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Curriculum Vitae
Roger D Vincent
Email: ajrimmerbsc@hotmail.com
Personal Details
These will be supplied if you ask nicely.
Professional Qualifications
NZ Trade Certificate in Radio & Industrial Electronics
Electrical Service Technician
Career Objectives
To further my qualifications in a way that would benefit both myself and the company I work for. To make the most of any opportunities given in career advancement.
Key Areas of experience & Competencies
- Test bench design and set up.
- Procedure writing.
- Diagnostics and repair of PBA’s.
- Training and supervision of test operators.
- Machine maintenance.
- Test equipment repair.
- System diagnostics and repair.
Employment History
Pertronic Industries NZ
26 January 2010 to present
Position:
Test Technician.
Responsibilities:
2013 – Social Club Secretary
2014 – Social Club Webmaster
Test and repair of printed circuit boards.
Biomedical Services NZ
May 2004 to June 2009
Position:
Biomedical Technician.
Responsibilities:
Electrical Safety lecturer for Wairarapa DHB monthly training days.
Test, repair, acceptance and calibration of biomedical equipment.
Test and repair of all oxygen concentrators in the Hutt Valley including home visits.
Testing of dental equipment and RCD’s at all primary schools in the Wellington region.
Technician in charge of testing, onsite repair and acceptances at Hutt Valley DHB.
Test procedure writing.
Use of company car and managing test equipment for use at different client sites.
Liaising with and advising clients.
Health and Safety Committee.
Reason for leaving.
Redundancy.
Exicom Technologies Ltd
4 Oct 1999 to March 2004
Position:
Test Technician.
Responsibilities:
Module testing, diagnostics and repair for Analogue Radio links.
Module testing, diagnostics and repair for Digital Radio links
including test bench design and setup.
SMC soldering and de-soldering.
System testing, diagnostics and repair for Digital Radio links.
Health and Safety Committee.
Achievements:
Redesigned chart of Digital Radio menu structure.
Wrote instructions for Digital Radio calibration program.
Assisted with Digital RF bench set up.
Reason for leaving.
Redundancy.
Circuit Systems Ltd
May 1999 to Sept 1999
Position:
Alarm Service Technician.
Responsibilities:
Installation and repair of swipe card entry systems and door sensors.
Upgrade systems for Y2K compliance.
Report on-sight activities to monitoring companies.
Purchase and maintain stock for each job.
Use of a company car.
Receptionist (early morning).
Reason for leaving.
I didn’t do the job I was employed to do so left after the trial period.
Alcatel NZ Ltd
July 1990 to March 1999
Position:
Electronic Technician, Electrical Service Technician.
Responsibilities:
Diagnosis and repair of Printed Board Assemblies.
Maintenance and repair of factory test and production equipment including 230V appliances.
Setting up of test benches.
Ongoing training and supervision of test operators.
Warranty diagnosis and repair of phones and MUX PCB’s ( both national and international ).
Provide weekly report of warranty activity to QS Manager
(one of the executives of Alcatel NZ Ltd) for presentation to the board of directors).
Testing of Customer Premises cabinets.
Repair and testing of Transmission Multiplex Equipment.
Building, wiring and testing of Roadside cabinets.
Design and manage CTU test area including warranty repair.
Assist with annual maintenance of automatic insertion machines and flow solder machines.
Health and Safety committee member.
First Aid Officer.
Achievements:
NZ Trade Certificate in Radio & Industrial Electronics.
Set up and maintenance of antistatic earthing methods.
Set up of Line Test Unit area, writing of related test documents.
Test design for Clear wall mount cabinet.
Setting up and building equipment for the Telephone production line.
Intranet Reviews.
Reason for leaving.
Redundancy.
Alcatel NZ Ltd
January 1987 to July 1990
Position:
Apprentice Electronic Technician.
Responsibilities:
Telephone diagnostics.
Drafting assistant.
Achievements:
Involved in prototype development and design. Some drafting was done by myself.
McKenzie & Holland
School Holidays in 1985 & 1986
Position:
Factory Hand.
Responsibilities:
Building and baking transformers.
Electrical cabinet wiring.
Making gear plates for cabinets (used for the electrification of the main trunk railway line)
Making heatsinks for plating rectifiers.
Welding.
Building packing crates from scratch for cabinets.
Loading and unloading trucks with the forklift.
Education
Tertiary Details:
July 1993 Electrical Service Technician (Registration Current)
October 1990 NZ Trade Certificate in Radio & Industrial Electronics
College Details:
1986 6th Form Certificate:
English
Mathematics
Physics
Technical Drawing
Computer Studies
Achievements:
1st in Technical Drawing
1985 School Certificate:
English
Mathematics
Technical Drawing
Science
Accounting
Achievements:
Merit in Accounting
Merit Certificate – 2nd in 4th form swimming finals
Merit Certificate – 2nd in 5th form swimming finals
Wellington Certificate in Science with Merit
Courses Attended
2003 Training for Health & Safety Representatives
2002 Accident investigation.
2002 Health and Safety Training
1999 Introduction to security.
1998 Practicing Electrical Workers Safety & Testing.
(Biannual requirement for Electrical Registration)
1996 Effective Communication Skills
1996 St Johns Workplace First Aid
Interests
Harriers, travelling, street theatre, skiing, writing.
Achievements:
1999 Flying Trapeze Certificates for: knee hang catch, hocks off catch &plunge catch.
1996 Parachute decent from 3000 feet, Wairarapa Parachute Centre
1989-92 Merit Awards at Green Tree Children’s Theatre
1989 Leadership Training Course, Kiwi Ranch
1985 Instructors Certificate, Royal Life Saving Society of NZ
1983 Captain, Tararua United Football Club Junior 14th Grade
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