RICHARD J. GRIFFIN, CBET
Maryville, TN 37801
865-***-**** Cell# 804-7564
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OBJECTIVE:
To find a position that uses my skills as an electronics technician, or my
management experience.
EXPERIENCE:
June 2008 to June 2011
Lead Biomedical Technician for the Surgical Equipment People, Knoxville, TN
In-house service work on a variety of biomedical equipment on a national
scale. I developed the biomedical program for this shop.
November 20, 2007 to June 2008
Sales Associate for Wal-Mart Super Center, Maryville, TN
Electronics sales and door greeter to customers as they arrive and leave
the store.
May 1998 to August 2007
Lead Biomedical Electronics Technician for Blount Memorial Hospital,
Maryville, TN
Duties included upgrades, preventative maintenance and unscheduled service
to assigned accounts of several types of hospital medical equipment
systems. I also performed inspection and inventory of new equipment,
training and scheduling of the other technicians in my department, and
overseeing the parts and ordering of all inventories.
I redesigned the hospital's cable TV system and maintained it.
I also designed and installed several audio-visual systems for the hospital
conference rooms and auditorium.
I designed and installed video camera monitoring systems for areas that
required 24 hour visual monitoring of patients.
I have installed and maintained several security cameras for the hospital.
I developed a course and guide lines for prospective technicians from the
local high school health occupations classes.
May 1997 to May 1998
Production Associate for Havco Wood Products, Vonore, TN
Assembly line production
October 1996 to May 1997
Production Team Leader for CCP Paper Products, Alcoa, TN
Duties included scheduling of products to be manufactured, handling and
supplying of materials for line, and keeping inventory of products on hand.
April 1996 to October 1996
Maintenance Technician for Maryville City School System, Maryville, TN
I was the main grounds keeper for the system and performed any needed
maintenance requests in or around the school facilities.
September 1994 to April 1996
Environmental Services Aide for Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN
General cleaning and floor work.
April 1988 to August 1994
Owner/Operator of Video TV Hospital, Maryville, TN
I performed service of several types of home electronics which included
TV's, VCR's, camcorders, stereo systems, and installation of TV reception
systems.
January 1986 to June 1987
Production Electronics Technician for Control Technologies Inc., Knoxville,
TN
I tested and performed repair of new electronic circuit boards produced by
the assemblers, and repair of circuit boards that were requested by users.
. I developed the base testing center to speed up testing of the products.
September 1979 to December 1985
Electronics Technician for Video TV Hospital in Maryville, TN
Repair of home electronics devices.
. I was originally hired as a cooperative student from Heritage High School
vocational electronics department but was hired permanently when I
graduated.
EDUCATION:
September 1980 to April 1982
State Technical Institute at Knoxville
Knoxville, TN.
Electronical/ Electronic Engineering
I completed 1.5 years in the program but did not graduate.
September 1977 to June 1980
Heritage High School, Maryville, TN
I completed and graduated from Heritage High in the top 15% of a class of
435 seniors.
. I received a vocational electronics degree with honors.
References available upon request