Terry R. Stick

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Clearwater, FL 33760

727-***-**** ozd9g0@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

To utilize my technical training, skills and experience in the optical field or related industry. Would also be interested in furthering my experience in optics and vacuum technology.

QUALIFICATIONS

More than 20+ years of progressive optical coating production experience covering the following areas: 1) Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) of Optical Materials for Ophthalmic Lenses; 2) visible & infrared thin film optical coatings on plastic & glass optics; 3) Thin Film Materials and Thin Film Processes; 4) Thin Film technique: E-beam, thermal evaporation, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Sputtering and (ION) Ion-assisted deposition.

Windows and Macintosh computer enthusiast. Familiar with a large variety of Macintosh and Windows software. Builds custom Windows computers. Expert in troubleshooting system and problems such as corrupted files, drivers’ issues and software conflicts, etc.

Experience in rebuilding and troubleshooting Commonwealth ion sources.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCHERER STAFFING, Clearwater, FL 2010

Worked at a small optical lab, cleaning ophthalmic lenses and running a Hard Coat machine.

ESSILOR PROCESSING CENTER, St. Petersburg, FL 1993 – 2009

Denton, Blazers (BAK) and Satis machine operator. Vacuum deposited Anti-Reflective coatings for polycarbonate ophthalmic lenses, sandblasting, operation and maintenance of ophthalmic coating machines. Assisted production personnel in resolving process problems. Preventative maintenance performed on thin film coating machines. Maintenance and Operation of Hard Coat machine. Chemical Handling, Chemical Titrations, Chemical Mixing. Spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)

BRYCOAT INC., Safety Harbor, FL 1991 – 1993

Vacuum Coating Operator

Plasma Vapor Deposition (TiN) of metal tooling parts, liquid honing, sandblasting. Maintaining and repairing PVD thin films equipment, repairing high vacuum systems with helium leak detection devices.

FOXBORO CO, South Norwalk, CT 1975 – 1990

Vacuum Coating Technician

• Experience in depositing single and multilayer films on plastic, glass optics and mirrors, dielectric materials for optical lenses and IR pyroelectric detectors.

• Experience as an optical inspector.

• Experience as an optical assembler- Built pyroelectric detectors and FTIR spectroscopy accessories.

• Experience in operation and maintenance of diffusion and cryo-pump vacuum coating systems.

• Monitoring inventories of optics and performance of paperwork for the shipping of customer orders.

• Optical Material Handler. Experience in optics inventory control and handling.

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY- 1 yrs General Study and Photography

High School Diploma - North Yarmouth Academy Yarmouth, ME

Varian Leak Detector Course, Chemical Safety Class, Basic RF Training class, Vacuum Maintenance Training

AWARDS

2006 Essilor Processing Center Above & Beyond Award for extraordinary dedication