Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Administered U.S. Steel’s safety program to ensure a safe work environment and proper housekeeping Supervised union employees and worked closely with vendors and contractors Interpreted specifications, blueprints, electrical/mechanical engineering drawings, and job work orders by assigning duties accordingly to staff Coordinated, organized, and directed activities of maintenance, electronic, and operational departments Assisted staff in the diagnosis of malfunctioning machinery and equipment Maintained proper inventories of required spares and production materials to obtain proper levels of efficiencies Coordinated repairs and preventative maintenance with a team of mechanical and electrical maintenance staff Used technical knowledge, equipment documentation, safety procedures, and maintenance schedules to follow, improve, and develop preventative and routine maintenance programs Devised and implemented cost saving strategies to include procedures designed to eliminate maintenance problems and improve product quality Handled administrative duties to include new employee orientation, scheduled crew shifts, payroll, compiled production/quality reports, conducted safety meetings, and reviewed, updated, and edited ECP’s, SJP’s, SOP’s and other reporting as necessary Performed root cause analysis and 5 Why’s (safety, quality, and production) Followed environmental /emissions control procedures ensuring compliance with all applicable OSHA and EPA regulations Managed capital projects, new equipment and system upgrades Conceptualized AC/DC drives, generators and motor theory, hydraulic systems, high voltage power supply and circuit breakers, PLC logic, water treatment systems, process control, plant power external and internal distribution system, transformers and capacitor bank maintenance
Provided cable assemblies per Military specifications and engineering support in the test and evaluation department Engineering support for Flexible Engine Diagnostics System (FEDS) Performed R&D on various items known for system failure Provided recommendations based on replacement components available and learned systems operations in support of the Reliability and Improvement program
Performed analog (L-band RF) and digital design from inception (OrCad schematic capture and layout) to PC board milling with in-house T-Tech Quick Circuit 9000 milling machine Purchased test equipment for complete laboratory setup Designed and assembled prototype circuit boards which were used during radar testing Performed in-house and field testing diagnostics, troubleshooting, and integration of hardware into the prototype system Gained analog component experience which included multi-stage superhetrodyne receivers as well as various video amplifiers and filters Studied GPS satellites and its carrier frequencies