Steven Friend

Experience

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  US Navy

  Aug 2003 - Sept 2005

  Airman E3- AWS / Undesignated Airman

  • Performed and supervised the maintenance requirements for Air Operations, Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola FL.• Performed duties as Leading Airman, training personnel and reducing quality deficiencies in compliance with all technicalpublications, orders and directives governing work center.• Supervised and administered an intermediate maintenance level work center of thirteen Sailors.• Prepared semi-annual proficiency and conduct evaluations and commendations for subordinates Show less

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  Quality machining

  Sept 2005 - Mar 2007

  CNC Machinist

  • Operation of CNC mills and lathes.• Performed diagnostic tests on CNC machines.• Performed replacement of cutting tools and recalibration of part parameters.• Part preparation.

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  Granite Services, Inc.

  Mar 2007 - Mar 2010

  Wind Turbine Technician

  • Preformed and completed construction punch lists before tower energization.• Replace damaged or broken components.• Intermediate low voltage wiring and intermediate hydraulic work.• Tracking and receiving of all tower parts both coming and leaving site.

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  American Fence

  Mar 2013 - Dec 2016

  Fence technition

  • Installed all type of fences (chain-link, vinyl, wood, farm and privacy).• Receiving, unloading and cataloging all incoming materials.• Operate machinery.

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  Garrett County Public Utilities

  Dec 2016 - May 2018

  Water Treatment Operator Class 2/ Wastewater Treatment Operator

  • Independently operate daily operation of two Water Treatment facilities (one class 2 and one class 3) and two WastewaterTreatment facilities (class 2).• Maintain both state and federal regulations for treated water and wastewater.• Calibration of dissolved oxygen meter, Ph meter.• Addition of post treatment chemicals, (sodium hypochlorite, soda ash, bio-cope, polymer)• Preform maintenance on chemical feed pumps, sand filters, UV sanitizers and calibration equipment• Locate and mark water and sewer lines as requested.• Service & read water meters as needed.• Collect samples from specific locations to be tested in plant and by the lab. Show less

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  City of Winchester, Virginia Local Government

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  Lead Water Operator, Class 2

  • Operate the Percy D. Miller Surface Water Treatment Plant for the City of Winchester, monitor/advise operations of junior operators • Maintain both state and federal regulations for the water treatment process• Monitor, record, calibrate and adjust chemical ppms as needed via SCADA system, change flow rates as needed• Preform daily water analysis (bench tests) on Alkalinity, Hardness, CL2, Fluoride, Ph, UV-254, Jar Test, Turbidity• Operate belt press as required by the level of the thickened sludge in the Gravity Settler• Wash Carbonate filters as required by head loss and hour run time Show less

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  Town of Warrenton, VA

  Dec 2020 - now

  Water Treatment Plant Superintendent