Shawn Lee

Experience

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  97th Organizational Maintenance Squadron

  Jan 1990 - Sept 1991

  Defensive Fire Control System Specialist

  Performed maintenance and repair of search and track radar for the B-52G Bomber aircraft...affectionately know as the BUFF.

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  52d Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Air Force

  Oct 1991 - Sept 2016

  Senior enlisted manager of over 700 military and civilian personnel who maintained $5.1 billion in base infrastructure and 15 geographical separated locations. Ensured proper utilization of all enlisted personnel to include technical training and professional development in leadership and resource management.Advised military commanders on positive and negative trends that may affect personnel or project completion.Instructed one 28-hour and one 21-hour fire alarm course for 12 electrical technicians focusing on NFPA 70 and NFPA 72 requirements, design, installation, programming, and maintenance of conventional and addressable fire detection systems.Rebuilt and reprogrammed 127-point addressable fire alarm control panel allowing 25 electrical technicians to resume proficiency training, ultimately reducing rework or time-intensive and costly trial-and-error troubleshooting for over 500 buildings. 部分表示 Senior electrical manager of 45 electricians and power production technicians in the procurement and installation of airfield lighting systems, military aircraft arresting systems, high and low voltage electrical distribution systems, emergency power generators, and fire detection systems. Responsible for training, equipping, and proper utilization of electrical personnel.Reviewed and approved electrical distribution designs to include set up of electrical grids in austere and hostile environments.Designed 12 fire alarm systems for industrial workshops and office facilities. Arranged plan reviews with higher headquarters and local fire departments, resulting in on-time system acceptances and 100% compliance with NFPA 70, NFPA 72, NFPA 101, and United Facilities Criteria 3-600-01.Revitalized organization’s out-of-date fire detection design and installation capability for annual $5 million dollar construction budget. Taught seven 40-hour fire alarm courses and directly supervised 42 electrical technicians during fire alarm system installs and initial acceptance inspections, ensuring 100% system compliance and approval by authorities having jurisdiction.Updated course materials for seven fire detection system design, installation, and maintenance courses. 部分表示 Provided regional oversight of fire protection inspection programs for 162 Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve military bases, protecting 170,000 DoD personnel.Inspected fire detection and suppression systems at eight military dormitories ensuring compliance with Air Force guidelines, NFPA 13, and NFPA 72.Researched and updated fire protection inspection guidelines for 162 Air Force military bases. Revised inspection program criteria, updated two checklists, and ensured compliance with current Air Force requirements, NFPA standards, and United Facilities Criteria guidelines. 部分表示 Managed electrical training program covering diverse subjects such as high/low voltage electrical distribution, airfield lighting, lightning protection, motor controls, security alarms, and fire alarm systems.Supervised four instructors providing over 5,600 hours of instruction to 900 students.Led 29-person team to survey and inspect 194 fire detection systems at three U.S. military installations in Singapore and the Republic of South Korea. Developed build list/spending plan estimated at $250,000 to remedy non-compliance with Air Force, NFPA 72 and NFPA 101 requirements.Developed and instructed thirty-one 40-hour basic and advanced fire detection courses. Taught prescriptive code requirements, system layout, installation, programming, preventive maintenance, and repair of conventional and addressable fire detection systems to 186 military and civilian technicians.Authored fire alarm system design, installation, and maintenance course handouts and test packets.Designed and built 15 fire alarm system simulators to provide students with hands-on experience during installation and troubleshooting courses. 部分表示

  • Squadron Superintendent

    Nov 2013 - Sept 2016

  • Squadron Superintendent

    Jun 2011 - Nov 2013

  • Squadron Superintendent

    Feb 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Electrical Superintendent

    Aug 2006 - Jan 2010

  • Command Electrical Inspector

    Oct 2003 - Aug 2006

  • Electrical Training Manager / Lead Electrical Instructor

    Oct 1998 - Sept 2003

  • Electrical Systems Apprentice and Journeyman

    Oct 1991 - Sept 1998
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  Fire Tech Productions, Inc

  Oct 2016 - now

  Fire Alarm Systems Instructor (Independent Contractor)

  Provides hands-on workshop instruction for Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarms. This popular course covers NFPA 72 code requirements and provides hands-on training using fire alarm system training panels and test equipment.Instructs Fire Alarm Systems (NICET) exam preparation webinars.Provides ongoing updates to fire alarm system training presentations and course material to ensure accuracy and relevancy.Develops fire alarm system presentations and training materials for live seminar and custom courses/events. 部分表示

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  Continuum Fire Protection Training, L.L.C.

  Feb 2017 - now

  President and Lead Instructor

  Provides quality and relevant training for fire alarm technicians.Develops fire alarm training material for use during live seminars or for customers'​ in-house training programs.Will travel to customer's location to provide custom training. We will work with our customers to tailor courses to their needs, ensuring we provide meaningful training.Courses are for everyone from entry-level technicians to seasoned technicians, as well as anyone seeking continuing education to renew licenses and certifications, enhance their skills, or maintain their proficiency.We provide: - Fire alarm hands-on installation and troubleshooting courses - Fire alarm code requirements courses - Fire alarm system layout and calculations - Initial skills training - Refresher training - Continuing education - Custom training options - Training program developmentOur live training courses are approved continuing education credits by the North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors for 2019 - 2020. Please take a look at our website at continuum-fire.com. If we don't have a training session scheduled when you need training, please contact us to see if we can accommodate your needs. 部分表示