Technician Resume

Title
Technician

Primary Skills
Electronics, I&C, automation design, installation, and servicing.

Location
US-CO-Colorado Springs

Posted
Mar-04-09

Core Competencies

- I&C Design and Assessment
- Data Acquisition & Reporting
- Strong Communications Skills
- Projects Mgt & Implementation
- Self-motivated and decisive
- SCADA Development & Support
- Electrical & Mechanical Aptitude
- Equipment Specification
- Out of the Box solutions
- Solid P&ID Drawing Support

Career Experience

Occidental of Elk Hills, Inc. Tupman, CA 2000 - Current
Sr. Automation Specialist
? Accomplishments include developing and integrating I&C solutions in one of California's largest gas producing units. Successful increase of productivity, data handling, reduced environmental impact, and operating costs with new efficient control systems.
? Created enterprise collaboration Team Sites and Dashboards for effective “Real Time” communication, data acquisition, and knowledge sharing. Current assignments include $4 million live operations data & logics GIS initiative, develop enterprise standards for I & E controls, equipment, and system drawings.

THUMS Co. (ARCO Long Beach Inc.) Long Beach, CA 1998 - 2000
Process Control Technician
? Successfully implemented the Y2K programming plan, with no interruption to production servers.
Responsibilities include developing facility SCADA projects, upgrade automation infrastructure to meet future growth, create and update systems documentation and drawings, and provide technical support for end users in PLC/DCS, Instrumentation, electrical, and control specification and implementation. Transferred to Oxy of Elk Hills.

ARCO Western Energy Bakersfield, CA 1991 -- 1998
Automation Technical Specialist
? Accomplishments include developing a patented control system that increased oil production by 40%,
? Automated facility system, saving over 400K USD annually on chemical costs.
Responsible for all aspects of the automation, data collection, telecommunications, project quality assurance, and production systems for AWE process control and oil & gas facilities. Developed company technical manuals, P&IDs, and instructed staff at AWE automation training program. Transferred to ARCO THUMS.

ARCO Solar Inc. Camarillo, CA 1986 -- 1991
Sr. Electronics Technician
? Accomplishments included the successful operation of the world's most advanced photovoltaic power plants, increasing productivity and solar awareness around the globe.
Responsible for the quality control, maintenance, and operation of the remote solar power plants, power substations, solar trackers, inverters, telecommunication sites, and servicing utility clients throughout the western portion of the United States. Accepted position at ARCO Western Energy.

Future Systems Bakersfield, CA 1984 -- 1986
Owner / Operator
Operated consumer satellite system sales, installation, and service company.
Responsible for system procurement, site surveying, design, and implementation. Sold company in 1986.

United States Navy Charleston, SC 1978 -- 1984
Fire Control Technician 2nd Class /SS
Promoted through positions of increasing responsibility in the ballistic missile fire control division. Certified as a Missile Control Center (MCC) Technician and advanced to MCC supervisor and Divisional Logistics Manager. Expert subsystems maintenance routines with fire control interface, guidance, and targeting systems.
Submarine qualified in April 1981 and obtained a TS/SIOP-ESI security clearance. Honorable discharge, 8/12/84.

Automation Proficiencies

• Productivity - MS Access, Excel, Office, SQL, & Sharepoint/ Crystal/ Acrobat/ Autodesk(CAD)/ Oracle/ ArcGIS/ Flash
• Test Equipment - Digital Multimeter/ Oscilloscope/ Frequency Generator/ Spectrum Analyzer/ Network Analyzer/
OTDR Fiber Analyzer/ Logic Probe/ Soldering Station/ Welding jig
• PLC / RTU - Allen Bradley / Siemens / TI / Modicon / SCADAPack / GE / HP / Bristol
• SCADA Apps - Intellution Fix DMACS / Wonderware / RSView / Iconics
• Communications - Motorola / MDS / iNet / Canopy / Cisco / Netgear / Linksys
• PC/Mainframes - HP/ Dell/ Gateway/ Compaq/ GE/ IBM

Education

• Colorado Tech University, Colorado Springs, CO
•Technical Training (CEU) from 1986 to Current
(1000+ Hours)
o Data Base Management (50+ Hrs.)
o Wireless / LAN / OPC Data
Communications (100+ Hrs.)
o PLC / RTU Programming / Installation /
Troubleshooting (250+ Hrs.)
o Electrical Code (NEC/NFPA) (50+ Hrs.)
o SCADA Development (170+ Hrs.)
o HMI Design & Installation (
o Project Management (24 Hrs)
o Reliability Engineering Principles (24 Hrs.)
o Annual Industrial Safety (50+ Hrs.)
o Microsoft Network / Office Solutions (100+ Hrs.)
o Instrumentation (200+ Hrs.)
• USN Strategic Control Systems, Charleston, SC 1981
• USN Strategic Advanced Electronics School,
Dam Neck, VA 1979

Certifications
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