Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Hybrid CV for Phnom Penh Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam


Puerto Rico, Florida, Nicaragua & Cambodia
   321-799-2720
011 505 8102 9635
ntech-solutions@live.com
SystemsNicaragua.com

Niko Johnson


Objective - I complete contracts selectively. Seeking more arduous tasks.

Experience
I have successfully had a great deal of lateral training and experience within the electrical industry.

2014 - Current
Systems Nicaragua
Complete ownership and responsibility to assume high, medium and low voltage contracts. Asses conflicts and convey the results directly to the owner. Repair and or replace standing equipment. All installs are designed with 80% future expansion in mind. Build redundancy within systems viz NEC / TIA codes & better means and practices. Create as built prints. Build websites setting new email accounts with associated blog. All endeavors are turn key.


Sep 2013 - 2014
General Contractor
Complete restoration of a 1941 48' Chris Craft Flush Deck - electrical, fiberglass, hull, decks, navigation & electronics, diesel engine rebuild, install solar power, revamp bilge system, fabricate mechanical parts, create as built prints via Visio,etc.





 Jan 2014 - Sep 14' Dental Gallery Prosthetics Lab Titusville . FL
Dental Lab Equipment Technician
Assess and repair dental lab equipment - Alvacor, compressors, wring harnesses, low voltage applications, vehicles (replace front end on one), repair master dental tech's boat, create advertising tools, too much to list.

 06’ - 07’ IBM via Grubb & Ellis Gaithersburg,  MD
Stationary Electrical Engineer Class III
Monitor and maintain - High voltage room from 69K KV field - Sub station - Paralleling switch gear - UPS & battery rooms - PDU’s / CACU’s - CDU’s - Liebert cooling system (CRAC’s) -DDC system (monitor only) - Generators - create liquid tight circuits within the NOC using pin sleeve devices / HVAC monitor & maintain - Chillers - Condensers - Cooling towers (belt driven) - Pumps - Control wire / line power - Air Handlers -ADR / ADS - VAV’s / FPVAV’s - Boilers and all associated devices. Working knowledge of PLC and its software environment & interfaces.




Dec 03 - 06' & Current NTECH Solutions Various
Project Manager
Complete ownership & responsibility to drive projects to conclusion - Translate project requirements into project objectives - Manage task assignments to project resources - Develop detailed project schedules, resource plans & status reports - Conduct project meetings, safety meetings, and mange client and GC expectations - Manage all interactions among end users, vendors and, services - Review project deliverables & set appointments with local inspectors by section or time line - Ensure satisfactory transfer of product upon completion - create documentation to be shared as learning tools for the next project.

July03’ - Feb04' CDI Braggs Electrical Little Rock,  AR
Electrician/Telecommunication Installer
Build switchgear QA-QC all circuits and pilec connections - set and monitor ATS for a smooth transition at all times report directly to GC of all changes in electrical environment - Phone - Data - EMS - Fire Alarm - Controls - Sound Sys. - AV - CCTV - Satellite - RTAC,s - Dips -  Locknetics  -  Electrician/IT21
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Jun02’- Nov02’ PROSOFT Various
Senior Telecom Tech
Senior Telecom Tech -NMCI Installs-OSP/ISP Walk Troughs-Team Leader (Get it done correctly; on time; and under budget).  Lead man for all of Prosoft’s construction of PDS’s on all NMCI contracts (cable tray-conduit-fabrications penetrations-fire stop-tech support-cert-etc).  List of completed contracts upon request. Complete knowledge of PDS Quality Assurance Checklist as set forth by General Dynamics.

May01’ - Nov02’ CBC Norfolk,  VA
Fiber Optic Technician/electrician
Conduit bending, emt- ridged, core drilling, wire devices-panels-breakers-ATS-Complete rough-ins etc. Certified ST/SC connector termination, fusion splicing. OTDR Testing. Fiber optic organizing trays. Certified by Lord & Bayer. Data punch down (Cat.5-Cat.5e-Cat.3) (RG6-8-11) Telephone Main Frame-skeleton & enclosed rack construction, IDC connection blocks. Wavetek Testing, Fire Alarm Install.  Strobe+ Pull boxes,






May98’ - May01' Milcom Systems Corp VA Bch Va
Mechanic
Primary Company Category-Assembler 1, IT21 Division-Assemble MBTs, ABTs, Transformers, Power panels, MDVO boxes and RJ45 connectors, Fiber Optics, Multi-pin connectors, Marine and commercial power, Radar Domes, Dry Air management systems. Read blueprints, (structural-electrical-welding-Telecom backbone-run sheets-mapping)



Education
US  Coast Guard 84’ - 86’ - Snipe

1981-Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
Liberal Arts, 3.0-4.0 GPA
1986-NTS Welding/ Electrical
1990-Genesee Community College, Olean, NY
Liberal Arts, 3.8-4.0 GPA
86’ -91’  Master Electrician - William Anderson
Apprenticeship -  Anderson  Marine -  Buffalo,  NY.
Current
FEMA Independent Study - Emergency Preparedness, NIMS
Linux Ubuntu basics





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Chinese 'have cloned 30 human embryos'


Chinese scientists have created at least 30 cloned human embryos as a source of cells for medical treatments, it was claimed last night.
The research makes them leading contenders in the race towards human cloning.
The scientists say they have harvested 'stem cells' from human embryos that were cloned from eggs donated by patients at a fertility clinic.
Work on stem cells, the body's mother cells that can develop into any kind of tissue, may herald a medical revolution. They could be used to produce perfectly-matched 'spare part' tissues for transplant - avoiding the risk of rejection as the cells are taken from the patient's own body
Experts predict that treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes could be available within three years.
China's relaxed attitude to cloning has led to huge amounts of money being spent on research. But the breakthrough at Xiangya medical college, in the southeastern city of Changsha, will prompt fears that it could go a step further and produce a cloned human baby.
A handful of teams around the world say they are working on implanting a cloned embryo into a woman, despite widespread revulsion.
The Xiangya team say they have been cloning embryos for two years, with five per cent surviving long enough to have their stem cells harvested.
Last year, scientists in Massachusetts claimed to have produced the world's first human embryos for medical research. But their best-developed embryos stopped growing after three days.
Details of the Chinese claims are sketchy. Experts will be sceptical until they appear in a Western scientific journal.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-127836/Chinese-cloned-30-human-embryos.html#ixzz45bu9zxYo
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You may wish to put the sugar down

I don't think there is any controversy about the fact that sugar is not good for you. But do you know WHY sugar is bad for you?
The artificial sweetener market seems to focus on alternative sweeteners for weight control or blood sugar issues like diabetes, but rarely is there information about how sugar lowers your immunity and robs your bones of minerals.
And just as important, there is little information on healthy alternatives for sweeteners. In fact, you DO NOT have to turn to artificial sweeteners for sweet tastes. Not only do artificial sweeteners harm your health, they also have adverse effects your efforts at staying slim.1
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SWEET TASTES

At Body Ecology, we understand how important the sweet taste is in your diet. As explained in Ayurveda (a system of natural medicine which originated in India several thousand years ago), there are six tastes: salty, bitter, sour, pungent, astringent and sweet.
Ayurvedic medicine says that taste is a way to higher consciousness AND that a balance of these six tastes is the way to prime your body and mind for digestion.
Similarly, Chinese medicine recognizes that a balanced diet consists of 5 tastes: spicy, sour, bitter, sweet, and salty.
But it's not just ancient healing medicine that tells us sweet is important - we also know we get great satisfaction from the sweet taste. The trick is, how do we find balance in our desire for sweets and if we want to sweeten foods and drinks, how do we do this in a healthy way?
This article will cover the dangers of sugar and healthy alternatives.

SUGAR BASICS

Most of us have seen white granulated sugar all of our lives, but what makes it bad for us? Made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, sugar (or sucrose) is a carbohydrate. Sucrose is made up of two simpler sugars, fructoseand glucose.
Sucrose is also naturally in plants, including fruit. Most fruits are not on the Body Ecology program, since they are too sweet and feed the systemic fungal infection, candida. Very sour fruits like lemons, limes, black currant juice and sour grapefruit are usually fine for most people.
There IS a difference between naturally occurring sucrose in plants and the sucrose found in granulated sugar or the high fructose corn syrup often used to sweeten processed foods.
Both granulated sugar and high fructose corn syrup go through a refining process...they are called "empty calories" because they offer no nutritional value. In addition, they are addictive and rob your body of energy and health.
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25 REASONS TO AVOID SUGAR

Sure sugar tastes good, when you are used to eating the Standard American Diet, high in processed foods. But once you start eating the sour-tasting fermented foods on the Body Ecology program, you lose your cravings for sugar...and you are on your way to natural energy and greater health!
Here some of the dangers of consuming sugar:
  1. Feeds candida
  2. Promotes wrinkling and aging skin2
  3. Makes your blood acidic3
  4. Can lead to osteoporosis.4
  5. Rots your teeth5
  6. Raises your blood sugar level6
  7. Contributes to obesity7
  8. Is addictive (almost as much as drugs) 8
  9. Can create the urge to binge9
  10. Provides 'empty calories' with no nutritional value10
  11. Contributes to diabetes11
  12. Robs your body of minerals.12
  13. Robs you of energy13
  14. Contributes to heart problems14
  15. Can cause cancer15
  16. Contributes to ulcers16
  17. Can cause gallstones17
  18. Contributes to adrenal fatigue
  19. Can suppress your immune system18
  20. Raises the level of neurotransmitters called serotonin19
  21. Weakens eyesight
  22. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).
  23. Can cause aging20
  24. Can contribute to eczema21
  25. Can cause arthritis22
To learn more about the dangers of sugar and find out if you're a 'sugarholic', read Lick The Sugar Habit, by Nancy Appelton, PhD.
If you suspect you are a 'sugarholic,' however, this could be a sign you have Candida. Rice University researchers estimate that 70% of Americans have this systemic fungal infection.23 Yes, it is an infection and can become a serious life-threatening infection. The yeast love sugar. When you eat sugar you make your blood more acidic and the yeast infection becomes even more acute.
Fill out this candida questionnaire to find out if candida could be affecting your health.

SWEETS THE BODY ECOLOGY WAY

Once you add fermented foods and drinks to your diet, you will soon lose your desire and cravings for sweet foods.
If you do give in to the temptation of sugar, consider having fermented foods and drinks along with them. The healthy microflora in fermented foods and beverages will use the sugar as its food, reducing the negative effects on your body.
We've heard from many customers, that after being on the Body Ecology program and enjoying fermented foods and drinks, they no longer crave sugar and very importantly find they are quite satisfied with the more subtle natural sweetness in grains, fruit and sweet vegetables. When you do want to sweeten your foods and drinks, Stevia is a great alternative.
Stevia, an extraordinarily sweet herb, is 200 - 300 times sweeter than sugar, has no calories and does not cause a spike in your blood sugar. In fact, the blood sugar spike is what's behind so many of the dangers of sugar.
An Exciting New Sweetener by Body Ecology
For decades, it has been my goal to create healthy, happy adults and children for generations to come. This is what drives my passion for creating and refining the Body Ecology program and bringing healthy products to the market.
Many years ago, I was one of the pioneers who brought stevia into the Western world, eventually perfecting the delicious, safe blend of Stevia with my team at Body Ecology.
More recently, I discovered another all-natural sweetener that has all the benefits of Stevia and more - you can even easily bake with it!
I am so excited about this sweetener because it is one more way that you - and your kids - can enjoy sweet treats without the dangers of sugar. We've been experimenting with this special sweetener in our test kitchens and are excited about how easy and versatile it is. There's nothing else like it on the market!
Stay tuned for our upcoming unveiling of this delicious, healthy new sweetener - it may soon become your favorite way to beat sugar cravings and enjoy the sweet taste we all deserve to have.

Sources

  1. Things that Make You Fat. CBS Broadcasting, Inc. December 2004.
    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/06/earlyshow/series/weightoff/main659299.shtml
  2. Perricone, Nicholas, MD, FACP. Ask the Doctor. June 2004.
    http://search.lef.org/cgi-src-bin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=0&page_id=2888&query=eating%20sugar&hiword=EATINGA%20SUGA%20SUGARBASED%20SUGARED%20SUGARMAN%20SUGARS%20SUGARY%20eating%20sugar%20
  3. Quinn, Shannon. 'I vant good blood.' Better Nutrition. June 1997.
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKA/is_n6_v59/ai_19462667
  4. Appelton, Nancy, PhD. Lick The Sugar Habit, 2nd Edition. Avery. 1988.
  5. Foreman, Judy. Sugar's 'empty calories' pile up. Boston Globe. March, 1999.
    http://www.boston.com/globe/search/stories/health/health_sense/030199.htm
  6. Novel Fiber Limits Sugar Absorption. Life Extension Magazine.
    http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/sep2004_cover_fiber_01.htm
  7. Ibid.
  8. Victory, Joy. Studying the 'Sweet Tooth.' May 2006.
    http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2001298&page=1
  9. Ibid.
  10. Foreman, Judy. Sugar's 'empty calories' pile up. Boston Globe. March, 1999.
    http://www.boston.com/globe/search/stories/health/health_sense/030199.htm
  11. High Blood Sugar. Life Extension Magazine. July 2005.
    http://search.lef.org/cgi-src-bin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=0&page_id=813&query=eating%20sugar&hiword=EATINGA%20SUGA%20SUGARBASED%20SUGARED%20SUGARMAN%20SUGARS%20SUGARY%20eating%20sugar%20
  12. Appelton, Nancy, PhD. Lick The Sugar Habit, 2nd Edition. Avery. 1988.
  13. Quinn, Shannon. 'I vant good blood.' Better Nutrition. June 1997.
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKA/is_n6_v59/ai_19462667
  14. Quinn, Shannon. 'I vant good blood.' Better Nutrition. June 1997.
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKA/is_n6_v59/ai_19462667
  15. Ibid.
  16. Ibid.
  17. Ibid.
  18. Family Nutrition: Sugar. AskDrSears.com.
    http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T045000.asp
  19. Appelton, Nancy, PhD. Lick The Sugar Habit, 2nd Edition. Avery. 1988.
  20. Ibid.
  21. Allen, Shawn, et. al. How Can I Get Relief from Eczema? Natural Health. October 2005.
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_9_35/ai_n15674761
  22. Appelton, Nancy, PhD. Lick The Sugar Habit, 2nd Edition. Avery. 1988.
  23. Biologists ID Defense Mechanism Of Leading Fungal Pathogen. Rice University. June 2004
    http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=4571&SnID=2

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Monday, April 11, 2016

Sea Whiz 4500 Rounds Per Minute

A close-in weapon system (CIWS), often pronounced sea-whiz, is a naval shipboard point-defense weapon for detecting and destroying at short range incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses. Nearly all classes of modern warship are equipped with some kind of CIWS device.
MK 15 Phalanx CIWS provides ships of the U.S. Navy with an inner layer point defense capability against Anti Ship Missiles (ASM), aircraft, and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other fleet defenses. Phalanx automatically detects, evaluates, tracks, engages, and performs kill assessment against ASM and high speed aircraft threats. 


The current Phalanx variant (Block 1B) adds the ability to counter asymmetric warfare threats through the addition of an integrated, stabilized, Electro Optic sensor. These improvements give Phalanx the added ability to counter small high speed surface craft, aircraft, helicopters, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
A Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) fires during a systems test aboard the amphibious assault ship USS ”Kearsarge”
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Phalanx is the only deployed close-in weapon system capable of autonomously performing its own search, detect, evaluation, track, engage and kill assessment functions. Phalanx also can be integrated into existing ship combat control systems to provide additional sensor and fire-control support to other installed ship weapon systems. 
Guns can only fire at one target at a time; switching targets may take up to one second for training the gun. A gun must predict the target’s course and aim at the predicted position. Modern anti-ship missiles make intentional erratic moves before impact, reducing the probability of being hit by unguided projectiles.
The Phalanx CIWS advanced radar-controlled gun system provides superior defense against close-in air and surface threats.
The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided gun system designed to defeat anti-ship missiles and other close-in air and surface threats. A self-contained package, Phalanx automatically carries out functions usually performed by multiple systems — including search, detection, threat evaluation, tracking, engagement, and kill assessment.
Phalanx Block 1B, the latest upgrade, with its surface mode configuration, augments the proven anti-air warfare capability by adding a forward looking infrared sensor and optimized gun barrels to the Block 1A configuration. It allows Phalanx to be used against littoral warfare threats such as helicopters and high-speed surface threats. Block 1B also adds new control stations with situational awareness that allows operators to visually track and identify targets before engagement.
Contacts and sources: 
U.S. Navy 
Raytheon Corporation

*This was subed out to "Milcom Systems", Viking Dr. Va Bch, VA. I believe Carl Middleton was my task leader when I wired this sea whiz on the Kearsarge. I miss you Tom Mills, Steve Brophy, John "Hollywood" Hollingsworth, NOB or now, Norfolk Naval Station.


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ATM (asynchronous transfer mode)

ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) is a dedicated-connection switching technology that organizes digital data into 53-byte cell units and transmits them over a physical medium using digital signal technology. Individually, a cell is processed asynchronously relative to other related cells and is queued before being multiplexed over the transmission path.
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Because ATM is designed to be easily implemented by hardware (rather than software), faster processing and switch speeds are possible. The prespecified bit rates are either 155.520 Mbps or 622.080 Mbps. Speeds on ATM networks can reach 10 Gbps. Along with Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and several other technologies, ATM is a key component of broadband ISDN (BISDN).
ATM also stands for automated teller machine, a machine that bank customers use to make transactions without a human teller.

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Lexus Hoverboard w/ Vid

That’s right. As predicted in Back to the Future (Part II), 2015 is the year in which the flying skateboard finally becomes a reality. Many have tried to convert this teenage fantasy into science-fact, but it’s taken nearly 30 years for anyone to make a working version. For this we can thank Lexus, and a team of Germans with an unsociable knowledge of magnetic levitation, or maglev – the sort of black magic that makes Japanese bullet trains float over their tracks.
It’s a fake!
Hush your conspiracy theories – it’s absolutely real, and it can be explained with a quick lesson in quantum mechanics. Are you ready? Here goes.
When you cool certain materials to extremely low temperatures, in this case -197°C, they become ‘superconductive’. If you position them near a magnet during the cooling process, they oust the magnetic field and effectively remember their position relative to the magnet.
In other words, the superconductor memorises a set gap and – so long as it stays cold – could ‘levitate’ there forever. This is actually a bit different to maglev train tech, which relies on electromagnets for lift and propulsion, but you get the idea.
So the hoverboard is a superconductor?
Yes. Inside is a ceramic material cooled by liquid nitrogen, which ‘floats’ about 2cm above a magnetic track buried in the ground. The steam you see pouring from the sides is actually water vapour, produced as the superconductor gradually heats up in the sunshine. That explains a) why a man keeps wiping the bamboo deck with a tissue, and b) the shiny tanks ofnitrógeno líquido beside our Spanish skate park.
Are you going to ride it?
I’ll try, but according to Ross McGouran – the pro skater employed to master this thing for the video – it’s a bit… challenging. He was supposed to be doing a demo, but yesterday fell off and almost broke his ankle. Today he’s hobbling around, pretending he’s fine, and providing a shoulder to lean on.
He tells me that the whole board teeters on a magnetic balance point just one centimetre wide, running lengthways down the middle. So rather than adopting the posture of a surfer, you should actually imagine that you’re walking on a tightrope, with your toes pointing along the board.
Lexus hoverboard (Credit: Credit: Lexus)
Go on then…
You must make microscopic movements and rely on strong core muscles to stay upright and steady – place your weight just slightly to one side of the imaginary central line and the board will wobble. Unfortunately I have the core strength of a suet pudding, and as I step onto the board it begins to tremble.
Even when Ross takes my hands (he’s a romantic soul) and I find my balance, I just stand there, not moving or doing anything especially useful. So I lean forwards slightly, hoping to coax the board into some kind of motion, but it stays put like a stubborn, planky horse.
Can you try a bit harder?
I also try mounting it at speed, so I can now tell you exactly what concrete tastes like, until eventually Ross walks alongside and guides me along. I make some progress and enjoy a brief, frictionless glide before my ankles hurt and my shins burn from the effort. With a bit more practice I’d be flying around like Marty McFly, enjoying a magic carpet ride from the future.
So it works!
Just watch the video, shot before Ross damaged himself. He zips around at considerable speed, following the magnets hidden under the purpose-built track. The hardest thing, he reckons, was nailing the jump from one ramp to another. The break in the track meant summoning the physical effort to “leave the force field” and land it back on the thin magnetic strip.
In fact, if he were to maintain perfect balance, he’d go round and round forever due to an almost complete lack of resistance. Ultimately it might be slowed by the air, but we’re talking about miniscule deceleration. To demonstrate this, the scientists give it a push, and off it goes, set in perpetual motion.
What’s the point?
On one level it’s a bit of Lexus brand drama to demonstrate the company’s philosophy of “making impossible possible”. The video will be shown around the world on various channels, and cool kids will think it’s super. Whether that translates into anything meaningful in car showrooms is arguable, but who cares, because they’ve just built a bloody hoverboard.
OK, so a liquid-nitrogen-cooled superconductor that travels exclusively along magnetic tracks isn’t the most practical transport solution, but the technology has other potential. You could use it, for example, to move and examine radioactive material without touching it, or to move things down a production line without the need for electrical power, which could save factories millions on energy bills.
Whether or not those factories make posh Japanese cars with manga faces remains to be seen.

(Credit: Lexus)

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