This document is a resume for Drew A. Schaefer seeking a new career after serving in the Navy as a Machinist Mate specializing in weapons maintenance and quality assurance. It summarizes his technical experience maintaining submarine systems like torpedo tubes and launchers. It also highlights leadership skills developed in the Navy through managing equipment and ensuring safety compliance.

1. Schaefer 1
Drew A. Schaefer
1205 Sycamore st.
Pleasant Hill, MO, 64080
(816) 286-7330
daschaefer19@gmail.com
SUMMARY: I am a highly motivated submarine veteran seeking a career that will utilize my technical background.
My navy service has exposed me to unique environments, taught me to overcome numerous difficulties and molded
me into an engaging leader. I am a hard charger ready to tackle any taskat hand and work very well with teams. I
have received the National Defense Service Medal, War On Terrorism Service Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal,
Navy Pistol Expert Medal, Navy Rifleman Expert Medal, and 2 Admiral’s Letters.
EXPERIENCE: Machinist Mate “Weapons” Second Class, United States Navy, Nov 2011 – Nov 2015
Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Tenneco Nov 2015- Current
Hydraulics Systems Quality Assurance Active Secret Clearance
PressurizedAir Systems Preventative Maintenance Ordnance Handling
Piping Systems Trouble Shooting Small Arms
Seawater Systems Corrective Maintenance Torpedoes
Mechanical Systems Logistics Pyrotechnics/Countermeasures
Maintenance/ Quality Assurance Technician:
- Performed in excess of 25,000 hours in preventive and corrective maintenance on various equipment
and ships systems to include: 3 inch launcher delivery system,torpedo tubes,high pressure air,
seawater, hydraulics, and small arms.
- Performed in excess of 5,000 hours of Quality Assurance work including package creation, worksite
preparations, maintenance, retests and paperwork closeout.
- Disassembled, rebuilt, reassembled, and recertified numerous ship systems during an extended
shipyard availability to include: 3” launcher delivery system, torpedo tubes,high pressure air,
seawater, hydraulics.
- Researched, wrote and executed over 60 hydraulic, electrical, seawater and pneumatic tagouts to
create systemsafety boundaries in accordance with government regulations regarding maintenance
safety standards.
- Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on over 150 toolings that are used daily to
manufacture the exhaust systems for Ford and General Motors.
Program Management:
- Managed the maintenance, operation, and certification of over 200 pieces of conventional weapons
handling equipment worth in excess of $1,000,000. While program owner, verified the safe handling of
over 40 torpedo handling events with no equipment failures.
- Responsible for maintaining inventory for over $750,000 in divisional parts, to include researching
and requisitioning new parts as needed. Coordinated closely with maintenance supervisorto ensure
parts are available for upcoming jobs and managed the storage and organization of the 1000+ parts.

2. Schaefer 2
- Ensured divisional compliance with government regulations regarding the use and disposalof hazardous
material (HAZMAT). Routinely audited worksite safety publications and managed HAZMAT inventory.
Team Player:
- Served with diverse teams ranging from 2 to 50 personnel in the safe handling of torpedoes and other
conventionalweapons. Coordinated with other departmental personnelwhile following strict procedural
compliance of 6 manuals to ensure safe and expeditious handling of explosive ordnance. Formally
recognized by squadron’s Admiral as having superior team skills and equipment knowledge.
- Stood watch with ship’s control party as Helmsman/Planesman, serving directly under the Officer of the
Deck and Diving Officer of the Watch. Constantly exposed to high stress environments while maintaining
strong watchteam cohesion to combat casualties,navigate difficult waters, and execute missions vital to
national security.
- Maintained, troubleshooted,and repaired electrical and mechanical components that manufacture the
exhaust systems for Ford and General Motors as part of the maintenance technician team.