Technician Engineer
Resume:
Eric Matthew Rice
Lawrenceville GA 30045
abmh8b@r.postjobfree.com
Cell 770-***-****
Electronics Technician / Technical Professional
Objective
To obtain an electronics position which allows me to utilize my 15+ years
of technical & problem-solving skills to contribute to the success of the
company.
CORE STRENGTHS
Skills Equipment
Troubleshooting AC/DC Power supply
Terminating and testing fiber optics Logic probe
Computer and monitor repair Inductance meter
Network administration AC Function generator
Industrial network communications Megohmmeter / highpot test
Reading electrical/mechanical schematics Digital and Analog
Multimeter
Circuit analysis Oscilloscope
PLC Programming and Troubleshooting Soldering Iron
HMI design and drawing
MCP certified - 4 core tests
Microsoft Office
Verbal and written communication
Professional experience
Ceradyne Thermal Materials - Clarkston GA 2009 -
2010
Electrical Maintenance Technician
Installation of new equipment, preventative maintenance, upgrade, and
repair of broken equipment used to manufacture solar cells including:
Ovens used to cure ceramic molds
Conveyors
Air compressors
Water filtration systems
Industrial AC and DC motors and drives
HVAC repair
Process Control Corporation - Atlanta GA
2006 - 2009
Field Service Engineer
Installation of equipment used to blend plastics and other materials used
in the plastics processing industry at approximately 50 sites in USA,
Mexico, Canada, and India
Customer support for equipment failures or problems
Refurbish, upgrade, and repair of outdated auxiliary equipment
Classroom and on site training instructor
Assist engineering and software engineers with testing of changes and
upgrades
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Process Control Corporation continued
Maintain an equipment showroom used for engineering, testing, and training
Worked independently and in a team environment
Assist with design, assembly, and testing of equipment for multiple
projects
Equipment includes:
Weigh modules to measure material usage
PLC to control vacuum pump used to load materials in blender
PWM and SCR motor drives used to dispense material
Microprocessor to control blender and extruder
Communication to drives, microprocessor, HMI for operation and
visualization of equipment, weigh modules, and loading panel, using
Ethernet, Profibus, and RS232/422
Vacuum pump used to convey material
AC/DC Solenoids used to open valves and gates
Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc. - Alpharetta GA
1996 - 2006
Senior Systems Technician
Projects and accomplishments
BMW Assembly plant Assembly line - Spartanburg SC, October 2005 - May 2006
Assembled, wired, and tested 81 skids for car transport on north assembly
line
Installation of rail for skids which included Profibus industrial
communications, three phase 480VAC, power, and emergency stop circuit
Troubleshooting of Programmable Logic Computer (PLC) program for skid and
emergency safety system of north line
Commissioning and drawing of visualization screens for north assembly line
Wrote PLC program to convert RS422 communication to Profibus communication
Denver International airport Baggage handling system - Denver CO, January
2005 October 2005
Installation and commission of 7 servers, 3 clients, and 10 operator touch
panels
Installation of WinCC, and WinCC Web Navigator used for Human Machine
Interface (HMI)
Troubleshooting of PLC programs used to control conveyors and other systems
Fiber optic termination and Cat 5 communications
Network administration
Siemens Medical
Monitor repair Technician
2003 - 2004
Repair of precision monitors used for surgery and cat scans
Calibration of precision monitors
Maintenance of calibration laboratory
Maintaining spare parts and tool inventory
Cobb County wastewater treatment facility
2002-2003
Systems technician
General maintenance of Cobb County wastewater facility and remote
lift stations
Upkeep, repair, and calibration of flow meters and water level
equipment
Maintaining stock room of spare parts
Startup of new stations
Upkeep of Intellusion SCADA systems
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Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc continued
Siemens IS department 2002
Network administrator
Customer help desk support
Repair of laptops and desktop computers for Siemens personnel
Installation of Siemens proprietary software
Simatic S7, WinCC, WinAC, and drive programs
United States Postal Service Tray Management System - 6 sites,
1996 - 2002
Commissioning of servers for IS for 4 sites (Lansing, Nashville, New York,
Salt Lake)
Commissioning of conveyor for mail transport for 2 sites (Charlotte and
Seattle)
Network administration
Installation, termination, and troubleshooting of all Cat5 and Fiber optic
and serial Profibus communication lines on site
Installation and configuration of Cisco routers, switches, and wireless
access points
Designing, creating, and troubleshooting of HMI for control of site
6 sites (Charlotte, Seattle, Lansing, Nashville, New York, And Salt Lake
City)
AT&T Global solutions 1995 -
1996
Computer repair technician
Customer phone support
Repair and complete rebuilds of laptop computers, desktops, and monitors
Loading of operating systems and software
Network administration
Education
Associate of Applied Science in Electronics
DeVry university, Decatur GA - Graduated 1996
Deans List
Military Experience
United States Navy - Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-81
1988 - 1992
Petty Officer 3rd Class. (E-4)
Network Administrator for ECAMS system used for flight recorder for F/A18
Hornet
Operation Desert Storm Veteran -Aug 7 to April 21
Secret security clearance
Awards & Decorations:
National Defense ribbon
Southwest Asia service Medal 2 stars
Good Conduct Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Sea service ribbon (4 years)
Meritorious unit award
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