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Paul H. Vu

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4457 Park Paxton Place     ·     San Jose, CA 95136     ·     (408) 225-9995     ·     paulv254@aol.com

 

OBJECTIVE:                        To obtain a position as a Web/Network Technician at a public institution

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

·        Over 16 years of experience as a network/web technician and engineer

·        Over 4 years of experience in college environment

·        Expert knowledge of troubleshooting computer soft/hardware, maintaining servers, and designing websites

·        Open-minded, dedicated, flexible, and a self starter

·        Work well under stress, excellent people management skills, strong communicator

·        Ability to deal with a high level of ambiguity, frame problems effectively, and handle multiple priorities

·         Extensive experience in working with people of various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds and disabilities

 

EDUCATION

 

Institute for Business Performance, CA                   1998

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer                                                                                                  

 

Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA                1986

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

 

SKILLS

 

  • Pascal/Java/SQL/C Language                                       ·    CDDA-XTRACT
  • XPress / Photoshop / Illustrator                                     ·    Sound Forge XP
  • Dreamweaver / Fireworks                                            ·    Macromedia Director

·        MS Window NT 4.0 Platform                                      ·    Audio / Video Equipment

  • HTML Coding                                                             ·    MS Word/Excel/Power Point
  • Internet Information Server                                           ·    Digital/Analog Oscilloscope
  • Macromedia Flash                                                        ·    MS Window Media Player
  • Premiere / Quicktime                                                    ·    Paint Shop

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Spectra Physics, Mountain View, CA

Laser Technician                                                                                                                  10/00 – 10/02

·         Managed and oversaw a laser lab that tested and qualified mechanical and laser components

·         Tested and troubleshot electronic and PCBs down to component levels

·         Actively participated in ISO committee to meet regulations and improve quality of products

·         Initiated and modified manufacturing manuals for LASER

·         Analyzed falures and generated ECOs to improve seeder heads PCBs performance

·         Tested and evaluated fiber optics and components

·         Organized QATs to increase productivity and generated SPCs to control the quality of LASER

 

StorMedia, Santa Clara, CA

Network/Web Technician                                                                                                     9/96 – 10/00

·         Managed user accounts, checked security, trained and supported users, updated existing software and implemented new software

·         Archived data, prevented data loss, and monitored server storage space

·         Created firewalls and protected computer and server against viruses and hackers

·         Troubleshot and replaced failed devices and added new computers to the networks

·         Built PCs, upgraded hardware, changed motherboard, loaded software and reconfigured BIOS

·         Configured and managed MicroSoft NT Servers 4.0

·         Designed and maintained websites  

·         Developed and protected the database web interfaces

 

Akashic Memories Corp, San Jose, CA

Senior Engineer                                                                                                                     7/93 – 9/96  

·         Managed the Pilot line prior to acceptance and worked closely with R&D to develop new products

·         Taught classes and trained technicians when new products were introduced to the mfg line

·         Designed experimental protocols to quality products.  Selected parts to evaluate testers’ performance between buildings / plant sites

·         Implemented cost reduction plans and reduced cycle time 

·         Met with vendors to discuss and resolve out-of-spec components

·         Analyzed technical issues and generated REC to improve quality of products

·         Developed measurement equipments to control production line

 

HMT Technology, Fremont, CA

Equipment Engineer                                                                                                             6/90 – 7/93

·         Supervised the Test Maintenance Lab: conducted meetings, communicated with vendors regarding parts and prices, and created inventory procedures

·         Designed experiment plans to isolate / determine root cause of system failures

·         Diagnosed and made recommendations to replace parts to improve performance and reliability

·         Evaluated new software and made recommendations based on business and technical requirements

·         Built and repaired PC, monitors, printers and upgraded and installed new software

·         Created preventive maintenance plans to reduce equipment failures

·         Reviewed equipment to select the most appropriate ones to test products

 

IBM, San Jose, CA

Product Engineer                                                                                                                    8/86 – 6/90

·         Led a technical team in the Manufacturing Engineering department for 338X products    

·         Managed the quality/performance of disc drives at various operations

·         Chaired and led weekly meeting to present yield reports and discussed improvement plans

·         Designed/conducted experiments to improve product performance

·         Certified technicians and trained foreign engineers on servo performance and surface analysis tests

·         Joined task forces to resolve major technical problems

 

St. Patrick’s College, Mountain View, CA                                                                          

Registrar Assistance                                                                                                              02/82 – 5/86

·        Assisted students to enroll in classes

·        Generated transcripts upon request

·        Assisted faculty to file grading records and mailed grades to students