ARTHUR L. SMITH *** Batson Drive Newport News, VA 23602
757-***-**** (home)
757-***-**** (cell)
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POSITION DESIRED: Generator Field Service Engineer
SALARY: Negotiable
EDUCATION: Cleveland Institute of Electronics
Pioneer Joint Vocational School – 1969 Electronics
Almeda University- B.S Electronics Technology
GM Service Technical College Apprentice thru Tech Training
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Present
July,2012
Blue Crab Appliance Parts Newport News VA
Position: Parts Specialist
Provided customer service while handling money after learning appliance parts and utilizing knowledge to help homeowners find correct parts to repair their machines.
Exhibited common sense and a willingness to learn, while using a computer (i.e. operate an internet web browser, learn the point of sale program quickly and efficiently).
Also answered phone calls in a polite manner and helped customer with repair.
Fugro Road Ware Mississauga Ontario Canada
July,2012 ARAN Field Service Technician
Feb. 2011
Travel to/from the project locations; transportation is provided by Airlines or rental car
Complete and pass all training modules and tasks required by an operator in training within the time allotted, includes specific modules within the ARAN Operators training plan
Complete and log all daily vehicle and equipment checks required by the ARAN driver
Drive the ARAN in an efficient, safe manner
Followed navigation instructions from the main ARAN operator during daily transit and testing
Assisted the main ARAN operator with the general maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of the equipment and truck. Completed Fugro corporate training courses
Operated the ARAN system using the control keyboards for data collection Assisted with the general administrative and end of day procedures.
Completed daily time and task logging
Feb. 2011 Sears Parts and Services, Virginia Beach, VA
Feb. 2007 Position: Home Electronics Technician/Safety Captain
Troubleshoot and repair televisions on site in homes of customers. Repairs performed to all technologies to include Direct view, LCD, DLP, Plasma, and projection tvs. Maintain spare parts inventory and work with manufacturers on warranty repairs. Perform repairs in Sears Stores on defective store stock as needed. Collect and deposit payment for billable calls in Sears account. Sells service contracts and additional accessories as needed to customers. Download work schedules and service calls at start and end of each day. As Safety Captain, participate in monthly conference calls and make presentations at district Sears technician meetings.
Feb. 2007- Suttle Motor Corporation, Newport News, VA
Oct. 2004 Position: Alignment Technician
Perform automotive alignment procedures using computerized Hunter Alignment System. Test drive automobiles to insure proper operating condition. Check and prepare new automobiles for sale. Assist with repairs to automobiles. Train other personnel in alignment procedures. Completed training in Automotive Youth Educational Systems and received certification as an Ayes mentor. Trains and serves as a role model for summer interns while teaching them to use the Hunter Alignment System.
Oct. 2004- Abbott Diagnostics Division,Irving Texas
Dec. 1985 Position: Senior Field Service Engineer
Installed, maintained, and provided customer support for LSI and microprocessor controlled medical diagnostic systems manufactured by Abbott Labs. Provided field service support in a variety of settings to include hospitals, blood banks, clinics, doctors offices, and reference/research labs. Provided operator training on site as needed. Isolated and troubleshot performance issues to identify nature of malfunction and determined course of action to resolve problems. Position required frequent interface with manufacturing support personnel to assist in.
Installed and maintained clinical chemistry and nuclear analyzers and therapeutic drug monitoring systems at customer sites. Provided technical support for medical technologists operating the systems. Performed modifications and technical updates as needed.
Nov. 1985- Wyle Labs, Hampton, VA
Nov. 1983 Position: Senior Technician
Performed system maintenance on DEC 11/55 and DEC 11/70 systems with RK05J and RL02 disk drives used for research. Performed maintenance on Hewlett Packard 1000 systems and peripherals which included HP7906 and HP7912 disk drives, Winchester hard disk drives and Shugart floppy drives used in VT 180 personal computers and Decmate word processing systems. Repaired line printers to include Digital LPQ02, LA-120, and LA-34 and LA-36 printers. Completed NASA soldering school, IBM Personal Computer trouble shooting course, and small systems course. Assisted board repair in troubleshooting DEC and HP power supplies and printed circuit boards to component level using bench test equipment including the Octopus. Became familiar with DEC and HP diagnostics in the isolation of system malfunctions to board level on site and then to component level on the bench at Wyle.
Nov. 1983- Marquette Electronics, Milwaukee, WI
Apr. 1981 Position: Field Service Engineer
Responsible for corrective and preventive maintenance of DEC PDP/11 and LSI/11 systems with CDC 300 megabyte disk drives for mass storage. Maintained and modified to component level Marquette designed computer systems for electrocardiography using the Motorola 6800 microprocessor which used Digital TU-58 tape drives for storage. Serviced Digital microcomputers on line to the Naval Regional Medical Center’s 11/34 mainframe via Vadic modems to LA-120 line printers and DEC VT 100 video terminals. Used the telephone to troubleshoot with the customer to resolve problems. Installed field change orders and systems upgrades as requested by Milwaukee field support.
Apr. 1981- Schlumberger Fairchild Weston Systems, Sarasota, FL
Dec. 1979 Position: Customer Service Engineer
Operated and maintained mobile data acquisition systems for military tank (HSTVL) engineering tests at Aberdeen Proving Grounds with DEC 11/34 systems using DEC disk drives, Sangamo Weston and Western Peripherals tape drives collecting data using pulse code modulation systems by EMR and F.M. telemetry. Also operated similar systems on site at Boone, NC on windmill systems for the Department of Energy and completed installation and operation of the mainframe data reduction and analysis system at NASA, Plumbrook Station, in Sandusky, OH.
ADDITIONAL SCHOOLING
Introduction to PDP/11 Basics, Schlumberger Sangamo Weston
PDP/1134A Computer Operation and Maintenance PCM as Applied to Telemetry 700 Series Equipment
Marquette Schools:
Computer Assisted Systems for Exercise
Microcomputer Augmented Cardiographs
3000 Series Cardiographs
4000 Series Cardiographs
Marquette Universal Systems Familiarization
General Electric PDS 3000 Systems
General Electric PDS 3036 Systems
Abbott Schools:
Customer Satisfaction Skills
Imx Analyzer
VP Clinical Chemistry Biochromatic Analyzer
ANSR Quantamatic
Proquantum Systems
Spectrum and Epx Clinical Chemistry Systems
Transfusion Diagnostics Flexible Pipettor Center and Parallel Processing Center
Commander Systems
Axsym Immunoassay System
LCx DNA Probe System
Alcyon 3001 System
Spectrum Series R
TDxFLX
Imx Immunoassay Systems
Cell-Dyn Series 3000 Hematology Analyzers
Cell-Dyn 1700/1600/1400 Series Hematology Analyzers
Suttle Schools:
Hunter Wheel Alignment
Hunter Vibration Diagnosis and Correction Systems
I-Car Steering and Suspension
Advanced Auto Collision/Structural Repair
Fugro Schools
Fugro Defensive Driving School
Smiths Driving System School
Fugro Electrical Safety Course,
Fugro Back Safety Course,
Fugro Laser Safety Course
Fugro Hazardous Material Handling American Red Cross First Aid Course
REFERENCES:
John Stout, National Hematology Manager (retired), Abbott Lab
4273 Viavila Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(925) qzt4as@r.postjobfree.com
John Peay, Medical Technologist
6209 Chelsea Crescent
Williamsburg, VA 23187
757-***-**** qzt4as@r.postjobfree.com
Sarah Ceperly, Lab Supervisor,
Internal Medicine of Portsmouth
757-***-**** C qzt4as@r.postjobfree.com
DANN WILLIAMS
Tech Manager
HVAC, HE, Refrigeration
Virginia District 8175
102 S.Witchduck Rd.Virginia Beach,Va 23462 qzt4as@r.postjobfree.com
Linda Duncanson
Lab Manager/Rappahannock General Hospital
101 Harris road
Kilmarnock,VA 22482
Ph:804-***-**** qzt4as@r.postjobfree.com