Meteorological Tower Technologist Resume

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Quality-driven, motivated instrumentation and electrical wiring technician with an education in Atmospheric Sciences and nearly ten years of diverse experience in Wind Energy, Aerospace and Environmental industries. Highly-ambitious individual who excels in both team and independent working environments.

CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Met Tower Micrositing
Met Tower Project Management
Aerospace Maintenance
Visual Basic, PERL
Avionic Electrical Systems Maintenance
Military Supervisor
Microsoft Office Suite
Precise Data Collection
Statistical Data Analysis
GIS, ArcMap and ArcGIS
Matlab
Flash

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Meteorology

Completed technical requirements toward AAS degree in Avionics Systems Technology

HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential
Meteorological Tower Technologist

Feb 2010 – Jul 2010

Operated as part of a small Wind Resource Assessment group for a Wind Farm Development company. Managed and maintained 100+ fleet of 60m tubular and 80m lattice meteorological towers for multiple wind farm projects. Coordinated and oversaw construction projects with subcontractors, ensuring company standards as well as local, state and federal laws and any applicable FAA requirements were complied with during construction (75% travel and field work). Responsible for enclosure construction and wiring, on-site instrument calibration and data logger programming (Campbell Scientific, NRG and Secondwind loggers). Maintained tower health and component inventory database using Microsoft Excel and Access.

Troubleshooting and repair lead to 6% increase in meteorological data acquisition (from 86% to 92%)
Streamlined file management process resulting in user friendly accessibility and interface
Contributed to fleet overhaul by retrofitting existing towers from NRG to Campbell Scientific components

Confidential
Aircraft Electrician/C Mechanic

Jul 2009 – Feb 2010

Fabricated entire aircraft electrical harnesses using crimp and solder techniques on MC-12 airframe to support oversea military operations. Ensured fabricated harness complied with engineer wiring schematics and company electrical specifications. Maintained company security procedures during aircraft modification production.

Confidential
Environmental Research Assistant, Department of Crop and Soil Science

May 2007-Oct 2008

Contributed within a multidisciplinary team to complete various soil flux and deep core research projects (up to 50% field work). Executed laboratory processing such as soil electrical conductivity, carbon content calculations and nitrogen extraction of soil samples. Performed soil gas flux monitoring using photo-acoustic gas monitor. Maintained MS Excel databases for data collected from field observations and laboratory experiments.

Research work contributed to technical paper published in the Soil Science Journal of America (2010 publication)
Assisted with additional research experiments of which results are currently pending publication

Confidential
Weather Station Tower Observer/Graphics Producer, Department of Meteorology

Sept 2005-May 2007

Conducted meteorological observations for the Penn State Climatology Office’s atmospheric research. Responsible for the construction of graphics and Flash format conversion for Penn State’s television show Weather World.

Meteorological observations included rain gauge measurements, snow accumulation, daily high and low temperature, daily barometric pressure and daily dew point temperature using a sling psychrometer
Assisted with state-wide weather forecasting as part of the Campus Weather Service team
Downloaded and archived weekly and monthly ASOS meteorological data for The Penn State Climatology Office using MS Excel

Confidential
Aircraft Instrument and Flight Control Systems Craftsman, Reserves
Aircraft Instrument and Flight Control Systems Journeyman, Active Duty

Aug 2004-Oct 2007
May 1999-Aug 2004

Collaborated with various aircraft system specialists to troubleshoot, repair, calibrate and maintain aircraft avionics systems on C-130 fixed wing and MH-53J rotor wing airframes for military flight training operations. Maintained associated system components, wiring and appropriate aircraft forms documentation.

Avionic systems included ADI, HSI, VDT, Flight Control (flaps, aileron and rudder), C-12 Compass, INS, Pitot-Static, Fuel Quantity, PMD, Automatic Pilot and AFCS systems
Assigned as section Noncommissioned Officer in-charge

CERTIFICATIONS:

Campbell Scientific CR1000 certification,
First Aid/CPR certification,

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