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Steve Perkins

HII Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Engineering Technician 3

Currently Seeking New Opportunity

Currently Seeking Systems Engineer New Opportunity

TFC Recycling

I assisted the Production Supervisor in the operation of the plant sorting facility. I led a crew of production employees.

Production Lead

I sorted material on one of the production lines and performed cleaning and other duties as required.

Sorter

The Lee Group

I was assigned as a Sorter to TFC Recycling.

Temp

Uber

I drove customers to their desired destination in a safe and prompt manner.

Driver

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

•	Procedure Writer for USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Propulsion Plant Lead Design Yard—January 2010 to September 2015
o	Wrote nuclear mechanical Reactor Plant and Steam Plant Baseline Test Procedures and Shipboard Use Test Procedures.
o	Reviewed Reactor Plant and Steam Plant Baseline Test Procedures and Shipboard Use Test Procedures from fellow procedure writers.
o	Updated procedure cross-reference database.

Engineer Systems Test

•	Electrical Test Engineer for USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) New Construction, Steam Generator Chemical Cleaning Facility, and Radiation Services Facility—November 2007 to December 2009
o	Performed test procedures for electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems.
o	Coordinated with Trades, Quality Inspection, and Planning personnel to complete testing, troubleshooting, maintenance (preventative and corrective), and normal operations.
o	Wrote and routed work permits, work authorization forms, and tagouts.
o	Performed weekly tagout audits.
o	Volunteered to take on the task of installing the Damage Control Wirefree Communication (DC WIFCOM) System on CVN 77. This was the first DC WIFCOM installation for a New Construction aircraft carrier. Coordinated work with Trades, Reactor Plant Planning Yard, and installation subcontractor personnel.

Senior Nuclear Test Technician/Technician 3/Engineer Nuclear Plant Ops 1

US Navy

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
•	Ships Portable Electrical/Electronic Test Equipment Requirements List (SPETERL) Command Test Equipment Manager and Radar/Navigation Technician
o	Managed test equipment for over 50 work centers in 9 departments throughout the ship.
o	Created and maintained Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft Access databases to track test equipment inventory and disposition.
o	Supervised the removal of over 140 pieces of rejected, unauthorized, excess, and obsolete test equipment worth over $400,000 from the ship and returned the items to the Navy supply system for disposition or disposal.
o	Developed and conducted on-the-job and in-service training for over 20 technicians in the division.
o	Maintained, operated, troubleshot, and repaired numerous radar and navigation systems.
o	Served as Electronic Systems Supervisor (ESS) and Combat Systems Officer of the Watch (CSOOW)-Under Instruction.

Electronics Technician

Center for Surface Combat Systems
•	Instructor for the AN/URN-25 and AN/SPS-67 (V) 1/3 courses
o	Contributor to the team that introduced the Lockheed Martin Canada AN/URN-25 VISTA (Visual Interactive Simulation Training Application) simulator into the Navy. Duties on this project included writing point papers and taking signals and data from equipment test points for insertion into the simulation.
o	Trained U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Guard, and Spanish Navy students in the classroom and simulated shipboard and shore-based environments.
o	Maintained, troubleshot, and repaired classroom navigation and radar systems.
•	Course Supervisor of the AN/SPS-67 (V) 1/3 course
o	Oversaw 4 instructors and trained and evaluated new instructors.
o	Updated and maintained course curriculum and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
o	Developed the apprentice, journeyman, and master skills listing for the AN/SPS-67(V)3 radar technician for use by NKO (Navy Knowledge Online).

USS Carney (DDG 64)
•	Radar and Navigation Technician
o	Maintained, operated, troubleshot, and repaired numerous radar and navigation systems.
o	Qualified as Electronic Systems Supervisor (ESS) and Combat Systems Officer of the Watch (CSOOW).
o	Served as Assistant Work Center Supervisor.
o	Material Maintenance Management (3M) qualified up to Division Officer.
o	Used Gold Disk to troubleshoot subsystems, circuit cards and components from equipment throughout the ship.

Systems Engineer | Systems Thinker | Strategic Thinker | Maintenance | Training | Leadership | Supervision | Management | Problem Solving | Continuous Improvement | Lifelong Learning | U.S. Navy Veteran

I possess a unique combination of U. S. Navy Electronics Technician experience (including Maintenance, Training, Supervision, Leadership, and  Management), Physics/Mathematics and Systems Engineering education, and Test Engineering (including prodedure writing, reviewing, and performing) experience. 

I demonstrate a systems thinking approach to troubleshooting with attention to detail when analyzing and resolving complex problems to successful conclusion.

I have proven technical writing and documentation capabilities. I am capable of visualizing and implementing solutions. I have previously possessed Secret (U.S. Navy) and Confidential (Newport News Shipbuilding) security clearances.

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