Stanley M. Newsom

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Maryville, TN 37801

Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E

Secret Security Clearance / Management / Quality Assurance / Leadership /

OSHA / Safety / Training

Thirty-two years of experience managing, installing, and troubleshooting electronic communications systems. Versatile, proven leader with demonstrated abilities to conduct interviews and evaluations, analyze findings and develop recommendations for corrections or improvements in the evaluated program. Ability to review, analyze, and resolve conflicts between local and higher headquarters regulations. Identifies process, system, and training deficiencies and recommends corrective actions for each.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Management: Served as senior advisor to the commander on all matters concerning the management process and practices within the unit and its assigned work centers as they relate to mission readiness. Providing expert and comprehensive working knowledge of policies, procedures, and directives resulted in 100% compliance rating during Inspector General Unit Compliance Inspection in May 2007. *For this accomplishment I was awarded the Presidential Meritorious Service Medal.

Training: Developed training programs for drill status Quality Assurance personnel. Planed and scheduled training activities for assigned Drill Status Guardsmen. Oversaw and conducted On the Job Training (OJT) for maintenance personnel. Ensuring the availability of lesson plans, facilities, and training aids. Monitored the training status of personnel and ensured supplemental and/or remedial training was accomplished when required.

Quality Assurance: Oversaw the Air Force Communications Standardization Evaluation Program ensuring all requirements were met as defined in applicable instructions. Established a deficiency analysis program and performed technical reviews. Served as the focal point for the self-sufficiency program, corrosion prevention and control program and the subject of electrostatic discharge control providing help, advice, and authoritative references to the work center supervisors.

Safety: Organized and managed unit safety program. Performing facility and work center safety inspections, revising, and implementing the lockout/tag-out program, RF radiation protection program and Personal Protective Equipment program. *Increasing the overall hazard awareness program resulted in zero safety mishaps during 3-year tenure.

Technical Order Distribution Office: Ensured the adequacy and accuracy of Tech Order files in the maintenance activity in either hard copy or electronic copy. Validate local work cards and assists in the development when needed. Maintain an automated tech order management database of over 500 Tech Orders. *Less than 1% findings out of 200 Tech Orders checked during IG inspection.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TENNESSEE AIR NATIONAL GUARD, 12 Dec 1974 - 12 Dec 2007

Management Analyst, 228 CBCS, McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN 2002–2007

Assist work center, staff function supervisors, and the Chief of Maintenance in identifying and resolving maintenance and management problems through evaluation and analysis.

Validates use of effective training programs, proven maintenance techniques, safety procedures, supply discipline, security procedures, and good housekeeping standards.

Perform deficiency analysis, technical reviews and hands on maintenance when directed.

Validate maintenance operating instructions and assist in the development as needed.

Established a technical order distribution office and ensured current method and procedures tech orders, time compliance tech orders, evaluation work cards, work unit code manuals, and other tech orders are available to the entire maintenance activity.

Performed personnel, technical, managerial, and special evaluations to determine the quality of maintenance management, production, and procedures.

Conduct air mobility cargo in-check and road mobility evaluations to ensure loads for airlift or road convoys are safe, configured and packed properly, and that the transportation documentation is correct.

Served as the unit safety representative ensuring compliance to all OSHA regulations.

Electronic Mechanic, 228 CBCS, McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN 1974–2002

Perform the duties of Supervisor, Crew Chief, Trainer and Safety NCOIC. Serve on Unit Promotion Board for nominees selected for Senior Leadership Promotion.

Install, repair, modify, maintain, and operate fixed, mobile, and transportable communications systems, including SHF satellite, troposcatter, line-of-sight, analog and digital multiplexing, and termination equipment.

Utilize Desktop Computer Workstations for documenting maintenance work actions, documenting training for upgrade and communications trafficking via the LAN and Internet. Operating systems utilized: MS/DOS, Windows & NT. Programs utilized: Microsoft Office Pro package, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Front Page, and many others.

Developed vestibule to enhance workspace, boosted efficiency of ECU and enhanced operations in blackout conditions. Chemical contamination was decreased, as well as providing protection from weather. *Got Best Practice award during units IG operational ready inspection contributing to an overall outstanding rating.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES CORPORATION, Knoxville, TN, 1999-2000

Technical Engineer

Install medical equipment, bedside heart monitors, central stations, clients, servers, and slave monitors, OBT TV and telemetry systems. Oversee sub contractor’s installation of CAT 5 cable and Fiber cable runs.

Install Microsoft NT operating system on all systems and configure for LAN networking. Perform CAT 5 punch downs and product assurance validation when finished to assure system is performing properly to design and customer specifications. Loading software provided programs for each system, which include NT server and NT client, CBT, and DEMO modes of operations.

Instrumental in completing a 2.3-million-dollar project that had been stalled twice due to incompetence of installers or other reasons. *Presenting a professional appearance and competence helped in securing the contract to end.

TELEDYNE SYSTEMS, Lewisburg, TN

Master Engineering Technician / Lead

Assist Supervisor and Engineering personnel in job assignments and training of personnel on new jobs, assist supervisor in selection of new hires, and perform safety team meetings.

Test, troubleshoot and repair both analog and digital electronic equipment utilizing automated and semi-automated test equipment.

Performed environmental stress screening, power on and static vibration testing.

Clean, calibrate, maintain, and operate test equipment and test fixtures.

Maintain test logs, charts, and historical records.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1981

Associate of Science (AS), Electronic Specialist

*Honor graduate (4.0) GPA

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 2000

Associate of Science (AS), Electronic Systems Technology

KNOXVILLE BUSINESS COLLEGE, Knoxville, TN, 1971

Business Administration

PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION:

COURSE DATE COMPLETED METHOD

USAF SENIOR NCO ACADEMY 14 MAR 2002 NON-RESIDENCE

NCO ACADEMY 01 JAN 1980 NON-RESIDENCE

NCO ORIENTATION COURSE 01 JAN 1978 NON-RESIDENCE

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