Experienced and hard working, with the goal of beginning a career servicing wind turbines
PROFILE
• Skilled at solving problems
• Adept at working in teams
• Driven to succeed: Acquired a BA degree in Math and physics in 4 years while working ••••• hours/week – acquired a ME degree in Electrical Engineering in 2 years while working ••••• hours/week
• Passionate about doing the best work possible
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Nederland Dept. of Public Works Nederland, ••••• ••••• – present
-Specialist in welding, fabrication, mechanical and hydraulic repair; but duties include: heavy equipment operation, excavation, snow removal, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry work. The scope of our work includes all that is necessary to keep the town running. Full-time position
• U.S. Postal Service Nederland, •••••mber ••••• – present -Sort and deliver mail to rural customers in mountain community. Part-time position
• National Wind Technology Center Golden, ••••• ••••• – Aug. ••••• -Maintained grounds and equipment as a temporary employee on maintenance team
• Bon Appetit St. Olaf College •••••ary ••••• – May ••••• -Supervised and trained employees, catered major events at St. Olaf College
• ••••• Water Farms Askov, Minnesota••••• -Grew up working at family owned nursery operation -Built and repaired custom irrigation systems and temperature controls,
-in charge of equipment maintenance and repair -led research and development of a new plant crop -assisted with marketing and customer contacts, delivered shipments to customers
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
• Technical experience
••••• years mechanical and electrical experience troubleshooting custom built electronic and mechanical control systems at ••••• Water Farms and repairing water and sewer operations for the Town of Nederland Public Works Dept. • Industrial experience
••••• years experience in welding, fabrication, machining, wiring, overhauling automotive engines and transmissions, and repairing electric motors
• In – depth laboratory experience
••••• semesters at St. Olaf College researching: analog and digital control circuits, computer-generated simulations, independent work on high voltage Tesla coil circuitry; ••••• semester experience at the University of Colorado researching and building switching power converters; 1 semester experience with embedded microcontrollers • Computer experience -Proficient using SCADA systems, Excel, MathCad, Maple, MATLAB, SPICE, Latex, and Python. Proficient programming in C and Assembly.
EDUCATION
• University of Colorado at Boulder
- ME degree in Electrical Engineering, spec. in power generation and distribution
• St. Olaf College
-BA degree in Physics and Math, coursework completed for Business management minor
••••• GPA in Math and Physics courses
• Foreign Languages: 1 year of Spanish study, 3 semesters of Russian study
