Instrument Technician

Brian A Beckstead

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Objective: Acquire a professional position as an Instrument Technician

Professional Experience

Test Engineer Ultra Clean Technology July 2007 to January 2009 Austin, Texas

Duties:

Supported the manufacturing floor, field service team, and new product introduction.

Assisted in the design, build and writing of software for special orders

Manufactured components for client-specific equipment

Maintained quality control and production efficiency

Provided technical support in the United States and China

Clinical Engineer Beckman Coulter Inc. March 2002 to July 2007 Billings, Montana

Duties:

Supported Hematology and Coagulation instruments in Eastern Montana, Northeastern Wyoming, as well as assisted team members in the Pacific Northwest.

Managed scheduling of preventative maintenance, installation, modifications, and repairs.

Maintained and organized emergency parts inventory and test equipment.

Senior Field Service Engineer Lam Research Corporation March 1997 to May 2001 Boise, Idaho

Duties:

Performed on-site preventative and demand maintenance of Alliance A4 and A6 4520, 9400 SE, and 9100 TCP.

Conducted installation and relocation of Lam Research Dry Etch Equipment.

Devised and implemented plans and preventative maintenance programs that optimized machine system performance, and minimized down time.

Developed training classes’ specific to Customer to establish operation, maintenance and inspection procedures and techniques.

Developed temporary solutions for equipment design problems and provided recommendations to Engineering for permanent engineering changes.

Prepared and maintained accurate logs, service records, and parts usage documentation.

Accomplishments:

Promoted to night shift Lead position.

Fulfilled Fab Dedicated responsibilities for Fab 1 at Micron Technology.

Provided field support on three different occasions in Avezzano, Italy for two months.

Engineering Technician II

Lam Research Corporation July 1994 to March 1997 Fremont, California

Duties:

Performed hardware and software testing.

Performed machine maintenance of Rainbow and Alliance A4 4520, 4520XL, 4520 ESC, and 9100 TCP. Presented Support Demo's for customers coming in-house in addition to supporting International and Domestic customers in Beta sites, Retrofits, and assisted field service with escalated machine issues. Trained new technicians.

Provided field support for 3 weeks in South Korea, and several other 1 or 2 week trips to Phoenix, Arizona; Austin, Texas; and Boise, Idaho.

Education/ Training

Performance Based Training from Lam Research

Rainbow and Alliance Dry Etch Systems

Team Building and Problem Solving

Customer Satisfaction

How to be a great Communicator

Time Management

Brooks Automation Training

Training from Beckman Coulter

Fundamentals of Hematology

Fundamentals of Coagulation

Instrument specific Training on the following:

MD/Ac*T, Onyx, MaxM/HMX, LH500, Ac*T 5 Diff, GenS, LH750, and Slide Maker ACL classic series 100 thru 7000, MLA 1400, 1600, and 1800 ACL 8000, 9000, 1000, Elite, and Elite Pro.

Associate of Applied Science in Electronics

DeVry Institute of Technology

Phoenix, Arizona

June 1994 Honors: Dean's List

Eagle Scout 1986

References available upon Request

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