Andrew Zepf

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1988 - Feb 1997

  Electrician's Mate (nuclear trained)

  Served aboard SSBN-728 USS Florida (April 1993 - February 1997).Served aboard SSBN-655 USS Henry L. Stimson (May 1992 - April 1993).Served aboard SSBN-657 USS Francis Scott Key (November 1989 - May 1992).Responsible for troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of submarine's electrical generation, distribution, lighting, and much "end use"​ equipment.Responsible for ship's electrical plant, steam plant, and shutdown reactor plant operation.Responsible for maintaining control of entry into reactor compartment and other radiologically-controlled areas.Performed duties as Electrical Division's Training Petty Officer.Performed duties as Electrical Division's Technical Publications Petty Officer.Performed duties as Electrical Division's Repair Parts Petty Officer.Performed duties as Ship's Battery Expert.Performed duties as Ship's Electrolytic Oxygen Generator Maintenance and Instrument Calibration Expert.Qualified in CPR. Show less

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  Nike, Inc

  Jan 1997 - Mar 1998

  Maintenance Technician

  Responsible for the troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electronic (including tubes), electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled equipment involved with the manufacturing of Nike airsoles.Was coordinating with contractors on new equipment installation and was to be Site Expert on it when large downturn in Asian stock market led to cancellation of the project and my layoff.

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  Johnson Controls, Inc

  May 1998 - Jul 1998

  Maintenance Technician

  Responsible for the troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electronic, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled equipment involved with the manufacturing of lead-acid batteries.

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  Frito-Lay, Inc

  Jul 1998 - Sept 2006

  Maintenance Mechanic "A"

  Responsible for troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electronic, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled equipment involved with the manufacturing and packaging of snack foods.Site Expert trainer on the troubleshooting and preventative maintenance of hi-speed packaging and collating equipment.Participated on site's Ergonomics Team and Potable Water Green Team.Solely responsible for the preventative maintenance of plant's "coupon launchers" resulting in some of the plant's most successful promotions (on a consumer complaint and product waste basis).Personally took on the task of significantly expanding the equipment spare parts lists in the maintenance software database. Show less

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  Tyco Electronics/Precision Interconnect

  Nov 2006 - Jan 2012

  Technical Associate III

  Responsible for troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electronic, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled equipment involved with the manufacturing of cabling and connectors for high-end medical equipment.Trained several personnel in the procedure for RTMC laser beam alignment.Trained and designated as a First Responder. Started task of expanding the spare parts list and collating of documentation of assembly equipment.Secretary of the Safety Committee.Qualified as First Responder.Qualified in Forklift operation. Show less

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  Pacific Natural Foods

  Feb 2012 - Jan 2014

  Maintenance Technician

  Responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of electronic, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic and PLC-controlled equipment involved with aseptic processing and packaging of soup, broth, dairy, and dairy-substitute products.Qualified in forklift, scissors lift, and man lift operation.

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  Monrovia Plants

  Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

  Maintenance Electrician

  Responsible for troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, plumbing, irrigation, and PLC-controlled equipment involved in the irrigation, grafting, repotting, and culture of plants at a commercial nursery, including facilities maintenance of offices/buildings on an 800+acre site.Qualified in forklift, boom lift, and bucket lift operation.Performed electrical and PVC piping installations at various locations on site.Trained, certified, and designated as a First Responder. Show less

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  Kelly Services

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2016

  Field Service Engineer

  Responsible for initial qualifications via calibrations/diagnostics/setup of new production test equipment, as well as instructing incoming new personnel on procedures. Also involved with troubleshooting and implementing upgrades on equipment.

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  Tokyo Electron

  Jun 2016 - now

  Field Service/Start-Up Engineer III

  Responsible for sustaining calls on equipment involved with the testing of finished semiconductor products.Responsible for initial qualifications via calibrations/diagnostics/setup of new production test equipment, as well as instructing incoming new personnel on procedures. Also involved with troubleshooting and implementing upgrades on equipment.Have had the position of shift lead since February 2019.