Robert Shields

Experience

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  US Navy

  Sept 1999 - Sept 2006

  Engineer

  • Managed, maintained, and operated 600 PSI boilers. Steam /Gas Turbine Generator• Operated reciprocal pumps and steam driven 800 PSI dish, water pumps and feed pumps.• Supervised a team of 7. My duties were to ensure maintenance was kept up in the Engine/Fire room on board a steam vessel.• Planned and schedule maintenance for the Engineering crew• Extremely knowledgeable on combustible force draft blowers, fuel oil, and water chemistry.• Conduct Preventive Maintenance on valves: globe valves, gate valves, butterfly valves, and automatic air pressure valves• Lock out/ Tag out procedures Show less

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  Memorial Hermann Health System

  May 2008 - Jun 2011

  Mechanical Technician

  -Maintain and kept hospital intact and in running efficiently.-Operate 100psi steam boilers.-Monitor cool water chillers.-Provide maintenance on exhaust fans.-Responsible for minimal biomedical equipment: Nurse call systems, TV’s ( replace circuit boards)-Replace pulleys, grease bearings , change out belts when needed. Also replaced circuit boards on ice making machines-Fix plumbing problems,-I also repair and trouble shoot pneumatic tube systems.-Change out and 230v and 480v maintain electrical motors-Ensure life Safety checks for the hospital-Maintain HVAC equipment-Preventive maintenance on exhaust fans, steam boilers, air compressors.-Operate chillers boilers, air compressor, air handler units-Conduct generator run test-Chemical/water testing of boilers and cooling towers Show less

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  HCA

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2012

  Stationary Engineer

  • Maintain and kept hospital intact and in running efficiently.• Operate 100psi steam boilers. • Monitor cool water chillers. • Provide maintenance on exhaust fans.• Replace pulleys, grease bearings , change out belts when needed. • Fix plumbing problems,• I also repair and trouble shoot pneumatic tube systems.• Change out and maintain electrical motors • Repair and maintained the material handling equipment and industrial dry cleaning/laundry machines, • Troubleshoot mechanical operations for motor driven and gravity equipment, fork lifts, pallets jacks, rolling racks, conveyors, slick rail and loading dock systems. • Monitored electrical circuits including 24 v. controls, 120-240v. & 208-460v, single and three phase PLC and automated control systems Show less

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  Galveston College

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2017

  Professor of Electrical Technology

  Duties• Assists with budget preparation and monitors budget balances.• Prepares, signs, and submits departmental purchases and requests with the appropriateinformation and account numbers to the appropriate supervisor.• Assists with schedule development and resolves course conflicts with other departments.• Monitors and mentors departmental Adjunct faculty;• Evaluates departmental adjunct faculty following College procedures;• Ensures that final exams are conducted according to the announced schedule;• Ensures that all final grades are submitted to the Registrar’s office by the designated time.• Prepares and submits textbook requests following College procedures;• Works closely with faculty members within the program area an the Division Director in theformulation, justification, and revision of courses and curricula;• Develop and implements recruiting and retention efforts within the program;• Actively recruits for the program and the College, in addition, responds to all calls and/orcalls from prospective students;• Schedules and leads departmental advisory meetings, and provides current membership listsand minutes to the Dean;• Participates in the program reviews and evaluation processes;• Ensures correct reporting of faculty workloads.• Inventories, maintains, and secures all facilities and equipment charged to the program area;• Teaches classes as assigned and carries out all duties of the College Instructor.• Advises students, as appropriate;• Demonstrate to students how to repair and troubleshoot and design electrical circuits including 24 v. controls, 120-240v. & 208-460v, single and three phase PLC and automated control systems. Show less

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  Engytech:Technical Service & Solutions

  May 2017 - now

  Field Service Technician
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  Texas State Technical College

  Feb 2018 - now

  Electrical Instructor