James "Stan" Vinson

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Newport News, VA 23606

Cell: 321-***-****

Email ab6mhy@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVES AND EXPERIEANCE:

A position in Industrial Field Service/Installation Project Management-

Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial controls, PLC's. Willing to travel

and/or relocate, foreign or domestic.

ACHEIVMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Extensive experience in domestic and international industrial furnace

installation projects. This included trades supervision, PLC and HMI

start-up, program debugging, VFD and SCR set-up. I also have an

extensive background in electrical distribution and switch gear, valve

control, pump maintenance, customer training, and gas burner system

balancing.

Acted as Project Engineer in major fab start-ups at AT&T, IBM, LG,

Hyundai, Samsung, and Chartered Semiconductor.

Served as technical advisor and instructor of formal training for

engineers and technicians at customer sites.

Established and managed sales and service office for Kokusai

Semiconductor Equipment Corporation in Austin, Texas.

EXPERIENCE

AlphaTek of Texas, Houston, TX (Temporary Position)

Project Manager (January 2013-May 2013) Rebuilt and commissioned

industrial vacuum furnaces used in heat treating industry. Job duties

included evaluating existing control systems, updating controls as

required, and writing new PLC programs as required.

Akebono Brake, Clarkesville, TN

Heat Treat Technician (February 2012-January 2013) Performed start-up

and commissioning of heat treat furnaces used in the Nitro-carburizing

process for automobile brake drums. Modified and programed Allen-

Bradley brand PLC's. Setup and programed Powerflex VFD's and Control

Concepts SCR controllers.. Rebuilt and updated existing furnace

systems using Automation Direct brand products (Primarily DL205 and

DL206 PLC's), Powerflex VFD's, and Control Concepts SCR controllers.

SSAB Steel, Axis, AL

Maintenance Operator (October 2010-December 2011) Troubleshoot and

repair industrial furnaces and equipment related to the heat treat

process for steel products. Performed setup and balancing of

industrial gas burners utilizing Krom Schroder burner controls.

SECO/Warwick Corporation, Meadville, PA

Field Service Engineer (March 2008-Feburary 2009) Performed

installation and start-up of the SECO/Warwick brand industrial

furnaces. Extensive programming and troubleshooting of various PLC's

and HMI's. Controllers and HMI's used included: Allen Bradley,

Honeywell, AutomationDirect, InTouch/Wonderware, and ProFace.

Performed setup and balancing of Eclipse brand industrial gas burners.

Performed setup and programming of Spang brand SCR control modules for

electrical furnaces. Performed electrical and mechanical work

required to complete system installations and start-up.

Applied Materials, Richmond, VA

Customer Engineer (November 2005-March 2008) Service contract

position at Qimonda Richmond 300mm fab. Maintain and repair vacuum

etch tools and support systems. This included all process controls, gas

distribution systems, and vacuum pump maintenance.

Intersil Corporation, Melbourne, FL

Equipment Maintenance Specialist (April 2002-Mar 2005) Maintained and

repaired all equipment and tools related to the wafer etch process.

This included all process controls, gas distribution systems, and vacuum

pump maintenance.

Lam Research Corporation, Freemont CA.

Field Service Engineer (January 2000-September 2001)

Maintained and repaired all equipment and tools related to the wafer

etch process. This included all process controls, gas distribution

systems, and vacuum pump maintenance. Customer sites included: Lucent

Technologies, Orlando, FL, IBM, Fishkill, NY, National Semiconductor,

South Portland, Maine, and Infineon Technologies, Corbeil Essonnes,

France.

Kokusai Semiconductor Equipment-BTU/Bruce Technologies, San Jose, Ca.

Manager, Austin, Texas Service Office (May 1997-October 1999)

Responsible for all aspects of service and installation projects in

the Austin-San Antonio, Texas area. Managed up to twenty U.S., Korean,

and Japanese engineers and technicians during Samsung- Austin wafer

fab start-up. Other customers included: Motorola, LSI Logic, and AMD.

Semitool Corporation, Kalispell, MT.

Field Service Engineer (May 1995-May 1997)

Performed installation and service on Semitool diffusion furnaces as

part of the Semitool Thermal Products Division. Major projects

included LG Semiconductor, Korea, Harris-Intersil, Melbourne, FL, IBM,

Corbeil Essonnes, France, and Plessey Semiconductor, Plymouth,

England.

BTU/Bruce Technologies, North Billerica, MA.

Field Service Engineer (April 1987-May 1995)

Performed installation and service on all models of BTU high-heat and

Bruce diffusion furnace product lines throughout the U.S., Europe,

and Asia. Performed product upgrades and controller retro-fits on

various brands of diffusion furnaces. Produced lesson plans and training

materials for operation, maintenance, and process on all models of

BTU/Bruce products.

Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.

Quality Inspection Department (June 1982-April 1987) Insured that

procedures and specifications are followed during the installation of

electrical and electronic systems associated with submarine reactor

controls.

MILITARY SERVICE:

U.S. Navy Rank: Electricians Mate 2nd Class, E-5 (April 1977-June

1982)

Serviced and maintained electrical, electronic, and hydraulic systems

associated with underway replenishment. Monitored. repaired, and

maintained all petroleum pumps, valves, and valve control systems

associated with directing and transferring fuel during underway

replenishment.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts in Business Management

Warner University

Lake Wales, Florida

U.S. Navy Basic Electronics and Electricity

U.S. Navy Electricians Mate "A" School

U.S. Navy Unrep Electronics "C" School

U.S. Navy Unrep Hydraulics "C" School

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