Manufacturing Test Engineer and IT Specialist

Craig Eric Sharp

**** ********** **. – El Paso, Texas – 79924 Phone: 915-***-**** – Email: **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Manufacturing Test Engineer

SKILLS AND QUALIFACATIONS:

I’m a Creative Writer and a creative mindset with strong writing skills

Detail-oriented and ability to work well with others and independently

Background with HTLM/Adobe PageMaker & Illustrator

Interned at KDBC TV with Mr. Alan Branch in 1988

BA Degree in Broadcasting from UT El Paso December 1990

Broadcast Church Services live every Sunday Morning and when needed

Made Flash Six Memory at Intel in New Mexico Feb 2001 – Oct 2001

Internship with US Olympic Training Center with USABA (United States Association for Blind Athletes) as Public Relations Director and Photographer 1989

Experience at establishing computer set-ups to include installing, uninstalling and configuring individual computers’ software and hardware, Ghosted images to multiple computers through the Internet to other computer systems’ hard drives, partitioned and formatted multiple hard drives, installed Norton Firewall, security cameras and microphones.

Proficient using Novell Group Wise, Novell Netware 6.5, MS Front Page, Exchange 2000 Server, MS Office Suite and other software as needed.

Background knowledge in of networking fundamentals of (TCP/IP, VLANS & VPN).

Configured, troubleshoot and repaired computers using Windows-based applications, Repair accompanying printers.

System-installation experienced running CAT 5/6 and CAT 5e/6e and cables, installing hubs, routers and switches and used punch down blocks.

Extensive software knowledge including Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure (NI), NI Administration and Active Directory Service.

Experience in assisting up to 60+ users to log-in to computers and to trouble hardware/software issues and printing issues with Inkjet and Laser printers.

Experience working on El Paso Community Colleges’ and the UT El Paso colleges’ student newspapers.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

VOLUNTERING: SUN BOWL ASSOCIATION:

El Paso, Texas October 2025 to Present

Made floats for the Thanksgiving Day Parade and volunteered worked with the Sun Bowl Game.

I run the Audio/Visual equipment for New Hope Lutheran Church on Sunday mornings

October 2024 to Present

SECRURITY FOR SPECIAL SPORTING EVENTS

El Paso, Texas March 2022 to Present

Security for the Chihuahuas Minor Baseball Team and the Locomotives Soccer Team. Checked all incoming bags and packages to insure the safety of all persons attending all home games.

APEX/DELL CONTRACTOR

NCO Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas February 16 – February 25, 2011

Took delivery of new Dell computers and begun to install new image. After imaging of hard drives, plugged in cables in a specific manner and then installed and imaged new software to military specifications.

IT TECHNICIAN July 27, 2009 – August 20, 2009

Canutillo, Texas

Helped out the IT Department for the Canutillo Independent School District imaging hard drives on new and old computers, installing and updating new software and printer drivers as well as deleting old and out dated software and drivers. Imaged hard drives using school districts’ network. Installed printer drivers and got all the printers up and running correctly.

INTEL MANUFACTURING TECHICIAN February 5, 2001 – October 8, 2001

P.O. Box 15818 Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87174-0818

Manufactured Flash Six Memory Chips using chemicals at wet bench. Placed black plastic boats, containing 25 plate size wafers onto a computer arm and then set computer arm in motion.

Computer Installer, Repair Technician and Maintainer December 2005 – June 2007

Border Institute of Technology Work Study Program, El Paso, Texas

Studied Networking Administrator:

In charged with Work Study Students on 3 occasions where I supervised five to seven computer technician students in a Technical School. Delegated work schedule to all Work-study students, Delegated responsibilities according to skill and grade levels. Followed up on all work studies students to ensure all jobs were appropriately performed. Instructed on-the-spot instructions to ensure students’ work skills were adequate to students’ task. Assisted in performing their duties when necessary. Checked software on all computers and checked the Networking system. Ensured associated printers and scanners were operational. Installed motherboards, PCI Cards, NIC and APG Card, Processors, Power Supplies, Cooling Fans and Heat Sinks into computers and ran diagnostic tests to access operability. Installed Network cables to computers and then to the server. Terminated cable ends and evaluated for appropriate use. Consulted school professors to solve difficult problems and accurately evaluate difficulties to effect solutions. During network failures, conducted diagnostics to include the server the cables, hubs, connections to the routers and switches, resulting in down times 30 minutes or less. Studied Cisco Certified Networking Administrator (CCNA)

Board Engineer, Audio Producer April 1998 – January 2001

Clear Channel Communications, El Paso, Texas

Assigned to air the Don Imus Show every weekday morning for KHEY 680/1380 AM. Operated transponders to control need work feed and start the Don Imus program. Monitored audio board and adjusted sound levels throughout the program. Initiated live sport coverage for afternoon and evening programming by ensuring the broadcast transponder was active 680/1380 AM, Y96 FM, Power 102 FM, 98.6 FM and 99.9 FM and The Bandit 97.8 FM Radio Stations – all under one roof.

Volunteer Work

New Hope Lutheran Church: Producer of Audio and Video for Church Services

915-***-**** or ***************************@*****.***

Ms. Karen Miller Church House Mother 915-***-**** ********@*****.***

Sun Bowl Association

Helped make Thanksgiving Day Floats and Worked Security for the Sun Bowl Game

Joe Daubach Special Events Director

4150 Pinnacle Street, Suite 100

El Paso, Texas 79902-1019

Office: 915-***-**** Cell: 915-***-**** ***@*******.***

EDUCATION

Border Institute of Technology, Certificate of Completion, 3.29 GPA, Major: Network Administration, El Paso, Texas 2005-2007

Western Technical Institute, AOS Degree in Electronics/Computers 3.19 GPA El Paso, Tx 1998-2000

El Paso Community College, Associate Degree in Broadcasting/Journalism El Paso, Texas; Certificate of Completion in American Sign Language 1988

University of Texas at El Paso, BA Degree in Broadcasting/Journalism 2.02 GPA 1992

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