Melvin C Truss II
4334 Flat Stone Lane
Snellville, Georgia 30039
H 678-620-1877
M 678-234-3376
E mctruss@yahoo.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Highly proficient Journeyman Electronics Technician with experience and skills in repairing, calibrating, programming, and modifying advanced integrated electronics in ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) pods from both component shop or flight line environments. Looking for a career with an industry-leading company to utilize my electronic troubleshooting and repairing skills and become a part of a successful team and add to the productivity of maintenance.

WORK EXPERIENCE

February 2004 to Present
Total Repair Express, LLC, Hillsborough, NJ
Equipment Repair Technician

Duties: Directly responsible for serving several hospital accounts spread around various states in the South Eastern region of the USA; Repairs vital instruments for numerous hospital departments and clinics in an on-site mobile laboratory truck; ensuring minimal downtime and eliminating off-site equipment shipping; Inspects, analyzes, and repairs emergency medical equipment consisting of case carts, IV poles, stretchers, and other various types of equipment that are mostly composed of stainless steel metals; common repairs consist of TIG welding, bending, fastening, and tightening of metal parts

Excellent communication skills and high quality repairs led to high satisfaction scores with customers resulting in being promoted and awarded the 2006 TRE/ QuixSilver Technician of the Year

Increased personal productivity rates up by one hundred and fifteen percent (115%) in just the first year of employment by continuing the development of acquisitions of new accounts with superior repairs and durability; Resulted in the growth of several accounts within the South Eastern region leading to the hiring of another technician in the South Eastern territory due to the increased workload requests from our customers

November 2001 to October 2003
United States Air Force (Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida and Osan Air Base, Republic of South Korea)
Electronic Warfare Systems Journeyman

Duties: Supervises and performs inspections, installation, and maintenance on electronic warfare (EW), intercept, and analysis equipment; and special purpose support equipment (SE). Inspects and advises on installation, repair, and overhaul of EW, intercept, and analysis equipment. Repairs EW, intercept, and analysis equipment; installs and removes internally and externally mounted EW, intercept, and analysis equipment

In January 2002, achieved a Journeyman skill level after two years of successful completion of on-the-job training (OJT), classroom instruction, and proficiency training

Repaired, installed, adjusted, modified, and programmed more than two hundred (200), highly sophisticated electronics worth over two hundred million ($200 Million) during this time period of military career

Troubleshot and identified incorrect wiring of interconnect cables resulting in improved accuracy of diagnostic test equipment and increased life span of test station and other associated equipment, resulting in saving the shop over two and a half million ($2.5 Million) dollars in replacement equipment

Identified and repaired chafed high-voltage wires on traveling wave tube amplifier assembly, which ensured proper operation of the electronic pods and saved over ten (10) hours of labor for the shop

Member of a team of technicians that expedited five (5) electronic pods for rush shipment on short notice to support a critical Air Force mission

Modified ten (10) control indicators quickly and efficiently to insure proper operation of the Electronic Counter Measure pods in shop inventory, saving the shop five (5) hours of labor

April 1999 to November 2001
United States Air Force (Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina)
Electronic Warfare/Sensor Systems Apprentice

Duties: Performed and managed avionics test station functions and activities. Operated, inspected, maintained, programmed, and calibrated computer and manually operated avionics test equipment, associated support equipment (SE), and aircraft avionics systems components. Completed all repairs in the maintenance standards of governing agencies; Analyzes performance and isolates malfunctions of avionics test equipment, associated support equipment, and aircraft components

Troubleshot major malfunctioning components during a diagnostic testing program that resulted in critical equipment going back online quickly in time for an important military mission

Spearhead a refurbishing project of installing twenty five (25) nose radome boot kits for the electronic pods that significantly increased the life expectancy of the radomes by over four hundred percent (400 %)

Contributed to the avionics shop receiving a ninety eight percent (98%) overall efficiency rating on maintenance repairs done to electronic ECM pods, resulting in increased shop productivity

Identified overdue tool calibrations in several shop tool boxes; created new work center procedures to establish strict tool accountability using PC with MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel; swift action resulted in improved maintenance efficiency for the shop and contributed to squadron being awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Repaired broken video lines that caused subsequent failures on 5 radio frequency circuit cards, secured a ninety five percent (95%) readiness of assets for the shop

Repaired two hundred and twenty five (225) unscheduled maintenance discrepancies and over two hundred (200) preventative maintenance inspections for the electronic pods; resulted in a sixteen (16) hour bench time average versus a previous thirty two (32) hour bench time, and a fifty percent (50%) reduction of down time for military, mission critical assets

EDUCATION

Currently enrolled as an online student at Grantham University pursuing B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology

Received A.A.S. in Avionic Systems Technology degree from Community College of the Air Force (October, 2002)

Received certificate of training from the United States Air Force Electronic Warfare Systems Apprentice Program with five hundred and ten (510) training hours completed (December, 1999)

Received certificate of training from the United States Air Force Common Electronic Training Program with four hundred and forty (440) training hours completed (September, 1999)

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