1. Ronald D. Rolfe
3357 Elder Road, Carp Lake, MI 49718
231-203-1059 - rahn.rolfe@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Experienced wind turbine technician seeking a resource manager position where my
experience and education can be applied.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Travel Wind Turbine Technician July 2014 – Present
Gemini Energy Services
Prairie Breeze Wind Farm, Elgin, NE
Performed duties as an onsite plant manager.
Responsibilities include monitoring site activities.
Duties include the documentation of daily and weekly efficiency reports.
Responsibilities also included the monitoring of crane operations.
Duties also included facility, access road and substation area maintenance.
Twin Ridges Wind Farm, Meyersdale, PA
Responsibilities include duties as the Lead Technician for the following
subcontractor operations on 68 Senvion MM92 WTG’s:
Performed and documented schedule blade axis bearing inspections.
Performed and documented scheduled blade spoiler inspections.
Performed engineering Tower Gap Inspections and repairs.
Performed engineering cable loop inspection, repair and retrofit.
Sherbino Mesa Wind Farm, Fort Stockton, TX
Responsibilities include the boroscope and inspection of 50 Hansen Gearbox for
Vestas V90 – 3.0 MW WTG’s.
Assisted in the Lock Out Tag Out operations for the site’s copper cap retrofit
project.
Was elected to travel to the Anacacho Wind Farm to assist the boroscope
inspection of the Winergy Gearbox for the Vestas V90 – 1.8 MW WTG’s.
Groton Wind Farm, Rumney, NH
Responsibilities include the emergency repair and 18 month maintenance for 24
Gamesa G87 - 2.0 MW WTG’s.
Also responsible for the TC blade alignment check and adjustments.
2. Operations and Maintenance Technician June 2013 – March 2014
GES-Global Energy Services ● Eco Grove Wind Site, Lena, IL
Responsibilities include Acciona AW1500 WTG lubrication, accumulator and
slip ring maintenance during 54 and 60 month maintenance schedule.
Assisted Winenergy gearbox change out.
Operations and Maintenance Technician March 2012 – June 2013
GES-Global Energy Solutions ● Dempsey Ridge Wind Project, Cheyenne, OK
Crew lead during scheduled maintenance operations and on-call service repairs
for 66 Gamesa G8X wind turbine generators.
Also responsible for the 3, 6, 12 and 18 month maintenance.
Wind Turbine Electrician November 2011
JMS Wind Energy ● Dempsey Ridge Wind Project, Cheyenne, OK
Responsible for walk-down inspections and timely completion of punch list items
of 35 Gamesa wind turbine generators.
Wind Turbine Electrician August 2011-October 2011
Tradesmen International/JMS Wind Energy ● Blue Canyon Wind Project, OK
Responsible for the timely installation of the universal power supplies, main
controllers and switch gears in 55 Vestas V90-1.8 MW wind turbine generators
FAA light, FT sensor and cooler termination in 16 Vestas V90-1.8 MW wind turbine
generators
Set-up and preparation of high voltage cables for switch gear termination
Up-tower team member for the high voltage, communication and fiber-optic
pulling and termination operations
Wind Turbine Technician July 2011-August 2011
Tradesmen International/Turner Brothers Crane ● Cedar Point Wind Project, CO
Top-out preparation of the nacelles, tower sections and blades
Testing the function of the pitch, yaw and turning gears
Tag line operation
EDUCATION
Power Technician Diploma June 2010-May 2011
Power Technology Institute, Canton, MI
3. Lifting and Rigging
Composite Identification and Inspection
Wind Turbine Operation and Design
Electrical System Protection and Distributions
U.S. Passport
EEO-Respect and Anti-Harassment
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Army, Europe
Power Generation Equipment Repairer July 1986-June 1989
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Technician June1989-August 1994
Mannheim, Germany