ABRAHAM  NYEMAH

7434 Greenville Ave.                                   Cell: (512) 789-2552

Apt. 213                                                           Home: (817)617-9227

Dallas, Texas 75231                                   abkyne@yahoo.com                   

                                      

Objective: I’m seeking a Wind Turbine Technician position where I may use my skills, knowledge and strength to grow with the company and support my family.

Qualifications:

v    Electrical Safety, Lock Out Tag Out

v    Hazard Communication, Hytorq/Bolt Torque

v    Tower Rescue, Confined Space, First Aid & CPR

v    Installation, Maintenance, Repair and Service WTG

v    Mechanical & Electrical Component Installation/Commissioning

v    Bore Scope  Gear Box & Gear Box  Exchanged

v    Gen Alignment, Blade Inspections & Quality Control (QA,QC)

v    End of Warranty Inspections

Certifications:

v    NFPA 70E Certified

v    (TSL) Tech Safety Line Certified (ARK & SRK-11)

v    OSHA 10 hours, First AID, CPR & AED Certified.

v    Confine Space, WTG Rescuer and self-Descend Certified.

v    Rope Assessed Scaffold and (TWIC Card)

Education:

v    Cape Palmas High School (Maryland County, Liberia)

v    High School Diploma.

v    Computer Skills: MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint & Excel.

Training:

v    Airstreams Renewables, Inc. (Tehachapi, CA)

v    Confined Space, OSHA 10, Electrical, LOTO, Safe Assess & Rescue.

v    Vestas Americas (VBA) Portland, OR

v    Wind Turbine Tower Wiring, Commissioning, Cable Work, Tower wiring, Turbine Installation, Troubleshooting, Components change out and more.

Major Component Chang-out:

v     Gearboxes, Generators Inspection and Replacement

v     Yaw Devices, Pitch Rams, Cooling Systems & Accumulators

v     Hydraulic and Gear Oil Change-Out, High Res Blade Pictures.

v     Generator Bearing, High & low speed bearing replacement.

v     Slip Ring, Other Component and Breakers repair or replacement.

v     Identify all serial numbers and manufacture’s data.

v     Yaw Motors, Yaw breaks systems

Strength & Flexibilities:

Good interpersonal skills, positive attitude and solution oriented. I can manage multiple activities simultaneously. I’m reliable, hardworking and accept orders from supervisors. Safety is my #1 goal in an often fast environment where my contribution is needed. I Work safely under all circumstances and seek guidance for any task for which I’m unfamiliar with or do not feel competent to perform safely. I also care for company property and equipment in an efficient and safe manner when operating. I have good leadership abilities and able to exercise good judgment. I can demonstrate O&M competence and willing to travel within the US up to 90% of the time.

Work Experience:

System One                   Houston, TX           Aug. 2012 to Present

Perform blade inspection and repairs at wind farms and other locations based on needs and priorities. Perform diagnosis and repair to wind turbines and wind turbine blades as directed. Prepare and maintain proper documentation to support the repairs, parts usage and time worked. Perform quality control inspections on repairs and maintenance. Prepare timely and concise reports regarding inspections to insure proper steps are taken to remedy any deficiencies. Assist with installation and commissioning of wind turbines as needed.

Pro Energy Services              Sedalia, MO    Jan. 2012 to June 2012

Operation and maintenance of wind turbines. This includes scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of wind turbine subassemblies and related components. I also work in adverse weather conditions as long as it is safe to do so and work extended hours as well as late evenings, early mornings, weekends, and holidays. Including been on called upon to complete other tasks as directed by my site supervisors. And I’m required to follow all safety regulations that apply to working at heights and in environments that may have exposure to electrical, rotational, fluid pressure and other associated hazards. Perform normal Operation and Maintenance as service technician, and as require by turbine’s manufacture for safely operation and production. Perform Troubleshooting and electrical checks, torque and tensioning base bolts, tower flanges, nacelle, hub, main Barings and blade bolts. Trouble shoots electrical components and battery pitch systems. End of warranty inspections and major components replacement. Rectors and turbine upgrades. 

Sky Climber Wind solutions, LLC     Delaware, OH   June 2010 to Oct.2011

As a wind turbine technician I can read and understand electrical and hydraulic schematics, familiar with testing and troubleshooting equipment such as multi-meters, voltage tester, etc. I’m able to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, operation, service as well as other procedural manuals, like Microsoft Office products such as MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook. I possess good troubleshooting skills for both electrical and mechanical systems and write routine reports and correspondence. I’m Proficient with commissioning, Tower wiring installations & repairs or upgrades. Operation and Preventive Maintenance tower cleaning, fastener torque & tensioning, bore scope and inspection of WTG elements or components. Check general conditions of all major turbine components, oil sampling of gear box and hydraulic systems. Hydraulic oil and coolant system change-out. Improved oil filtration or offline filtration, troubleshooting and up tower repair. E.O.W inspections and Perform O&M on wind turbine generators, grease blades, hubs, main shaft and main bearings. Replace oil and air filters and torque all bolts. Change slip ring brushers and hydraulic oil. Gearbox inspection and generators replacement, mechanical punch list completion.

BIS Windpower                    Lusk, Wyoming           Nov. 2008 to Feb. 2010

Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems. Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems. Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components and inspect or repair fiberglass turbine blades. Test electrical components of wind systems with devices such as voltage testers, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.
Test structures, controls, mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers. Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical and hydraulic malfunction of the following system’s component including tower yaw system, main bearing and main shaft. Automatic lubrication unit, brake disc system, gearbox, generator couplings, etc. Replacing gearbox with main shaft, reinstalling the nacelle and hub components. Commissioning nacelle and hub components, installed blades, torque and tension bolts, assemble mechanical and electrical systems. Used electrical test equipment such as motor tester, commission WTG using schematics for electrical and hydraulic system, daily computer usage i.e. saps reports. Generator alignment, commissioning hydraulic unite for break disc, yaw brakes and enabling active brakes. Enabling blade offset and commissioning the automatic lubrication unit for generator bearings and yaw bearings. Testing all electrical connections in the hub, nacelle and checking all electrical components for safety functions and also blade position calibration and much, much more.

Energy Works Services           Corinth, MS                 Sept. 2007 to Oct. 2008

Assist in assembly of wind turbine generators or construction of wind farms and collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.
Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services. Wind Tower wiring, utilize hand, electric and hydraulic torque wrenches. Retrofit and upgrade hydro-electric turbines and related wind turbines, etc. I used measuring instruments such as hand and power tools. Blade remediation and installation of wind turbine generators. Gearbox and field assembly operation using electrical test equipment to verify resistance, amperage and voltage reading. Operates bolt torque equipment including manual operated torque wrenches as well as hydraulic and electric torque machines and much more.

 

v     References Available Upon Request.