Patrick Arnold

Patrick Arnold has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Patrick is currently the Company Owner at Everything Nerdy LLC, where they use their knowledge and skills in STEM to generate interest and educate people of all ages. Prior to this, they worked as an Electrical Engineer at Monolith, where they monitored and executed projects to maintain and improve large industrial power supplies. Before that, they were a Power Systems Technician at Nucor Corporation, where they managed the Power Department and oversaw electrical maintenance and upgrades. Patrick also has experience in the military, having served as a Senior Prime Power Instrumentation Technician in the US Army Corps of Engineers and as a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer in the US Army. Additionally, they have worked as a Field Service Technician at Time Warner Cable and as a CIA at Geek Squad, providing diagnoses and repair services for computer-related issues. Patrick has demonstrated leadership skills, technical expertise, and a commitment to delivering high-quality service in all their roles.

Patrick Arnold's education history includes the pursuit of a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that, they earned 38 college credits in Fundamentals of Engineering from Lincoln University in Missouri, from 2014 to 2015. Patrick also obtained a certification in the installation, operation, and maintenance of medium voltage power plants and distribution systems from the US Army Corp of Engineers Prime Power School in 2014-2015.

Furthermore, Patrick received various job-skills and leadership certifications from the United States Army between 2009 and 2017. Earlier in their education, they completed their high school education in the College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at Bellevue East High School from 1998 to 2002.

In addition to their formal education, Patrick Arnold has obtained several certifications, including Emergency Medical Responder from the National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) in September 2018, Transformer Management and electrical testing from SDMyers in April 2018, Feeder Protection, Power Quality and Revenue metering, and Real Time Automation Controller from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) in March 2018. Patrick also holds a certification in Instrumentation and automation technician from the US Army Prime Power School in May 2014, and is an FAA Certified sUAS Pilot accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration in October 2018. Finally, they possess certifications in NETA Level 2 from NETA - InterNational Electrical Testing Association, and Substation Maintenance level 1 from AVO Training Institute, Inc.

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