Lee Binder

Lee@leebinder.com
+1 717 525 3066
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Marine Electronics Technician
Seeking Employment In the Fort Lauderdale Area.
Available September 1st. 2026.
Open to travel or relocation.

Association Memberships

  • NMEA – National Marine Electronics Association
  • ABYC – American Boat & Yacht Council

Personal Credentials

  • Florida Driver’s License — Zero points
  • Criminal Background Check — No infractions or convictions
  • Credit Rating — Excellent
  • U.S. Citizen — Born in the United States
  • U.S. Passport — Current and valid
Industry Specific Tools I own
  • Nissei Digital VHF Tester and Dummy Load
  • Fluke 115 / 114 Multimeter
  • Master Appliance Ultra Torch Soldering Iron
  • Platinum Tools EZ RJ 45 Connector Crimp
  • TooConnector Crimper Tool Kit for PL259, TNC, BNC
  • Peak Mini Diag. NMEA 2000 Test Meter
National Marine electronics Assc Advanced NMEA 2000 Installer
National Marine electronics Assc Advanced NMEA 2000 Installer
National Marine electronics Assc Basic NMEA 2000 Installer
National Marine electronics Assc Basic NMEA 2000 Installer
Lee Binder nmea Advnced Marine Electronics Installer AMEI
Lee Binder nmea Advnced Marine Electronics Installer AMEI
Lee Binder Basic Marine Electronics installer Nmea Certified
Lee Binder Basic Marine Electronics installer Nmea Certified
FCC Element 8 Radar Endorsment
FCC Element 8 Radar Endorsment
FCC Element 9

Free Lance
Contract work
March 2025 to current
Automation controls

Diagnostics Analyst
Americold – Mountvile, PA
April 2022 to March 2025
Automation Fault diagnostics

Automatin Tech
Fresh Express– Halifax, PA
Aug 2021 to April 2022
Technician

Nicholas Meats
Automation Tech – Halifax, PA
July 2020 to Aug 2021
Technican

Contract Technician
contract – Harrisburg, PA
June 2020 to July 2020
Designed and built 3 sided digital mobile billboard with 4Kw generator

IT Administrator
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, PA
June 2016 to July 2020
System diagnostics specialist. ITIL Foundation V3 certified.

Applications Systems Administrator
Lancaster General Hospital – Lancaster, PA
December 2015 to June 2016
contract position – system administrator enterprise level software

Contract
Onsite Network Repair– Harrisburg, PA
sept 2009 to Jan 2015
Provided IT related technical support in the manufacturing environment.

Charter Pilot
Tropic Air – Fort Lauderdale, FL
August 2008 to August 2009
Charter and Cargo Aircraft pilot on international routes.

Operations Manager and Flight Instructor
Jet University – Fort Lauderdale, FL | Aug 2007 – Aug 2008
Directed operations of a 28-aircraft general aviation fleet, ensuring safety, maintenance, and FAA regulatory compliance. 200 students and 18 instructors

Director of IT
Panamerican Tool– Fort Lauderdale, FL | Aug 2007 – Aug 2008
Full convert UNIX to Wintel

IFE Field Engineer
Sony Transcom / Rockwell Collins – Cedar Rapids, IA | Jun 1998 – Aug 2001
SME – system matter expert – Compass in-flight entertainment video distribution systems for wide body aircraft

Data/Voice Switch Field Engineer
Litton Denro – College Park, MD | Sep 1997 – Jun 1998
Installed and validated data/voice switches in FAA and international control towers

Aviation Navigtion Field Engineer
Advanced Navigation, Bend River ,Or | Oct 1998 – april 1999
Site Manager Subic Bay Philippines for Fedex Airops

RF intergration field engineer
Lockheed Martin, Marietta Ga.| August 1997 – Sept 1998
Performed Flight Control tower radio systems for HF Telemetry , C130J upgrade certification

Engineer Dept Test Technician
Gable Engineering Miami Fl. | August 1993 – Sept 1997
Performed enviornmental and EMI testing to DO160(c)

Avionics manager
Huntsville Aviatoin, Huntsville Al,| Oct 1992 – Sept 1993
Performed Flight Control tower radio systems for HF Telemetry , C130J upgrade certification

Avionics technician
Pompano Avionics, Pompano Fl.,| Oct 1990 – Sept 1992
Install and repair general aviation aircraft electronics and wiring

Marine Electronics technician
NorthSide Marine, Huntsville Al,| Oct 1995 – Sept 1990
troubleshoot,repair,install Marine electronics and boat wiring.

Avionics Technician
USN Jacksonville Fl.,| Oct 1982 – Sept 1985
Aircraft electronics and wiring maintenance

Volounter work
While serving in the U.S. Navy, provided hands-on instruction in boat repair and marine electrical wiring to teenage residents at a maritime-based Christian boys’ home on the St. Johns River.

Background
Grew up working on and cruising aboard a 32-foot Chris-Craft cabin cruiser, a 54-foot Chris-Craft Constellation, and a 51-foot Berger steel-hull yacht. Experience includes navigation and extended cruising on the Great Lakes, the Erie Barge Canal to Montreal, and the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) to Key West.