John Z Burkett
Satellite Beach,FL
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Machine Maintenance
Space Exploration Technologies
Cape Canaveral, FL
08.2021 - Current
- Hours per week: 50, Tech
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Currently, sole owner of reliability and maintenance of all 24 generators located across Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, to insure 100 percent readiness of generators to preform without fail when needed
- Coordinate and preform all regular preventive maintenance, preformed weekly, monthly, semi-annual and annual inspection, including corrosion control due to the salty areas
- Assist the crane team with rigging up old and new generator being removed or installed
- Design and execute any and all upgrades and or major renovations needed to be done to any of our assets, to include total engine rebuild that we have performed on JRTI in the past drone ship upgrade
- Preformed preventive and pop-up maintenance on “Just read the Instruction” (JRTI) and “A Shortfall of Gravitas” (ASOG) with little to no supervision and guidance, fulfilled with flawless execution.
Purchasing Agent
Sullivan Electric & Pump
Lake Worth, FL
03.2019 - 07.2021
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Purchase all material and items need to complete all new projects, service calls/ repairs
- Make and receive purchase orders that are given to various vendors
- Review plans for new projects and make material list for employees to complete the task
- Negotiate purchases to ensure lowest cost consistent with company standards for quality products
- Continually research alternate sources for products in order to ensure the most competitive pricing
- Maintain knowledge of the local representatives and distributors and build constructive relationships.
Electrician Apprentice
United States Marine Corps
10.2015 - 03.2019
- Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Troubleshoot electrical issues for residential, commercial, and industrial settings
- Build and install new electrical services
- Install and build new irrigation pump stations
- Perform water consumption flow calibrations for South Florida Water Management
- Directly order and mange material for up and coming jobs to be performed
- Walk-through electrical inspections in different counties across the state.
Recovering Service Member
Warrior Battalion
Camp Lejeune, NC
07.2013 - 02.2015
- Hours per week: 40, Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Make and attend all required medical appointments
- Ensure chain of command is kept informed of all medical developments and appointments
- Supervisor: SSgt Justin King 480-369-0876
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
United States Marine Corps, Marine, Marine Air Group
Jacksonville, NC
06.2009 - 07.2013
- Hours per week: 40, Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Organized the maintenance for over 50 items in our inventory to include Generators, HMMWV's (High Mobility Multi-wheeled vehicle) and Air Conditioning units
- Scheduled/Delegated tasks to my Marines to perform maintenance on our gear
- Maintenance include preventative and corrective maintenance
- Assisted and monitored tasks which were delegated to my Marines
- Adapted to new changes and procedures to rotate and repair gear if needed
- Implemented new ways to acquire HAZMAT to perform Preventative Maintenance
- Managed multiple programs for the detachment such as HAZMAT program, dispatch and tech training classes
- Performed as the utilities section head a duty normally a Gunnery Sergeants billet
- Training of personal both peer and senior Marines in diesel equipment
- Insured that all utilities equipment was well above Marine Corps readiness levels
- During deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), supervised and maintained all gear at Forward Operating Base (FOB), Delaram
- Scheduled all maintenance for all gear and performed all required maintenance
- Maintained 100% operational proficiency of all gear while deployed during OEF 11-1
- Cross-trained in different MOS's to help or set up gear if needed
- Cross-trained other Marines in my MOS to assist me when necessary
- Completed and tracked Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) which were required when equipment failed for any given reason
- Attended daily briefs as Section Chief if needed, provided information to the Commanding Officer on any updates on gear that was operational or non-operational.
Education
Microsoft Office Suite Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook. Typing Speed: 50 WPM. - undefined
June 2020
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Keiser University, Palm Beach State College
2020
QuickBooks Masters - undefined
April 2017
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Lake Worth Community High School
Aug 2016
Semper Fit Basic Fitness - undefined
Jul 2011
Marine Corps Integrated Maintenance Management System - undefined
Jun 2009
Marine Combat Training - undefined
Apr 2009
1st year FEAA Electrical Apprenticeship course - undefined
May 2008
Additional Information
- Additional Information: Military Awards/Medals received: , Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2) National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (2) Letter of Appreciation (2) Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Navy Unit Commendation (2)
Timeline
Machine Maintenance
Space Exploration Technologies
08.2021 - Current
Purchasing Agent
Sullivan Electric & Pump
03.2019 - 07.2021
Electrician Apprentice
United States Marine Corps
10.2015 - 03.2019
Recovering Service Member
Warrior Battalion
07.2013 - 02.2015
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
United States Marine Corps, Marine, Marine Air Group
06.2009 - 07.2013
Microsoft Office Suite Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook. Typing Speed: 50 WPM. - undefined
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Keiser University, Palm Beach State College
QuickBooks Masters - undefined
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Lake Worth Community High School