Duane Jean Claude Thomas

4401 Durham Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27614

919-327-8531/919-848-4217

jc.thomas90@yahoo.com

EDUCATION:

Graduate of Wakefield High School; Raleigh, NC 2012

Tactical Switchboard Operator for the United States Marine Corps

EPA/DoD 608 Universal Refrigeration Processing Certification

UNCG Kinesiology Student: 2013-14

American Military University 2015- present

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club 2010-present

Track Coach at the Boys and Girls Club 2010-2014

Strength and Conditioning Intern at UNCG

AWARDS:

Outstanding Kid Award- The Boy Girls Club-2010

Meritorious Promoted Marine

1st Class PFT in the USMC

Top 3 of a class of 48 Marines in Communication School

Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps

Airmen in United States Air Force

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Boys and Girls Club Mentor of 5 years.

The Boys and Girls Club Track Coach-2011-14

The Relay for Life at Wakefield High School-2011

Gobblers Run-2011

WORK EXPERIENCE:

The Boys and Girls Club- 2010-2014

United States Marine July 2012-July 2015

The primary function of personnel holding this designation is to install, operate, and maintain digital and internet protocol telecommunications systems that interconnect key locations with reliable paths for the transmission of classified and unclassified voice, video, and data services.

Typical duties of this MOS include installing, maintaining, and recovering cable distribution infrastructure, telephones, Voice and Video, local session controllers, media gateways, and media converters.

Dicks Sporting Goods- Jul. 2014-Novemeber 2014

Footwear Associate: by giving great customer service, helping drive the Dick’s Sporting Goods daily goals and quarterly goals of sales and customer satisfaction.

Bike Technician: Maintained routine maintenance of customer and Dick’s bikes, fitness gear, and inventory. Performing the maintenance and professional advice to fitness customers.

Ross Inc.: October 2014-2015

Lead Store Protection Specialist: Mitigating Theft and Fraud, maintaining a Safe and Secure Work Environment, Minimizing Operational Shortage, and Creating Great Teams and Partnerships among my fellow associates and Store leadership.

AT&T: Outside Plant Technician: June 2015-present

Work with heavy duty power equipment and hand tools in the construction and repair of outside plant cable facilities, conduit and pole lines.

Load required tools and material into assigned Company vehicle with automatic transmission and drives or rides to work locations.

Receive verbal and/or written work orders and instructions form supervisor. Review and analyze complex schematic drawings to determine work to be done, methods

and sequence of tasks. Perform various types of construction operations which all require heavy physical labor

and lifting. Communicate and coordinate with other work groups to perform test on work in progress

or completed work and obtains additional information regarding work assignment. Perform preventative maintenance on all assigned company tools, equipment and motor

vehicle. Perform repetitive tasks, e.g., manually digging poles/and or holes. Respond to customer inquiries about products, work operations, etc. during field contacts. Use hand tools to connect wires to terminals and to attach and detach various kinds of

hardware to cable, etc. Work with color coded wires. Use testing equipment to check for gas in manholes and cleans water and debris from

manholes. Must meet specific quality, production and safety standards. Work with tools, equipment and cable that may be heavy which have to be loaded and

unloaded from Company vehicle, moved or rearranged. Will be expected to be the Company’s and customer’s advocate. Perform time reporting tasks on a daily basis. May be required to climb non-stepped poles with the use of climbers.

United States Air Force Aerospace Ground Equipment Technician: July 2015- present

Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on AGE. Inspects, tests, and operates AGE to determine equipment serviceability and proper operation.

Diagnoses mechanical and electronic circuitry malfunctions using visual and auditory senses, test equipment, and technical publications.

Removes, disassembles, repairs, cleans, treats for corrosion, assembles, and re-installs AGE accessories and component.

Stencils and marks AGE. Services equipment with fuel, oil, coolant, water, hydraulic fluid, and air. Operates, cleans, inspects, and services AGE towing vehicles. Maintains vehicle forms. Provides dispatch service for AGE, including positioning equipment to support aircraft maintenance and flying operations.

Diagnoses malfunctions and repairs AGE. Advises and performs troubleshooting on AGE before assigning repair action. Inspects and approves completed maintenance actions. Prepares AGE for storage and mobility deployment. Solves repair problems by studying drawings, wiring diagrams and schematics, and technical publications. Uses automated maintenance system to monitor maintenance trends, analyze equipment requirements, maintain equipment records, and document maintenance actions.

Analyzes and repairs ground support equipment using conventional and digital multimeters, voltmeters, ohmmeters, frequency counters, oscilloscopes, circuit card testers, transistor testers, and hand tools. Maintains external fuel and grounding systems. Stores, handles, uses, and disposes of hazardous material and waste according to environmental standards.

Plans and organizes AGE maintenance activities. Establishes production controls and standards. Interprets and implements policy directives and instructions pertaining to maintenance, including environmentally safe maintenance practices. Determines resource requirements, including facilities, training, equipment, and supplies. Inspects maintenance activities, evaluates resource use, and recommends corrective actions. Determines equipment serviceability criteria where it does not exist. Encourages quality Air Force activities.

**Per references on request**