Objective: To obtain an interesting and challenging position in a technical field with security and room to grow.

Professional Experience

Technician/Web Manager, Household Appliance Sales and Service Co., September 1986 to present
Niles, IL  Contact: Juanita Johnson, General Manager, 877-572-6826

• Perform shop repair of residential and commercial microwave ovens, various small appliances, electric lawnmowers and small air conditioners as needed.
• Assisted in programming Symantec Q&A relational database.
• Built and maintain successful e-commerce website, householdappliance.com

Engineering Technician/Consultant, Carter-Hoffmann Co.,  January 2001 to September 2001
Mundelein, IL Contact: Chuck Deck, Test Lab Director, 847-362-5500

• Assisted in design and testing of prototype commercial cooking appliances.
• Create electrical schematics and wiring diagrams, wire prototypes.
• Design wiring harnesses.
• Set up and perform UL performance tests.
• Set up and perform destuctive testing.
• Advise engineering staff using years of hands-on experience repairing appliances.

Assistant Webmaster, RenalWEB.com, June 2000 to September 2000
Marlborough, MA 

• Assisted in the maintenance of the website Renalweb.com.

Field Service Engineer, Dornier MedTech/Acoustic Imaging, August 1999 to April 2000
Phoenix, AZ  Contact: Pete Sobchak, National Technical Manager, 800-367-6437

• Installed and maintained urological surgical lasers and ultrasound equipment for the US Midwestern region and other areas as needed.

Area Chief Technician, Fresenius Medical Care USA, June 1995 to June 1999
Niles, IL  Contact: Margie Driscoll, R.N., Unit Manager, 847-647-8505

• Maintained 33 hemodialysis machines (Fresenuis 2008H, Baxter SPS550, Drake 480), medical-grade Reverse Osmosis water treatment equipment, artificial kidney reuse machines, conductivity meters, distribution system, TDS meters.
• Kept 3 clinics up to OSHA standards.
• Trained and assisted technical and clinical staff at three clinics.
• Served as Safety Officer.
• Was technical consultant during production of four Fresenius national safety-training videos.
• Was originally hired as an Equipment Tech, promoted twice within a one-year period.

Universal Teller, Skokie Trust and Savings Bank (now Cole Taylor), January 1980 to August 1984
Skokie, IL Contact: Personnel, 847-674-4400

• Transacted regular savings and checking deposits and withdrawals, handled special services such as commercial cash deposits, bond coupon payments, cashier's checks and money orders.
• Periodically balanced main vault and worked in proof department as needed.

Education

Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Two years' full-time coursework in Communications & Psychology

DeVry Institute of Technology, Lombard, IL
Six months' full-time coursework in Electronics Engineering Technology

Factory Certifications

Fresenius 2008H, Baxter SPS550, Dornier surgical lasers, Acoustic Imaging ultrasound

Hobbies and Interests

Computers, Music, Bicycling, Vacuum Tube Audio, Photography

Personal

Born 1964 in Chicago, grew up in Morton Grove, IL
Single, no children, good health, non-drinker

Last modified Wednesday, September 28, 2011