Experience

2014 – Present
Journeyman Controls Tech / Foreman
Cornell University · FCS Controls Shop, Academic Corrective Maintenance
Lead corrective maintenance for campus building automation. Monitor, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC and building automation controls across Automated Logic, Alerton, Johnson, and Argus systems. Promoted to Foreman in 2025. UA Local 81.
2008 – 2014
Shift Mechanic
Cornell University · Mech Shop
Emergency first responder for after-hours maintenance across all university assets. Assessed problems, initiated immediate action, coordinated with appropriate trades for repairs.
2004 – 2007
3rd Shift Production Supervisor
Paxar, Inc. · Sayre, PA
Supervised 20 union employees in a flexographic printing department producing tags and labels for the garment industry. Managed quality control inspections, production scheduling, material logistics, and hazardous waste reporting.
2002 – 2003
Maintenance Manager
Iroquois Foundry Systems Inc. · Waverly, NY
Managed plant maintenance department of 19 across electricians, mechanics, laborers, and support staff. Built a Maintenance Management System incorporating preventive/predictive maintenance, TPM, ORM, and root cause analysis. Led the company to ISO certification in 2003.
1995 – 2002
Co-Founder / CTO
CQ Services, Inc. · Sayre, PA
First employee and partner in an ISP startup. Built the business from scratch—web development (Perl, ASP, SQL Server), network engineering, systems administration, and customer support. Hired, trained, and supervised technical staff.
1983 – 2012
Construction Electrician First Class (E-6) Retired
US Navy Seabees
29 years of service: 6 years active duty, 2 years mobilized, 20 years Naval Reserve. Combat deployments to Kandahar AFB, Afghanistan (2010) and Camp Virginia, Kuwait (2005–06). OIC of 90-member NMCB-21 detachment. 4 Navy Achievement Medals.
Various
Other Roles
Various Employers
Police Officer, Security Guard, Desktop Publisher, Construction & Production Laborer.