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- From: billp@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Bill Pottenger)
- Subject: Technical Support/Customer Service/Systems Management Expert from DEC
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.160242.3213@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
- Originator: billp@consult.ncsa.uiuc.edu
- Sender: billp@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Bill Pottenger)
- Organization: Nat'l Ctr for Supercomp App (NCSA) @ University of Illinois
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:02:42 GMT
- Lines: 123
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- THOMAS W. TODD
-
- 406 West Ells Avenue
- Champaign, Illinois 61820
- (217)351-7586
-
-
- OBJECTIVE:
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- To advance my career in a position of technical support,
- system management, or network administraton with a dynamic
- organization which will value my broad technical background
- and experience.
-
- EXPERIENCE:
-
- Digital Equipment Corporation, Champaign, Illinois - June,
- 1980 - present
-
- Software Specialist, March, 1990 - present:
-
- * Provide software and hardware technical support to the
- Chicago Services sales team.
- * Duties include needs analysis, product selection and
- configuration, proposal creation and management, and
- demonstration setup and delivery.
- * Deliver consulting services including software
- installation and startup, operations support, and
- remedial service to our customers.
- * Design and manage the local area network of VAX/VMS
- computers, UNIX RISC workstations, and Macintosh and IBM
- personal computers in the Champaign office, integrating
- them with Digital's worldwide network.
- * Expertise areas include VMS and UNIX system and
- applications software, local and wide area
- internetworking, and PC/workstation applications and
- integration.
- * Completed Digital's "Focused Technical College" training
- for OSF/1 and UNIX.
- * Received Digital's "TEAM 100" award for my contributions
- to the Government, Education, and Medical sales unit in
- my first year of eligibility.
-
- Senior Customer Services Engineer, March, 1983 - March 1990:
-
- * Provided hardware and software support across DEC's
- entire product range, as well as selected equipment from
- other vendors.
- * Specialty areas included VAX hardware and software (VMS
- and Ultrix), communications, and networking (DECnet and
- TCP/IP).
- * Performed software installations for the above operating
- systems, as well as supplied on-site remedial software
- support.
- * Provided first-line technical support for other customer
- service engineers in the district.
- * Managed internal technical projects for the local office
- and district.
- * Prepared and presented seminars to other engineers as
- needed.
- * Gave technical support to sales representatives to aid in
- their efforts when requested.
- * Assumed the duties of Unit Manager during his/her
- absence.
- * Contributed in our combined effort to win a Service
- Excellence award in 1984, and DECservice Awards for
- Customer Satisfaction for the years 1985 - 1988.
-
- Field Service Engineer, June, 1980 - March, 1983:
-
- * Account Representative for LCG mainframe and large VAX
- systems, providing remedial and preventive maintenance.
- * Serviced PDP11 systems, personal computers, and terminals
- on an as-needed basis.
- * Directly responsible for service at our three largest
- customers on the University of
- Illinois campus.
- * Contributed in our combined effort to win Service
- Excellence awards in 1981 and 1982, and DECservice Awards
- for Customer Satisfaction in 1980 and 1983.
-
- MARTEC Associates, Arlington Heights, Illinois May, 1978 -
- June 1980
-
- Sales Engineer:
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- * Sold a variety of electrical and electronic components
- and instruments for a distributor/manufacturer's
- representative firm throughout an assigned geographical
- territory.
- * Provided technical support to customers on
- instrumentation and electronic training systems.
- * Represented the firm during national sales meetings for
- Meloy Labs, Metrix Instruments, MTS Systems, and E & L
- Instruments.
- * Assisted in seminars and trade shows to prospective
- customers.
-
- EDUCATION:
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- Numerous training programs on hardware, software, marketing,
- and personal development conducted by Digital Equipment
- Corporation
-
- PARKLAND COLLEGE - Champaign, Illinois
- C Programming and other general interest courses.
-
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE - East Peoria, Illinois
- Associate in Applied Science, Engineering Electronics
- Technology.
-
- REFERENCES:
-
- Available upon request
-
- ***
-
- Replies accepted either directly to the above address/phone number, to
- 71470.2333@compuserve.com, or to billp@ncsa.uiuc.edu (I will forward as
- directed).
-
- Thank you.
- Bill Pottenger (posting for Tom Todd)
-