TERENCE CONKEY
North Chicago, IL 60064
**********@*****.***
Please accept this cover letter and resume for the Electronic Technician position located on the
Synectics employment website. The following employment history and acquired skills will be a
positive asset to Synectics and the customers it serves.
I am a Navy trained, Marine Corp hardened aviation electronics technician, My Military
Occupational Skill 6617. I am a graduate of the Navy’s Advanced First Term Avionics course [AA
equivalent]; I have over 4 years of experience troubleshooting HF, VHF, and UHF radios to component
level. I am proficient with electronic test equipment, Oscilloscope’s signal generator’s frequency
counters, and digital multimeters. I also received training in printed circuit board repair soldering and
de-soldering was my secondary MOS 6640’ My civilian
experience includes working for electronic companies as production test technician for in home stereo
systems, electronic scale, analog to digital converters, and vibration measuring and control equipment,
where I worked closely with the design engineers. I have not worked in
the electronics industry recently, my knowledge of electronics and troubleshooting skills that I have
gained in my experience working in the electronics field are still sharp. Thank you for considering my
application.
I look forward to contributing my skills and experiences to the Electronics Technician position
at Synectics and hope to have the opportunity to speak with you further about how I can be an asset to
your team.
Respectfully,
Terence Conkey
PROFILE
Professional with 7 years experience working in military and civilian occupations in the electronics
trade performing troubleshooting at the competent level; calibrating to specific industry standards;
operating digital volt meters, signal generators, frequency counters, and oscilloscopes; soldering, de-
soldering and repair of wiring on Printed Circuits Boards; build and repair 2 way High Frequency and
Very High Frequency radios.
SKILLS
Read Wiring Diagrams Read Wring Schematics Operate Electrical Testing
Equipment
Electrical Trade Written and Report Writing Communicate with Electrical
Verbal Communication Engineers
Computer Radio Frequency Technician Clean Electrical Equipment
ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCE
A to Z Electronics, Anaheim, CA 09/1986 to 12/1987
Production Test Technician
• Troubleshoot and test in-home stereo systems.
TRIGG Tek INC, Anaheim, CA 01/1984 to 08/1986
Production Test Tech
• Troubleshoot and repaired manufacturer equipment prior to customer delivery.
• Calibrated manufacturer equipment to industry standards.
• Familiar with all electronic test equipment.
• Built and tested vibration measuring equipment for use in aerospace, aviation, and military
applications and devices.
California Scale, Anaheim, CA 09/1980 to 11/1984
Service Technician
• Service repair and installed mechanical and electronic scales.
• Troubleshoot electronic scales to component level and disassemble components to the printed
circuit board level.
Derlien Scale, Tonica, IL 05/1976 to 03/1979
Service Technician
• Responsible for testing and calibrating mechanical and electrical motor truck and livestock
scales.
US MARINE CORPS, Marine Corp Air Station Santa Anna, CA 02/1971 to 03/1976
• Aviation Electronics Communication and Navigation Tech
• Micro Miniature Component Repair Tech
• Attained rank of E5 Sergeant
• Good Conduct Medal
TERENCE CONKEY
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, IL 08/2014 to present
Recreation Aid
• Assist with patient care, setting up and breaking down of recreational activities and maintaining
the aviaries.
MOBIL MINIMART, Willowbrook, IL 07/2006 to 04/2014
Cashier
• Stock cooler, clean driveway, empty trash, inventory tobacco
• Balance drawer, reconcile lottery
• Provide outstanding customer service
METAVANTE CORPORATION, Romeoville, IL 10/2004 to 06/2006
Vault supervisor
• Supervised up to 5 people who pulled the cards from the vault.
• Maintained zero errors at all times on issuing all debit and credit cards to the personalization
machines.
• Issued assignments to coworkers to pick credit and debit cards.
• Retrieved all credit and debit cards from all areas to be secured in vault.
Stonewheel Inc, Willowbrook, Illinois 07/2003 to 10/2004
Parts delivery driver
• Delivered auto parts to repair shops
• Responsible for driving company vehicle
• Provided outstanding customer service to all repair shops.
• Consistently obtained excellent performance ratings from supervisor
El Kapitain Van Conversion Inc, Westminster, CA 07/2000 to 04/2003
Parts Room Leadman
• Assembled part kits that were specific to each delivery van and job.
Huntington Beach Dodge, Huntington Beach, CA 06/1997 to 06/2000
Detail Department Manager
• Responsible for the management of 3 additional vehicle detail employees.
• Pre-delivery inspection on each new vehicle prior to customer sale.
• Part-time sales associate.
RTL Accessories, Garden Grove, CA 09/1986 to 05/1997
Manager of Paint and Manufacturing Department
• Supervised 11 employees within the paint and manufacturing department.