Lead Wind Turbine Service Technician
Caprock Wind Services · Amarillo, TX
Mar, 2022
Manage a 6-technician crew covering a 140-turbine GE 2.x site, planning daily work orders, climb schedules, and parts kitting
Raised site availability from 95.1% to 97.8% by prioritizing pitch, yaw, and converter fault backlogs and tightening PM intervals
Led 38 main-bearing and gearbox borescope inspections, catching 6 early-stage failures and avoiding an estimated $1.4M in crane-call repairs
Enforced LOTO and NFPA 70E arc-flash procedures across 21,000+ crew hours with zero recordable incidents
Trained and certified 11 new hires on climb rescue, tower evacuation, and torque tooling within their first 90 days
Wind Turbine Technician II
Llano Estacado Renewables · Lubbock, TX
Jun, 2019 · Feb, 2022
Replaced 300+ pitch batteries and capacitors on Vestas V110/V120 units, cutting pitch-related stops by 31%
Troubleshot converter and generator faults using SCADA trend data, multimeter, and megger testing
Executed torque and tension campaigns on 200+ towers, including foundation anchor bolt re-tensioning
Reduced repeat faults 22% by documenting root causes and fixes in SAP PM work orders
Served as backup site lead for a 9-person team during annual service season
Wind Turbine Technician I
High Plains Energy Partners · Dalhart, TX
Jan, 2017 · May, 2019
Completed 250+ semi-annual and annual PMs on GE 1.5/2.x turbines, including gearbox oil changes and filter replacements
Performed drone and ground-based blade inspections on 120 turbines, flagging leading-edge erosion and lightning damage
Maintained a $380K parts inventory in CMMS, improving cycle-count accuracy to 98%
Supported hydraulic, yaw drive, and brake system repairs alongside senior technicians