Jim Spielmaker

Jim Spielmaker

Electronic Technician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Maintanence Supervisor at Dean Technology

  • Education

    • Colorado State University

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      Undergraduate Computer Science
  • Experience

    • Summit

      Jan 1982 - Jan 1987
      Electronic Technician

      Test and repair switchmode power supplies in manufacturing environment. Build test fixtures and burn in racks.

    • Varo

      Jan 1987 - Jan 1990
      Electronic Technician

      Engineering lab tech tasked with building prototypes and assisting with debug and qualification for military liquid cooled switchmode power conversion equipment for airborne application.

    • Power Clinic

      Jan 1990 - Jan 1994
      Lab Manager

      Manage team of 5 electronic technicians to test and repair various switchmode power supplies down to the component level ranging in size from <5W to >5kW DC-DC, AC-DC and AC-AC

    • ADS The Power Resource

      Feb 1994 - Jun 2000
      Manufacturing Supervisor

      Oversee Electronic assembly manufacturing facility from front door to shipping dock. Responsibilities ranged from employee review/hire/fire/, inventory and ERP functions from work orders & purchasing reports to shop capacity scheduling, purchase and maintain wave soldering machine, network admin for 30 workstation Novell 3.1 & NT server network, Electronic technician duties as required. Note that some sales and accounting and purchasing functions were handled externally.

    • Power Clinic

      Aug 2000 - Mar 2003
      Electronic Technician

      Test and repair various switchmode power supplies down to the component level ranging in size from <5W to >5kW DC-DC, AC-DC and AC-AC

    • NexGenCity

      Mar 2004 - Aug 2004
      Electronic RF Technician

      Troubleshoot & repair pcmcia ad-hoc mesh network transceivers for department of homeland security. Worked on-site with mfgr to resolve rf and bit error issues in rf cage environment.

    • Viewcast

      Oct 2004 - Mar 2006
      Electronic Technician

      Test, troubleshoot & repair video conferencing systems, video capture cards and streaming video appliances to the component level. Proficient with bga and plcc smt rework.

    • CSR plc

      May 2006 - Jun 2009
      Electronic Technician

      RF Lab duties including capturing air traces, interop testing, RF characterization, test jigs, SMT rework including 0201 passives, plcc, bga & csp packages, Work with customer to troubleshoot design issues using bluetooth development platforms.

    • Dean Technology

      Jun 2010 - now
      Maintenance Supervisor

      Maintain in house test equipment & production machinery used for mfg and test of high voltage semiconductors and high voltage power supplies. Design, install and maintain laser marking system, Design, install and maintain high vacuum systems, machine shop mill & lathe, maintain and repair industrial refrigeration systems .

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • EPA-608 Technician type Universal refrigeration handling licence

      VGI Training
      Jul 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • CompTIA A+ (Remote Support Technician) certificate

      CompTIA
      Dec 2009
      View certificate certificate