Jeffrey Brent Hughes
Odessa,TX
Summary
To transition from an oilfield industry setting into a setting within the immediate community.
Although I have over 20 years of increasing experience in the maintenance, supervision and operation in industries ranging from military radar equipment to manufacturing and oilfield equipment, I am interested in a change to a different aspect of the work force.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Electronics Technician III
Halliburton
Odessa, TX
05.2021 - 12.2025
- Providing electronic maintenance, diagnostics and repair on location supporting customer operations.
- Provides on-site technical expertise for Halliburton’s electric pumping and blending equipment used on customer’s locations in support of production enhancement services.
- Coordinates parts acquisition to keep equipment in operational order to provide support of hydraulic fracturing operations.
- Provides remote technical support for field technicians on other locations diagnosing equipment and making repairs in support of customer operations.
- Coordinates support with 3rd party vendors in hardware and software applications providing real time tracking data to remote operations center.
- Maintains tracking of traceable equipment used on equipment in the field in support of pumping operations.
- Provided reports to crew leadership in status of operational equipment and recommendations, when necessary of coordination of sending equipment in for repairs in shop.
Assistant Maintenance Manager
International Paper
Grand Prairie, TX
10.2019 - 05.2021
- Assists in planning and coordination of maintenance actions, according to maintenance scheduling requirements.
- Monitors technicians working on various production equipment throughout the plant.
- Processes work orders to ensure materials are available to perform maintenance actions.
- Orders parts and materials required to affect repairs of equipment, utilizing OEM and local suppliers to obtain goods.
- Works with outside contractors to facilitate repairs that are beyond the workload of existing personnel.
- Supports management by providing feedback and documented evaluations of technician’s performance.
- Supervises shift personnel in troubleshooting, repair and testing of manufacturing equipment within the plant in production of corrugated boxes and materials for customer end use.
- Coordinates support with 3rd party vendors in the plant and remotely to obtain required materials and support to maintain peak operations of equipment.
- Utilizes SAP for work order tracking and materials ordering.
- Reviews material requests for accuracy and creates purchase orders for material acquisition.
- Works with local EHS representative to provide reports required for auditing purposes.
Electronics Technician-II/Shop Lead
Halliburton
Odessa, TX
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Assists in coordination of maintenance actions, according to maintenance scheduling requirements.
- Monitors, trains, and assists technicians working in the shop.
- Supports test site and well site operations by providing local and remote technical support involving equipment diagnosis and repair.
- Supports management by providing feedback and documented evaluations of technician’s performance.
- Provides shop technical expertise for technicians maintaining and repairing Halliburton’s pumping and blending equipment used on customer’s locations in support of production enhancement services.
- Supervises and trains shift personnel in troubleshooting, repair and testing of equipment assigned to remote crews providing customer support.
- Provides remote technical support for field technicians on location diagnosing equipment and making repairs in support of customer operations.
- Coordinates support with 3rd party vendors in hardware and software applications providing real time tracking data to remote operations center.
- Maintains tracking of traceable equipment used on equipment in the field in support of pumping operations.
- Develops technicians through training and competency evaluations.
Field Electronics Technician
Halliburton
Odessa, TX
03.2017 - 05.2018
- Providing electronic maintenance, diagnostics and repair on location supporting customer operations.
- Provides on-site technical expertise for Halliburton’s pumping and blending equipment used on customer’s locations in support of production enhancement services.
- Coordinated parts acquisition to keep equipment in operational order to provide support of fracturing operations.
- Provided reports to crew leadership in status of operational equipment and recommendations, when necessary of coordination of sending equipment in for repairs in shop.
Retail Service Specialist/Asst. Mgr. Trainee
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Odessa, TX
05.2016 - 03.2017
- Provides customer service to customers requiring specific auto parts for repair or replacement on their vehicle.
- Provides management support when scheduled, supervising 1-4 personnel per shift in daily cash handling and customer service duties.
- Supervises shift personnel in the stocking, sale and return of merchandise related to automotive repair.
- Responsible for accurate cash handling of daily deposits and auditing of cash sources within the retail store.
- Responsible for security procedures during opening and closing of location to ensure safety of personnel and security of products.
Senior Quality Assurance Technician
T Hill Associates
Odessa, TX
12.2012 - 03.2016
- Represents major oilfield companies during 3rd party inspection and qualification of down hole tools provided by vendors to ensure specific standards and requirements are met.
- Ensures that proper steps are taken for vendors and tool companies to ensure only qualified tools are delivered to working locations on time.
- Provides remote site representation to an area where support is performed via phone contact and support with project managers located in Houston, TX.
- Monitor 3rd party inspectors compliance to qualifications and certifications required to perform activities on customer location as per ASTM standards.
- When applicable, communicates directly with end customer to ensure tools provided meet customer required specifications.
- Provides in-facility monitoring of inspection, assembly and testing of MWD/LWD tools and equipment.
- Provided customer with on site verification of tool usage as recorded in run logs for equipment being provided and comparing that information with documented standards provided by the vendor/manufacturer.
Combat Systems Maintenance Manager
USS LABOON DDG58
Norfolk, VA
06.2008 - 08.2012
- Directs and coordinates maintenance actions, test and performs operational procedures on all AEGIS Combat System elements to achieve performance standards meeting design specifications.
- Directs and coordinates the efforts of AEGIS Combat System personnel to ensure an integrated approach to achieving full combat system operational status.
- Isolates faults within an AEGIS Combat System through systematic diagnosis of results of operational tests.
- Monitors and performs preventive and corrective maintenance through test procedures to ensure performance in accordance with AEGIS Combat System design operational specifications.
- Coordinated over 250 scheduled maintenance checks per month between departments ensuring maximum reliability with minimum down time.
- Scheduled and performed system level installation testing.
- Performed quality assurance spot checks weekly.
- Provided situational reports to leadership and coordinated with outside contractors.
- Wrote performance evaluations, planned professional training, and provided necessary motivation and professional development.
- Counseled subordinates on services and resources available to them throughout Navy and local organizations.
- Accountable for a repair parts budget in excess of 1 million dollars per year.
- Achieved an unprecedented 96% system availability for the duration of the ship's deployments into areas of operation without ready shore repair facilities available.
Networking/Help Desk Supervisor
HQ Naval Recruiting Command, Millington, TN
Millington, TN
03.2006 - 01.2008
- Managed the installation, upgrades, and technical support for a nationwide computing network serving 21 recruiting districts and over 1400 recruiting stations throughout the nation.
- Directly coordinated program requirements, network security and installation between Naval Recruiting Command and Electronic Data Systems.
- Managed 24 military and civilian personnel for nationwide network accessibility to information required for recruitment of personnel.
- Provided on site support at District Headquarters in support of upgrades and installations.
- Coordinated information security installations and provided reports of installation status.
MK 86 Gunfire Control Supervisor
USS Vicksburg CG69
Mayport, FL
04.2003 - 03.2006
- Analyzed fire control systems failures and directed corrective maintenance action; coordinated shop activities and served as weapon systems test coordinator; diagnosed non routine malfunctions and provided the expertise necessary to affect repairs; inspected completed work assignments; tests, analyze, isolated faults, and maintained digital computers; prepared weekly maintenance schedules.
- Planned and implemented inspection programs and safety inspections; prepared periodic reports; served as shop supervisor; prepared quarterly maintenance schedules in accordance with Navy Standards.
- Repaired, performed preventive maintenance and troubleshooting, of electrical and electronic gun fire control systems, specialized equipment, and circuits; reads schematics and block servo-mechanical diagrams; completes maintenance reports; inventories installed equipment
Skills
- Leadership
- Customer Service
- Technical Research
- Electrical Safety
- Preventive Maintenance
- Electrical circuitry from 5-120v
- Electronic Systems
- AC/DC Circuits
- AC/DC Motors
- Job Planning
- Cash Handling
- Problem Solving
- Peer and Subordinate Counseling
- Personnel Advising
- Pneumatic Systems
- Mechanical Systems
- Troubleshooting
- Electromechanical assembly
- Hardware diagnostics
- Test equipment operation
AEGIS Weapon System Operation and Maintenance (2008)
- Trained in the various systems of the AEGIS weapon system to include the general physical and functional description, operating theory, maintenance description, basic troubleshooting procedures, and the interfacing of all subsystems included in the AEGIS weapons system. Subsystems included are; 60 and 400 Hertz power supplies and distribution equipment, display consoles, radar systems, signal processors, transmitter group, antenna group, and weapons and fire control systems of the Aegis phased array radar system. Distinguished Honor Graduate
- Identify principles of leadership including the use oral and written communication in professional relationships; the role of motivation, empowerment, and counseling in subordinate development; ways to manage human resources, teams, and stress to create a quality organizational climate.
- Maintain a gun fire control system radar group, including the primary power controllers, the SPG-60 air action radar, the SPQ-9A surface search radar, the Mk 2 system, as well as the digital control and interface systems.
- Lectures and practical exercises in the use of fire control equipment and all related equipment to keep the fire control system operational, including test equipment, transmitters, receivers, motor generators, gyros, synchros, resolvers, servo system fundamentals, oscilloscope operation, amplifiers, oscillators, and waveforming circuitry without a rigorous mathematical treatment. Also included are lectures and practical exercises on microwave tubes, waveguides, video amplifiers, antennas, radar principles, logic blocks, numbering systems and arithmetic, Boolean expressions and realization, adders, counters, digital computers, I/O systems, converters (AD and DA), programming, analog computer fundamentals, encoders, decoders, core memory, and fire control radar systems.
AWARDS
Earned 2 Navy Commendation Medal, 4 Navy Achievement Medals, and 6 Good Conduct Medals.
Timeline
Field Electronics Technician III
Halliburton
05.2021 - 12.2025
Assistant Maintenance Manager
International Paper
10.2019 - 05.2021
Electronics Technician-II/Shop Lead
Halliburton
05.2018 - 10.2019
Field Electronics Technician
Halliburton
03.2017 - 05.2018
Retail Service Specialist/Asst. Mgr. Trainee
O’Reilly Auto Parts
05.2016 - 03.2017
Senior Quality Assurance Technician
T Hill Associates
12.2012 - 03.2016
Combat Systems Maintenance Manager
USS LABOON DDG58
06.2008 - 08.2012
Networking/Help Desk Supervisor
HQ Naval Recruiting Command, Millington, TN
03.2006 - 01.2008
MK 86 Gunfire Control Supervisor
USS Vicksburg CG69
04.2003 - 03.2006