Overview
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Erick Artusio

Chambersburg

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nuclear Eddy Current Technician

Curtiss-Wright
03.2023 - Current
  • Performed ECT on many different components throughout various nuclear power plants throughout the U.S as a Level 1 technician
  • Proficient in the assembly and staging of equipment to preform ECT
  • Equipment cleaning and maintenance
  • Comfortable working in confined spaces
  • Unescorted Nuclear Access
  • Experience working in both PWRs and BWRs
  • Proficient in probe handling
  • Experience operating a station using EddyVision software to collect data
  • Experienced in trouble shooting equipment when an issue arises
  • Kept records and wrote test reports for non-destructive tests conducted.

FAA Senior Parachute Rigger/Skydive Instructor

Maytown Sport Parachute Club
06.2024 - Current
  • Packed tandem and sport parachute rigs
  • Inspection and careful packing of back type reserve parachutes in accordance with FAA standards
  • Assisted students on IAD type jumps from their first jump through the A license progression.

FAA Senior Parachute Rigger/Skydive Instructor

Chambersburg Skydive Center
10.2021 - 01.2024
  • Packing and maintaining of back and chest type reserve parachutes. -Performed careful inspection and packing of reserve parachutes in accordance with FAA standards.
  • AFF/IAD Instructor- Taught first jump courses and assisted students making their first skydive through getting their A license.

Tower Rigger/Technician

Vertical Technology Services
05.2016 - 12.2022
  • Climbed and rigged towers up to 1800'
  • Worked with heavy loads up to 10 tons
  • Worked with multi drum hoists. -Using wire rope from 5/16" up to 1".
  • Determined correct rigging requirements for equipment based on job specifications.
  • Rigged for heavy lifts according to blueprint requirements.
  • Competent in Gin Pole rigging and use. -12" up to 30" face poles. Track and non-track poles.
  • Knowledgeable on cable weights, working load limits, sling angles, safety factors, and D/d ratio.
  • Competent in the use of helicopters to receive and remove antennas and tower sections.
  • Signaled crane operator while preforming lifts.
  • Digital TV antenna installation and removal. -Top and side mounted antennas.
  • Rigid transmission line installation and removal. -3" up to 8" line. Determined correct measurements for custom cut line sections. Preformed line cleaning for optimized signal.
  • Installation and repair of various antenna types and mounts. -Whips, dipoles, panel, dishes, bogners, yagis.
  • Coaxial cable installation and routing. -1/2" up to 6" coax. Elliptical coax. Installation of connectors and ground kits.
  • Guy wire change outs. Used temporary guy wires to swap guy wires ranging in size from 3/8" up to 1". Wires with insulators for AM antenna sites.
  • Antenna/ transmission line burnout response and repair.
  • Tower construction. Guyed towers, self supporters, and monopoles. -Assembled tower sections. Stacked towers using gin poles and cranes.
  • Preformed structural modifications and upgrades as directed. -Hog rod swaps using a turnbuckle. Diagonal and horizontal member swaps with use of temporary bracing. Half pipe leg braces. Redundant member additions. Pirod tower inner leg bracing.
  • AM antenna tower construction.
  • FM antenna installation. -Single and multi bay antennas. -Wrap around multi bay antennas.
  • FAA tower lighting install and maintenance. -Incandescent installation and re-lamps. LED medium intensity install. High intensity system install and repair.
  • Tower Inspections in accordance with ANSI/TIA-222
  • Guyed tower plumb and tension. - Use of transits and dynamometers. Experience with turn buckle and hair pin type guy wire termination. Use of hydraulic rams to adjust guy wire tension.
  • Tower painting. -Painted correct color banding according to FAA standards. Painted towers up to 1200 feet with use of spray rigs and paint mitts.
  • Guy wire greasing. - Safely rigged to apply treatment to guy wires to prevent corrosion.
  • Tower mapping. -Determined correct locations and heights of all antennas, lines, mounts, and lights on a given tower.
  • Microwave antenna installation and path alignment.-High performance dishes up to 12 feet. Grid dishes. Path alignment using a voltmeter and path box. Dish cover replacement. Feed horn replacement.
  • Microwave line of sight audits. Used high powered lights to verifying line of sight between a future link.
  • Tower and antenna top lightning arrestor installation.
  • Safety Climb system installation. -Proper installation of 3/8 safety climb cable.
  • Steel cutting and fabrication for specific projects. -Modified steel as directed using a C-punch, magnetic drills, and powered saws.
  • Ground rod installation. -Installed ground rods and cadwelded ground wire to tower base and guy anchors.
  • Antenna Ice shield installation and repair.
  • Ice bridge construction. -Built various length ice bridges for horizontal cable runs from tower base to transmitter building.
  • Concrete foundation construction and repair.- Tower foundations and guy anchor foundations.
  • Capstan winch operation.
  • Three strand rope splicing. -Eye splice and short splice.
  • Wire rope long splice. -Spliced together wire rope up to 5/8"
  • Competent in telehandler fork lift operation.

Tower Rigger/Technician

United States Tower Services, Ltd
02.2015 - 04.2016
  • Climbed and rigged towers up to 1000'.
  • Determined correct rigging requirements for equipment based on job specifications and environmental conditions.
  • Rigged for heavy lifts according to blueprint requirements.
  • Tower rigging using multi drum hoists. -Worked with wire rope sizes 5/16" to 5/8".
  • Tower construction. -Stacked self support and guyed towers using cranes and gin poles.
  • Preformed structural modifications as directed. -Swapped horizontal and diagonal members using temporary bracing. Addition of redundant members and half pipe leg braces. Swapped guy wires using temporary guy wires.
  • Tower Inspections in accordance with ANSI/TIA-222.
  • Installation and repair of various antenna types and mounts. -Whips, dipoles, panel, dishes, bogners, yagis.
  • FAA tower lighting installation and repair. -High intensity systems. LED medium intensity. Incandescent installation and re-lamp.
  • HF, UHF,ULF antenna array inspection, maintenance and repair. -Replaced damaged elements and radials. Treated rust. Inspected structures.
  • FM antenna installation. -Single and multi bay antennas.
  • Rigid Transmission line installation and removal. -Stacked and removed rigid line runs from 3" to 6".
  • Microwave antenna installation and path alignment. -Dishes from 2'to 6'. Dish cover replacement. Radio unit swaps. Ran elliptical coaxial cable.
  • Ground rod installation. -Installed ground rods and cadwelded ground wire to tower base and guy anchors.
  • Tower decommission. -Down stacked towers with use of a crane.
  • Capstan winch operation.
  • Concrete foundation construction. - Built rebar cages, poured concrete for new tower builds.
  • Cellular site construction and upgrades for AT&T. -Full builds. Built and installed sector mounts. Dressed out sector mounts with antennas, radios, and jumpers. Wired up tower top power unit. Ran coaxial cable and power/fiber cable.
  • Telehandler forklift operation.

Tower Technician

Premier Utility Services
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Climbed and rigged towers up to 1000'
  • Microwave antenna installation and path alignment. -Dish size from 2' to 8'. Ran and installed LDF cable. Installed connectors and ground kits. Built face mounts for antennas.
  • Emergency response for microwave systems troubleshooting and repair. -Swapped radios, dishes, and jumpers. Path aligned antennas when out of alignment.
  • Cellular site construction and 4G upgrades for Verizon and Sprint. Installed panel antennas, radio units, power and fiber jumpers, hybrid cable runs, and wired tower top power unit.
  • Third party quality site audits for Verizon. -Took pictures and verified that work was done within specifications. Checked the alignment of antennas and verified RAD centers.
  • Tower Inspections in accordance with ANSI/TIA-222
  • Guyed Tower plumb and tension. -Used a transit to check tower plumb. Used a tensiometer to check guy wire tensions.
  • Capstan winch operation.

Tower Technician

BlueStream Professional Services
02.2013 - 01.2014
  • Climbed and rigged towers up to 400'
  • Cellular site 3G to 4G construction and upgrades for all major carriers. T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. -Swapped panel antennas. Swapped radio units. Ran power and fiber jumpers. Wired tower top power unit. Cadwelded pipe mounts
  • Microwave antenna installation and path alignment. -Dish size from 2' to 6'. Path alignment using a voltmeter. Ran Cat 5 and LDF cable. Installed connectors and ground kits.
  • Performed troubleshooting and repair for T-Mobile cellular sites. -Replaced bad antennas, radio units, RET motors, jumpers, and coaxial cable.
  • Coordinated maintenance and responded to repair calls for assigned sites.


Tower Technician

Quanta Wireless Solutions
09.2012 - 01.2013
  • Climbed and rigged towers up to 300'.
  • Installed microwave antennas and preformed path alignment. -Dishes from 2' to 4'. Path alignment using a voltmeter.
  • Ran and installed Cat 5 cable. -Installed cat 5 connectors and ground kits.


Education

Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

High School Diploma -

Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick, MD
05.2010

Skills

  • Rigging
  • Climbing
  • Safely working at height
  • Steel cutting and fabrication
  • Safely working in confined spaces
  • Use of hand and power tools
  • Cable routing
  • Knot tying
  • Problem solving

Certification

  • Tech Safety Lines Competent Climber/Rescuer- 2/2022
  • OSHA 10 Hour Construction- 2/2014
  • OSHA 30 Hour Construction -11/2018
  • First Aid/CPR -12/2019
  • RF safety 101,201- 2/2014
  • Crosby Crane and Rigging -12/2018
  • FAA Senior Parachute Rigger -11/2021

Timeline

FAA Senior Parachute Rigger/Skydive Instructor

Maytown Sport Parachute Club
06.2024 - Current

Nuclear Eddy Current Technician

Curtiss-Wright
03.2023 - Current

FAA Senior Parachute Rigger/Skydive Instructor

Chambersburg Skydive Center
10.2021 - 01.2024

Tower Rigger/Technician

Vertical Technology Services
05.2016 - 12.2022

Tower Rigger/Technician

United States Tower Services, Ltd
02.2015 - 04.2016

Tower Technician

Premier Utility Services
01.2014 - 01.2015

Tower Technician

BlueStream Professional Services
02.2013 - 01.2014

Tower Technician

Quanta Wireless Solutions
09.2012 - 01.2013

Pennsylvania State University

High School Diploma -

Gov. Thomas Johnson High School

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