JAMES A. SMITH
LOS LUNAS, NM ***31
505-***-**** (home)
505-***-**** (cel)
*************@*****.***
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EDUCATION:
Jan.’80 – Jun.’04 FAA Academy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Various FAA Technical Schools @ FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, OK
Sept.’68 – Sept.’72 Lowry AFB, Denver, Colorado
Electronics Fundamentals & Airborne Weapons Control Systems
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Jan. ’13- Present Raytheon Technical Service Co., Burlington, Mass,
RTSC Technical Representative installing FAA Telecomunications
Infrastructure (FTI) equipment at FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
and TRACON’s including remote sites, ASDEX ground radar systems,
ATCBI-6 radar beacon systems, and involved in the SPO-7 program and
SISS AT systems.
Apr.’12 – Jan.’13 Raytheon Technical Service Co., Burlington, Mass.
Raytheon Technical Service Representative installing a new generation
Airport Surface Detection Equipment(ASDEX) ground radar at various
. facilities around the country.
Jul.’04 – Apr.’12 Technical Resources Inc., All over the New England states
(subcontractor for Raytheon Technical Service Co., Burlington, Mass.)
Raytheon Technical Service Representative
Installing navigational aids and communication equipment at various
airports and facilities all over the New England states. Tune-up and
alignment of the equipment to FAA specifications and sign off the
. equipment to the FAA under the TSSC co
Dec.’99 – Jun.’04 Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) Windsor Locks, Conn.
Electronics Technician at Bradley International Airport.
Maintenance and certification responsibilities for navigational equipment
including: five 2nd generation VORTAC or VOR/DME’s, MK 1D
instrument landing system (ILS), CAT III ILS, Cardion distance measuring
. equipment (DME), 75MHz markers, RVR’s, and communication equipment.
.
Apr.’98 – Dec.’99 FAA/St.Croix, Kingshill, US Virgin Islands
Electronics Technician
Maintenance and certification responsibilities of navigational and
communication equipment at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Nov.’94 – Apr.’98 FAA/Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
Maint. and certif..responsibilities of navigation and communication
equipment at the Anchorage airport including: ATCT, Tasker 400
RVR, GRN-28 ILS, 75MHz makers, Nautel 50W LOM, Wilcox Mk 1F
ILS,Nautel 1000W NDB, Lenkurt and Motorola microwave links.
Jun.’93 – Nov.94 FAA/Anchorage, Alaska
Electronics Technician
To set up and maintain a central maintenance facility of 2nd Generation
VORTAC/DME facilities, certifying and maintaining ATCT, MK 1B
ILS, RCO’s, NDB’s, and microwave links at Kodiak, Kenai, Homer,
Valdez, and Fire Island, Alaska.
Jan.’88 – Jun.’93 FAA, Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
Maintenance and certification responsibilities for NAV/COMM
equipment at Anchorage International Airport and Merrill Field, Alaska.
Jun.’80 – Jan.’88 FAA/Elmendorf AFB RAPCON, Anchorage, Alaska
Electronics Technician
Maintenance and certification responsibilities of ASR-5 radar, ATCBI-4,
video mappers, FPN-16 (precision approach radar), RML-3, BRITE II.
and BRITE IV.
Jan.’78 – May’80 DOD/Alaska Communication System, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Electronics Technician
Toll office equipment installer /repairer performing routine maintenance
. on various types of microwave transmitters/receivers, telegraph repeaters,
and voice, telegraph and signaling terminal equipment, tracing long line
circuits
utilizing Bell System Practices, isolating and repairing malfunctioning
equipment.
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Feb.’74 Jan.78 RCA SERVICE CO., Anchorage, Alaska
Site Representative
. Remote duty at various White Alice tropospheric scatter sites in Alaska,
performing routine maintenance and trouble shooting voice, data,
.. teletype, carrier, microwave, and power equipment, performing, emergency restoral on all station equipment, and perform duties of the
station manager in his absence.
Oct.’72 – Feb.’74 Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Electronics Technician
Testing, trouble shooting, repairing and calibrating oscilloscopes and
associated test equipment arriving from final assembly.
Sept.’68 – Sept.’72 United States Air Force, Lowry AFB, Denver, Colorado
Teaching electronic fundamentals to an average size class of thirty
students. Duties included familiarization and indoctrination,
. presentation of course material, and laboratory work, The course
. ranged from basic electron theory through practical working circuits in .
. radio and radar. The course length was thirty-six weeks. My training
also included being trained on airborne weapons controlling systems.
NOTE: I am in excellent physical health running every day on my treadmill, and I
love to keep busy, taking pride in my work. I would pay for my own re-location
expenses if any and have my own health benefits. I would appreciate your
consideration.
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