Alexander Powell

Space Systems Quality Test Technician at Collins Aerospace

Tolland, Connecticut, United States

About

Seeking growth through knowledge and value through dedication. Mechanically inclined, detail-oriented, enthusiastic, eager to learn. Paid time: Quality assurance testing of developmental/production hardware for Orion, EMU, ISS, CST-100 and other various space-related programs. Destructive and nondestructive testing. Free Time: Small parts electronics, 3d printing, motorcycle modification, woodworking, clock repair.

Experience

  • Space Systems Quality Test Technician at Collins Aerospace
    Oct 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

    Quality Test Technician/Inspector - NASA contracted life support systems hardware. Primarily focused on thermal transfer, oxygen generation, CO2 removal, electrical performance and water regeneration. Work closely alongside engineering staff to conduct nondestructive testing for performance verification or destructive testing for flight qualification. Experience includes but not limited to: Fluid movement, thermal transfer, helium leak detection, vibration/shock, operational performance and complex specialized testing. Pumps, valves, actuators, fans, controllers, sublimators, scrubbers, heat exchangers, pressure/force gauges, micrometers, flowmeters, oscopes, power supplies, voltmeters, LabView, Intellution, cleanliness verification, clean room environments, hazardous environments.

  • FAA MRO Repair Technician at UTC Aerospace Systems
    Jun 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Inspection, fault diagnosis and mechanical repair of motor driven compressors/air control machines for various aircraft. Including but not limited to Boeing's 787, Embraer's ERJ 170/190, and Sikorsky's UH-60 Black hawk helicopter. NP2000 propeller blade composite repair/modification

  • Jobsite Foreman at Beckwith's Handling Equipment Services, Inc.
    Jan 2010 - Jun 2016 · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Industrial material handling equipment installer, certified operator of all powered industrial vehicles including fork trucks, scissors lifts and boom lifts. Arch/MIG welding experience. Jobsite foreman. OSHA 30-Hour Safety Certified. Installation experience includes but is not limited to: conveyors, chainveyors, freight lifts, jib cranes, mezzanines, 3-axis robot arms, automated material handling systems, vertical carousel systems.

  • Intelligence Analyst at Army National Guard
    Apr 2008 - 2012 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Data collection and management for use in predictive analysis. Products of analysis used to create IPBs, and spread battlefield situational awareness for unit command. 556 MI CO, 56th Stryker brigade.

  • Electrical Assistant at Jerdon Electical Enterprises
    Jun 2008 - Nov 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Trades technician assistant working along side local electrician to handle all electrical needs within new commercial construction. 120-480v