Charles H. McKinnon

*** ********* ****

Derry, NH. 03038

603-***-****

ac8h3x@r.postjobfree.com

W1ORE

Objective:

A Technical service position with the opportunity to utilize and strengthen my customer service and technical service skills, acquired in 15+ years of diverse technical customer facing positions.

Technical Skills:

Field Service Engineer: 15 + Years field installation and maintenance of electronic, electro-mechanical, industrial robotic automation and fluidic biotechnology capital equipment, including 5 + Years High speed paper handling equipment for electronic printing industry.

Road Warrior Acclimated to the requirements of field service travel, both domestic and international.

Technical Trainer: Technical training of maintenance and operational personnel, both in the field and formal classroom environment.

Electromechanical Manufacturing: Multiple years experience as an Engineering manufacturing technician primarily tasked with prototype builds and product release. I possess the necessary electromechanical manufacturing, engineering and system integration skills to build, test, and install a wide spectrum of capital equipment. Point to point wiring, prototype builds, PC board building, soldering to Mil-std-454, wiring to engineering sketches and schematics. Cabling: Design and development of complex cable harnessing from schematics. Extensive experience with the use of crimping and wire terminating equipment, assembly with all types of hand tools, precision measurement instruments under close tolerances, basic metal fabrication and machine shop skills.

Electronic test: Test and troubleshooting of analog, digital and RF circuitry to component level, with practical knowledge of most types of electronic test equipment. PCB manufacturing electrical test support for Flexible pc boards and assemblies Ability to interpret technical documentation i.e. schematics, wiring interconnects, PLC ladders, mechanical blue prints, BOM’s etc.

Computer Skills: Configure and troubleshoot multi-platform computer and embedded based hardware/software networks used in automation instrumentation and motion control systems.

Working knowledge of standard software applications, such as MS Word, Excel, Acrobat and Team Viewer.

Technical writing: Test procedures, calibration procedures, service manuals, user and service training curriculum,. manufacturing processes, assembly instructions, operator instructions, QC check sheets, etc.

Electromechanical Design: Wire harness, cable assembly, interface systems, electromechanical sub-systems.

Calibration Technician: Setup and operation of an electronic and electrical mechanical calibration system for a semiconductor manufacturing facility within the requirements of Mil-std-45662. (Sprague Concord, NH)

RF Technician: Practical configuration and troubleshooting of satellite downlinks for video and data, with a working knowledge of most commonly used multiplexing, distribution and encryption systems. FCC Radio License: W1ORE

Sawyer: Maintenance and practical use of timber saw mill

Woodworking: Practical use of common wood fabrication equipment, from timber to finish.

Employment History:

Repco Development Technologies, LLC

Greenfield, NH 03047

January 2018 to current

Field Service Engineer (Contract 3rd Party service)

On-site support including installation, maintenance and repair of multiple embedded and PC controlled automation robotics and fluidic handling systems manufactured by Gene Machines, Cartesian, Genomic Solutions, Bio Robotics, DigiLab and Union Biometrica. Including Micro Array printing, Oligonucleotide Synthesizing, Bacterial colony picking, MS sample purification and preparation, Plate dispensing, slide Hybridization systems and multiple custom and OEM Plate handling systems.

Automation Engineering Incorporated

Wilmington, MA 01887

May 2015 to January 2018

Senior Field Service Engineer

Primary tasked with worldwide on-site support, installation, maintenance and repair of manufacturing assembly automation systems for the automotive and personal electronics industry. Hardware consisting of active optical alignment technology with motion systems performing assembly of miniature cameras lens assemblies, utilizing PC based control system using Galil motion, Wago I/O controlled Pneumatics, Pluto Safety PLC’s, adhesive dispensing and UV curing sub systems. Traveling within China, UK, Europe and Mexico.

Rapid Micro Bio Systems

Bedford / Lowell. Ma

December 2013 to May 2015

R & D Field Service Engineer

Onsite support of a robotic automated microbial inspection system used in pharmaceutical manufacturing QC applications. In-house and field based training of service team.

DigiLab, Holliston, MA November 2007 to December 2013 (January 2002 to December 2013)

Genomic Solutions Holliston, MA acquisition March 2003 to November 2007 (acquisition by DigiLab)

Gene Machines, San Carlos, CA January 2002 to March 2003 (acquisition by Genomic Solutions)

Field Service Engineer

Worldwide on-site support including installation, maintenance and repair of multiple embedded and PC controlled automation robotics and fluidic handling systems manufactured by Gene Machines, Cartesian, Genomic Solutions, Bio Robotics, DigiLab and Union Biometrica. Including Micro Array printing, Oligonucleotide Synthesizing, Bacterial colony picking, MS sample purification and preparation, Plate dispensing, slide Hybridization systems and multiple custom and OEM Plate handling systems

Roll Systems Burlington, MA. February 1993 to December 2001

Field Service Engineer

Installation and trouble shooting of high-speed paper handling equipment for high-speed electronic printing

utilizing IBM, Oce Page-Stream and Xerox Docu-Tech cut sheet print systems. Responsible for classroom and field training of customer maintenance and operational personnel.

Satellite Systems Derry, NH. March 1987to December 1993

Sole proprietorship Design, sales and service of satellite delivered multimedia systems, RF distribution networks, off air antenna systems and private cable systems.

Parlex Corporation Methuen, Mass September 1983 to August 1987 (Flexible Printed Circuit)

Electrical Test Manager: Responsible for the day to day management of two groups.

Test Engineering group: Tasked with the development and manufacturing of test hardware.

Test group: Tasked with production electrical testing of Flexprint interconnection systems and assemblies to the requirements of mil-std-202 within a mil-p-55110 quality system.

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