Experience — Kenneth Lightbourne

Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

FCX Performance · Columbus, Ohio · Jan 2024 – present

Calibrate and certify industrial instruments to spec, with the documentation to prove it
Troubleshoot control loops, heat trace controllers, and panels in live plant environments
Preventive maintenance that keeps unscheduled downtime at zero on my accounts
Work to strict safety and compliance standards — permits, lockout/tagout, audit-ready records

Air National Guard · Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio · Sep 2022 – present (part-time)

Run tactical communications and operational status monitoring during exercises and active-duty shifts
Track incidents and push command-level notifications — accurate, secure, and on time
Execute time-sensitive command-post procedures where a wrong call travels fast

Technical Maintenance, Inc. (TMI) · Hilliard, Ohio · Feb 2020 – Mar 2021 & Mar 2022 – Dec 2023

Commercial calibration across electronics and physical/dimensional disciplines for industrial customers
Complex electronics work: network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators

Boeing · Heath, Ohio · Mar 2021 – Mar 2022

Precision calibration at the Heath, Ohio metrology site supporting the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory — the lab Air Force measurements trace back to
Physical/dimensional primary work: primary pressure, torque/force transducers, primary mass (NIST SOP 4 & 5)

The Bionetics Corporation · Heath, Ohio · Nov 2019 – Feb 2020

Calibration of high energy laser systems — a specialty discipline few technicians ever touch

U.S. Air Force · active duty · Nov 2013 – Nov 2019

Section NCOIC, DC & Low Frequency — Nellis AFB, NV (2019): ran the section — workload, standards, people
RF Calibration Craftsman — Nellis AFB, NV (2018–2019) and Yokota AB, Japan (2018)
RF Calibration Journeyman — Yokota AB, Japan (2017–2018) and Eglin AFB, FL (2015–2017)
Apprentice — (2013–2015), after graduating 2P technical school as Top Graduate

Awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal.

Chaotic Game Studios LLC · Westerville, OH · 2026 – present

Founded the LLC and run everything: banking, taxes, store accounts, vendors
Designed, built, and shipped Strike-Command: Idle Esports — live on Google Play, App Store in review
Own the full stack: JavaScript game client, Python backend services, live rankings infrastructure, store release pipelines

Metrology: RF calibration, network/spectrum analyzers, signal generators, primary pressure, torque, transducers, primary mass (NIST SOP 4 & 5), high energy laser
Industrial: instrumentation, control loops, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, quality assurance, SOP-driven work
Software: JavaScript, Python, Capacitor, FastAPI, SQLite, Linux server administration
Publishing: Google Play & App Store Connect release pipelines, in-app purchases, AdMob
People: section NCOIC leadership, command-post communications, customer service
Tools: Microsoft Office & Excel (passed LinkedIn Skill Assessment)

Professional and military references, performance-review excerpts, and letters of recommendation are available on request — reach me via LinkedIn.

DeVry University — B.E., Electronic Engineering Technologies (2025–2027 expected) · 4.0 GPA · Dean's List Summer 2025 & Fall 2025
Community College of the Air Force — Airman Leadership School (2018)
Community College of the Air Force — 2P0X1 PMEL Technical Training (2014) · 4.0 · Top Graduate
Command Post Controller Qualification — Air National Guard
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) 40-hour training — Autism Partnership Foundation (BACB-recognized coursework)
“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” — 16-hour seminar
Skillsoft certificates: Critical Thinking (2026), Appropriate Use of AI Ethics, Building Trust with Business Ethics, Leading with Values and Ethics (2025), Developing a Plan to Further Your Career (2026)