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Jose L Barajas-Tirado

Bakersfield,CA

Summary

I am a passionate worker thriving to expand my knowledge in the Solar Industry. I am a reliable person to work with. Motivated to enhance my skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Solar Technician II

AES
Bakersfield, CA
03.2022 - Current
  • Performing switching in substations
  • Create switching orders
  • Train new technicians
  • Coordinate with third party contractors
  • Inverter swaps
  • LOTO trained

Solar Technican I

Spower/AES
Lancaster , CA
06.2020 - 03.2022
  • Troubleshooting experience on SMA 2500KW, SMA 750KW, Eaton 1670KW, GPTech, AE 500KW, AE 1000KW, FreeSun V1500, FreeSun V1000, and TMEIC Samurai inverters
  • Troubleshooting experience on Array Tech Inc V3 and V2.5 tracking systems
  • Troubleshooting experience on First Solar tracker systems
  • Troubleshooting experience on CoroSolar tracking systems
  • Troubleshooting experience on Nextracker systems
  • Experience on locating ground faults
  • Performed Annual Preventive maintenance on equipment
  • Experience on shutting down inverters, deenergizing pad mounted transformers, opening/restoring sites to grid
  • Developed experience on locating feeder cables underground using a transmitter and receiver.
  • Maintained equipment running in our assigned region
  • Report to dispatches

Solar Technician

World Wind And Solar
Tehachapi, CA
07.2017 - 06.2019
  • Worked on the GE 1 Mega Watt UL-1 and UL-2 inverters, GE 4 Mega Watt LV-5 inverters, ABB Ultra 1500, ABB Ultra 1100 inverters and ABB Central Inverters.
  • Performed Arc Flash Remediation on the GE 1 Mega Watt
  • Changed Pressure Transducer from analog to digital in Ge 1 Mega Watt
  • GE 4 Mega Watt, I've performed hose remediation and changed expansion tanks
  • On ABB Ultra inverters I've changed modules, cat banks, AC capacitors, break boards, AC contactors, DC breakers, hex fans, AC gathering board, displays, and AC fuses, flow switches, gauges, pressure switches, cooling fans, and expansion tanks.
  • In projects I've performed full retros, rebuild units and commissioned chillers in ABB Ultra 1500's.
  • Trained on programming modules, AC gathering boards, displays and Tmandata calibrations on ABB Ultra 1500's.
  • Trouble shooting in ABB Ultra 1500
  • Able to use meter to work on high voltage.
  • Worked around high voltage
  • Checked and changed fuses in combiner boxes due to inverter under performing .
  • Fixed dead string in the field due to burned MC4 connectors and replaced panels.
  • Locating Earth leakage
  • Worked on GE inverters for a year and a half and ABB inverters for a year and 5 months.

Sanitation Worker

The Garlic Company
Bakersfield, CA
06.2016 - 06.2017
  • Maintained machinery clean.
  • Worked with corrosive chemicals.
  • I knew how to control every machine and how to clean them.
  • I was the GO to guy in the company.
  • Capable on using Fork Lift to take loads to destination.
  • Worked with Pressure washers.

Education

High School Diploma -

Tehachapi High School
Tehachapi, CA
05.2013

Associate in Liberal Arts And Communication -

Taft College
Taft, CA
05.2015

Skills

  • Dependable
  • Workplace safety
  • Chemicals handling
  • Computer Skills
  • OSHA 10 Certified
  • NFPA 70E Certified
  • Problem Solver
  • Multitasker
  • LOTO Trained
  • Bilingual
  • Team Leader

References

  • Rafael Barajas

Field Technician II

AES

(661) 337-8512

rafabarajas17@gmail.com

  • Freddy Benitez

Field Technician II

AES

(661) 599-1076

freddybenitez1995@gmail.com

  • Jacob Underhill

World Wind Solar

(661) 699-3181

underhilljacob947@gmail.com

  • David Macias

Field Technician II

ClearWay Energy

(661) 805-257-7203

David.macias@clearwayenergy.com

Timeline

Solar Technician II

AES
03.2022 - Current

Solar Technican I

Spower/AES
06.2020 - 03.2022

Solar Technician

World Wind And Solar
07.2017 - 06.2019

Sanitation Worker

The Garlic Company
06.2016 - 06.2017

High School Diploma -

Tehachapi High School

Associate in Liberal Arts And Communication -

Taft College