1. Robert Blais 226-246-6132
1650 Glendale Ave blaisr12@hotmail.com
Windsor, Ontario
N8T 2N2
Work Experience:
2007-2015 Canada Post Windsor, Ont.
Lead Hand/Foreman Postal Service Technician
Maintain and service mail sorting machinery, conveyors, computers, Thermal printers, forklifts
Perform preventative maintenance duties on mail sorting machinery/equipment
Fabricate and assemble various equipment modifications
Welding, brazing, soldering
Maintain and repair various thermal, ink and dotmatrix printers, label makers, scanning
equipment, computers, periferals and computer components
Intsall Software, calibrate equipment and settings, ensure network communications
Utilize various test equipment such as oscilloscopes, frequency generators, multi-meters
Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical faults on various mail sort machinery,
computers and forklifts, and many other electrical and mechanical devices
Electronic Board fault testing
Operate various hand tools, machine shop tools, welders, torches
Supervise various jobs and tasks on machinery and forklifts
Plan employee daily maintenace tasks, create work orders
2006 Siemens VDO Automotive Chatham, Ont
Electrical Lab Technician
Involved in numerous testing procedures for off the line products
Noise Testing
Dust Testing
Temperature extremes and change testing
Air Flow Testing
Electrical Testing
Endurance Testing
Calibrate lab and test equipment
Collect Data from testing products for standards and R&D review
Program Thermotrons, timers, testing devices
Soldering, wiring and assembling wire harnesses
2. 2005-2006 E.R. St. Denis Oldcastle, Ont.
Machine Tool Builder
Read mechanical prints to build and assemble automotive hemming machines to customer
specifications.
Skilled at using many various air tools, hand tools, precise measuring tools and machines ie.
Vernier calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, guage blocks, drills, saws, wrenches, die grinders,
lathes, Bridgeports, surface grinders etc.
Fabricate detailed parts from stock metal
Spot in tool steels and die rings
Trouble shoot new machines during build process and service calls, determining causes of and
repairing problems.
2004 E.R. St. Denis Oldcastle, Ontario
Industrial Electrician
Read electrical prints for panels, machine units, junction boxes, enclosures
Run cables and wire for AC and DC applications
Terminate wires/cables at junction boxes, panels, enclosures, PLC modules
Mount limit switches, proximity switches, sensors and brackets
Fabricate brackets and switch flags
Trouble shoot cable, wire and switch problems to determine cause of problems and to repair
faults.
Skilled with Allen Bradley RS panel view controls and fault procedures.
2002-2004 1441997 Ontario Inc Windsor, Ont.
General Maintenance
Apartment building maintenance – fixtures/doors/floors etc.
Electrical, plumbing repairs
Install digital video surveillance system, software configuration, installed video capture hardware
Supervise employees, plan job tasks for surveillance system and scheduled work load.
Order parts/hardware/software to specifications and code.
2003-2004 St. Clair College Windsor, Ont.
Lab Technician
Set up laboratory projects for Industrial Electrician Apprentices
Assist instructor, obtain supplies, tools etc.
Clean and lock up laboratory areas
2002 Kelcom Windsor, Ont.
Repair Technician
Trouble shoot, repair and program problematic cell phones and two way radios
Soldering, wiring, assembly, programming, testing.
PCB trouble shooting, chip replacement
Billing, payments and invoices, customer service
3. 2001-2002 K.V.T. Technologies Oldcastle, Ont.
Controls Technician
Read electrical/mechanical and pneumatic prints for machine build
Wire control panels, machine units, junction boxes, cable and hose installation
Fabricate brackets and fixtures for mounting equipment
Operate engraver machine for lamicoid identification tags for wires and hoses using computer cad
software.
Education
1999-2001, 2003-Present
St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology Windsor, Ont.
Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma 3 year program
Wood working I, II, III
Machine Shop I, Machine Shop II
2003, 2007, 2016
George Brown College Toronto, Ont.
Electro-Mechanical Technician, with Honours
PLC Technician, with Honours
Electronics Technician, with Honours
1994-1999 Holy Names High School Windsor, Ont.
O.S.S.D. Diploma with OAC’s in Computer Science, Calculus, Chemistry, Economics, Finite
Mathematics, English
Other Training
Fall Arrest Training, WHIMIS training, Forklift Certified, Overhead Cranes and Rigging
Certified
Programming languages in C++, C, Assembly (Intel 8085, PIC 16F84A, 16LF877), Allen
Bradley (SLC 504, RSLogix 500) and Siemens (S7-300, Simatic Manager) PLCs,
Computer skills: DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000/XP/vista/7/8, linux software and hardware
configuration, network/internet configuration, Microsoft Office software, Q-BASIC, NORTON
Utilities, Cakewalk Sonar recording studio software, routers/modem configuration,
References
John Gayne - Job site Foreman Lewis Insul. Metals
519-979-5470
Marco Jovanovic - Power Systems instructor St. Clair College
519-972-2727 ext. 4445
Jeff Gunner – Canada Post Tech Services Lead Hand
519-972-2501 Ext. 2042
Mike O'Sullivan - Canada Post Operations Supervisor
519-791-7609
Shawn Demmans - Canada Post Superintendant
