1. Darien Horne 361-704-5431
7301 Alberta Circle darien_horne@yahoo.com
Corpus Christi, TX 78414 www.linkedin.com/in/darienhorne
SUMMARY
A dedicated and motivated leader with over 20 years of experience in Equipment
Maintenance. Extensive experience in power generation. Experienced with military,
construction, and oil field grade equipment. Trusted to provide mentoring, training, and
evaluations for hundreds of employees with a 90% approval rating from senior leaders.
Well versed in hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical trouble-shooting. LDRSHIP adhered
to.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Schlumberger, Alice, Texas 2008-2016
Oil field services
MT-3, 2014-2016
Responsible for mentoring newer employees, maintaining readiness and repairs of location
equipment, and responding to failures to prevent downtime.
Field environment- faced with maintaining and repairs of 30-50 pieces of equipment and
minimal assistance. Developed Excel reports to expedite shift turnovers, track repeated
faults, and log repair/service parts and labor times.
Mastered techniques to prioritize repair vs. service maintenance. This increased field
supervisor and customer satisfaction by 50%, reduced production downtime by 70%.
MT-2, 2012-2014
Assigned as Field Tech to a specific crew. Worked closely with crew and customers addressing
maintenance and safety issues regarding equipment and location safety.
Tasked with air dryer issue on specific equipment. Parts were unreliable and lacked
longevity. Redesigned dryer circuit utilizing parts from tractors, resulting in 100%
increase in lifespan of parts, 60% decrease in yearly parts and labor costs, and a 50%
decrease in equipment down time.
Reoccurring issue on locations with equipment overheating. Designed a sprinkler system
for the equipment radiators using air actuated pump and available hoses. Resulting 40%
fewer equipment shutdowns, 50% increased production times.
Transitioned from military to oilfield equipment. With new challenges spent free time
studying online schematics and diagrams to shorten transition time and improve
production. Studied manufacturer specifics and conferred with experienced technicians.
Lear Seigler Services, Ft. Campbell, KY 2001-2007
Military Contractor
Shop Lead, 2004-2007
Responsible for 2-12 man crews including tracking labor and mentoring/counseling. Work
closely with inspectors and government representatives with respects to quantity as well as
quality of work load.
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Performed initial and QA/QC inspections on repair requests with 98% accuracy and
99% customer satisfaction
Trained over 20 soldiers in troubleshooting and diagnostic techniques before
deployments.
As shop lead, maintained job files tracking repairs and labor hours with 95%
accuracy. Called to additional sites to correct paperwork and retain satisfaction with
customer.
General Mechanic, 2001-2004
Responsible for the readiness of all generators on post. Mentored and monitored generator
technicians, maintained readiness of military equipment (beyond generators) to the satisfaction
of government representatives
Trained newer technicians in generators, as well as wheeled and tracked
equipment.
Tasked with inspecting deploying equipment for rail load. Initially started 14 hours
behind schedule, and with a team of 2 personnel, streamlined inspections and
completed load out 3 days ahead of schedule.
U.S. Army 1990-2005
Active and Reserves
SGT, 2001-2005
Responsible for physical and mental training of squad and platoon members. Including basic
soldiering and specific job skills, counseling, and requirements of repair shops.
Achieved expert level in power generation field. Still receive calls for diagnostics
and troubleshooting over the phone.
When team leader was pulled from mission, took control, finished mission, and
completed 5 more missions successfully with 98% and 95% approval ratings
from seniors and subordinates respectively
Last minute asked to step in as senior leader (4 levels above pay grade) in
charge of over 200 people. Asked to accomplish list of tasks in 4 days. Tasks
completed 2 days early with 100% satisfaction
Took responsibility for and maintained company tools and equipment (worth over
$2M total) Developed system to keep 98% accountability and 90% customer
satisfaction.
Approached to take responsibility for company level key control, calibrations,
publications, and physical security. None of which had passed inspection in more
than 5 years. Worked with inspectors to identify failures, and all passed
inspections within 30 days with adequate to excellent ratings.
Awarded Army Commendation Medal,4 Army Achievement Medals, NCO Professional,
Development Ribbon,2 Army Good Conduct Awards, National Defense Ribbon ,Army
Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Driver and Mechanic Badge
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EDUCATION / TRAINING
7th Army NCO Academy, Grafenwoehr, Germany
Schlumberger University, Kellyville, OK
TXDOT Inspector