Tafford White
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Experience
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Brother White
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Mar 2013 - Present
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OTT HydroMet
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United States
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Environmental Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Field Engineer
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Jan 2020 - Present
• Travel Greater than 80%• Conduct installation and commissioning of HydroMet and Road Weather systems in the global region. To include repairs and maintenance.• Conduct pre installation setup and factory system testing.• Perform Customer site recon survey and understand customer requirements• Provide effective specialist product and customer support training• Ensure accurate and on time contract / service invoicing• Support Sales Team and Project Managers with complex service quotes and contract agreements• Manage customer facing relationships.• Meet customer request dates for contract scope of work• Manage subcontracts to ensure project is per approved specifications• Manage subcontractors of diverse disciplines to ensure company quality of work and on time completion• Generate Service leads to maximize service revenue• Actively implement and accept the deployment of field service standard work / best practices / initiatives to improve profitability. • Promote the selling of turnkey solutions, service contracts and other products. Show less
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Electrical Engineer II / Project Manager
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Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
• Managed and assisted in diverse Hydrometeorological, world-impact projects along multiple contract timelines while coordinating communications with customers.• Maintained expected project gross margin while evaluating actual project profits to generate future improvement. • Collaborate with the sales team to properly understand customer needs and technical specifications for quotations and bids.• Design system that meets customers expectations and contract or PO specifications.• Designed and engineered data collection and management systems including Remote Terminal Unit platforms, gate and motor control stations, and remote-access telecommunication systems.• Applied power-budgeting methods to evaluate power system design and created wiring diagrams for system integration• Work cross functionally with purchasing, production, and shipping/receiving to manage needed material to field engineers and customers.• Manage subcontracts and main contracts to ensure project is per approved specifications • Executed field and factory Test procedures to verify designed system is operating per the design• Assist customer with field or remote installations and field-testing for customer and contract acceptance. Show less
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TIC - The Industrial Company
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United States
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Electrical and Instrumentation Field Engineer II
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Jun 2015 - Feb 2018
June 2015 - Current - Field Engineer • Support Admin & Construction Activities • Coordinate necessary resources for specific construction site • Conduct material ordering per specification, receiving & handling, inspected, and site storage • Manage subcontracts, maintain project controls, prepare & transmit submittals, & document control, also site procurement • Establish & maintain company, client, & vendor relationships • Supervise electrical Scheduling and planning craft on electrical construction • Site Modeling using Revit 2015 and Navisworks Simulate 2015 • Manage Crew Daily Cost • Development of 3 week schedule • Environmental manager Estimating • Development of detailed quantities, man hours, & cost for multidiscipline industrial construction estimates • Electrical quantity take-off, involving instrumentation, controls, wiring, and conduit Show less
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Gyrodata
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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500 - 600 Employee
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Field Engineer
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May 2014 - Jan 2015
Summer 2014 & Fall 2014 – Measuring While Drilling (MWD) Intern • Redesigned tool string fin cutter • Designed cable washing system • Managed company asset inventory across district Full-Time Field Engineer (Fall 2014 - January 2015) • Surveyed well bores using magnetic MWD tools • Analyzed direction data for onsite directional drillers • Conducted Job Safety Analysis meetings prior to each onsite job Summer 2014 & Fall 2014 – Measuring While Drilling (MWD) Intern • Redesigned tool string fin cutter • Designed cable washing system • Managed company asset inventory across district Full-Time Field Engineer (Fall 2014 - January 2015) • Surveyed well bores using magnetic MWD tools • Analyzed direction data for onsite directional drillers • Conducted Job Safety Analysis meetings prior to each onsite job
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Cimarron Inc.
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Associate Programmer Intern
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Mar 2012 - Dec 2014
• Updated databases to current information • Created application video tutorials • Redesigned HMI screens • Updated databases to current information • Created application video tutorials • Redesigned HMI screens
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GE Power
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United States
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Electric Power Generation
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700 & Above Employee
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Controls Engineering Intern
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
• Lead and Participated in the control design process • Support requisition site cases • Revised control team record keeping • Aided in development of new HMI block control software • Lead and Participated in the control design process • Support requisition site cases • Revised control team record keeping • Aided in development of new HMI block control software
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Luminant
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Electrician Intern
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May 2011 - Aug 2011
• Troubleshot electrical issues on Mine Equipment (Draglines, Power stations, etc) • Setup Program Logic Controllers & Siemens Drives • Programmed in ladder logic • Programmed Human Machine Interface (HMI’s) • Troubleshot electrical issues on Mine Equipment (Draglines, Power stations, etc) • Setup Program Logic Controllers & Siemens Drives • Programmed in ladder logic • Programmed Human Machine Interface (HMI’s)
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GE Power
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United States
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Electric Power Generation
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700 & Above Employee
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Infrastructure Engineering Co-op
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Jan 2011 - May 2011
• Redesigned gas flow fuel valve to meet project specifications • Updated project specific drawings to reflect project upgrade(over 50+ DWGs) • Support all members of the Conversions, Modifications & Upgrades Team - Main support focus: all electrical and controls aspects of project • Redesigned gas flow fuel valve to meet project specifications • Updated project specific drawings to reflect project upgrade(over 50+ DWGs) • Support all members of the Conversions, Modifications & Upgrades Team - Main support focus: all electrical and controls aspects of project
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Texas Instruments
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Aug 2008 - May 2010
• Tested various Diodes at different temperatures; o Collecting data showing temperature sensitivity o Testing for laptop battery longevity • Tested various Diodes at different temperatures; o Collecting data showing temperature sensitivity o Testing for laptop battery longevity
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GE Power
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United States
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Electric Power Generation
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700 & Above Employee
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Performance Intern
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May 2009 - Aug 2009
• Produced, tested, and verified Turbine guarantees • Validate Turbine results using Application Runs • Responsible for testing GE turbines w/ customer fuel specifications • Responsible for collecting data to show over & under turbine results • Produced, tested, and verified Turbine guarantees • Validate Turbine results using Application Runs • Responsible for testing GE turbines w/ customer fuel specifications • Responsible for collecting data to show over & under turbine results
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Shell
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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F.I.R.S.T (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Internship
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Aug 2006 - May 2007
• Teams apart of: Electrical team(Team Leader), Fundraiser team, Multimedia Team, Community Impact (mentoring), Mechanical Team, & Programming Team o Responsible for regulating power o Responsible for managing appearance and accessibility to the electrical box • Teams apart of: Electrical team(Team Leader), Fundraiser team, Multimedia Team, Community Impact (mentoring), Mechanical Team, & Programming Team o Responsible for regulating power o Responsible for managing appearance and accessibility to the electrical box
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Education
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Prairie View A&M University
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering -
Prairie View A&M University
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering