Dave Vander Bent

Experience

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  Storage Technology Corporation

  Sept 1978 - Jan 2005

  Pre-power testing (hi-pot), initial power on and full diagnostic testing of disk systems prior to packaging and shipment to customers. Was hired as a Manufacturing Unit Test Tech I and promoted three times in 2 1/2 years.I was asked by my manager to join the "Advanced Manufacturing" team for the next generation disk product. When I transferred to the field, I left as a Manufacturing Unit Test Tech IV.

  • Field Service Engineer

    May 1981 - Jan 2005

  • Manufacturing Tech IV

    Sept 1978 - May 1981
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  Sun Microsystems

  Jan 2005 - Feb 2010

  Field Service Engineer

  Provide emergency, proactive, installation and maintenance support to Sun servers, disk and tape subsystems in the West Michigan area on a 24/7 basis.

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  Oracle

  Feb 2010 - Oct 2014

  Senior Field Engineer

  I provided onsite computer hardware support on mission critical systems at customer installations throughout West Michigan. This included routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance on Oracle (Sun) servers (large and small), disk arrays, and robotic tape systems.Also served other on special and ongoing projects related to service call management, logistics management, logistics problem resolution, and ongoing phone and email support of my peers with system issues throughout the United States and Canada. I managed and kept updated the on-call schedule for all field engineers in Michigan to ensure after hours service calls went to the correct person. Show less

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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2016

  Field Engineer

  I provided onsite repair and preventative maintenance on automated allergy testing instruments located in hospitals and laboratories throughout the Midwest primarily and nationwide as needed.

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  Service Express

  Apr 2016 - now

  Field Engineer