Applied engineering that includes hands-on testing and modification in addition to analytical computation and design. Prefer to work with electromechanical machinery systems for these reasons.
Education
B.S.M.E. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., 1976. 30 additional credits in Mathematics and Physics from New York University and Columbia University, 1989-1992. New York State E.I.T., 1994. Intermediate MS Word course, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, N.Y., 2005. 12 graduate credits in Education and Psychology; CTWU certificate program - Pace University, Pleasantville NY, 2005-2006
Skills
* Artisan level construction ability.
* Proficient in MS Word, Excel, electrical schematics in AutoCAD.
* Mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems repair.
* Technical writing.
Professional Employment
Designer 2006-2009
ACSICO (An OEM specializing in custom automation controls used in water and wastewater pumping, storage, and treatment installations.
This includes small residential as well as large (75hp+, 480V) commercial and governmental facilities. Controls ranging from simple relay-timer logic to more sophisticated PLC, PDM, and VFD based systems). Responsibilities as follows:
* Prototype design, drawings, bill of materials, and pricing.
* Providing troubleshooting assistance to electricians, contractors, well drillers, and homeowners by telephone.
* Researching new automation products and electrical devices.
* Panel assembly and wiring.
* CAD schematics.
* Quotations.
**Maintaining various company filing systems in Windows and Excel.
Electronics Technician, Level 10 1994-2003
U.S. Postal Service P&DC
Responsible for operational monitoring (and expeditious repair) as well as routine maintenance, and calibration, overhaul, and modification of mail processing equipment consisting of the following:
* Large conveyor systems
* Advanced Facer Cancellers and other microprocessor and computer based sorting machinery.
* Three phase power distribution networks.
* Video and infrared scanning systems and detectors.
* LAN and T1 networks.
* Barcode printers, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
**Recognized for Special Achievement Award, 5/13/03; modified an obsolete processing machine to sort and cancel thick mail during tax season thereby averting hours of hand sorting by clerks.
Field Technician 1989-1992
D. Donnelly, Stanley Johnson, Surveyors
(Seasonal field work shared between employers).
Responsible for residential, commercial, and topographic surveys, and wetlands delineation in the following capacity:
* Field notes and diagrams.
* Selection of map points
**Repaired and refurbished costly battery packs for instrumentation and constructed a discharge device to erase NiCad cell memory.
Design Engineer and Program Manager 1984-1988
Farrand Optical Company Inc. (A defense contractor solely responsible for the optical systems used in all of NASA’s spaceflight simulators from Mercury to the Space Shuttle).
* Designed, assembled, and tested ACS pitch and yaw drives; robotic positioning mechanisms that were central to the operation the Air Force’s air to air refueling trainer.
* Relied upon for static and dynamic analysis, mathematical modeling, assembly, and testing of machinery.
* Directed the work of several designers in the creation of assembly drawings, regulatory documentation, and maintenance manuals.
* Coordinated the procurement, manufacture, and assembly of parts in the shop to meet deadlines.
**Designed and hand built the first scale model tanker aircraft (8 ft. wingspan) used in Farrand’s simulator. Saved engineers hours of error prone calculation by experimentally determining 3-axis inertia values for this model and others before they were built.
Chief Electrical Draftsman/R&D 1980-1983
Technical Support Services, Inc(A business servicing IBM financial systems used in banks and department stores).
* Developed efficient methods for creating schematics and determining the function of various proprietary IBM PC boards.
* Helped organize a drawing/retrofit department of 7-10 technicians to analyze and repair these boards.
* Diagnosed and repaired card readers that were previously regarded as useless, thereby averting a major company expense.
* Completed the Dale Carnegie course in “Effective Speaking and Human Relations†(paid for by T.S.S.I.)
* Pioneered several repair techniques that were taught to other technicians and documented in company files.
Strengths
* Analytical reasoning.
* Determination in completing frustrating tasks.
* Prefer to get my hands into my work.
* Responsible to the jobs that I take on (i.e. college).
* A good teacher and troubleshooter.
* Treat others with the respect that I prefer.
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