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NAME: THOMAS A. KRAG

ADDRESS: ** ****** ** *** *** 1000

CITY: LANGLEY AFB

STATE/PROVINCE: VA

ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 23665

COUNTRY: US

EMAIL: abpbz3@r.postjobfree.com

PHONE: USA

757-***-****

x508 (H)

CANDIDATE ID: NA

CITIZENSHIP: US

Citizen

EDUCATION:

EXPERIENCE:

WILL RELOCATE

: Not Entered

RELOCATION INFO: Not Entered

JOB WANTED:

RATE NEEDED: Not Entered

HOMEPAGE:

Experience

Total Years Experience: 27

Most Recent Three Positions

03/00

- 08/00Product Consultant

Franklin Covey

Function: Sales

Industry: Retail

06/99

- 12/99Team Leader/Printer Analyst

United Services Automobile Association

Function: Information Systems

Industry: Insurance

04/73

- 05/99

Superintendent

US Air Force

Function: General Management

Industry: Military

Education

BS

Chapman University,

Orange

Computer Science

1990

BS

Chapman University,

Orange

Electronics

1988

AS

Community College of the Air Force

Instrumentation Technology

1983

Skills

Computer Languages

Ada

General

Assembly

Token Ring

BASIC

Office Automation

General

C

Operating Systems

HONEYWELL

COBOL

UNIX

FORTRAN

OS/Utilities General

Printer Drivers

Pascal

Real Time Systems

Clearances

General

Project Management

Implementation

Top Secret

General

Special Clearances

SSBI

Platforms

HP

Configuration Management

General

MicrosoftOffice

Communication Abilities

General

Promotional Medium

Promotion

Verbal Communication

Physiologic Monitoring

Telemetry

Computer Security

Certified Systems

Presentation Abilities

General

Cost Accounting

Cost Control

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Databases

Microsoft Access

Quality Management

General

Microsoft Project

Sales/Marketing Function

Customer Service

Documentation

General

Software Engineering

General

Environmental Monitoring

General

Supervisory Abilities

General

General Management

General

Spreadsheets

Excel

Global Positioning Systems

General

Standards

General

Information Management

General

Stock Market

Stocks

Instrumentation

General

Systems Administration

General

Leadership Abilities

General

Teaching

General

Legal Specialty

Contract

Technical Support

General

Mergers & Acquisitions

General

Training

General

Multimedia Hardware

CD-ROM

Word Processing

Microsoft Word

Mgmt/Organization Development

Team Building

Writing

Technical Writing

Networking

Ethernet

WWW/Internet

General Email

LAN

General Information

Post/Confirm Date:2000-09-26

Citizenship:U.S.

Citizen

Clearance:Yes

Supervisory Responsibility:5-10 Direct Reports

Job Preferences

Industry:Professional Services Public Relations Publishing Science And Technica

l Services Software Zz Other, Not Listed

Function:General Management, Change Management, Human Resources, Recruitmen

t, Information Systems, Systems Administration, Systems Analyst, Technica

l Support Management, Information Technology Development, Project Manager/Lea

der, Technical

Writing, Operations, Operations management

Level:Middle manager

Travel:Light (Salary Range:$30,000 - $40,000

Relocation:No, cannot relocate

Type Of Position:Full

HOTSKILLS:

10000-4185-701892

Dear Sir/Ma`am, Please carefully consider the attached resum

e. You will find an experienced project manager, computer programmer, computer

operator, electronics and computer technician, system administrator, and manag

er. I thrive on stretching out to bring new technology to a workplace, team bui

lding, and doing what it takes to get the job done. My office automation softw

are experience is mostly with Microsoft Office applications. My years of teachi

ng electronics and computer science, coupled with my experience as a supervisor

/leader/mentor have made me comfortable dealing with people fromdiverse backgro

unds and making presentations. I would consider it an honor to hear from you.

You can be assured of a quick and effective response to your reply. Thomas A

. Krag 36 N Lawson Rd

Poquoson, VA 23662-1834EMAIL: abpbz3@r.postjobfree.com Voice: 757-***-**** ext. 5

08 OBJECTIVE: I am a seasoned professional offering twenty-six years of milita

ry experience in a variety of areas in computing, project management, teaching,

and personnel in a research, development, test, and evaluation environment. I

am looking for an opportunity to apply these skills to increasingly complex an

d challenging projects.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY: 26 years Air Force experience

in a variety of operations/ maintenance and technical/management roles; a leade

r with extensive experience in real-time data acquisition, system administratio

n/configuration management, project management, and maximizing team and individ

ual performance. 3 years experience managing in-house development/upgrade tasks

using Microsoft Project and personally designing custom presentation charts fo

r weekly meetings and distinguished visitors. 6 years military instrumentation

and telemetry technical instructor and course

materials developer, 4 years college teacher in lower division computer science, over 5 years computer laboratory assistant/LAN Novell administrator (6 statio

ns). 3 years HP-UNIX HP9000, 5 years HP 2100 series system workstation administ

rator,system analyst, configuration manager. Performed system hardware/software

configuration management, network configuration/installation, system backup, c

ustom hardware/software installation, and developed and conducted training. F

ormed a computer system hardware/software troubleshooting and maintenance team.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: SSBI Top Secret EDUCATION BS,

Computer Science, Chapman

University,

Orange, CA, 1990 Completed requirements for CS Major (GPA in addi

tional courses 4.00

) BS, Electronics, minor: Computer Science, Chapman Univers

ity, Orange, CA, 1988. HONORS: Summa cum Laude (GPA 3.92) AS, Instrumentation

Technology,

Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, AL, 1983 CERTIFIC

ATIONS AND TRAINING Aerospace Management

Certificate,

Community College of the Air Force,

Montgo!

mery, AL, 1992 Professional Military Education Senior Leadership Course, 199

0 Mid-Level Leadership Course, 1986 Junior-Level Leadership Course, 1977 Ex

ecutive Leadership Workshop, 1991 Interpersonal Relations, 1988 Automatic Con

trol Engineering, Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, 1981 Technical Writing,

USAF, 1980 Instructor Training Course, USAF, 1975 Technical training, Instrume

ntation and Telemetry, USAF, 1973 Covey Leadership Center and Franklin Covey,

Provo, UT What Matters Most, 2000 Principle Centered Leadership, 1998 Seven H

abits of Highly Successful People, 1997 First Things First, 1997

PROFESSIONA

L EXPERIENCE

Product Consultant

Franklin Covey, San Antonio, TX, 3/008/00

Consultant

to in-store, telephone, and military or civilian corporate customer

s for paper based, seminar, Palm connected organizer, and computer software tim

e management products. Certified Palm introductory course instructor. North Sta

r Mall Outstanding Customer Service employee for May

2000

. Team Leader/Printer AnalystTek Systems - Contract at United Services Au

tomobile Association

(

USAA), San Antonio, TX, 6/99 - 12/99 Led team of five ma

inframe system programmers in the analysis/replacement of over 140 token ring/c

oax printers, converting them to Ethernet. Developed and proposed update to ex

isting printer label to include Ethernet and application information. Adopted

as the new standard form for more than 3000 printers. Coordinated training of t

hree new host printer team members. Established hands-on evaluation to validat

e training. Initiated development of online documentation as `living` referen

ce material. Developed workload-tracking and scheduling tools using Microsoft O

ffice. Increased completion of routine trouble calls and printer installations

in 8 days or less from 46 to 87 percent in four months. Team representative at

corporate level Standards and Printer Support Working Group. Restructured pri

nter acquisition process to insure printers met

user s needs, training accomplished, and a!

sset tracking initiated. Formalized the validationprocess for host printers.

Proposal accepted to form a working group to standardize acquisition for uniqu

e use printers. Focused on integrating standard process to find solutions to sm

all quantity printer needs. Coordinated expansion of team responsibilities to i

nclude management of additional host printer setup tables. Reduced need for ex

ternal coordination reduced typical setup time by 50 percent. Identified and lo

cated over 450 printers requiring reconfiguration of spooling configuration. Id

entified and located 20 printers using obsolete data streams to initiate analys

is and replacement. Conducted initial asset survey, interviewed area Senior Vic

e Presidents through printer users, developed and presented proposal to manager

s, coordinated printer removal/installation, assisted during removal and instal

lation, reconfigured workstations, trained users, and resolved conversion probl

ems for the Distributed Printer Environment

Transition Team project. Resulted in consolidation of printers,increased user

to printer ratio, upgraded out-dated printer technology, and reduced overall ma

intenance/operating costs. Updated 15 printers, removed 20 printers, moved 3 p

rinters. Costs reduced by $10,000. Ensured user requests for new printers met

USAA guidelines. One complaint in over 75 printer actions. Group Superintend

ent United States Air Force (USAF), 46th Test Group, Holloman AFB, NM, 9/97 - 5

/99 Advised group commander and four squadron commanders/division chiefs on al

l matters concerning 128 enlisted personnel in ten specialty codes. Interfaced

with higher headquarters for all manpower issues. Mentored all enlisted personn

el and advised unit enlisted organizations. Member of the personnel utilizatio

n board. Liaison with the host base Senior Enlisted Advisor for enlisted recog

nition programs, professional military education, and below-the-zone promotion

program. Reviewed all personnel actions including

reenlistment, separations, awards and decoration!

s, performance reports, quarterly and annual awards, and assignment program req

uests. Chairman of 1997 and 1998 Annual Awards Banquets. Proposed, scheduled, a

nd arranged for guest speaker on both occasions, a Malcolm Baldridge Award winn

er and theChief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. Organized fund-raisers, mana

ged child care, designated drivers, professional military bands for entertainme

nt, historical Air Force display, and tours for spouses. Largest turnouts the h

istory of the organization. Designed, developed, and taught the introductory

block of instruction for the first-ever mid-level NCO refresher course. Top ra

ted instruction indicated by 49 of 51 students in the three classes taught. Exc

eptional leadership, troops consistently won base and wing level awards for out

standing performance, a tradition maintained over the last 17 years. Mentored t

wo new First Sergeants and a new Chief of Administration during their transitio

n periods. Also assisted two new group-level

Executive Officers in learning the responsibilities of their positions. Represe

nted enlisted personnel in the planning stages of career field merger placing t

echnicians in a mainstream career field to better meet the changing need ofthe

Air Force. Coordinated base-level support for security service units during cr

itical deployments. Ensured augmentees were trained and ready to assist. Advis

ed commander on difficult court martial cases. Resulted in one case being dism

issed and another being discharged. Maintained 100 percent promotion of all per

sonnel submitted for early promotion competition where only one in six is selec

ted. Coordinated local and regional science fair support. Exceptional reputati

on, called two days before the event because the coordinator had been told to w

ait until the last minute and he could call to get all vacancies filled. All j

udging vacancies were filled. The science fair was a success. Squadron Superi

ntendent USAF, 746th Test Squadron, Holloman AFB,

NM, 3/95

- 9/97 Managed and controlled all per!

sonnel action impacting 239 officer, enlisted, civilian and contractor engineer

s and technicians in the unit. Ensured availabilityof qualified personnel in 1

0 career fields. Directed reenlistment, separation, awards and decorations, en

listed performance reports, off-cycle promotion recommendations, quarterly and

annual awards, training, and assignment programs. Advised commander and on sta

tus and recommendations for disciplinary actions. Member test group personnel

utilization board and expert on unit manning documentation. Tracked and account

s for manpower and resources exceeding $250 million. Identified and addressed

all enlisted personnel concerns and problems. Proposed plan to meet need for 2

5 percent personnel reduction including 50 percent infrastructure. Emphasized

increased enlisted supervisory involvement and a job rotation plan to reduce jo

b stagnation. Implemented successfully. Controlled personnel planning and trai

ning for Office of the Secretary of Defense directed

$3 million Navigation Warfare test program. Identified personnel for contingen

cy mobility requirements, projected and programmed manning shortfalls, balanced

skill sets to ensure test and evaluation as well as new support mission comple

tion. Effort moved GPS test capability to the battlefield. Streamlined informa

tion management operations; higher quality service with one less person. Provid

ed short-term technician support to other units. Initiated disciplinary action

as necessary. Organized group-level support for manning the traveling Vietnam W

all Memorial; largest number of participants from the smallest group on Holloma

n. Division Superintendent USAF, Radar Target Scatter Division, Holloman AFB,

NM, 3/92 - 3/95 Managed personnel and projects for radar cross section in sup

port of highly classified DoD sponsored test programs. Assisted in management

of $53 million operation and maintenance contract involving over 140 contractor

and 21 Air Force personnel at two geographically

separated test ranges valued in excess o!

f $285 million. Senior enlisted advisor to the division chief. Managed militar

y and civilian manpower. Chairman computer technical solutions committee. Pro

ject manager for two security upgrades valued at over $1.1 million. Revitalized

requirements committee to include inputs from all workers, Air Forceand contra

ctor. Managed over 40 diverse in-house facility modernization and capability im

provement tasks valued at over $500,000. Developed clear and effective status

tracking charts using Microsoft Project. Added schedule and cost to weekly pre

sentation. Assessed requirements and initiated personnel requests to fill sever

al critical positions with top-notch people. Designed and coordinated squadron

activation package. Key member of two Project Improvement Teams. Group wide rec

ognition of computer expertise. Key evaluator for new automated security system

. Identified deficiencies and corrections while system still at the factory. P

resident Top 4 Council, representing the concerns of

junior personnel to upper management. Key player in saving over $3 million in p

ersonnel and contract costs in fiscal year 94. Proposed 20 percent manpower red

uction and cancellation of costly, low priority upgrades. Single-handedly dealt

with several manpower reduction initiatives from headquarters. Met each suspe

nse with a clear and responsible position. Linchpin for environmental and safet

y programs. Rated `a model installation` byHolloman AFB environmental office.

All efforts coordinated with and executed byon-site contractor. Identified and

initiated recovery of over $200,000 in unobligated funds from dormant programs

. Established a baseline hardware and software configuration standard for perso

nalcomputers in the division. Simplified maintenance and inventory time, 20 pe

rcent cost reduction. Led the team in set up and management of the division s f

irst local area networksystem. Took over a fragmented effort to improve securit

y equipment at both sites. Gaveit direction and

streamlined, integrated, and coordinated !

multiple programs. Ensured needs of internal and external customers were met.

Substituted modern device for costly, obsolete sensor. Streamlined security upg

rade requirements saved $200,000. Team member for scrubbing the site improvemen

t list, validated requirement for the upgrades, researched sources for funding.

Led 40-person team in overhauling the procedure used to define test requiremen

ts. Result adopted as standard practice. Represented the Air Force Materiel Co

mmand in a review of the Instrumentation and Telemetry career field. Resulted

in changes to skill-level awarding training courses affecting all new trainees.

Initiated action to add acquisition system training and computer fundamentals

to existing training. Laboratory Assistant and Computer Science Teacher Chapm

an University, Orange, CA 5/8611/92Administrator of an eight station loca

l area network using Novell Network software. Performed system updates, set up

accounts and course materials for students and

instructors. Tutored students in BASIC, FORTRAN, assemblers, editors, compiler

s, COBOL, Ada, C, and Turbo Pascal as well as Quatro Pro, and Microsoft Office

products Word, Access, and Excel. Beginning in June of 1988, taught computer

science courses; introduction to computers, programming, assembly, computer arc

hitecture, data structures, and file processing. Manpower Superintendent US

AF, Guidance Test Division, Holloman AFB, NM, 10/90 - 3/92 Managed over 240 mi

litary, civilian, and contractor engineers and technicians involved in research, development, testing and evaluation of inertial navigation and guidance syste

ms and components, Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and GPS aided navi

gation and guidance systems for Air Force, Department of Defense, and foreign g

overnments. Developed and initiated programs to enhance communication, morale,

job satisfaction, and quality of life. Tracked and accounted for manpower and

over $800 million in facilities and equipment.

Administered the enlisted evaluation system. !

Performed quality control on documentation for civilian personnel actions. Led

the enlisted recognition program. Created and implemented career progression

paths for over 80 instrumentation andtelemetry technicians. Balanced workload

with work force experience, training, and potential; reassigned people to bett

er meet customers needs. Revitalized enlisted recognition program, now competit

ive at all levels. Selected as Senior NCO of the Quarter for Holloman AFB, Seni

or NCO of the Year for the Test Group. Represented Holloman AFB at the USAF tec

hnical school utilization and training workshop. Inputs to change course curri

culum and title of career field to better represent tasking all accepted. Effec

tive reassignment of personnel critical to meeting needs of Global Positioning

System, Peacekeeper, and B1-B bomber weapon subsystem testing. Realigned organi

zation structure to accommodate expanded GPS test workload and new GPS integrat

ion mission affecting 18 aircraft in the current

USAF inventory. Built teams to support these missions from five branches. Matri

xed 10 percent to support testing in other areas of the Test Group. Focused tec

hnician support for Rail Garrison guidance system. Branch Superintendent USAF,

Guidance Test Division, Holloman AFB, NM, 3/90- 10/90 Managed and directed ma

intenance and support of the $23 million flight referencesystems supporting tes

ting of advanced inertial navigation systems. Supervised nine technicians resp

onsible for the repair and maintenance support provided to multi-service intern

ational test programs using the reference systems. Directed personnel placemen

t, utilization, and training. Performed system administrator duties and manage

d software configuration and control on 17 engineering workstations. Responsib

le for planning, designing, and developing new instrumentation systems at the d

ivision level. Advisor to junior enlisted council, facility manager, on-the-jo

b training supervisor. Evaluated and tested

environmental compliance of an read/write CD ROM !

required to meet B1-B Short Range Attack Missile II test program. Saved over $

900,000 by providing the system in-house. Spearheaded the first ever local area

network, tying together 3 mainframes and 26 personal computers. Supervised 23

people and all tasks to complete this effort. Handpicked over several higher-r

anking people to be the Division Manpower Superintendent. Ensured manpower depl

oyed to support remote test sites and Eglin and Edwards AirForces Bases. Chief

of Minicomputer Maintenance USAF, Guidance Test Division, Holloman AFB, NM, 12

/88 - 3/90 Managed and directed maintenance of 60 minicomputer systems valued

in excess of $6 million. Performed system administration and configuration man

agement of engineering workstations. Planned, developed, conducted, and superv

ised computer maintenance training. Monitored computer support stocks and equi

pment. Assigned new personnel to initial tasking. Designed digital instrument

ation checkout, validation, and diagnostic software

for real-time data acquisition systems. Supervised installation and software re

configuration of eight engineering workstations. UNIX expertise invaluable in

selecting and installing a computer system to develop flight software supporti

ng the Advanced Reference System flight test programs. Used as a senior compute

r engineer to define hardware and software requirements for 8 additional engine

ering workstations. Used as computer consultant throughout the test group. Dat

a Acquisition Systems Manager USAF, Guidance Test Division, Holloman AFB, NM, 1

2/84

- 12/88 Performed as the Noncommissioned officer in charge of the Instrume

ntation Section, 22 military and civilian personnel, and as systems manager. De

signed digital instrumentation checkout, validation and diagnostic software for

real-time minicomputer based digital data acquisition systems. Performed conf

iguration, checkout,and diagnostic testing on acquisition and control systems.

Managed and directedmaintenance of 22 digital

computer systems valued in excess of $2 mill!

ion. Planned, developed, conducted, and supervised unit training; monitored su

pport stocks, and equipment. Assigned incoming personnel to initial tasking. P

rimary task evaluator, alternate equipment custodian, disaster shelter manager,

vehicle controlofficer, computer system security officer, alternate security m

anager, facility manager. Provided technical support to eight test programs si

multaneously. Developed capability to emulate computer front panel display on a

system terminal, doubling the number of actions test managers could control wi

th one keypress access. Recognized for improving morale and expediency of task

performance to an all time high. Outstanding administrative support. Recognized

for quickly adapting to the challenges of new assignments. Diagnosed problems

and provided solutions to acquire high-speed serial data froma Honeywell gyrosc

ope. This effort was critical to preventing delays in testingfor the Small Mis

sile program. Accepted for Engineering Assistant

special duty, June 1986. Absorbed a significant portion of project work normall

y assigned to engineering personnel. Researched, proposed, acquired, and instal

led hardware and software to upgrade 10 computer acquisition and control system

s. Developed capability to verify performance of high-frequency counters for th

e Tactical Gyroscope program. Allowed engineers to be assigned other high-pri

ority projects. Implemented an analog filter. Avoided slip in test schedule fo

r Strategic Defense Initiative program. Collected critical guidance stability i

nformation for Small Missile program high-speed rocket sled testing. Maintained

support to all high priority programs and simultaneously accomplishedtesting o

f the Tactical Gyroscope to provide information critical to source selection de

cisions. Initiated development of system logs for all 22 acquisition systems. S

ecretary Top 3 Council, nominated for Who s Who in American Universities and Co

lleges. Performed as engineer, enabled testing of

F-15

navigation system to proceed. Performed!

as systems service engineer in developing and integrating computer engineering

software. Met stringent requirements for Advanced Technology and Joint Surveil

lance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) programs. Developed capability to mai

ntain 60 minicomputer systems. Saved $240,000 in contract costs. Improved res

ponse time and overall maintenance costs by 50 percent. Non-Commissioned Offic

e in Charge (NCOIC), Automatic Data Acquisition Unit USAF, Guidance Test Divisi

on, Holloman AFB,

NM, 12/83- 12/84 Performed and supervised two technicians in

the buildup, checkout, and interfacewiring on real-time computer based data ac

quisition systems. Developed interface, checkout, and diagnostic software in s

upport of test and evaluation of guidance systems and components. Maintained t

he central computer facility to aid in project software development. Trained t

echnicians and engineers in use of minicomputer system hardware. Provided cons

ulting to project engineers on project and

minicomputer standard and custom software. Alternate computer equipment monito

r, alternate technical order monitor, member disaster support team. Spearheade

d the effort, when the engineer was reassigned, to complete fabrication, checko

ut, and implementation of a custom environmental monitoring system required for

testing standard inertial navigation systems. Allowed simultaneous testing of

three systems and prevented test schedule delays. Provided consulting to proje

ct engineers during illness of the Instrumentation Engineer. Answered technica

l computer questions and supervised software development. Avoided a costly del

ay in the High Accuracy Strapdown Accelerometer test program. Designed software

to evaluate frequency counters for a feasibility study and to compare their pe

rformance against existing locally developed counters. Pinpointeda wiring error

on the printed circuit card for the counters. Saved time in the checkout and

evaluation of the counters. Selected as Chief of

Automatic

Data Acquisition Unit. Filled in as se!

ction noncommissioned officer in charge. Selected Test Group NCO of the Quarter

. Development Technician USAF, Guidance Test Division, Holloman AFB, NM, 12/82

- 12/83 Performed buildup, checkout, and interface wiring on real-time compute

r based data acquisition systems. Fabricated and modified digital electronic c

ircuit boards. Provided test data and quick-look validation including plots, l

istings, and digital data tapes in a highly structured format to test engineers

and analysts. Maintained operation and maintenance records, documents, and sc

hematics. Technical order monitor, member base-level disaster support team. D

eveloped and implemented software drivers for six custom binary counters and wr

ote software to validate performance of the counters. Reduced troubleshooting

time from hours to minutes. Designed and implemented a digital control system t

o provide position and rate inputs to a three-axis Carco table using a Hewlett

Packard 2100 real-time computerand standard

peripherals. Programmed a demonstration for upper management to evaluate the f

easibility of testing guidance systems, simulating flight patterns, with this s

ystem. Designed diagnostic software to aid engineers in debugging and pinpoin

ting hardware malfunctions for a Mil-Std 1553A input/output bus controller. Sa

ved valuablehours of engineering support time. Developed a software algorithm t

o validate performance of monitors used in testing Standard Inertial Navigation

Systems. Corrected a computer malfunction avoiding test delays for the Pershin

g Accelerometer program. Developed and demonstrated uses and functions of compu

ters to local eighth gradestudents. Filled in as section noncommissioned office

r in charge for five weeks. Gyroscope Test Technician USAF, Guidance Test Divi

sion, Holloman AFB, NM, 3/82 - 12/82 Assembled, installed, and operated instru

mentation equipment; repaired, overhauled, and maintained instrumentation syste

ms. Performed build-up, cable fabrication,

construction,

and modifications to interface and contro!

l electronics for inertial guidance components. Performed acceptance, toleranc

e, and specification compliance testing. Recorded gyroscope and accelerometer

malfunctions and failures. Operated and maintained data acquisition systems. P

rovided test data to engineers and analysts. Maintained daily operation logs.

Supervised three people directly with 9 other technicians under them. Lead te

chnician for low cost component molded gyroscope project. Completed 10 day, 24

hour operational test the first time where one mistake, such as a keystroke er

ror, meant starting over. Scheduled and trained technicians, convinced systems

engineer to modify software to add error detection and correction to keyboard

input routine; allowed for typographical errors. Updated and upgraded training

capability. Developed hands-on digital training program. Instrumentation and T

elemetry Systems Course Instructor USAF, 3461 Student Squadron, Lowry AFB,

CO,

11/75

- 3/82 Conducted classes in frequency

modulation, pulse amplitude modulation, pulse duration modulation, pulse code m

odulation, analog and digital data acquisition systems, frequency and time demu

ltiplexing, instrumentation data recorders, and digital data processors. Taugh

t theory, operation, and maintenance of transducers, frequency and digital test

equipment, closed circuit television, microwave equipment, lasers, computers,

airborne and ground telemetry stations. Administered written and practical exa

minations. Developed and updated written course materials, audio/visual traini

ng aids, lesson plans, and examination questions. Performed informal counselin

g. Qualified in all 14 blocks of instruction. Qualified as Master Instructor.

Developed all study guides, application materials. Practical exam and test ques

tions for teaching pulse amplitude modulation/pulse duration modulation simulat

ion. Developed and taught a mobile course on flight instrumentation for field p

ersonnel. Equipment account rated best ever

inspected by

standardization evaluation team. Supply!

account rated as Best of the Best by standardization evaluation team. Researc

hed and developed upgrade plan for all training equipment, saved $600,000throug

h use of simulators and state-of-the-art training aids. Recognized as the best

Instrumentation Instructor in the Air Force. EMPLOYER: United States Air For

ce Telemetry Antenna Operator/Maintainer USAF,

10th Aerospace Defense Squadron,

Vandenberg, CA, 3/73 - 11/75 Inspected and performs field maintenance on payl

oad and booster instrumentation equipment for satellite launches and launch sim

ulations. Initiated and maintained documentation and status forms. Operated,

calibrated, and repaired telemetry ground station equipment including 33 foot m

icrowave antenna dish electronics, hydraulics, and pneumatics; closed-circuit t

elevision system; 14-track digital tape recorders, light-beam and heated stylus

oscillographic recorders, microwave RF phase-lock-loop receiver, panoramic spe

ctrum display unit, frequency division

demultiplexing systems and components, and time code generators/receivers. Qua

lified as a Tracking Antenna Control Console operator for Thor missile launchcr

ew. Completed apprentice and journeyman training requirements and awarded 3 and

5 skill-levels. MILITARY EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Rank: SMSgt (E-8) Last assignmen

t: Superintendent, 46th Test Group, Holloman AFB, NM Special duty: Engineering

assistant, computer science, systems management/administration, systems engine

ering. 1986-1990.

COMPUTER SKILLS SUMMARY HARDWARE: Installation and config

uration of Hewlett-Packard (HP) 2100 series computer systems, 9000 series engin

eering workstations, desktop and laptop personalcomputers, dumb and smart termi

nals, teletype, printers, plotters, magnetic tapeunits, cartridge tape units, a

nd R/W CD ROM. Planning, installation, configuration, and management of local

area networks based on HP, DEC, and dedicated PC servers.

SOFTWARE: Operati

ng systems: HP RTE-4, RTE-6, HP-UX (BSD and Berkley

UNIX), DEC

ULTRIX (user), Microsoft Windows 3.11, W!

indows 95/98, Windows NT (user) Programming languages: BASIC, FORTRAN IV, 66,

and 77, Pascal, HP 2100 series assembly language, 8086 through 80386 assembly

language, 68000 through 68030 assembly language. Minimal experience in Ada (tw

o courses) and C (self-taught, only used for scripting). Application software

: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Outlook, and Internet Exp

lorer. Simple applications using Auto Cad.

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