Joseph Wildin
Granbury,TX
Summary
Dynamic worker with 7 years of Electro-mechanical troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance experience. Skilled at performing job requirements from start to finish with detail and accuracy. Proven history of promoting a safe work environment and upholding a high standard for quality of work.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Engineering Technician
GE Vernova
05.2023 - Current
- Mentored junior technicians, providing guidance and support for professional development within the wind energy sector.
- Reduced equipment downtime with timely maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting of tools and instruments.
- Conducted thorough quality assurance checks to guarantee accurate measurements and data collection during fieldwork assignments.
- Identified major issues that could arise and provided solutions for these problems.
- Determined root cause and provided corrective action to prevent future failures through investigation and analysis.
- Identified any key changes to project that could affect cost, completion date and customer relationship.
- Acted as on-site leadership to effectively promote team safety, quality of work, customer relationship, and wind farm production.
- Collaborated with engineers in new product introduction phases to develop and verify design changes.
- Routinely travel to long-term-down units to troubleshoot and return to service in a timely manner.
- Championed continuous improvement efforts by staying updated on industry advancements and integrating new techniques or methodologies into daily work processes for on site personnel.
Senior Field Service Technician
GE Renewable Energy-Remote
11.2021 - 05.2023
- Troubleshoots complicated mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical problems on variable pitch / variable speed turbines
- Helps in all areas of site preparation (coordination of labor and materials) with minimal supervision
- Ability to locate technical documents regarding day to day tasks, procedures, safety practices, best work practices, safety requirements, and LOTO documentation
- Documents all work performed using computer based service reporting procedures
- Supports and trains new hires on procedures, tasks, and best safety practices
- Participates in pre-job meetings to discuss lift plans, LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out), schedule, weather, hazards, and job site / landowner requirements
- Communicates site status to engineering, customers, and management
- Received GE 1x Differences certification
- Proficiency in the PAC system and coordinating with engineering and site leadership to navigate and resolve turbine specific matters
- Works with site leadership to determine, implement and strategize day to day tasks to efficiently and effectively promote site availability
- Supports team objectives and remain focused on safety, quality, and execution.
Commissioning Technician II
FieldCore, a GE Company-Remote
09.2018 - 10.2021
- Inspect, repair, and troubleshoot GE Wind Turbines
- Perform routine and preventative maintenance
- Program PLC controllers and control turbines with a HMI
- Familiarity with building a network switch SCADA server rack
- Troubleshoot motors, hydraulic systems, electrical cards, and complex electrical circuits
- Effectively read and use schematics for installation and troubleshooting of components
- Lead a team of two other technicians to safely and efficiently complete commissioning testing and duties
- Adhere to all safety procedures, policies and practices
- Climb 280+ feet multiple times a day regularly
- Recover data and build reports from turbines for customers
- Use capture software to record events, power output, and a wide variety of data
- Provide technical support, advice, and instructions to other commissioning technicians and contractors
- Provide regular reports on commissioning status.
Field Service Technician
Integrated Power Services-Lake Benton, MN
05.2018 - 09.2018
- Refurbished and manufactured generator collection rings for generators in a shop setting, using various types of machinery and tools
- Performed generator bearing changes
- Wye ring repairs
- Used various types of electrical testing equipment to test generators and slip rings, including 1-5000 Volt Meggers, DORO's, multi-meters, and Baker testing
- Slipring/collector ring replacements
- Generator alignments
- Performed maintenance, inspections and repairs on doubly fed induction generators, for several top manufacturers and models of wind turbines.
Field Technician/ Intern
Mortenson Construction-Cosmos, MN
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Installed, maintained and repaired electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, and switches
- Removed old high voltage cable from towers and installed new cables and brackets
- Installed new box pads and transformers at the base of the towers; wired and built T-bodies for new transformers
- Worked with power tools and torque wrenches at height; guided a backhoe with hand signals during excavation for transformer installation
- Cleaned towers from the nacelle to basement; Used various rigging techniques for transportation and installation of box pads and high voltage cables.
Education
Associates of Applied Science - Wind Energy and Turbine Technology
Iowa Lakes Community College
05.2018
Diploma -
North Iowa Area Community College
06.2016
Skills
- Schematics Reading
- Electro-Mechanical Troubleshooting
- Hydraulics
- Workplace Safety
- Electrical Experience
- Working at Heights
- High Voltage
- Preventative Maintenance
- Data collection
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Project Management
- Equipment Repair
- GE 2x Basic
- GE 2x Converter
- Programmable logic controllers
- Industrial equipment
- Materials handling
- Toolbox ST
- PLC Programming
- OSHA 10
- NFPA 70E
- Hardware diagnostics
Additionalinformation - Relevantskills
- Electrical Components
- Hydraulics
- Schematic Reading
- Workplace Safety Protocol
- Electrical and Mechanical Safety
- Mechanical Knowledge and Background
- Routinely Lift Up to 60lbs
- Climb Ladders Up to 350ft (Unassisted)
- HYTORC Operation and Safety Training
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Title: Traveling Wind Turbine Technician
Timeline
Field Engineering Technician
GE Vernova
05.2023 - Current
Senior Field Service Technician
GE Renewable Energy-Remote
11.2021 - 05.2023
Commissioning Technician II
FieldCore, a GE Company-Remote
09.2018 - 10.2021
Field Service Technician
Integrated Power Services-Lake Benton, MN
05.2018 - 09.2018
Field Technician/ Intern
Mortenson Construction-Cosmos, MN
06.2017 - 08.2017
Associates of Applied Science - Wind Energy and Turbine Technology
Iowa Lakes Community College
Diploma -
North Iowa Area Community College
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