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Electronics Technician - Test & Repair - Assembly - Prototype Design (Grass Valley)
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ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN Testing / Repair / Calibration / Prototype / Design / QA
Self-Motivated • Reliable • Problem Solver • Resourceful • Thorough • Efficient & Precise
- EMPLOYMENT -
MICRO PRECISION CALIBRATION - Grass Valley, CA 95949 (8/2021 - 1/2025)
Calibration & Repair Technician / Calibration & Repair of Metrology and RF communications equipment
T+K AUDIO DESIGN - Grass Valley, CA 95949 (6/2010 - 5/2021)
Electronics Design & Technician / Designing Tube Amplifiers and Audio Electronics
AJA VIDEO SYSTEMS - Grass Valley, CA 95945 (6/2005 - 5/2009)
Electronics Technician / Test & Repair of Video Capture & Conversion Equipment
AUTOMATA-INC. - Nevada City, CA 95959 (8/2002 - 5/2005)
Project Leader / Electronics Technician / Customer Service for RF Telemetry Equipment
K.S. EQUIPMENT - Watsonville, CA 95076 (8/1997 - 7/2002)
Electronics Technician / R&D-Prototyping of Semi-Conductor Photo Lithography Systems
TEKTRONIX / GVG - Nevada City, CA 95959 (1996-1997)
Electronics Technician / Systems Test and Repair of Video Switchers
NASSAU INSTRUMENT COMPANY - Aptos, CA 95003 (1993-1995)
Electronics Technician / Assembly, Test and Repair of Industrial Calibrators
• Complete Testing and Calibration of all systems, circuit boards and assemblies built and being serviced.
• Quality Assurance Testing / Inspection / Documentation of current products and new designs & prototypes.
• Troubleshooting and Repair of circuit boards and assemblies both analog and digital down to component level reading schematics, assembly drawings and BOM’s.
• Rework and Soldering of boards with both micro and fine-pitch parts using RoHS standards and compliance.
• Extensive knowledge of High Definition Digital Video Formats and Television Broadcast Standards.
• R&D / Prototyping of new designs through I.C. research and circuit analysis, breadboarding, wire-wrap build-ups & enclosure fabrication. Created, updated and revised documents such as schematics, assembly plans, parts lists, test and calibration procedures.
• Project leader for the manufacturing and complete testing of various products used in the satellite communications, cellular service and RF / Infrared telemetry fields.
• Customer Service and Technical Support: troubleshooting systems and equipment over phone and email.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Macintosh & PC Computers. VM 700a Video Analyzers, 601i Serial Component Video Monitors, Various models of Analog & Digital Oscilloscopes, Fluke Calibrators/DMMs, HP/Agilent/Keysight Analyzers & RF Generators, Standard & Surface Mount Soldering Irons, Multiple Hand Tools.
- SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS / WEB / CODING -
• Web/Coding: HTML 5, CSS 3, PHP, Javascript, Basic & Pascal
• Server Admin: OSX, Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP, cPanel, sFTP • CMS: Drupal, Wordpress
• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro
• Apple Final Cut Studio: Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor
• Avid Pro Tools, Bias Peak, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
- NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS -
TEKTRONIX/GRASS VALLEY
Received recognition for work conducted on the model 4000, 4ME, 10 bit Serial Digital Switcher, which won an Emmy Award in 1996 for its performance in the television broadcast industry.
K.S. EQUIPMENT
Developed and Wrote an original testing procedure for Hewlett Packard laser model 5501A which addresses the repair of common tuning problems that occur in older, weakened laser tubes.
CABRILLO COLLEGE - Design Project 1994
Designed and built an FM transmitter used to broadcast audio over RF signals for use with a common radio tuner/amplifier. This was critiqued and graded outstanding in its class.
OTHER EXPERIENCE - AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION
• Videographer for Stream Clip Video, Movement Alliance Dance Co. and Sierra College's Art Beat.
• Operation of various DV Video Cameras. (Sony PD150, VX2000, TRV30, Canon GL-1)
• Video editing with FCP & Premiere. Use of various NLE compression codecs. (DV, DVCPRO, HDV, XDCAM)
• Audio and Video Encoding for DVD, CD-ROM, and Web delivery. (H.264, FLV, MPEG1/2/4, AAC, AC3)
• Operation of dynamic and condenser microphones, mixing boards, audio effects, and compressors.
• Computer Building & Maintenance for NLE & DAW workstations. (Mac and PC)
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2003 - Directing for the Camera - Film Arts Foundation, S.F., CA
1997 - TV Broadcast Video Principles - Tektronix/GVG, Nevada City, CA
1995 - A.S. Degree in Electronics Technology w/ Honors - Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
1993 - Sound Engineering - California Recording Institute, Santa Cruz, CA
1988 - H.S. Diploma of General Education - Nevada Union H.S., Grass Valley, CA
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