Karl G. Krupp
Current Address:
3535 Brockett Rd.
Mims, Florida 32754
Ph: (321) 385-1403
Cell 321 591-9671
Work: 703 852-5096
EMAIL: krash8@bellsouth.net
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking an opportunity within a company where my experience and dedication
can be fully utilized in a career possibility.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: SECRET
COMPUTER PROGRAMS:
MS OFFICE SUITE, WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT, MS
PROJECT, MS PUBLISHER, MS VISIO, MS ACCESS, MS INFO PATH DESIGN/ FILLER,
CAMTASIA STUDIO, SANGIT, NERO, SOLUMINA, REPAIR DATA, MAXIMO, PEOPLE SOFT.
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY:
· PTDS (Persistence Threat Detection System) Engineer.
Responsible for the continuous, safe operation of the UAS (Unmanned Aerial
Platform).
· Experienced with the C4ISR/C5ISR
implementation/testing and design.
· Proven ability to manage comprehensive project and
program life cycles in addition to overseeing field service, logistical and
technical support initiatives with a consistent track record of meeting or
exceeding all performance based objectives.
· Experienced Manager and senior leader assuming
responsibility for multi-million dollar equipment management, repair and
tracking operations working under contract to the United States government.
· Twenty years of Hands On experience, in
Diagnosing, removal, repair, rebuilding, reinstallation and testing of all
related systems and subsystems in automotive, heavy truck, farm
implementation and construction equipment in both shop and field
environment’s. Experienced in tuning and high performance tuning.
· Twenty years’ of experience in the use of all
related tools and testing/diagnostic equipment for related automotive, truck,
construction and farm equipment. Logistics Integrated Database.
· Experienced in QA/QC inspections for all related
equipment and systems.
AREAS OF
EXPERIENCE: Managerial/Hands On
Management
Project
Coordination
Logistical Operations
Technical
Support
Personnel
Coordination
Scheduling
Professional
Training
Quality
Control
Best Practice
Methods
Research and
Development
Validation/Verification
Limited User
Tests
Failure
Analysis
Testing
Experience
Lean Six
Sigma
Fiber
Optics
Aeronautics
5 S certified
Raid, UTAMS, Claw
experience
Starlight radar
certified
HAZ MAT certified
Continues
improvement process
Total Quality
Management
Spacetech
certification
HARC, JSIT OSRVT
experience
ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance)
ISO 9001, 9002,
9003, and
9004
Lock out tag out (authorized, certified) Confined space
certified
High crew
rigging
Overhead cranes (Pendent, bridge, gantry, and pulpit) 1 to 325 ton
Foreign object damage
(FOD)
Full Motion video (FMV)
EXPERIENCE:
07/2010 – Present
Lockheed Martin IS &GS Defense
4401 Fortune Place
Melbourne, FL 32904
FIELD ENGINEER
Site Lead (Supervisor) of System 55 and System 42
Stationed in Afghanistan.
Assisted in site survey, site acceptance
Preformed two PTDS site setups and operations of
three sites, and have managed all Logistical support for three sites.
Preformed three site tear downs, packing and storing
of equipment, shipment of systems, and prepped systems for US. Customs and
US. Coast Guard inspections prior to overseas shipments.
Each site consisted of 11 to 18 personal.
Plan all site day to day operations; manage all Site
operations for scheduled maintenance and unscheduled maintenance.
Schedule all Preventative Maintenance: Designs and implements preventive maintenance
program for all equipment to reduce cost and Downtime. Planned and
executed major equipment overhauls for long-lasting, maintainable results on
the various pieces of equipment.
Plans
for and handles emergencies while continuing to maintain preventive
maintenance programs so that emergencies are continually reduced.
Assist all site personal with training and verify
that training is up to date, assist personal in cross training.
Schedule all leaves and help with travel plans.
Develops and implements work order,
backlog, control and job assignment systems that gains requester and
subordinate support.
Ensures compliance with quality
assurance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), safety and other company
programs and procedures.
Develops
or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to
ensure compliance with standards.
Oversees
training of employees in proper and safe equipment operation.
Daily reports and briefs to the company and
supporting Military. Update Flight Logs, Maintenance Logs, Training and
Problem Reports.
PTDS is an UAV/Aerostat, Manage all functions for
ISR and all MX-20 controls including training new personal and maintain of
systems.
Responsible for the safe operation of the UAS
(Unmanned Aerial System) during flight.
Controls of the payloads, software, and sensors on
Aerostat. Respond to customer requests including intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance tasks. Performs various preflight and
post-flight task completes flight logs and tracks and performs maintenance on
the aerostat and support systems.
Interacts with crew members and customers to
accomplish all mission requirements.
Responsible for all aspects of Unmanned Aerial
System (UAS) platform and Ground Control Station (GCS) maintenance,
inspection, and repair.
Installed Maintained, Troubleshot, and Repaired
System or replaced LRU for STARlight Tactical Radar, UTAMS, EUGS, HARC,
SINGARS, MX-20, and PTDS.
Maintains
hydraulic winch systems and electromechanical control systems associated with
the Aerostat and mooring platform.
Operates high lift vehicles and
fork lifts to perform maintenance on Aerostat and systems.
Installation and repairs of the
heating, ventilation, air conditioning equipment (HVAC).
Works
with compressed gas systems, electrical power generation systems, laser
systems and accompanying switch equipment.
Ability
to read and interpret engineering drawings.
Experience
with RAID, UTAMS, PTDS, CLAW systems, FMV (Full Motion Video), Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.
Perform
Troubleshooting on the Computer/Networking, and/or electrical systems.
Perform
diagnosis and repair of fiber Optics systems and fusion splicing equipment.
Associated
with military programs; networking & information systems.
Familiar
with military operations, acronyms and chain of commands.
Troubleshoots
technical problems and issues, determines
technical solution in accordance with product and customer specifications,
and recommends actions to company or customer representatives for
coordinative product solution. Assesses product needs in accordance with
customer specifications.
For Mechanical
systems, Hydraulic, Electrical, and Electronic Systems, Fiber Optics,
network, components, and OSRVT Systems.
Troubleshoots
technical problems and issues
Conducts technical analysis of product
implementations, modifications and
Enhancements to product in accordance with specific
customer specifications and implementations.
Determines technical solution in accordance with
product and customer specifications, and recommends actions to company or
customer representatives for coordinative product solution.
Frequent use and application of technical standards,
principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
Assesses product needs in accordance with customer
specifications.
Conducts technical training and product briefing
with customers, vendors and company representatives.
Acts as local on-site representative to customer's
organization. Primarily internal
company contacts. Infrequent inter-organizational and outside customer
contacts on routine matters.
Works under very general supervision. Work is reviewed
by Engineering for soundness of technical judgment and overall
adequacy.
TOOLS;
DVOM’S, dial indicator, micrometers, calipers, hydraulic pressure test gages.
torque wenches, pneumatic pressure test systems, pneumatic to Hydraulic
test equipment, Electric to Hydraulic test equipment, hand tools, bubble
alignment, pneumatic tools, bore scopes, drills, reamers, Oscilloscopes, and
high pressure compressed gases.
Heavy equipment;
Man lifts (JLG); Fork lifts (20K)
Skills;
Torque and safety wire, confined space, working at heights, High crew
rigging, cranes, electrical and chemical bonding, electrical static discharge
(ESD), Fiber optics, network, Low and high voltage 110V to 2000V, radar,
Welding Steel and aluminum, and avionics systems.
03/2000-06/2010
United Space Alliance
8600 Astronaut Blvd
Cape Canaveral, FL32920
AEROSPACE TECHNICIAN SR.
Lead on
ARES I-X over saw 20 Technicians.
Provided support to shop during implementation of
repairs and integrated multi-system actions across organizational
elements/engineering systems integration.
Worked on upper stage electrical/electronic and
structure, Install wire harness tested, troubled shoot and repaired as
needed. Such as splicing wires, replacing connectors and damaged pins and
contacts, routing cables and applying chafe protection, pin retention test,
and systems check out. Tested flight control systems and all sensors and
transduces.
Installed fight control system (ATLAS flight sys.)
PER. Lockheed spec. Work with Groups from ATK, Lockheed Martin, Glenn
Research, and Langley Research to integrate systems to work with each other.
Assembly of all upper stage components which
included leveling of segments with hydraulic rams to .001 of an inch,
torqueing of all hardware and metal parts protection and repair.
NDT;
testing on upper stage included the installation of strain gages for stress
testing, metal parts inspection and repair.
Worked on modifying booster structure AFT skirt,
Forward Assemble, Loaded solid fuel segments, and avionics segment.
Worked from prints and verbal direction, Ensuring
compliance with quality assurance, Good Manufacturing Practices, safety and
other company programs and procedures.
Troubleshoots
technical problems and issues,
determines technical solution in accordance with product and Engineering
specifications, and recommends actions to company or customer representatives
for coordinative product solution.
Assesses product needs in accordance with customer
specifications (NASA).
Program Management; Attend daily planning and scheduling meeting, Weekly Milestone
meeting, Risk assessment team for transportation and storage of hardware and
ordnance on to and within Kennedy Space Center and its facilities as to NASA
and OSHA standards.
Pad Structure Facilities, hypergolic systems, and
cryogenic systems.
Inspection of pad structure associated with launch
and repair of damaged items such as wiring, lighting, and structure.
Inspection of all hypergolic and cryogenic cooling
systems, fuel lines, fitting, flex lines, and quick disconnects. Repair as
needed.
Maintained fuel farm for hypergolic fuels and
oxides. High pressure fuel systems Pumps, lines, switching stations, scrubber
systems, high pressure hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and high voltage
electrical systems (110V to 600V).
Worked Mechanical and Electrical/Electronic systems,
high pressure hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Space Shuttle Systems
Work Forward and Aft shop which included
installation of OMS PODS and forward thruster assembly, high pressure turbine
pumps, electrical/ electronic systems, strain gages for stress analysis, and
closeout of fuel systems for liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Installation
of thermal protective systems.
External Tank
Inspection of ET for manufacturing or shipping
damage to thermal protective systems, wiring, connecters, sensors, pumps and
valve assembly. This was done by dye pen, thermal imaging, x-ray, visual and
laser mapping. Modify thermal protective systems to increase safety and
reliable of product.
Repaired as needed to part or system per engineering
specifications and customer specifications (NASA), this was done from prints
and verbal direction, Ensuring compliance with quality assurance.
All work was done in clean room environment of 50A
to 300A.
Solid Booster Systems
Received segments by rail car inspected per
engineering specifications and customer specifications (NASA). Included
inspection of solid propellant for damage or foreign object damage, trim propellant
as needed to repair, and segment case.
Off loaded with duel 200 ton pulpit cranes form
horizontal to vertical and place on pallet or work stand.
Inspected and installed all hardware, electrical/
electronic, flight computers, struts, ordnance, thermal protective systems,
thermal ablate, thermal blankets, and critical system o- rings for exit
nozzle.
Palletize for storage or shipment to VAB,
Stack segments in preparation of flight close out
all joints and install all thermal protective systems, electrical/
electronic, flight computers, and close out all ordnance.
Implemented 5S standards to shop to improve work
Quality and production, lean 6 sigma projects to reduce time on critical
parts/ Hardware.
Thermal form shop: Made protective covers for shuttle systems and kit boards to help
organize jobs and to protect hardware and shorten job times.
Mix crib;
mixing sealants, paints, conformal coating, and epoxy’s.
High crew;
built life lines for fall protection, working at heights up to 600 Ft,
installed pic boards for personal access, installed scaffolding, replaced lights
on radio towers, and close out inspection of launch pad for structure
roll back.
Overhead Cranes; Pendent, bridge, gantry, and pulpit 1 to 325 ton. Move Director,
Crane operator, Safety Coordinator, Observer, and Move Coordinator.
TOOLS;
DVOM’S, dial indicator, micrometers, calipers, hydraulic pressure test
gages, bubble balancer and laser alignments, torque wenches, pneumatic
pressure test systems, pneumatic to Hydraulic test equipment, Electric
to Hydraulic test equipment, hand tools, pneumatic tools, strain gages for
flight controls and flight control surfaces, bore scopes, drills, reamers,
Rivet guns up to 9X, Oscilloscopes, lathes, and high pressure compressed
gases.
NDT; Metal
parts inspection, Metal parts finishing, ultra sound testing, eddy current,
mold impression, dye pen, x ray, and feeler gages.
Heavy equipment;
Man lifts (JLG, CONNDOR, SKY JACK, and SCISSOR
JACKS) from 12 ft. to 175 Ft
Fork lifts 2K to 20K
TUGS; 3K to 300K (4 wheel steer and 4 wheel craw).
Skills;
Torque and safety wire, confined space, High crew rigging (working at
heights), cranes (pendent, bridge, gantry, and pulpit), electrical and
chemical bonding, electrical static discharge (ESD), ordnance, clean
room 50AA to 300AA, Self-contained atmospheric ensemble (SCAPE),hard
line breathable airline, respirator (full face and half mask), Scott air
packs, 5S certified, and lean six sigma (Green Belt).
The rest are available upon request.
12/99-03/2000
North Brevard Tire
1004 S Washington Ave.
Titusville, FL 32780
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Lead Service Technician Assisted
with shop of 5 personal.
Automotive systems/subsystems
diagnosing and repairs, with a focus on tool and test equipment usage, on
engines, power trains, chassis, electrical systems, brakes, steering systems,
suspension, Hydraulic systems and computerized engine management systems, to
include the actual hands on experience in the diagnosing and removal, repair,
rebuilding and installation of all the major systems and sub systems of the
vehicles and/or equipment and the installation and repairs of the heating,
ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment (HVAC).
Diagnostic tools: (IETM, Scanners, OTC, Snap-on,
ETC), DVOM’S, dial indicator, micrometers, calipers, brake lathes, hydraulic
pressure test gages, bubble alignment and laser alignments, torque wenches,
pneumatic to Hydraulic test equipment, Electric to Hydraulic test equipment,
hand tools, pneumatic tools, Welding Steel and aluminum. Inspection; dye pen,
Mag particle.
12/98-05/1999
Rep-Air
7016 Challenger Ave.
Space Coast Regional Airport
Titusville, FL 32780
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
Diagnosis and repair aircraft
electrical, electronic systems, and mechanical systems or components.
Required to be able to read wire schematics for electrical and electronic
systems. Must be able to work within tolerances. Per. Manufacture and FAA.
Worked on systems/subsystems diagnosing and repairs, with a focus on tool and
test equipment usage, on engines, airframes, electrical systems, brakes,
landing gear, Flight control, sheet metal, Hydraulic systems, radar, and
avionics systems, to include the actual hands on experience in the diagnosing
and removal, repair, rebuilding and installation of all the major systems and
sub systems of the aircraft and/or equipment to the component level or LRU.
Repairs of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC). Repairs for
Piston, Turboprop, and Turbine engines. Complete all SB’s and 50 hour, 100
hour, and 500 hour maintenance for (Fairchild) metro III, (Beechcraft) King
Air 90 thru 300, Hawker 600, Piper Cheyenne II, Lear Jets, and Cessna 152 and
172.
Works under very general supervision. Work is
reviewed for soundness of technical judgment and overall adequacy.
Diagnostic tools: DVOM’S, dial indicator,
micrometers, calipers, hydraulic pressure test gages, bubble
balancer and laser alignments, torque wenches, pneumatic pressure test
systems, pneumatic to Hydraulic test equipment, Electric to Hydraulic
test equipment, hand tools, pneumatic tools, strain gages for flight controls
and flight control surfaces, bore scopes, Rivet guns up to 9X, and
Oscilloscopes.
11/96-12/1998
McCotter Ford.
101 S. Washington Ave
Titusville, FL 32780
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Automotive
systems/subsystems diagnosing and repairs, with a focus on tool and test
equipment usage, on engines, power trains, chassis, electrical systems,
brakes, steering systems, suspension, Hydraulic systems and computerized
engine management systems, to include the actual hands on experience in the
diagnosing and removal, repair, rebuilding and installation of all the major
systems and sub systems of the vehicles and/or equipment and the installation
and repairs of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration
equipment (HVAC). CNG/ LPG vehicles repair and maintained per factory
speciation’s, root case diagnosing of failures and repairs of problems to
vehicles for safety and EPA specifications
Diagnostic tools: (IETM, Scanners, OTC, Snap-on,
ETC), DVOM’S, dial indicator, micrometers, calipers, brake lathes,
hydraulic pressure test gages, bubble alignment and laser alignments, torque
wenches, pneumatic to Hydraulic test equipment, Electric to Hydraulic
test equipment, hand tools, pneumatic tools. Welding Steel and aluminum.
Inspection; dye pen, Mag particle.
02/96-02/1999
RW. BLAISDELL COMPUTER
PARTS/ SOFTWARE
Pager (407) 690-8543
COMPUTER TECHNICIAN
Contract labor to this company. Build, repair, and
upgrade computer systems.
Built computers for personal use up to Web servers
per customer needs and or specifications.
Conducts technical analysis of product
implementations, modifications and Enhancements to product in accordance with
specific customer specifications and implementations.
Assesses product needs in accordance with customer
specifications. Determines technical solution in accordance with product and
customer specifications, and recommends actions to company or customer
representatives for coordinative product solution
Installed Maintained, Troubleshot, and Repaired
System, and was on call for business systems.
Conducts technical training and product briefing
with customers on software and hardware configuration
Diagnostic tools: DVOM’S, torque wenches, hand
tools, and Oscilloscopes
10/96-11/1996
Vic Osman Lincoln-Mercury
Jeep Eagle Inc.
625 E. Nasa Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Automotive
systems/subsystems diagnosing and repairs, with a focus on tool and test
equipment usage, on engines, power trains, chassis, electrical systems,
brakes, steering systems, suspension, Hydraulic systems and computerized
engine management systems, to include the actual hands on experience in the
diagnosing and removal, repair, rebuilding and installation of all the major
systems and sub systems of the vehicles and/or equipment and the installation
and repairs of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration
equipment (HVAC).
Diagnostic tools: (IETM, Scanners, OTC, Snap-on,
ETC), DVOM’S, dial indicator, micrometers, calipers, brake lathes,
hydraulic pressure test gages, bubble alignment and laser alignments, torque wenches,
pneumatic to Hydraulic test equipment, Electric to Hydraulic test equipment,
hand tools, pneumatic tools. Welding Steel and aluminum. Inspection; dye pen,
Mag particle.
02/96-10/1996
Fischer Nissan
1012 S. Washington Ave.
Titusville, FL 32780
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Automotive
systems/subsystems diagnosing and repairs, with a focus on tool and test
equipment usage, on engines, power trains, chassis, electrical systems,
brakes, steering systems, suspension, Hydraulic systems and computerized
engine management systems, to include the actual hands on experience in the
diagnosing and removal, repair, rebuilding and installation of all the major
systems and sub systems of the vehicles and/or equipment and the installation
and repairs of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC).
Diagnostic
tools: (IETM, Scanners, OTC, Snap-on, ETC), DVOM’S, dial indicator,
micrometers, calipers, brake lathes, hydraulic pressure test gages,
bubble alignment , torque wenches, pneumatic to Hydraulic test
equipment, Electric to Hydraulic test equipment, hand tools, pneumatic tools.
Welding Steel and aluminum, inspection; dye pen, Mag particle.
11/95-02/96 UNEMPLOYED
Laid off from McDonnell Douglas
11/85-10/1995
McDonnell Douglas
S.R 405
Titusville, FL 32780
PRECISION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC/ELECTRICAL MECHANIC
Built various aircraft cables for
F-15. Work from cutting wire to length, hot marking wires indentation,
tinning wires, installing heat shrink ids, contact termination, assembly of 1st term connecters, wire lay out and
build of wire harness, and final termination. Braided wire harness and
applied impregnation compound. Inspect wire harness from shop floor and
tested harness on DITMCO test units. Pack wire harness for shipment. Received
shipment and installed harness into aircraft.
Wire harness braiding shop managed
employees (8).
Commercial aircraft DC-9, DC-10,
MD-11, and
MD-12. Built wire harness for power control systems with 18 gage to 0000 wire
copper and aluminum, Battery’s, engines. For production and AOG emergency.
Built ACES II ejection seats
Drilled in jig and free hand per prints and drawing, assembled by bucking
rivets aluminum and cold rivets. Installed bushing for egress system,
inspected per jig assembly and installed into mockup cockpit. Touch up
painted.
Tomahawk missiles; Work from
cutting wire to length, hot marking wires indentation, tinning
wires, installing heat shrink ids, contact termination, assembly of 1st term connecters, wire lay out and
build of wire harness, and final termination. Braided wire harness and applied
impregnation compound. Inspect wire harness from shop floor and
tested harness on DITMCO test units. Installed all wire harness and checked
out systems including all electrical to mechanical systems, electrical/
mechanical to pneumatic systems, and assembly of mechanical and pneumatic
part and systems.
Chemical process center treating parts; For
Tomahawk, Harpoon, Apache, F-15, F-18, Harrier, Commercial Aircraft. This
included Deionize water, alkaline, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, British etch,
alodine and anodize parts for color or protective coating.
HEAT TREAT
of metal parts aluminum from T-3 to T-9
Chemical process center managed
employees (6).
Paint shop
doing prep work on parts, media blasting, mixing paints, and painting parts
and use of robotic spray equipment. To include masking parts, setup of parts
or systems, painting per MIL specifications and customer specifications
(DCMA).
Depot work included Media Blasting paint and coating
from products and repainting when depot work was finished.
NDT inspection;
dye pen and X-ray of parts.
Ensures
compliance with quality assurance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs),
Continues improvement process (CIP), Total Quality Management (TQM), safety
and other company programs and procedures.
Develops
or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to
ensure compliance with standards.
Oversees
training of employees in proper and safe equipment operation.
I was on the Emergency Response Team. HAZ MAT certified.
While Employed I took some courses which are
available upon request
EDUCATION:
01/06-12/08 SpaceTEC
National Resource Center For Aerospace Technical Education
SpaceTEC Headquarters
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Core certification and composites
01/ 97 -06/97 Whispering Hills Adult/Community Education
800 Lane Ave.
Titusville, FL 32780
Received High School Diploma on Aug. 20th 1997
11/96-12/98 FORD SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Orlando, FL / Multimedia, and on line
Hydraulic, Electrical, Power trains, and Electronic systems.
All courses are available upon request.
05/95-05/96 Brevard Community College
1311 N. US 1
Titusville, FL 32780
Fundamentals of Metallurgy, basic arc welding, advance arc welding.
Basic mig welding, advance mig welding
10/81-02/83 Titusville High School
150 Terrier Trail South
Titusville, FL 32780
General, Business, Automotive, and Masonry
PERSONAL:
I like to build, repair, and upgrade computers.
Enjoy building race cars, Trailers and restoring vintage automobiles.
Build
and design Race Chassis and roll cages, and make custom body panels. Custom
brackets and hardware.
Mentor
younger adults who want to learn about working on there on vehicles and the
safety aspect of such work, this is from basic maintenance to vehicles
for show, autocross, and full out race (drag and circle track).
Paint
and body repair and custom body work.
Welding
of aluminum and steel, Experienced with Hobart and Miller welders.
Excellent health, sports-oriented, Technical oriented
GEOGRAPHICAL
PREFERENCE:
Willing to travel abroad for projects and/or training
REFERENCES:
Available upon request