(530) 823-5213 • Auburn, CA 95602
Skilled computer programmer knowledgeable in several computer languages.
Skilled electronics technician with in-depth experience in the maintenance,
troubleshooting and repair of state-of-the-art electronic systems and equipment.
Self-starting team player motivated to the highest performance standards and a
commitment to excellence.
Software Developer; DST Output, August 2008 - March 2011
Maintained existing software and developed new software for the Maintenance and
Engineering departments.
Technician; Thomson Grass Valley, May 2007 - June 2008
Tested, troubleshoot, and repaired HD video switchers and setup / tested RAID systems.
Technician; Agilent Technologies, January 2004 - April 2007
Repaired and calibrated HP/Agilent VXI (VMEbus eXtensions for Instrumentation) modules.
Digital Photography Technician; Children's Hunger Relief Fund, Aug 2002 - Dec 2003
Restaurant; Marie Callender's, January 2000 - August 2002
Test Technician; Larus, February 1999 - April 1999
Tested DDM+ circuit boards using computer controlled test equipment.
Adjusted laser power on DDM+ Even circuit boards. Troubleshoot the circuit
boards that failed.
RF Technician; Cord Communications, January 1998 - December 1998
Responsible for all testing at the San Jose office. After a cellular site
was built I would go out and test the transmission lines and the antennas to
make sure everything was working properly. The test equipment I used was a
HP8713B RF Network Analyzer and a Wiltron.
Service Technician; Pacific Bell, February 1997 - June 1997
Installed new phone lines and repaired phone lines that were not working.
Used various phone line installation equipment to get dial tone from the phone
company to the customer.
Electronics Technician; United States Navy, November 1990 - November 1996
Supervised and provided technical guidance to four technicians, and
personally performed the preventive/corrective maintenance, troubleshooting
to the card and component level, repair and testing of sophisticated radar
systems and equipment. Equipment included microprocessors, display consoles,
power sources, switchboards, signal data converters, satellite-controlled
telephones, antennas, gyros and navigation equipment.
Computer Programmer; Comtech, June 1988 - January 1990
Designed and wrote a television rating program. The program downloaded
Nielsen and Arbitron ratings and did various calculations on the data. The
program was written in C and Pascal. Designed and wrote a medical insurance
database/calculation program. The program was written in BASIC.
Computer Operator; International Business Machines, Sep. 1986 - June 1987
Tracked messages on system console. Responsible for loading magnetic tape
on numerous tape drives. Managed and installed paper on system printer.
Computer Programmer; Hewlett Packard, September 1984 - June 1985
Worked at Hewlett Packard under the Regional Occupation Program while
attending high school. Designed and wrote an inventory control program.
The program was written in BASIC and used data retrieved from a HP3000.
Developed documentation for the program and trained co-workers on how to
use the program.
Languages Visual Basic, PHP, Perl, Java, C++, C, Pascal, BASIC, HTML
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, 98 & 95, Unix, Linux
Internet Programs Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Telnet, FTP
Office Programs Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint
AA Computer Science - M.I.S., Sierra College, Rocklin, CA, 2001
United States Navy Training
Electronics Technician School * Advanced Electronics Technician School
Radar System Operation & Maintenance * Radar Indicator Group Maintenance