Manufacturing operator, technician, and equipment technician

Jerry O. Boswell

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Phoenix Az. *5041 **********@***.*** Mobile: 602-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in an organization where my skills, education and commitment to excellence can be fully utilized

EDUCATION

Military Veteran (USAF)

Master of Education in Human Relations

Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, AZ.

GPA 3.7/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Az.

GPA 3.7/4.0

AA Degree in Digital Electronics

Pima Community College, Tucson Az.

GPA 3.8/4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Real Estate Investor & Property Maintenance Specialist

Self-Employed December 2022 – Present

Property Investment & Management – Researched, purchased, and managed investment properties, ensuring profitability and long-term value.

Electrical Work – Installed and upgraded lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, and electrical components to improve property appeal and functionality.

Woodworking & Repairs – Installed doors and cabinets and completed drywall repairs, including patching holes and refinishing surfaces.

General Maintenance & Upkeep – Performed routine and emergency maintenance to ensure properties remained in top condition.

Project Planning & Budgeting – Managed renovation projects, sourced materials, and controlled costs to maximize investment returns.

Problem-Solving & Adaptability – Addressed unexpected property issues efficiently while maintaining a high standard of workmanship

Advanced Service Technician at Yamaichi Electronics: 2/2020 to 12/2022

Technical Skills and Expertise: I oversee installations, system upgrades, migrations, and outages while maintaining computer systems, software, hardware, and networks. I troubleshoot equipment, optimize processes, and ensure production stability, leveraging my analytical and problem-solving skills to sustain efficiency.

Leadership and Collaboration: I trained and mentored team members, working independently or in teams under pressure. I evaluate data to adjust equipment, maintain processes, and resolve nonstandard events, ensuring quality outcomes and operational excellence.

Production Support Technician at Eberle Design Inc. 7/2018 to 12/6/2019

As a Production Support Technician, I support manufacturing operations. I promote safety in all my work practices to ensure a safe work environment. My responsibilities range from performing preventative maintenance on the insertion and pick & place tools. Also, I provide training to technicians and operators on all the production tools. Lean manufacturing and 5S initiatives and practices are used in order to promote a world class environment.

Educational Leadership

Adjunct Professor at San Carlos Apache College: 1/2018 to 7/2018

I was an Adjunct College Professor at San Carlos Apache College in which I provide curriculum instruction and support the academic administration. I currently teach the following two courses: Introduction to Business and Human Relations in Business and Industry. I also support the development of skills and knowledge necessary for students to interact and be successful in the working business environment. In addition, I also provide instruction for College Success in which I support and help develop skills and techniques required for being an efficient student. Goal setting, problem-solving, time management, organizing study materials/study techniques, and college learning styles are additional skillsets I teach.

INTEL CORPORATION, Chandler AZ 1996 to 2/2016

Engineer Technician (ATTD):

8/11 to 2/16

Worked in “cleanroom environment” so I am familiar with cleanroom protocols.

Responsible for process optimization, yield improvements, and stability assessments.

Empowered Manufacturing Technicians through documented training to optimize product flow through the Finish module.

Delivered training across all 4 shifts in support of multiple platforms including 1273 (Cherry Trail).

Led team to achieve a 10% improvement in on-time delivery.

Responsible for manufacturing process change orders and manufacturing documentation control.

Created/updated manufacturing documentation.

Manufacturing Technician Equipment (ATTD): 1/01 to 8/11 Role encompassed 3 primary categories; Safety, Equipment and Leadership.

As a Safety leader responsible for 16 Technicians becoming 100% compliant in all their safety training.

Recertified over 60% equipment technicians in their Lockout Tag Out procedures.

Mentored and trained others in the Finish area.

Manufacturing Technician (ATTD): 12/96 to 1/01

Working in the Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC) line used organizational and leadership skills to become a lead technician in the training of new hires, enabling the on-time start-up of this new product line.

My shift (Shift 4) become the primary champions for using and final implementation of safety indicators such as Safety Management by Walking Around (SMBWA) audits and Behavior Safety Audits (BSA).

Lambda Electronics, Tucson Az. 1/1990 to 12/96

Group Leader:

Led a team of 20 technicians responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining digital power supplies.

Trained technicians in test procedures which lead to acquiring major contracts and selling digital power supplies to Hewlett Packard (HP).

International Business Machines (IBM), Tucson Az. 1/1985 to 6/88

Unit Test Technician:

Performing functional testing on printed circuit boards and analyzing test patterns to help streamline the initial testing phase.

This procedure developed IBM’s “first call” maintenance procedures.

Hughes Aircraft, Tucson Az. (Raytheon) 2/1982 to 1/85

PC/Equipment Service Technician

Responsible for the entire communications network system of Hughes Aircraft. The system involved voice and data communications.

Promoted to the content expert in troubleshooting computers and modem related issues.

Solely responsible for over 1500 asynchronous fiber optic data circuits, both computer and modems as a result of my content expert standing.

United States Air Force, NAFB Calif. 8/1976 to 8/80

Telecommunications Specialist:

As an enlisted Airman there are many skills, I learned through my military career which helped develop my work ethic, respect for all individual and self. These skillsets manifested early in my career resulted in being awarded the “Longevity Service Award” and the Air Force “Good Conduct Medal.”

I was given the responsibility to perform 100% inventory and distribution of equipment for each installation our team was involved with. This task was critical to the success of each mission due to the fact that most of our assignments involved working at isolated and remote sites.

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