James Aubert
QUALITY ENGINEER — MEP INSTALLATION, INSPECTION & TESTING
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Field and quality-focused engineer with 10+ years verifying the installation, testing, and turnover of complex electromechanical and fluidic equipment at customer sites. Experienced reading schematics and specifications, confirming site electrical and HVAC readiness against manufacturer requirements, witnessing functional testing, driving deficiencies through root cause and corrective action, and producing the technical documentation that field teams work from.
Background includes structural tower construction, inspection, and testing. Ready to apply that discipline to QA/QC on mission-critical data center MEP scopes.
Experience
High-Speed Inkjet Field Service Engineer Level III - FUJIFILM - Hanover Park, IL
(2022-06 - 2026-09)
- Managed site installations of JetPress production presses, verifying customer electrical service, HVAC, and environmental conditions against equipment specifications before and during install.
- Inspected and verified mechanical, electrical, and network installation work; performed functional testing and validation before handover to the customer.
- Diagnosed escalated mechanical, electrical, fluidic, and network failures at the component level using schematics; drove root cause and corrective action through to closure.
- Installed engineering changes and field upgrade kits in line with documented procedures, confirming conformance after each change.
- Authored technical instructions for onsite service upgrade kits used by the field service organization.
- Installed and configured image-processing servers and network integration with press systems.
- Trained customer operators on correct operation and maintenance; provided onsite and remote support.
R&D Digital Lab Engineer & Field Service Engineer - INX International Ink Co. - West Chicago, IL
(2017-07 - 2022-06)
- Tested and validated ink systems against defined performance criteria before release for commercial use on inkjet equipment.
- Designed ink pump and fluid delivery systems to integrate with HP, Mimaki, Mutoh, Vanguard, and other UV/solvent flatbed and roll-to-roll printers.
- Wrote technical instructions for safe onsite system conversions, used as the standard procedure by field service engineers.
- Supported field engineers in resolving customer-reported issues; trained dealers and engineers on conversion procedures.
- Developed printhead waveforms (JetXpert) and color profile libraries (Onyx, Caldera, Colorgate) for INX ink configurations.
Technical Applications Engineer - Danaher, Videojet Technologies - Wood Dale, IL
(2015-07 - 2017-07)
- Reproduced field failures in the lab to isolate root cause and deliver corrective fixes to field service staff.
- Implemented and presented new designs and fixes for field use; wrote troubleshooting guides for customers and technicians.
- Troubleshot continuous inkjet printers onsite and remotely.
Applications Engineer - Thermo Fisher Scientific
(2014-01 - 2015-07)
- Exceeded sales targets for RF communication and electrochemistry equipment; built customer collaborations to generate proof-of-concept data.
- Created technical marketing collateral and sales tools.
Tower Technician - Tower Works - Melrose Park, IL
(2010-10 - 2011-10)
- Supported cellular tower construction, installation, testing, and decommissioning.
- Performed inspections and maintenance of tower equipment and resolved network connectivity issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering - Northern Illinois University (2013)
