Miah Burns
Mechanicville,NY
Summary
Field Service Technician with a strong background in mechanical diagnostics, onsite repairs, and preventive maintenance across gas and equipment systems. Supports safe, reliable operations by inspecting equipment, replacing worn parts, documenting service work, and coordinating with engineers and technicians to resolve issues and reduce downtime.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Service Technician
Core Tech Industries
10.2024 - 06.2026
- Serviced Core Tech Industries equipment at customer sites using diagnostic tools and schematics, ensuring optimal equipment performance.
- Diagnosed and fixed mechanical and electrical faults in field service equipment.
- Repaired faulty components and replaced worn parts during onsite service calls.
- Performed routine maintenance to keep systems and machinery running properly.
- Inspected electrical and mechanical systems for safe operation before field deployment.
- Trained junior technicians on troubleshooting methods and equipment handling procedures.
- Worked with engineering teams to support design changes that improved product performance.
- Documented service work, parts usage, and customer issues in maintenance records, facilitating accurate tracking and resolution of service challenges.
Principle Gas Engineering Technician
Globalfoundries NY
03.2019 - 01.2024
- Supervised CO2 system operations, including tanks, vaporizers, and purifiers, ensuring safe and efficient pipeline integration.
- Performed mechanical and electrical troubleshooting on spec and bulk gas systems, resolving issues to maintain system integrity.
- Knowledge of cryogenic distillation, from both HPN2 plants to large industry
- Troubleshot and resolved engineering issues to reduce delays and achieve project milestones.
- Solid understanding of P&IDs and as-built prints.
- Improved equipment reliability by performing regular maintenance and calibrations.
- Streamlined workflow within the team through effective communication and collaboration with engineers, technicians, and management.
- Consistently met high-quality standards for all completed work while adhering to established timelines, ensuring client satisfaction with final results.
- Collaborated with engineers to develop new products and enhance existing systems, offering technician insights to improve design and functionality.
Operations & Maintenance Technician
Matheson Tri-gas
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Executed all phases of argon collection, O2 and N2 separation to support efficient gas production
- Clean dry air (CDA) & oxygen pipelines to our customers, Owen & Corning
- Supported dual operation of Matheson Tri-gas plant by managing liquefier for cryogenic liquid storage and tanker filling for vendors and company trucks
- Supported various industries by providing high-quality cryogenic gases.
- Improved equipment reliability by performing regular inspections, diagnosing issues, and conducting timely repairs.
- Reduced downtime through diligent preventive maintenance and swift troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical problems.
- Provided emergency response during equipment breakdowns, quickly restoring functionality while minimizing production delays.
- Maintained accurate records of maintenance tasks performed, enabling effective tracking of equipment performance trends over time.
- Conducted regular audits of maintenance systems and tools, ensuring compliance with industry standards and enhancing operational effectiveness.
Air Separation Technician II
Air Liquide GFMalta NY
10.2015 - 06.2017
- Coordinated oxygen production and delivery to customers, ensuring timely supply.
- Monitored and logged data from analyzers, filtration skids, and cryogenic tanks.
- Measuring the quality and accurate delivery pressure to the Customer
- Conversant in chromatography and functionality of gas analyzers
- I reviewed and updated all SOPs to ensure safety with day-to-day quality of production and productivity
- Oxygen transfers from the cold box to the customer's product tank, Coordinated AR product transfers, N2, O2 truck transfers to product tanks
- All PM and regular maintenance done on Mac's and CDA compressors and dryers
- Additionally, I possess a solid understanding of 3 phase power
- The plants I worked on were HPN2 120 KSCFH, 228 KSCFH Nitrogen plants and also a TCN Oxygen plant
- Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across the team.
- Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
- Optimized system performance thorough testing and analysis.
- Performed root cause analyses on recurring technical issues, reducing future disruptions.
- Extended equipment lifespan through preventive maintenance and timely repairs.
Specialty Gas Maintenance
Air Liquide GFMalta NY
03.2015 - 10.2015
- Oversaw planned and unplanned maintenance activities in compliance with Air Liquide Specialty Gases safety programs and SOPs.
- Documented preventive maintenance in Maximo and managed commissioning and decommissioning of gas lines for tool owners and vendors, ensuring safety and integrity of Air Liquide.
- Collaborated with customer engineering staff to develop maintenance plan and execution timeline.
- Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing strict adherence to company policies and industry regulations.
Research Technician III
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
04.2010 - 08.2013
- Executed wafer processing on designated semiconductor tools within a Research and Development environment.
- Operated Wet & Dry etch tools as lead research technician on Varian Ion Implant tools
- Performed precise readings of statistical process control charts to ensure quality of tools and wafers.
- Resolved Out of Spec defects, maintaining compliance with quality standards.
- Facilitated tool recovery and documented error retrieval, improving efficiency in chip fabrication.
- I collaborated closely with engineers on tasks related to equipment
- Assisted tool owners during fab warm downs for maintenance and preparation of tools
- Conducted comprehensive inspections to verify regulatory compliance and adherence to protocols.
Education
Environmental Science Program -
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY12-2004
Regents Diploma -
Troy High School
Troy, NYSkills
- Strategic issue analysis
- Constructive mindset
- Problem-solving and maintenance
- On-site repairs
- Mechanical diagnostics
- P&ID interpretation
- Preventive maintenance
- Maximo records
- Equipment calibration
- Parts replacement
- Technical documentation
- Customer support
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Work order prioritization
- Mechanical aptitude
- Device installation
- Equipment inspection
- Technical troubleshooting
Timeline
Field Service Technician
Core Tech Industries
10.2024 - 06.2026
Principle Gas Engineering Technician
Globalfoundries NY
03.2019 - 01.2024
Operations & Maintenance Technician
Matheson Tri-gas
01.2017 - 01.2019
Air Separation Technician II
Air Liquide GFMalta NY
10.2015 - 06.2017
Specialty Gas Maintenance
Air Liquide GFMalta NY
03.2015 - 10.2015
Research Technician III
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
04.2010 - 08.2013
Environmental Science Program -
Hudson Valley Community College
Regents Diploma -
Troy High School