Technician Engineer

M ichael A. Usher

**** ****** ***. **

Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505)- 243-3109

(*******@*******.*** )

EDUCAT ION

*/**-*/** ***** Devane I nstitute, Austin, Texas

Semi-conductor Fabrication Technology- Customer Engineer, Certificate

1978-80 North American Technical I nstitute, Albuquerque, NM

Electronic Engineering Technology- 55 credit hours, Certificate

1977-78 Southern I llinois University, Carbondale, I L

Electronic Engineering Technology- 30 credit hours

1973-74 U.S. Ai rforce Community College, Keesler AFB, Miss

Avionic Electronic Technology- 44 credit hours

1964-68 Chester Cole Memorial High School, Chester, I L

Diploma

EXPER IENCE

6/09- Present L MATA I ndustries, same as previous

4/98- 6/09 Compa I ndustries I nc., A lbuquerque, NM

National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF), Sandia National Labs

Electronic Technician – Lead electronics tech.- maintain, repair,

t roubleshoot

Heliostat control and t racking systems and on-site repair of digital and

analogue

electronic support systems

7/96-4/98 JT I Systems I nc., A lbuquerque, NM

NSTTF, Sandia National Labs

Electronic Technician – Same contract as present job – different company

8/95-11/95 Fiore I ndustries I nc., K i r tland AFB, NM

Engineering Technician – R/D high energy, fast pulse microwave

technology

Proof of theory data acquisition and diagnostics

Analogue and digital repair to component level

Fabricate control electronics and calibration and diagnostic systems

3/95-8/95 Applied Materials, Albuquerque, NM

Intel Account Team

Customer Engineer - I nstall, set-up, and maintain semi-conductor

fabrication

systems - including Plasma etch, PECVD, CVD, Strip and Photo-resist

systems contained computer control electronics, robotics, digital and analogue

Diagnostics and t roubleshooting

12/88-3/95 General Technology Corp., A lbuquerque, N M

Sandia National Labs (Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator Program)

E lectronic Technician – R/D high energy particle beam physics, and pulse

power

research. Repair and t roubleshoot control electronics for high energy

accelerators.

Ran Data acquisition systems and calibration system diagnostics

10/82-12/88 Kirk Mayer I nc., A lbuquerque, N M

Sandia National Labs

Electronic Tech – R/D high energy beam physics and pulse power research

3/82-10/82 CD I Tech. Skills, Dallas, Texas

M icro-wave Tech -Installation and repair of micro-wave radio-telephone

systems

9/81- 3/82 K-tech Corporation, Albuquerque, NM

Sandia National Labs

Electronic Tech - R/D high energy beam physics and pulse power research

5/79-8/81 Dynalectron Corp., Albuquerque, NM

I nst rumentation Tech - R/D EMP t restle, HPD, VPD electro-magnetic

p ulsing

facilities, R/D of fiber optic and mico-wave DAS systems, Calibration systems

4/78-1/79 Gulton I ndustries, A lbuquerque, N M

Production Test Technician – Bench test, t roubleshoot and conduct

acceptance

testing of PCB’s

2/73-3/77 U.S. Air Force, E dwards AFB, California

Avionics Electronics Technician – Bench test, repair and calibrate

navigational,

weapons, radar, and inertial guidance systems

SPEC IF IC ACCOMPL ISH MENTS

JT I Systems, I nc.

* Developed t roubleshooting and test procedures for maintenance and repair

of

heliostat control electronics.

General Technology Corporation

* Technical support in the Long Conduction Time Plasma Opening Switch

experiments at the M ITE and TESLA accelerators which will serve as one of

t he

prototype facilities for the proposed Jupiter Accelerator.

K-Tech Corporation

*Fabricated 30 channel switching system used to acquire and record thermal

data

f rom target being bombarded by accelerated particles. Also utilized as bench

t ech, research, and pulse power technician.

Dynalectron Corporation

* Chosen as Research Technician to assist engineers in the development,

repair

calibration and inst rumentation of fiber optic and microwave data acquisition

systems. Received promotion from B-Tech to A-Tech, Lead Tech, Research and

Calibration Lab Supervisor to Section Supervisor.

G ulton I ndustries

* Designed and built test fixtures for contractors acceptance testing.

U.S. Air Force

*Assistant Shop Supervisor for inertial and radar navigational systems

laboratory. Chosen for P.R.I.D.E. experimental test group at Edwards AFB,

CA.

Awards

Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal

SUPPLE MENTAL TRA IN I NG

H igh Vacuum Systems Lab View I & I I First Aid

Certification

Pulse Power I & I I Hazardous Waste Mgmt. CPR Certification

Laser Safety Quality Awareness Cranes & Rigging

H igh Voltage Safety Confined Space Safety Forklif t Operator

Electrical Safety Radiation Safety Scuba

Certification

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