Thomas J. Solimeo
Milford Delaware 19963
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Executive Summary
An experienced professional in technical support, operations, calibration, and
videoconferencing. Broad experience in computer hardware, instrumentation, data acquisition,
network installations and administration, telemedicine, application software, as well as, R&D
laboratory, seismic, vibration, and power plant testing. An excellent trouble-shooter and
problem solver who is also well versed in technical support and client relations. An
independent R&D strain gauge and data acquisition consultant.
Summary of Experience
Otovation, LLC
2008 to 2013
King of Prussia, PA
Operations Manager
Performed and managed the calibration, assembly and production of clinical
audiometers. Maintained and controlled QA documents and procedures. Perform R&D
studies. Manage and provide, technical, as well as, pre and post-sales support.
Participated in new product development. Supervised production staff. Performed all
IT tasks including installation, operation, system administration and desktop support.
Created disk based HTML product service manuals.
MBNA – Bank of America - EDS
2005 to 2008
Newark, DE
Senior Analyst
MBNA – Christiana Center, Telecom – VTC and A/V specialist
Provide scheduling, operations and troubleshooting of daily VTCs. Provide clie nt support for
VTCs and A/V systems. Perform system maintenance and troubleshooting tasks. Resolve all
issues that occur during multipoint VTCs and A/V events. Educate users of all levels on the
use of VTC and A/V systems. Manage and direct large-scale VTC events using in-house and
third party services for high-level executive sessions.
RCGIT
2002 to 2005
Conshohocken, PA
Senior Consultant
MBNA – Christiana Center, Telecom – VTC and A/V specialist
Provide client support for VTCs and A/V systems. Perform system maintenance and
troubleshooting tasks. Resolve all issues that occur during multipoint VTCs and A/V events.
Educate users of all levels on the use of VTC and A/V systems. Manage and direct large -scale
VTC events using in-house and third party services for high level executive sessions.
Interactive Medicine, Inc.
1997 to 2002
Valley Forge, PA
Director of Engineering
Project manager, Product Manager, VTCs, Network System Manager, PC Manager, ISDN,
instrumentation, network installation and management, computer hardware, PC applications,
telemedicine applications, system integration.
Selected project experience includes:
Configured, installed, and supported over sixty PC based and stand-alone H.320/H.323
VTC systems using multiline ISDN and TCP/IP communications.
Provided VTC and A/V technical support and education for clients and in-house
personnel.
Specified, integrated and evaluated dozens of personal computers, network interface
cards, sound cards, video boards, communications boards, graphics boards, codecs,
notebook computers, operating systems, network terminators, ISDN modems. V.35
modems, digital cameras, PCMCIA cards, video cameras, video monitors, input devices,
scanners, MPEG boards, frame grabbers, speakers, microphones, instrument carts, U PS
and medical instruments for use in PC based and stand-alone telemedicine workstations.
Designed and maintained the company’s main Access database that stored information
regarding clients, vendors, inventory, documentation, projects, sales, software problem
reports, technical support solutions, telemedicine workstation configurations, and
employee data.
Implemented remote technical support for client workstations.
Wrote InstallShield installation scripts for CD-ROM, LAN, and disk based Windows
installations of proprietary telemedicine videoconferencing applications.
Designed, installed and managed a Microsoft NT 4.0 server based LAN.
O’Brien Group, Inc.
1994 to 1996
Newtown Square, PA
Senior Consultant
Project manager, Network System Manager, PC Manager, hardware and process development,
instrumentation, network installation and management, computer hardware, PC applications,
system integration, strain gauging, data acquisition, telemetry, field testing.
Selected project experience included:
Instructed post graduate classes on the installation of high elongation strain gauges
(Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
CA)
Conducted in-situ vibration tests of rotating machinery using accelerometers and a PC
based digital data acquisition system (Japan, Italy, California, New Jersey)
Designed, installed and managed a Microsoft NT 3.5 server based LAN (Newtown
Square, PA)
Designed, installed, and operated a telemetered torsional strain vibration monitor systems
on two main steam turbines (Peachbottom Atomic Power Station, PECO Energy)
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ANCO Engineers, Inc.
1980 to 1994
Associate – Project Manager - Consultant
2013 to present
Project management, R&D test laboratory management and operations, hardware and process
development, instrumentation, network installation and management, computer hardware, PC
applications, system integration, strain gauging, data acquisition, telemetry, calibration,
laboratory and field testing. Network System Manager, PC Manager, and Security Officer
tasks were performed. Served as the company authority for all computer hardware,
communications, electronics, and software applications.
Selected project experience included:
Design, development, and installation of instrumentation and data acquisition systems for
an R&D seismic shake table laboratory (Southern California Edison, San Onofre Nuclear
Generating Station, San Onofre, CA)
Personal recipient of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant award to
develop a radiation contour synthesizer system (Department of the Army, Aberdeen, MD)
Manager and Principal Investigator for SBIR $500,000 project to develop a
microcomputer-based Instrumented Torque Wrench System (INTOWS). (NASA,
Kennedy Space Center, FL)
Design, development and operation of a PC based, relay contact monitoring system for the
EPRI sponsored GERS program (Electric Producers Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA)
Hardware design and development of a PC based data acquisition system (VIPAC, Culver
City, CA)
Management and operation of an R&D project consisting of in-situ stress testing of steel
and concrete piles for the Georgia DOT. This project won the “Excellence in Engineering
Award” presented by the State of Georgia (Dames and Moore, Savannah, GA)
Philadelphia Electric Company
Philadelphia, PA
Dynamic Plant Test Group -- Research Division
Installed and maintained computer hardware, strain gauges, instrumentation, and transducers.
Managed and operated a mobile R&D laboratory. Supervised test teams and power plant start-
up crews. Conducted start-up and dynamic testing in the support of nuclear, hydrodynamic,
pumped storage, and fossil-fueled power plant operations, and research and development.
Performed feedwater analysis tests, and chemistry for a fossil fueled power plant . Performed
calibration, repair, and installation of power plant instrumentation. Performed daily power
plant economy calculations and monthly heat rate tests.
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Awards:
Small Business Innovative Research
Radiation Contour Synthesizer – Department of the ARMY
Principal Investigator
Project Manager
ANCO Engineers, Inc.
Instrumented Torque Wrench System – INTOWS - Department of the ARMY
Principal Investigator
Project Manager
ANCO Engineers, Inc.
Education:
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Electrical Engineering
Vishay Intertechnology
Malvern, PA
Strain Gauge Installation and Instrumentation
Ailtech Corporation
Philadelphia, PA
Weldable Strain Gauges
Data General Computer School
Southboro, MA
Nova & Eclipse Minicomputer Hardware, RDOS System Management, AOS System
Management
MASSCOMP/Concurrent Computer School
El Segundo, CA
MASSCOMP 3400 UNIX Based Data Acquisition System, UNIX System
Management
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Professional References:
Dr. Paul Ibanez
President
ANCO Engineers Inc.
Boulder, CO
800-***-**** work
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Gerald W. Bloomquist
2 Jasper Lane
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-***-**** home
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Blake A. Johnson MBA
4116 Creciente Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-***-**** home
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Pamela Sherrick
Office Manager
RF Concepts, LLC
Boulder CO
303-***-**** Mobile
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