Timothy R.

Mckenna
107 Little Boyd Lake Road
Milo, Maine 04463
Phone (207) 215-4541
Email: timmckenna@tds.net
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Highlights of Qualifications/Summary
* Worked as I & C Technician at Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant refueling outage (RF21), performing PMs,
Troubleshooting & Repair, Security Equipment, Explosive Detectors, X-ray machines, Metal Detectors, Turn
Stiles, card readers, and Hand readers.
* Worked as I & C Technician at Waterford3 Nuclear Plant refueling outage (RF19), performing PMs,
Troubleshooting & Repair, Security Equipment, Explosive Detectors, X-ray machines, Metal Detectors, Turn
Stiles, card readers, and Hand readers.
* Contracted as an Instructor where I trained 12 Waterford I&C Technicians to Troubleshoot, Repair and
Maintain the Entryscan4 and Itemiser3 Explosive Detectors.
* Worked as I & C Technician at Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant for Refueling Outage RF19, performing PMs,
Troubleshooting & Repair, surveillances, and Calibrations of Nuclear Plant systems, Security Equipment,
Explosive Detectors, X-ray machines, Metal Detectors, Turn Stiles, Perimeter zone systems such as perifield,
infrared and microwave systems, Camera surveillance systems, card readers, Hand readers, and security doors,
Off Gas Dryer Temperature Controller Programming and Calibration, Fuel pool Underwater cameras, Reactor
water Cleanup Filter/Dmin Controller.
* Worked as I & C Technician at Hope Creek Nuclear Plant for Refueling Outage, performing Troubleshooting
& Repair, and Calibrations of Nuclear Plant systems, including Primary Condensate Pump Vibration probes,
EHC Pressure Switches, MSR Level Switches, 4KV Bus Temperature switches, Service Air Pressure switches,
Service Air Pressure Transmitters, Turbine Lube oil Pressure switches and Condenser Vacuum Transmitters.
* Worked as I & C Technician at Salem Nuclear Plant for Refueling Outage, performing Troubleshooting &
Repair, and Calibrations of Nuclear Plant systems, including Redundant Air Valve Solenoid and valves,
Foxboro 43A Temperature Controllers, Square Root Extractors, Temperature Transmitters, Proportional
Controllers, Reversing Relays, Current to pneumatic Controllers, Siemens 661A6 Flow Controllers, Feed pump
Pressure Switches and Bailey Model RP1212 Electric to pneumatic Controllers.
* Worked as I & C Technician at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant for RFO-30 Outage, performing PMs,
Troubleshooting & Repair, surveillances, and Calibrations of Nuclear Plant systems, and Security Equipment,
Power Range Monitor Functions, APRM Power Supply, Turbine Thermocouples, Air Operated Valve Rebuilds
and Calibrations, Dew cell Replacements and installation of AOG Drain Tank Equipment Change.
* Worked as I & C Technician at Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant for 18 months during the Extended Power Uprate
(EPU) outage (RF18), performing PMs, Troubleshooting & Repair, surveillances, and Calibrations of Nuclear
Plant systems, Security Equipment, Explosive Detectors, X-ray machines, Metal Detectors, Turn Stiles,
Perimeter zone systems such as perifield, infrared and microwave systems, Camera surveillance systems, card
readers, Hand readers, and security Doors.
* 7 years experience as Operations Manager in a Field Service Engineer environment, providing both onsite and
technical assistance over the phone for over 60 nuclear customers, troubleshooting, installing and maintaining
Explosive detectors, Metal Detectors, and X-ray machines at all Nuclear power plants in the United States.
Responsible for all Operations service, including the scheduling and travel for 4 Field Service Engineers and all
the logistics for those visits for installing, maintaining and servicing equipment as well as providing advanced
troubleshooting and repair Training at our site for those 60 customers I&C Technicians. Responsible for
ensuring all Test Equipment was on a calibration Schedule and keeping that equipment calibrated. Developed
and wrote test procedures for both Field Service Engineers and I &C Technicians. Maintained and ensured all
repair parts on hand were inventoried and accounted for weekly and maintained and kept stock of over 2
million dollars worth of spare parts Inventory. Provided Service quotes, parts quotes and as well as
acknowledged orders and shipped repair parts to customers as Purchase orders were received. Coordinated in
house service work for equipment sent to our site.
* 7 years as a Field Service Engineer, installing, troubleshooting and providing on site service for the repair of
Explosive Detectors, Metal Detectors and X-ray machines.
* 5 years as an Instructor for Training Security Officers at US Nuclear Power Plants in the Operation of Installed
Security systems such as Explosive Detectors, X-Ray machines and Metal Detection systems.
* 5 years as an Instructor for Training and Qualifying I & C Technicians at US Nuclear Power Plants in the
Maintenance and troubleshooting and Repair of Installed Security systems such as EntryScan3, EntryScan4,
and Itemiser3 Explosive Detectors, X-Ray systems, and Metal Detection systems.
* 7 years as a procedure writer for Maintenance, Repair, and troubleshooting procedures for Explosive Detection
Devices at US Nuclear Power plants as well as developed and produced PowerPoint presentations and Lesson
Guides and syllabuses for these procedures to be used by Instructors when training nuclear plant Operators and
Maintenance personnel.
* 2-1/2 years experience in Semiconductor Industry in Photolithography and Surface Conditioning applications
* 20 years experience in calibration and repair of Electronic, Mechanical, and Dimensional test equipment.
* BS in Electronic Management from Southern Illinois University.
* Experience includes Operations Manager, Field Service Engineer, I&C Electronics Repair Technician,
Production Supervisor, Quality Assurance Inspector, and Inventory Control Specialist.
* Held Secret security clearance.
Education
* Bachelor of Science in Electronic Management, Southern Illinois University, 1999. GPA of 3.9
* Completed Electronics Technician Association School as Fiber Optic Cable Installer, 2000
* Completed Small Engine Repair Technician Course, Penn Foster Career School 2011
* Completed Automotive Repair Technician Course, Penn Foster Career School 2012
Technical & Military Schools Attended
* GE EntryScan 4 Explosive Detector School, Windsor ME (10/2005)
* GE Itemiser 3 Portable Explosive Detector School, Windsor ME (3/2004)
* GE EntryScan 3 Explosive Detector School, Windsor ME (9/2003)
* POLARIS P3500 Photolithography School, Allen TX (9/2001)
* Staubli RX90 Robot School, Allen TX (9/2001)
* POLARIS P2500 Photolithography School, Allen TX (3/2001)
* POLARIS P2200 Photolithography School, Allen TX (1/2001)
* Customer Service School, Norfolk, VA (6/00)
* Fiber Optics Repair School, Norfolk, VA (4/00)
* Support Equipment Asset Manager School, Norfolk, VA (4/98)
* Advanced Calibration School, Biloxi, MS (2/97 to 5/97)
* Total Quality Management School, J acksonville, FL (11/92 to 12/92)
* Leadership/Management School, Pensacola, FL (10/89)
* Electronic Countermeasures School, Norfolk, VA (5/86 to 7/86)
* AVIC7 Electronic Engineering School, Memphis TN (7/85 to 3/86)
* Calibration/Repair of Electronics/Physical Mechanical Equipment, San Diego, CA (4/82 to 6/82)
* Advanced First Term Avionics (AFTA) School, Memphis, TN (10/81 to 3/82)
* Avionics Class A1 School, Memphis, TN (5/81 to 9/81)
* Basic Electricity and Electronics School, Memphis, TN (2/81 to 4/81)
Special Qualifications/Skills
* Certified Small Engine Repair Technician
* Certified Automotive Repair Technician
* Certified Electronics Technician Association (ETA) as Fiber Optic Cable Installer
* Journeyman Qualified Electronics Mechanic
* 2M Micro-miniature Component Soldering certified
* Quality Assurance ISO 9000 and A2LA Inspector Qualified as well as CPR and First Aid Certified
* Computer Programs Proficient with: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Adobe Acrobat,
SAP, QuickBooks.
Work History/Experience
Entergy Fitzpatrick Nuclear Station J uly 10, 2014 September 13, 2014
Entergy Waterford3 Nuclear Station March 24, 2014 J une 5, 2014
Entergy Grand Gulf Nuclear Station February 4, 2014 March 15, 2014
PSE&G Hope Creek October 2, 2013 October 26, 2013
PSE&G Salem April 8, 2013 May 3, 2013
Entergy Vermont Yankee March 4, 2013 April 4, 2013
Entergy Grand Gulf Nuclear Station J uly 18, 2011 December 21, 2012
All Things Serviced March 26, 2011 J uly 17, 2011
NETCo Services J uly 7, 2003 March 25, 2010
FSI International December 18, 2000 March 18, 2003
United States Navy December 3, 1980 December 4, 2000
Leadership/Management
* Lead technician in group of 10 while assigned to Photolithography Semiconductor Fabrication plant in
Malaysia, responsible for assigning and scheduling maintenance related tasks for ten 2.5 million dollar
tools.
* Directly supervised and coordinated activities of 53 Electronics technicians in inspecting, testing,
repairing, adjusting, and calibrating test equipment, as well as coordinating the processing of 20,000
items of equipment from 80 different customers annually.
* Directly responsible for the Quality Assurance of 14 work centers and 100 personnel, involving the
inspection and replicate testing of over 2000 items per month.
* Supervised 26 personnel in inventory control of over 12,500 items in excess of 215,000,000 dollars.
Program lauded as the most outstanding inventory control program in the Atlantic fleet.
Planning/Instructor
* Developed a Troubleshooting Manual for Photolithography Semiconductor tools in Microsoft Visio
flowchart format, allowing Field Service Engineers an easy to follow troubleshooting matrix.
* Developed calibration procedures to instruct all new incoming personnel, instructing over 3,000
personnel in a 3-year period.
* Planned and implemented a cost savings program to identify redundant calibration capabilities of six
area calibration activities, resulting in a cost savings of over 400,000 dollars in the first year alone.
* Managed, coordinated and budgeted the implementation of a Preventive Maintenance program for
over 200 shipboard electronic systems, with 50 personnel and 200,000 dollars in quarterly budget.
Technical Skills
* Performed Installations, repair and preventative maintenance on P2200, P2500, P3500
Photolithography tools and Mercury Surface Conditioning Tools.
* Performed troubleshooting, calibration, repairing, and inspecting low level, intermediate level and
complex types of test and measurement equipment including laboratory standards, military weapon
systems, jet engine test cells and navigation equipment.
* Adept at diagnosing and isolating malfunctions utilizing system schematics, blue prints, and
appropriate electronic test equipment.
* Analyze, troubleshoot, repair and inspect:
* Solid state circuitry * Electromechanical instruments
* Analog and digital circuitry * Control systems
* Pneumatic switches and gages * RF electronic systems
* Microwave instrumentation * Video electronic systems
* Robots * Computer Systems
* Calibrate, maintain, align and use with proficiency:
* Multimeters * Signal Generators * Pneumatic pressure gages and switches
* Oscilloscopes * Pulse Generators * Circuit card Testers
* Spectrum Analyzers * Logic Analyzers * Frequency counters
* ATE systems * Power Supplies * Resistance/Capacitance standards