Wesley Drake

Highly motivated and adaptable Field Electronics and Wind Technician with extensive experience in utility-scale renewable energy systems. Proven track record in high-voltage operations, advanced troubleshooting, and major component exchanges. Adept at managing complex job sites, interpreting schematics, and operating SCADA systems remotely. Highly skilled at working effectively unsupervised, mastering new technologies quickly, and maintaining a strict adherence to safety protocols.

MCE Wind Tech - High Ground Energy

• Execute structural modifications and install stiffeners on GE 2x wind turbine towers to ensure structural integrity and compliance with engineering standards.
• Major component Exchange across various platforms

Field Electronics Technician - Power Electronics - Midland, TX

(2024-10 - 2025-08)

• Performed daily diagnostics, preventative maintenance, and advanced electrical troubleshooting on utility-scale solar/wind inverters.
• Utilized SCADA software to monitor inverter performance, analyze faults, and implement remote system resets and overrides.

Wind Technician II - RWE - Big Spring, TX

(2023-01 - 2024-07)

• Conducted routine mechanical and electrical maintenance on wind turbine fleets, ensuring maximum operational uptime.
• Diagnosed and repaired complex high-voltage faults on a daily basis.
• Monitored wind farm operations and addressed turbine faults remotely via SCADA systems.

Travel Wind Tech - Transportation Partners & Logistics

(2022-08 - 2023-02)

• Specialised in Major Component Exchanges (MCE), utilizing heavy rigging to swap out critical turbine assets.
• Assisted in the onsite setup, assembly, and disassembly of heavy-duty cranes.

Travel Construction Superintendent - Workrise Energy

(2021-01 - 2022-01)

• Directed construction operations across various regional job sites, ensuring projects stayed on schedule, within budget, and compliant with safety guidelines.
• Supervised field crews during critical mechanical phases, including tower top-outs, generator alignments, base tensioning, torquing, and pouring grout.

Travel Wind Tech - Renewable Energy Systems (RES)

(2017-08 - 2020-11)

• Promoted rapidly from an initial torquer to a versatile team asset deployed across top-out operations, tower wiring, and mechanical completion control (MCC).

Fleet Maintenance Tech - Mayo Tour Charter Co.

(2017-11 - 2018-12)

• Managed mechanical, electrical, and preventative maintenance for a commercial fleet of charter buses.

Technical/General Studies - Baton Rouge Community College

High School Diploma - Claiborne Christian School