when machining. I am a professional welder and certified to weld boiler tube, structural etc. I am proficient with both laser alignments and Dial indicator/ measuring tool alignments.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Journeyman Mechanic
Pacificorp Energy
01.2005 - Current
- Diagnosed mechanical failures to determine and delegate corrective actions.
- Performed routine and scheduled maintenance services.
- Requisitioned materials and supplies such as tools, equipment and replacement parts.
- Promoted workplace safety by examining tools and equipment and providing employee safety training to prevent unsafe conditions.
Electrician
Dugout Mine, Canyon Fuels
03.2001 - 01.2005
- Used testing instruments such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, meggers, ammeters and multimeters.
- Installed and wired electrical transformers, service panels, and circuit breakers.
- Read and interpreted electrical, mechanical and architectural drawings and electrical code specifications for wiring layouts.
- Inspected electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects and repair requirements to suit strict MSHA standards.
- Adhered to lockout/tagout standards on all repairs as required by MSHA
- Very proficient at troubleshooting both live and de-energized circuits.
- Repaired and troubleshot trailing cables, level winds, conduit, receptacles, stuffing boxes, gearboxes, hydraulic components, motor starters, circuit protection equipment including ground fault, ground monitoring, instantaneous trip, short circuit, open circuit, overcurrent, low voltage etc.
- Installed belt drive systems from start to finish with spill protection, motion detection, fire protection and safety equipment to prevent bodily harm.
- I maintained my mine electrical and surface high voltage certification for two years after getting hired as a plant mechanic at Pacificorp.
Mechanic/Machinist/welder
Hydraulic Repair Inc
05.1990 - 04.2001
- Manually set up machinery, lathes and grinders.
- Ran heavy duty lathes, boring machines, mills, planers and grinders to craft products.
- Consistently exceeded work expectations by utilizing welding techniques, engineering requirements and metallurgic knowledge.
- Rebuilt gearboxes, hydraulic cylinders, pumps, valves, etc.
- Expert machinist and welder
- Ordered materials and supervised mechanics, machinists and welders for several years.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
Education
Machining, Welding, Electronics
College of Eastern Utah
PriceSkills
- NEC Codes Understanding
- AC/DC Control Circuitry
- Superior Troubleshooting Skills
- Test Equipment Operation
- Electro-Mechanical Proficiency
- Safety Procedures
- Control Circuit Troubleshooting
- OSHA 10 Certified
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Electrical Component Repair
- Low and High Voltage
- Root Cause Analysis
- Industrial Mechanic Experience
- Heavy Labor
- Emergency Maintenance
- Lockout and Tagout Procedures
- Conveyor Systems
- Blueprint Reading
- Steam Boilers
- Mechanical Systems
- Setup and Installation
- Power Plant Equipment
- Heavy Duty Machinery
- Safe Equipment Handling
- Hydraulic Pumps
- Lubrication Systems
- Hand and Power Tools
- Portable Grinders
- Technical Diagrams
- Cutting Torches
- Diagnostic Procedures
- Power Supplies
- Adjusting Machine Parts
- Machinery Assembly
- Structural Welding
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Machine Alignment
- New Construction
- Malfunction Diagnosis
- Tool Repair and Maintenance
- Fabricate Parts
- Rotating Equipment Repair
- Chain Drives
- Steam Turbine Maintenance
- Thread and Plug Gauges
- Inspection Processes
- Machine Control Calculations
- Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors
- Equipment Monitoring
- Gear Boxes
- Metal Grooving
- Precise Measuring
- Machine Setups
- Mechanical Troubleshooting
- Visual Inspection
- Large Lathe Operation
- Caliper Use
- Cutting Sequences
- Calculating Tolerances
- Tooling Selection
- Mechanical Drawing Interpretation
- Positioning Equipment and Materials
- Machinery Cleaning
- Sketch Drawings
- Apprentice Supervision
- Acetylene Torches
- Milling
Timeline
Journeyman Mechanic
Pacificorp Energy
01.2005 - Current
Electrician
Dugout Mine, Canyon Fuels
03.2001 - 01.2005
Mechanic/Machinist/welder
Hydraulic Repair Inc
05.1990 - 04.2001
Machining, Welding, Electronics
College of Eastern Utah
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