Vernon S. Brown

Industrial Technician/Field Service Engineer/Work Controls Technician seeking a rewarding career opportunity with a progressive organization that best utilizes and challenges my abilities.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated ability to determine project objectives, implement job responsibility and efficiently utilize resources to accomplish identified goals. Excellent interpersonal relations and communication skills. Readily establishes and maintains a good working relationship with people of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels. Skills and technical expertise include:

› Over 10 years of in-depth experience troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing
   industrial systems. Superior analytical skills; qualified in operating various types
   of test equipment.
› Adaptable to new systems, methods and technologies.
› Experience in working with U.S. Navy submarines, submersibles and ROV's.
› Obtained over 8 years supervisory/leadership experience.
› Quality Assurance Inspector (QAI) for the U.S. Navy.
› Quality Assurance Supervisor (QAS) for the U.S. Navy.
› Work controls for production of various jobs for U.S. Naval Shipyards (NAVSEA).
› Fluent in various computers systems, language and DBase applications.
› Certified rigger, CAT 1 and CAT 3 crane operator, crane signalman and
   crane supervisor.
› Advanced composites repair and fabrication technician.
› Hold a U.S. Government/NATO Secret Clearance.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL SKILLS

› Troubleshot, repaired and operated various refrigeration, hydraulic, and
   mechanical systems.
› Proven ability to identify equipment faults and restore critical systems with
   minimal down time.
› Repaired systems to component level under limited conditions and time frames.
› Developed, implemented and administered a work controls tracking system for
   U.S. Naval Shipyards (NAVSEA).
› Worked with U.S. Navy and contractors to develop new underwater systems and
   applications.
› Specialized training in the repair and operations of oxygen and hydrogen
   systems.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

› Strong working knowledge of Novell Local Area Network and associated hardware. › Software familiarity includes Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Power Point, Word and
   Excel.
› Strong working knowledge and experience in Microsoft Access 97, 2000, 2002/XP. › Experience in computer languages C++, Assembly, VB, HTML, PHP, ASP,
   ASP.NET.
› Experience in technical aspects and start-up of both audio podcast and video
   podcast.
› Strong background in RSS coding and implementation.
› Webmaster / Developer / Founder of the 808Riders™ Network and the
   HawaiiForums™.
› Staff / Developer / Skin Technician for SooP Portal a leading free ASP website
   Portal.
› Developer of EzASPSite™ a free basic ASP website package.
› Founder of Vebro Hosts Windows 2003 Hosting Service.
› Founder / CEO of Vebro Solutions an internet consulting / development firm.
› Host / Producer of the 808Talk and VSBrown podcast.

SUPERVISION AND TRAINING

› Supervised a team of eight Industrial Technicians servicing critical mechanical
   systems.
› Responsible for training new technicians in the operations and repair of industrial
   systems.
› Provided extensive training within the command for the handling and safeguarding
   of sensitive material and equipment.
› Filled a position as the sole second shift work control technician for U.S. Naval
   Shipyard (NAVSEA) which is normally held by government GS-11/GS-12 positions › Responsible for training of new Engineers on the work control process and
   submarine systems that are used in the U.S. Navy.
› Supervisor of fifteen mechanics in the maintenance and operational upkeep of a
   U.S. Navy submersible.
› U.S. Navy crane supervisor in charge of lifting vital U.S. Government equipment
   valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

MILITARY SERVICE

› Machinist Submarine/Industrial Technician:
    United States Navy from 1994 to 2000
› Naval Shipyards Work Control Technician:
    United States Navy from 2000 to 2003
› Work Controls DBase Admin/Creator:
    PH Naval Shipyard (Submarine Division) 2002 to 2003
› Machinist/Mechanic Submersible/ROV:
    United States Navy from 2003 to Present

EDUCATION

› United States Navy Mechanic School
› United States Navy Advanced Submarine Mechanic School
› United States Navy Submersible Mechanic School
› Submarine Hatch Technician School - Unified Industries Incorporated
› Emergency Diesel Generator Operator School
› EPA Freon Certification
› Auxiliary Machine Maintenance School
› Quality Assurance Inspector School
› Oxygen Generator Operator School
› Submarine Atmosphere Control Technician School
› U.S. Naval Shipyards Work Control Technician School
› CAT 1 Crane Operator School
› Rigger and CAT 3 Crane Operator School
› Advanced Composites Repair and Fabrication School - Abaris (Phase 1, Phase 2)
› 1994 H.S. Diploma from Cleveland High School, St. Louis, MO.
› 2003 Associates Of Science Computer Science (ASCS) Hawaii Pacific University
› 2004 Bachelor Of Science Business Administration (BSBA) Hawaii Pacific University
-Major: Computer Information Systems (CIS)

References Available Upon Request