Honor Society® member
Christopher Chester
Maintenance Work Leader, National Park Service at Kennicott, Alaska I work as a crew lead doing historical maintenance for the National Park Service, supervising the tear-down and rebuild of over 200sq/ft of a timber framed roof and truss system for a 100+ year old building in Kennicott, Alaska.
- electrical engineering
- Class of 2027
- Glennallen, AK
Member since January 2024
Education
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University of Alaska Anchorage
electrical engineering
2023 – Present
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I intend to pursue a job in renewable energy technologies, emphasizing power and microgrids.
- Outside the classroom
I enjoy reading, hiking, building things, and spending time with my family.
Experience
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Maintenance Work Leader, National Park Service
Kennicott, Alaska I work as a crew lead doing historical maintenance for the National Park Service, supervising the tear-down and rebuild of over 200sq/ft of a timber framed roof and truss system for a 100+ year old building in Kennicott, Alaska.
Apr 2022 – Jul 2023
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Engine Boss/Crew Lead Alaska State Division of Forestry
McCarthy, Alaska I have worked in various roles with the Division of Forestry. As an Engine Boss, I supervised 1-2 other crew members during Initial Attack and Prepositioning during high fire danger in the summer months. My duties also included assessing potential fire danger to homes and the cost of the fuel mitigation required to FireWise those homes, which brought me into contact with most of the area’s residents and further familiarized me with the various residential areas in the Valley.
Mar 2010 – Dec 2023
Volunteering
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Search and Rescue team member Since 2018, I have been a member of our area’s Search and Rescue team, helping in recovery efforts and patient transport. During this time, I have received certifications in Fundamentals of Search and Rescue and as a Search and Rescue Tech II.
Wrangell/St. Elias National Park
Apr 2018 – Jan 2024
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Fire Chief. For over 17 years, I have been working as a volunteer member of the Kennicott-McCarthy Volunteer Fire Department, the past 10 of which I have been the Fire Chief. As the Fire Chief, I have been responsible for training our crew of 10-15 volunteers, acquiring and maintaining five fire engines, and all other fire equipment the department has received since its inception. I have also been the Incident Commander for all fires in the last ten years, from house to wildland fires. I have led our crew of 10-15 people during emergency responses in our area with no resulting injuries.
Kennicott/McCarthy Volunteer Fire Department
Jan 2013 – Jan 2024
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
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