Quality Assurance Technician
Resume:
DALE FOSTER
Tolleson, AZ 85353 *********@*******.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
• 12 years of electronic, pneumatic and electromechanical instrumentation repair and maintenance experience.
• Interacted with vendor techs on repair questions and tech assists.
• Functioned as a lead tech, assisting Air Monitoring Field techs on problems with analyzers in the field.
• 12 years’ experience working on various air monitoring instruments, both in the field and on the bench.
• Planned equipment maintenance using database, to decrease equipment downtime.
• Used tech manuals and training manuals to troubleshoot, calibrate and maintain various air monitoring equipment.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Technical Skills
• Maintained, calibrated and repaired various air quality monitoring instruments from 1998 to 2010.
• Performed maintenance, calibration and repair of various air monitoring equipment following tech manuals, engineering
manuals, and tech assist phone calls.
• Used computer to download relevant equipment information to relay information requested by vendor techs to assist
with repair problems.
Test Equipment
• Used the following test equipment and hand tools to make adjustments, troubleshoot problems, and calibrate units;
digital VOM's, dual trace oscilloscope, strip chart recorders, tweekers, screw drivers and various wrenches.
• Used BIOS DC-2 and Definer to verify and correct MFCs in multigas calibrators.
• Used Streamline Pro's to do bi-weekly flow checks on TEOM PM-10/PM-2.5 units.
Computer Skills
• Used computer to upload firmware changes to various air monitoring equipment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel in order to create spreadsheets to record calibration parameters of equipment.
• Maintained and used database to track equipment movement, repairs, and calibration.
Professional Communication
• Performed as a lead technician, assisting field technicians with equipment at various sites, either over the phone or in
person.
• Wrote calibration procedures, training procedures, and Quality Assurance procedures on various air monitoring
instruments.
• Wrote calibration, repair, and instrument check procedures for field technicians to follow using MS Word.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:
US Navy ET "A" School Great Lakes, IL
Electronics Technician Certification
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Maricopa County, Air Quality Department Phoenix, AZ
Instrumentation Technician Feb 1998 to May 2010
• Functioned as a lead to a workgroup of staff and provided expertise on complex or difficult issues.
• Provided training to Air Quality Instrument Technicians.
• Repaired and maintained a wide variety of air quality related instruments in accordance with EPA requirements.
• Reviewed and edited instrument data from network computer for accuracy.
• Conducted site surveillance and assisted in new site setup and construction.
• Performed quality assurance checks on air monitoring instrumentation.
• Kept records of quality assurance tests in accordance with EPA requirements.
• Assisted in creating and updating technical air quality instrument operational procedures.
• Took a prominent role in the implementation of new air monitoring instruments.
U. S. Navy
Electronic Technician April 1988 to April 1994
• Repair, calibration, and preventative maintenance of communication, radar, and I.F.F. systems.
• 4 years’ experience with RF and Sat.Com.
• Secret security clearance held 1990 to 1994 for crypto systems.
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