Joshua Martens
Nebraska City,NE
Summary
Focused wind turbine technician with over 4 years of experience in performing repairs and maintenance on wind turbine components and systems to prevent failures and maximize performance. Specialist in running diagnostic tests, determining causes and solutions for problems and completing repair work. Focused on using technical documentation, work instructions and LOTO to verify proper use of procedures specific to each turbine.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Traveling Senior Wind Technician
GE Vernova
04.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Building on over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy – electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.
- Perform and lead complex troubleshooting for mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical problems on multiple platforms.
- Report safety incidents and concerns while following up and helping change WDI's.
- Demonstrate proficiency to identify issues or errors and repair or replacement of parts to correct malfunctions.
- Create expense reports while staying within budget.
- Adhere to all Environmental Health and Safety processes and regulations and all applicable compliance requirements.
- Read, understand and explain schematics, drawings, technical manuals, procedures, and regulations.
- Document all work performed using computer based service reporting procedures.
- Help sick sites get back up to running at a higher availability and performance.
Traveling Wind Technician
GENERAL ELECTRIC
10.2021 - 04.2024
- Company Overview: We harness the earth's most abundant resources - the strength of the wind, the heat of the sun and the force of water - to power the world's biggest economies and the most remote communities. Combining onshore and offshore wind, blades, hydro, storage, utility-scale solar, and grid solutions as well as hybrid renewables and digital services offerings, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400+ gigawatts of clean renewable energy and equipped more than 90 percent of utilities worldwide with its grid solutions
- Perform troubleshooting and repairs in converter, nacelle, and hub on GE wind turbines.
- Find work orders for specific repair and maintenance task.
- Follow company policies and moral knowledge to work safely and efficiently.
- Create and submit expense reports.
- Perform work at high levels to maintain quality assurance and customer satisfaction.
- Report safety concerns and incidents.
Technician II
VESTAS
05.2020 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Vestas is the energy industry's global partner in sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 132 GW of wind turbines in 83 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.
- Perform preventative maintenance and system function checks.
- While documenting service task and finds in maintenance manuals.
- Perform troubleshooting on faulted and impacted towers.
- Document and create warranty claims for broken or damaged parts.
- Lead groups on maintenance and troubleshooting crews.
- Work safely by using proper PPE, LOTO procedures, and work instructions.
- Sites lead BOP technician, includes leading other BOP techs to perform substation inspections, high voltage switching, troubleshooting, cable locating, and completing proper documentation for the jobs.
Traveling Technician Internship
FIELDCORE
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: FieldCore brings together next-generation tools and leading field service experts from GE's Power Services1 business and Granite Services to form a new field services business focused on world-class execution.
- Performed annual maintenance on GE towers this included oil filter changes, cleaning slip rings, greasing bearings, and torquing bolts.
- By using the proper tools and LOTO while performing the maintenances.
- Performed repairs on blades, pitch motor batteries and chargers, wind data instruments, and slip rings using proper tools and LOTO procedures while maintaining communication with team members and a clean organized work space.
- Responsible for heavy lifting and tag line operation of yaw motor and blade repair basket.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Wind Energy & Turbine Technology
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Estherville, Iowa05-2020
High School Diploma -
NEBRASKA CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Nebraska City, Nebraska05-2018
Skills
- Schematic Reading
- Service Reporting & Documentation
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Mechanical Troubleshooting
- Workplace Safety
- SCADA Communication Systems
- Routinely Lift Up to 45lbs
- Equipment Maintenance
- Climb Ladders 300ft
- Power Tools Usage
- Repairing
- LOTO
- Confined Space Entry
- Expense Reports
Certifications
- OSHA 10
- GWO ART/SART Rescue Training
- GWO First Aid/CPR/AED Training
- GE 2.x Fundamentals
- GE 2.x Converter
- GE1.x Differences
Accomplishments
Eagle Scout
Timeline
Traveling Senior Wind Technician
GE Vernova
04.2024 - Current
Traveling Wind Technician
GENERAL ELECTRIC
10.2021 - 04.2024
Technician II
VESTAS
05.2020 - 08.2021
Traveling Technician Internship
FIELDCORE
05.2019 - 07.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Wind Energy & Turbine Technology
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
NEBRASKA CITY HIGH SCHOOL