ANTHONY MELI
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Advanced Technical Specialist, Development Operations, IBM, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, 2004 to present.
System x Operations Team Lead responsible for coordinating all areas of the
RTP Supercrib.
Team members under supervision include personnel responsible for
parts/system receiving, tracking, disbursement, shipping, reconciliation,
and disposal for RTP STG System x and PureSystems development/test areas.
Manage inventory of 40,000+ parts. Audit success 100% 9 years running.
Project manage RFID system implementation. Maintain management of the RTP
RFID system which is successfully tracking 22,000+ Systems & Technology
Group assets.
Project manage database migration of 200,000+ parts and assets to new
database without customer impact.
Forecast operations capital and expense financials on a quarterly basis.
Advanced Technical Specialist, Workstation Development, IBM, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1996-2004
System x hardware technician for IBM Intellistation development; was
responsible for coordinating multiple projects, debugging systems,
engineering changes, parts ordering, test equipment planning/acquisition,
BGA removal/placement, and micro soldering from product concept to final
design.
Planned, requested quotes/funding, purchased/leased, and managed equipment
for multiple development departments.
Procured materials to construct prototype systems for development cycle.
Teams supported included circuit design, thermal, power, mechanical,
firmware/software, packaging, EMC, guardband and product safety.
Trained in the use of Tektronix as well as Agilent oscilloscopes, analyzers
and other miscellaneous test equipment.
Remained aware of current market trends and technologies as they relate to
computer development design and use.
Forecasted and managed development capital and expense financials on a
quarterly basis.
Senior Technical Specialist, Laptop Failure Analysis/Development, IBM,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1991-1996
Responsible for World Wide Thinkpad failure analysis of all Thinkpad
products in various phases of development and manufacture.
Debugged failures and drove failure resolution to responsible supplier,
development, manufacturing, or product engineering area.
Trained in the use of Tektronix as well as Agilent oscilloscopes, analyzers
and other miscellaneous test equipment.
Procured parts and test equipment.
Coordinated reworks with outside suppliers.
Forecasted department's capital and expense expenditures on a quarterly
basis.
Senior Technical Specialist, Manufacturing Test Equipment, IBM, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina/ Boca Raton, Florida, 1983- 1991
Responsible for debug and repair of various test equipment that were used
in the manufacture of IBM computer systems.
Procured manufacturing test equipment repair parts and materials.
US Navy Petty Officer 2nd class FTM2, Whites Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico/ USS Patterson FF-1061 Mayport, Florida, 1978-1983
Trained in electronics/mechanicals to debug/repair the Sea Sparrow and
Harpoon as well as Vertical Launch Missile systems.
Procured parts to maintain the ship's weapons systems.
EDUCATION
US Navy 1979 BEE Electronic School, Orlando, Florida, January 1983 - May
1983
US Navy 1979 BEE Electronic School, Chicago, Illinois, Phase 2 May 1983-
July 1983
US Navy Fire Control Missile Technician School Advanced Electronics
Program, Chicago, Illinois, July 1983- Dec.1983
TECHNICAL TRAINING
Modicon Logic Controller school - IBM, Boca Raton, Florida
Allen Bradley Logic Controller school - IBM, Boca Raton, Florida
ISA System Architecture - Mindshare, RTP, North Carolina
USB Architecture - Mindshare, RTP, North Carolina
PCMCIA System Architecture - Mindshare, RTP, North Carolina
PCI Express System Architecture - Mindshare, RTP, North Carolina
Pentium Processor Architecture - Mindshare, RTP, North Carolina
Sperry Vickers Hydraulic School - IBM, Boca Raton, Florida
Cognex Vision School - IBM, Boston, Massachusetts
IBM 7545 Robotics School - IBM, Boca Raton, Florida
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCES
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Windows XP, Windows 7, Power Point, and
Lotus Notes