James Groff

 James Groff

James L. Groff

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Biography

San Joaquin Valley College - Physics

Maintenance Planning Engineer at Norsk Hydro
Mining & Metals
James
Groff
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Experienced Instructor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Operations Management, Power Transmission, Water Treatment, Electrical Wiring, and Management. Strong education professional with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Civil Engineering and Math from Chapman University.


Experience

  • Stremick's Heritage Foods

    Electrical Engineer

    James worked at Stremick's Heritage Foods as a Electrical Engineer

  • SJVC

    Instructor

    I teach PLC programming, Power fluid systems, Power transmission systems, and varies Industrial Trades. As an Instructor my responsibilities included training students in maintenance and repair techniques in preparation for Technician Certifications and a Associate of Applied Science. Topics included but were not limited to Hydraulic, pump and valve repair/installation, system setup and integration and troubleshooting. Basic tooling, bearing analysis, motor controllers and variable frequency drive basics were also included

  • Target FDC refrigeration

    Lead Mechanic

    Over see daily refrigeration operation and maintenance.
    Welded and repaired broken metal parts and fabricated new parts, and assemble new equipment.
    ● Performed maintenance on basic computer systems in order to perform maintenance and repairs on computer controlled machinery.
    ● Recorded repairs and maintenance performed in accurate and timely matters.
    ● Performed as a member of the emergency response team.
    ● Assisted to maintain all system legal documentation in regards to PSM and other
    regulatory programs.

  • Frontier Communications

    Outside Plant Engineer

    Outside Plant Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing Verizon’s network infrastructure in specific geographic location. This work included designing upgrades, repairs, and enhancements to the Outside Plant telephony network which includes all structures (such as poles and conduit systems), cable (copper & fiber) and associated equipment for aerial, underground, buried, and customer premise equipment for multi-tenant buildings. The engineer will monitor and analyze residential requirements for multi-tenant building locations within a geographical turf and design solutions to extend FiOS or copper services into residential locations. I also coordinated with a variety of Verizon departments and also have direct customer contact with building management, property owners, and/or residential tenants. The engineer needs the ability to work in a diverse environment, indoors and outdoors, business and residential, and must be able to solve complex problems with innovative solutions. The engineer must be able to price out solutions and select the most effective design. The engineer has the authority, up to a set dollar limit, to choose and implement solutions independently.

  • Norsk Hydro

    Maintenance Planning Engineer

    James worked at Norsk Hydro as a Maintenance Planning Engineer

Education

  • Chapman University

    Bachelor of Science (BS)

    Civil Engineering and Math