Nick DeTray
Port Clinton,OH
Summary
Electrical Project Engineer with ten years of experience in supervisory roles in a variety of challenging environments. Key strengths include Contract and vendor selection, cross-functional team engagement, process improvement, and equipment design and implementation. Excellent leadership, organization, and communication skills, with an ability to adapt around multifaceted challenges.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Electrical Project Engineer
Gorman-Rupp
03.2022 - Current
- Prepare preliminary designs and quotations from customer supplied specifications or sequence of operation for use by Sales Department.
- Research and develop new standard products for addition to product line according to sales and supervisory requests.
- Support field service engineer's remotely with controls troubleshooting to aid in minimal customer downtime.
- Work with electrical shop personnel on testing and configuring Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers, Operator interface terminals, Variable frequency drives, and Reduced voltage soft starters.
Electrical Engineering
Bridgestone APM
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Selected, edited, and modified machine-assisted software to improve performance, speed, and safety related issues with all manufacturing equipment and plant systems.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions for complex electrical engineering challenges.
- Managed electrical engineering projects from concept through completion, ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints and quality benchmarks.
- Obtain, test and evaluate vendor supplied components; as well as debug special controls and new products
Service Engineer Supervisor
E-Crane International
03.2014 - 01.2020
- Created training department for customers and employees by implementing real world applications, in a simulated environment.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing service requests and providing technical solutions.
- Performed various project management functions, including P&L analysis, vendor procurement, building comprehensive work plans, and closing out projects up to commissioning on many multi-million dollar operations.
- Prepared technical documentation for OEM operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of controls systems for PLC and Human Machine Interface.
- Balanced project priority and business demand and aligned resources to accomplish assignments, projects and continuous improvements.
C17A Aircraft Loadmaster Instructor
U.S. Air Force
03.2008 - 03.2014
- Responsible for leading aircraft loading, operating systems (including electronics and hydraulics), and safety features on a $200 million dollar cargo aircraft.
- Excelled as instructor for younger crew members for over 3 years.
- Proficient in weight and balance factors; arithmetic; emergency equipment and inflight emergency procedures; personal equipment and oxygen use; communications; current flying directives; interpreting diagrams, loading charts, and applicable technical publications.
- Conducted preflight and post-flight of aircraft systems and aerospace ground equipment.
Education
High school diploma -
Colonel Crawford High School
Bucyrus,OHBachelor of Arts - Transportation and Logistics Management
American Military University
Charles Town, WVBachelor of Arts - Homeland Security
American Military University
Charles Town, WV01-2019
Skills
- Eplan 3D modeling, AutoCAD Electrical, and Bentley Promise
- Logix 500, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View Studio
- IFM and Codesys Programming and Controls
- Training and mentoring
- System Testing and Validation
- Application Development
- Control Panel design
- Project Management
Timeline
Electrical Project Engineer
Gorman-Rupp
03.2022 - Current
Electrical Engineering
Bridgestone APM
01.2020 - 03.2022
Service Engineer Supervisor
E-Crane International
03.2014 - 01.2020
C17A Aircraft Loadmaster Instructor
U.S. Air Force
03.2008 - 03.2014
High school diploma -
Colonel Crawford High School
Bachelor of Arts - Transportation and Logistics Management
American Military University
Bachelor of Arts - Homeland Security
American Military University
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