RICHARD VANDERVOORT

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MOUNT PEARL, NL A1N 2P6

TELEPHONE: 709-***-****

Email Address: adrows@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

1981BACHELOR OF SCIENCE APPLIED PHYSICS

University of Winsdor, ON

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Trent University LAB DEMONSTRATOR/TECHNICIAN PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT

Peterborough, ON Major duties include developing undergraduate experiential learning oppourtunities,

2020- 2021 instruct, supervise, demonstrate for, and marking undergraduate students at all levels in

experiential learning components of courses; coordination and supervision of teaching

support staff; providing technical support for teaching facilities; and providing additional

assistance in the delivery of academic services.

Memorial University MARINE ROBOTICS PROGRAM CHAIR/ SENIOR INSTRUCTOR

of Newfoundland Major duties include course instruction, in electrical, electronic, mechanical, and

2006-2020 hydraulic components utilized in the design, construction, and operation of marine

robotic systems, as well as curriculum development, and applied R & D.

1990-2006 MARINE ROBOTICS SUPERINTENDENT/SUPERVISOR/ENGINEER

Freelance Operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of a wide variety of marine robotic systems

Worldwide employed in resource development, infrastructure installation and oceanographic

research in the waters off North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Exide Electronics FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER

Montreal, QC Installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of UPS’s, uninterrupted power supplies,

1989 utilized in providing emergency electrical power for small to mainframe-sized computers.

Cambridge Instruments FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER

Montreal, QC Installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of SEM’s, Scanning Electron Microscopes,

1986-88 Image Analyzers, X-ray Diffractometers, and Mass Spectrometers.

Installation and maintenance of Riechert-Yung Optical Microscopes and a plethora of

medical laboratory equipment.

Stackpole Inc. ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIST

Toronto, ON Programming, maintenance and troubleshooting of Allan-Bradley PLCs and Fanuc

1986 CNCs utilized in the manufacturer of automotive components.

Wolf Sub-Ocean MARINE ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIST

St. John’s NL Operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of OSEL’s Duplus and Mantis manned and

1983-86robotic marine systems.

Operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of Amatek Straza’s Scorpi-13 providing

robotic support for the saturation dive team carrying out the salvage operation

of ODECO’s sunken drilling vessel the Ocean Ranger.

Exide Battery Inc. ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIST

Woodstock, ON Operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory quality-control equipment 1982-83 utilized in the manufacture of automotive, commercial, and industrial batteries.

EMPLOYMENT RELATED TRAINING:

2019 St. John’s Ambulance Basic First Aid

St. John’s NL

2018 WHIMS

St. John’s, NL

2002 PITS H2S Alive Training Course

St. John’s, NL

2002BOSSTET Offshore Survival Training Course

Aberdeen, Scotland

1992RGIT Offshore Survival Training Course

Aberdeen Scotland

1989Installation and Maintenance of Uninterrupted Power Supplies

Exide Electronics

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

1987 Installation/Operation/Maintenance Cambridge Instrument’s line of Scanning Electron Microscopes

and Image Analyzers

Cambridge Instruments

Cambridge, UK

1986Operation and Programming of CNC Machine Tools

Orlikon Motch

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

1984 BOST Offshore Survival Training Course

St. John’s, NF, Canada

1983 Pilot Training and maintenance of OSEL’s MANTIS, DUPLUS, UFO, HORNET

and WASP robotic vehicles

Great Yarmouth, UK

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