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Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Manassas, Virginia

Provide rapid, timely response to semiconductor wafer test inspection and handling equipment on a fast-paced production floor located in a clean room environment.Perform preventative and corrective maintenance, diagnostics and adjustments on complex semiconductor wafer testers, probers, parametric inspection, and wafer handling equipment.Mentor and train.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Support a manufacturing plant of both military and commercial aerospace hydraulic systems and components, an MRO facility and an engineering test lab.Devise, improvise, and troubleshoot electronic circuits and instrumentation set-ups and assist with implementation of hardware and software upgrades.Fabricate and build-to-print, prototype control electronics.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Responsible for the calibration and maintenance of over 100 automated test stands along with the requisite instrumentation and other electronic equipment.Sustained four OEM production departments and an FAA-certified aerospace rework facility.Managed documentation of internal and external calibrations, prepared reports, and administered databases in.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Assisted customers with parts selection, part availability, warranty processing, special ordering and procurement.Provided excellent service to Autozone’s commercial customers as a parts pick-up/delivery driver.Performed inventory, receiving, overstock and merchandising duties in support of retail store operations.

U.S. Customs Military Pre-clearance AgentInspected American personnel, equipment and vehicles, ensuring compliance with US Customs and USDA requirements for reentry into the United States.Staffed the Tactical Operations Center, utilizing classified information to monitor and coordinate daily operations with Army theater gateway personnel, civilian movement.

Performed 24-hour monitoring, diagnostics and repair of more than 5,000 1.5MW wind turbine generators installed across North America.Interacted with wind farms and utility companies to facilitate site curtailment and promote rapid identification and repair of faulted turbines.Escalated service requests to the appropriate engineers when problem exceeded.

Assembled high-end electronic audio/video systems designed for installation into whole-house home automation schemes.Conducted quality control testing of units and inspected for cosmetic defects before packaging for sale.Performed troubleshooting and repairs on warranty returned units.Shipping & Receiving ManagerMaintained inventory and executed warehouse.

Calibrated and maintained seven automated test benches and associated operation test program sets. Implemented multiple hardware and software upgrades.Tested and repaired classified, complex, high-power electronic systems down to the component level. Specialties were the APG-65/73 fire-control radar for the F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet, and ALQ-99A.

Associate Of Applied Science, Occupational/Technical Studies

Certificate, Aviation Electronics Technician

Activities and Societies: DAPA Positive Student Peer