MICHAEL E. NEWKIRK

4853 Bay Meadow Drive (909) 685-5983

Riverside, Ca. 92509 email:

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position as an Electronic Technician and/or Computer Technician to utilize and enhance twenty-five years experience in the production, testing and troubleshooting of computers and printers , to the component level.

EXPERIENCE

1/92-6/03 C. HOEZLE ASSOCIATES, INC.

Irvine, Calif. Repair Technician

· Repair customer whole printers or P.C.B.A’s to component level.

· Provide technical support to test technicians in the troubleshooting of P.C.B.A.’s down to component level.

· Train new technicians

· Maintain established quality and reliability levels

· Assisted in ISO 9002 qualification at C. Hoelzle Assoc. Inc

· Develop , document and maintain testing procedures

· Provided phone tech support for all Printronix and Mannsman-Tally impact printers.

· Repaired all Printronix printers from P-300 thru 5000 series models to component level.

5/91-11/91 PRIORITY MANUFACTURING SERVICES

Irvine, Calif. Test Engineer

· Provide all tech. Repair and support for all product lines.

1976-2/91 MC DONNELL DOUGLAS COMPUTER SYSTEMS COMPANY

(formerly Microdata Corporation)

Santa Ana, Calif. Technical Associate/Leadman

· Maintain flow of production in test department.

· Provide technical support to test tech.s in troubleshooting

· Train new technicians.

1976-2/91 MC DONNELL DOUGLAS COMPUTER SYSTEMS COMPANY cont.

· Coordinate test results with design and quality assurance dept.s

· Collect and chart thru-put data of test department for daily and

monthly reports.

· Train, promote and ensure J.I.T. ( just-in –time) production methods.

· Monitor collection of defect data for quality assurance dept.

· Implement and test all production change orders.

· Ensure all test equip. is calibrated and operational.

· Maintain “job loading” for proper test dept. thru-put.

SKILLS

· Read schematics

· Strong experience in troubleshooting analog and digital systems.

· Recommend solutions to problems and prepare reports to summarize findings.

· Use test equipment, logic analyzers, scopes DVM, VOM, line analyzers, Genrad 2272, specialized text fixtures associated to application.

· Provide technical support to other technicians, help repair to board and/or component level.

· Read firmware listing for fault isolation.

· Excellent writing and oral communications skills.

· Verify readiness of new product for production and manufacturing test.

EDUCATION

· Attended California Polytechnic College, Pomona, Calif.

· Majors Agriculture Business, Business Management

· Attended Fullerton Community College, Fullerton, Calif.

· Architecture Design & Social Science

MILITARY SCHOOLS

· Navy Fire Control Technician “A” School, Bainbridge, Maryland.

· The course consisted of 18 weeks of Basic Electricity and Electronics, with the last six weeks being in practical application of theories and troubleshooting.

TECHNICAL TRAINING

· Control Data Institute, Anaheim, Calif.

· Certificate in Electronics