TIMOTHY L. SPRIGGS
RIO RANCHO, NM 87124
505-***-**** EMAIL: ********@****.***
MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN
EDUCATION: ASSOCIATE IN ELECTRONIC-COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (1-10-1985)
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN LIBERAL ARTS (4-28-2005) 113 credit hours
OTHER SKILLS/CERTS: A+, NETWORK+, (PASSED THE WRITTEN PART OF THE
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE EXAM) CDL, FORKLIFT, CERTIFICATE IN AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE from CNM
WORK EXPERIENCE:
INTEL CORP. (7 YRS) 9-00 TO 2007
MANUFACTURING TECH -
LEVEL III EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN ON THE BBC TOOL SET (INPUT VOLTAGE 240V 3
PHASE)
LEVEL ONE OPERATOR IN THIN FILMS AREA (NOVELLUS TOOL SET).
LEVEL ONE OPERATOR IN LITHO AREA - LASER TOOLS (DSB & NIKON TOOLS).
LEVEL I & II TECH ON THE RAINBOW TOOL.
LEVEL II CERT ON LAM RAINBOW (LITE CERT).
AS A LEVEL III TECH IDENTIFIED AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM (A FIRE HAZARD) WITH
A BBC MACHINE AND HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN. NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR, REMOVED POWER,
POSTED A NOTICE, AND MACHINE WAS SHUT DOWN (LOTO) UNTIL WIRING WAS
REPLACED.
IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH A BBC MACHINE AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE MACHINE UP
BY SUGGESTING A SWAP OF REDUNDANT CARDS IN THE MACHINE. ONE CARD WAS
NECESSARY; THE OTHER WAS REDUNDANT AND UNUSED.
REPLACED A 3 PHASE WATER PUMP ON BBC MACHINE, WHICH WAS LEAKING.
REPLACED VALVES ON BBC MACHINE.
BANCTEC (2.5 YRS) 4-98 to 9-00
AS A SENIOR ELECTRONIC TECH II -
TROUBLESHOOTING ON IBM 3890 BANK SORTER MACHINES. (INPUT VOLTAGE 600V, 3
PHASE 240V AFTER XFORMER)
KEPT MACHINE DOWN-TIME AND CALL-BACKS TO A MINIMUM.
HEAVY USE OF OSCILLOSCOPES AND MULTIMETER DAILY
ON CALL 24 X 7, EVEN ON WEEKENDS.
SOLVED A NUMBER OF DIFFICULT PROBLEMS -ONE OF WHICH WAS INTERMITTENT FOR
YEARS AND WHICH TECH SUPPORT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIX EVEN AFTER FLYING OUT
TO THE SITE. I TRACED OUT THE WIRING TO FINALLY DISCOVER AN EXPOSED WIRE IN
WHICH THE INSULATION HAD CHAFED OFF, CAUSING A SHORT TO GROUND
INTERMITTENTLY.
TROUBLESHOT A SORTER WHICH WAS BEING CONVERTED FROM ASYNCHRONOUS TO
BISYNCHRONOUS AND COMMUNICATIONS HAD CEASED DURING THE CONVERSION. A
CONFERENCE CALL WAS CALLED IN WHICH BANK OF AMERICA WAS INVOLVED. EVEN
THOUGH I HAD WORKED ALL NIGHT AND THE PREVIOUS DAY ON SITE, I FINALLY
SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE WITH THE ROUTER. THE GUY WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE
ROUTER LEFT THE ROOM AND PRESSED THE RESET SWITCH ON THE ROUTER, RESTORING
COMMUNICATIONS.
ORGANIZED PARTS INVENTORY FROM A ROLODEX CARD FILE INTO AN EXCEL DATABASE.
DEVELOPED A TROUBLESHOOTING FLOWCHART FOR EXPEDITING THE TROUBLESHOOTING
PROCESS FOR MORE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH MORE THAN ONE POSSIBLE CAUSE AND TO
ASSIST OTHER TECHS.
IMPLEMENTED A TROUBLESHOOTING LOG TO MONITOR ONGOING ISSUES AS WELL
RECORDING WHAT WAS DONE.
UTILIZING THE FOX & HOUND DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, I TRACED OUT AN OPEN WIRE WHICH
LEAD TO A SENSOR.
FOUND TWO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE SORTERS THAT HAD ENDORSER INK
CONTAMINATION AND WAS CAUSING SHORTS. (ENDORSER INK IS CONDUCTIVE) REPLACED
COMPONENTS AND PROBEMS SOLVED.
REPLACED ALMOST ALL PNEUMATIC TYGON TUBING ON ALL 3 SORTERS WHICH HAD DRY-
ROTTED. THIS AMOUNTED TO ALMOST A MILE OF TUBING.
REPAIRED QUAD PUMP.
REPLACED 3 PHASE MOTOR ON LUNDY IN WHICH MOTOR WAS OVERHEATING AND BLOWING
FUSES.
COCA-COLA & PRIME INC 1993 TO 1997
WORKED AS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR THESE TWO COMPANIES. CONSIDERED A CAREER
CHANGE AS A TRUCK DRIVER BUT CAME BACK TO THE TECHNOLOGY CAREERS.
MARTIN MARIETTA (1 YR) 1992
AS A TEAM LEAD--
I SUPERVISED 3 TO 4 EMPLOYEES.
INSTALLED POSTAL SORTERS(INPUT VOLTAGE 240V, 3 PHASE) AT VARIOUS CITIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WORK VARIED FROM 3 PHASE MOTORS TO MICROVAX COMPUTER HARDWARE
INSTALLED AND DELIVERED ALL MACHINES ON TIME WITH A MINIMUM OF PROBLEMS.
TROUBLESHOT PROBLEMS AS NECESSARY
I DEVELOPED THE DAILY WORK ROUTINE WITH A CHECKLIST WHICH KEPT OUR WORK ON
SCHEDULE AS WELL AS ORGANIZED. IF SOMEONE WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, I'D REFER
THEM TO THE CHECKLIST.
WORKED LONG HOURS OF OVERTIME IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR DELIVERY TIME ON
SCHEDULE.
JOHNSON CONTROLS (4 MONTHS) 1991
IN A TEMP POSITION AT LOS ALAMOS, NM
THIS POSITION INVOLVED INSTALLING ADDITIONAL NETWORKED EQUIPMENT--
TERMINALS, PCS, PRINTERS, AND A MULTIPLEXER.
SOME CRITICAL TROUBLESHOOTING ALSO DONE USING SOME TROUBLESHOOTING TRICKS I
HAD ACQUIRED-FINDING AND REPAIRING A SHORT ON A CABLE AT A TERMINAL AND
RESTORING COMMUNICATION TO A REMOTE PRINTER.
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT (4 MONTHS) 1990
IN A TEMP POSITION THIS WORK INVOLVED BOARD TROUBLESHOOTING AND SOME
RESOLDER WORK.
HONEYWELL (1 YEAR) 1989 TO 1990
IN A TEMP POSITION THIS INCLUDED RELOCATING PC'S AND PRINTERS AS WELL AS
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS. MOST EQUIPMENT WAS NETWORKED.
SIS(SOUTHWEST INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ( 2 YEARS) 1987 TO 1989
AS A COMPUTER TECH.
INSTALLED COUMPUTERS AND COMPUTER NETWORK EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE CABLING,
P.C.'S, AND PRINTERS. (YES, I WORKED ON THE ORIGINAL IBM PC)
I ALSO INSTALLED POINT OF SALE NETWORK EQUIPMENT IN 6 CITIES IN COLORADO
WHICH WAS ALL NETWORKED TO THE MAIN HUB IN SANTA FE.
JEOL (2 YEARS) 1985 TO 1986
INSTALLED AND TROUBLESHOT ELECTRON MICROSCOPES.
COMPUTER LITERACY: WINDOWS XP, 2000, 98, 95, OS2, DOS, EXCEL, POWERPOINT,
WORD, ACCESS, AUTOCAD, BASIC, COBOL, SAP, AUTOCAD, WEB PAGE DESIGN
MILITARY EXPERIENCE: U.S. ARMY (7 YEARS) 1975 TO 1983 COMMUNICATIONS (MORSE
CODE) DUTIES INCLUDED ANTENNA ERECTION, RADIO SET UP, GENERATOR SET UP AND
OPERATION, BASIC VEHICLE MAINT.