
Successful in organizing and completing projects on time and correctly.
Experienced in mechanical, structural steel, pipe, and tooling and die design, and retrofitting.
Experience in quality control, engineering standards in regards to steel, and electrical, as well as load testing a vast array of materials per engineering specifications.
Proven success in top notch customer service and providing product information relative to answering questions regarding hardware, construction, and installation information.
Proven success in management of up to and including thirty plus employees in a manufacturing setting.
Proven sales experience.
COMTRAIN climb and rescue certification
Extensive experience in the use of tensionometer
WORK HISTORY
K&K Wireless
Tower Technician
Estimate work to be accomplished according to scope of work verified by engineering drawings.
Inventory material to ensure material list matched bill of material on engineering drawings provided by end user.
Responsible for proper installation of material provided by end user to ensure installation passed inspection
Delivery of material to job site ensuring correct material was delivered to correct job site.i have extensive experience regarding changing guy wire on guyed towers including set up of wire, estimation of length of wire required to replace old wire.
Extensive experience in turn buckle and preform installation.
Paradigm machine and design Inc.
Machine shop assistant manager
Saw-cut steel and alloys according to lists generated according to ship dates
Operate manual mills such as Bridgeport, Supermax, as well as manually operate CNC machines holding tolerances within 10 thousandths of an inch.
Burn and grind steel in accordance to customer drawings to ensure proper fit.
Organization of tools and equipment in such a way that was safe to store and easy to access.,=
Shipping and receiving duties and store inventory in the proper manor
Southern Company (Alabama Power contract through Aerotek Inc.
Transmission/ substation designer & construction support
Prioritize projects according to construction schedule.
Create specifications regarding type of project and scope of job to be performed.
Design designated jobs according to operations regarding the scope of work to be performed as well as using reference materials such as previous projects, as well as , SOCO electrical standards.
Carry out issues discussed regarding training and implementation of new processes and procedures.
Weartek Inc.
A company that provides abrasion repairs to material handling, screw conveyors, reclaimer, cyclones fan housings, pulverizers, ash handling, drag chain conveyors, and chutes for companies including southern company, International Paper, Boral Brick.
Job Foreman/Estimator
Responsible for managing and oversight of all in house projects as well as on sight service per customer specifications and budget.
Inventory of all material in shop and place orders relative to ebb and flow of work and materials needed.
Review of scope of work, and customer specifications with plant contact personnel.
Allcomm Wireless Inc.
A telecommunications company that services and installs equipment for cell phone, state, county and emergency utilities such as: Verizon, American Tower, Crown Castle, Rohn Tower.
Installation Technician
Installation of Venison 4-G LTE upgrade on communication towers.
Pathing Microwave dishes to communicate over miles of coverage areas.
Read communication diagrams to correctly install new equipment on cell towers.
Communicate tasks and priorities to install equipment by procedure.
Design appropriate brackets and structure to accommodate customer specifications
Follow all modes of operations and standard operation procedures to customer specifications
Install and test all upgraded equipment
Gather appropriate materials to correctly complete the installation in the most cost effective manor allowed
Responsible for finances involving personnel
Responsible for expenses given for each particular project such as purchase of tools and other materials needed to complete the project, hotel expenses, travel expenses.
Communicated with any representative of the end user regarding changes upgrades, and any information needed involving current and future projects.
Maclean Power Systems Inc
Electrical utility supply company that provides equipment and hardware for substation, transmission, civil applications, as well as transmission, mechanical, fabrication design, per engineering standards for numerous companies such as: southern company, American Electric Power, Progress Energy, Duke Energy, South West Electric Coop, etc..
Draftsman/Designer
Detailed ductile iron casting drawings using Autocad 2009 for numerous customers
Design steel fabrication drawings to improve processes for the manufacturing side of the business, such as steel racks for material handling assemblies, material containment assemblies and heavily support packaging.
Assist customer support for the ductile iron casting portion of the product line.
Design and approve new iron castings from vendors, by initiating a first article inspection process
Lab assistance. Testing parts per customer specifications, strengths, and quantities needed to be tested per amount ordered.
Design new castings, calculate manufacturing cost data to implement material reduction while still maintaining strength rating.
Design transmission configurations to provide accurate information for the quoting process.
Quote projects based on the specs, distances, material and labor declared by the customer
COMMSTRUCTURES. INC
Telecommunications company that specializes in construction and maintenance of all types of cellular towers as well as retrofitting to accommodate new customers being installed on the tower for Crown Castle, American Tower, Rohn, etc.
Tower technician
Read construction drawings to install and or replace components on communication towers.
Coordinate and communicate with personnel regarding issues involving materials needed to complete projects
Organize manpower relative to skill sets that would best fit the tasks at hand
Ran crews regarding tower construction jobs such as flange extensions, monopole beef ups, self support, and guyed tower alterations. drilled , bolted,, and welded bar, as well as angle.
BE&K ENGINEERING INC. (contract)
An engineering firm that specializes in chemical plant and paper mill design and construction.
Junior Designer II
Revision of engineering drawings
Design P&ID schematics as well as identifying the proper pipe designations per engineering specs.
Worked in a team environment to complete assigned projects
Identified and communicated design deficiencies throughout the project team as well as project managers to accurately access the needs of the customer while adhering to engineering standards.
Gathered information to effectively deduce design layouts that would best fit the customer’s needs.
Royal Switchgear Manufacturing Inc.
Highly aggressive electrical switch manufacturing company that provides substation class switches globally. Design operating mechanisms for phase switches for customers including: Black and Veatch, AEP, Texas Electric Coop, Progress Energy, Southern Company, Duke Energy, Progress Energy
Draftsman/Designer
Organize and prioritize sales orders to be designed for customers per engineering standards and specs.
Responsible for the design of operating mechanisms using provided structural steel detail drawings from design firms.
Responsible for the design and detail of all structural steel components needed for proper fitting of multi and single phase switches.
Design of all mounting details per customer specifications.
Responsible for the design and analysis of all the engineering changes that need to occur to expedite products.
Correspond with customers when needed for steel design change.
Clerical duties included processing work orders to the correct departments in an expeditious manner.
Using over ordered and excessive materials in designs t cut down on material costs as well as over all inventory.
Plant Supervisor/Operations manager
Perform numerous diverse tasks and coordinate with quality control, engineering, sales, purchasing, management, and shipping and receiving.
Develop production floor schedules.
Indoctrinate employees with proper training to perform designated duties.
First article check materials and full assemblies to ensure engineering standards are maintained.
Cross-train employees to increase job knowledge and maximize employee diversity
Prioritize multiple jobs in accordance with customer needs.
Responsible for the productivity for 30 employees as well as coordinating with human resources to resolve employee issues.
Coordinating with all departments to solve problems in a timely manner.
Maintain inventory and production records.
Evaluate and appraise employees on an annual basis.
Ensure company and safety policies are followed within the plant
Maintain a code of ethics pertaining to relations with employees as well as management
Develop lists of professional and behavioral goals for developmental employees.
Keeping the vision of company goals fresh on the minds of the employees,
Oversee all processes to ensure that all goals are met while following all company policies and
EDUCATION
Shelton State Community Collegexxx-xxx-xxxx
Associates degree in Applied Science/Computer Aided Design specializing in AutoCad
Courses Studied are as follows:
Structural Steel
Mechanical
Architectural
Pipe
Electrical
Civil
References:
Wei Chung Lin Pres. Engineering
Maclean Power Systems.
xxx-xxx-xxxx
Bryan Scoggin Dept. Mgr.
Maclean Power Systems
xxx-xxx-xxxx
Jimmy Hobbs CEO
Commstructures Inc.
xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Carton V.P.
Royal Switchgear Mfg.
xxx-xxx-xxxx
C. Brian Harpole Cell:xxx-xxx-xxxx email: xxx@xxx.com
Last Resume Update | October 19, 2014 |
Address | United States of America |
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Resume File | Harpole-Resume-2.doc 40.5 kB |
Spanish Speaking? | Yes |
Willing to Relocate? | Yes |