Steven Day

Work History

Lockheed Martin

06.2019 - 12.2021

Supports government as a contractor
Collaborated with Lockheed, government employed civilians, and United States Navy personnel to maintain fleet readiness
Removed, installed, and repaired AN/SPY ID Radar array systems onboard multiple baseline destroyers and cruisers
Trained active-duty military personnel on maintenance of signal processor, transmitter, and array groups
Travelled to military installations to complete maintenance, upgrades, repairs, and training
Briefed command-level personnel during maintenance periods and tactical training scenarios
Taught new engineers during first three months of hire how to troubleshoot and repair
Succeeded in completing fiber optics certification to include building, cleaning, repairing, and testing
Corrected network node connectivity on land and sea-based radar networks.

Lam Research

03.2017 - 06.2019

Supports Intel Corporation as a contractor by performing preventative and corrective maintenance while minimally interfering with regularly scheduled operations at Intel’s Fab
Established good working relationship with Intel’s engineers and technicians through demonstration of product knowledge and communication
Collaborated with Intel during research and development through daily meetings
Brainstormed possible improvements of the tools in the fab while maintaining low downtime
Installed tools and performed upgrades to tools in Intel’s clean room fab with little to no instructions or guidance
Diagnosed issues with tools with no documentation or resources
Restored robots to optimal performance and manually and electronically manipulated optics to ensure tools are working as specified
Compiled and wrote training documents for internal and external use.

LPKF Lasers and Electronics

10.2015 - 03.2017

Repair maintenance of prototype circuit board producing equipment at various customer locations including Universities, electronics corporations, and engineering firms
Fielded 10-15 calls per day for telephone customer service trouble tickets satisfying customer needs and complaints
Diagnosed and repaired circuit boards, robot movements, and PCB milling heads
This was accomplished at the warranty service center and at customer site locations
Trained customers how to use the software and hardware of their circuit board producing equipment and electroplating
Remote access, telephone, email, and in person demonstrations were conducted to establish customer product knowledge
Employed best maintenance and safety practices with minimal complaints, incidents or lost-time accidents
Established excellent customer service and product knowledge skills in-person, via email, and on the telephone to become lead of Protolaser 3D technical training.

U.S. Navy, Naval Base San Diego

03.2013 - 12.2014

U.S. Navy, USS Russell

06.2010 - 04.2013

Upon arrival to DDG-59, became one of five qualified maintenance persons and performed preventative and corrective maintenance on the AN/SPY-1D Radar while ensuring the proper alignment of the Signal Processor, and Transmitter equipment groups
Presented extensive knowledge of Radar theory, SPY operation, and missile kinematics to command leaders in high threat environments
Successfully led work center through deployment during casualties proving superior leadership and technical knowledge
Exhibiting vast knowledge and proficiency with the operation of the SPY Radar, was chosen to become RPPO
Prioritizing withdrawal of over $300,000 in repair parts while paying meticulous attention to Combat Systems department constricted funding, utilized resources to fabricate replacement parts in which manufacture was discontinued, or expense exceeded necessity
When underway, briefed, and trained the command-level personnel on the combat readiness, operation and casualties sustained on the SPY radar as well as the planned repair action to bring the SPY Radar back to operation
Managed the training and professional development of two junior technicians.