TIM STRUTT
tstrutt@canada.com
Summary of Qualifications:
- Perceptive, pays close attention to detail, hard working, trustworthy, works well under pressure, able
to get along with and interact well with others.
- Experience troubleshooting Computer, Electronic, Electrical, Mechanical, and Vacuum Systems.
- Experienced with PC's, Mac's, X-terminal's.
- Experience installing/uninstalling/troubleshooting hardware and software on PC's.
- Proficient with Windows 9x/3.x/NT, DOS, Microsoft Office Suite, WordPerfect Office Suite, Corel
Draw, HTML, FTP.
- Familiar with Java, C, C++, Assembly, BASIC, Visual Basic, Pascal, UNIX, Linux.
Work Experience:
- June 2000 - December 2001
Equipment Technologist, STMicroelectronics, Nepean
- July 1996 - June 2000
Equipment Technologist, Nortel Networks, Nepean
- Worked in clean room lab as Equipment Technologist in Ion Implantation area.
- Provided technical support and trouble-shooting for Implanters, Plasma Strippers, and Implant
support equipment. Routine and preventative maintenance on computer, electrical, electronic,
mechanical and vacuum systems.
- Provided monthly reports on failure analysis, and categorizing up-time and down-time.
Updated/tracked equipment status/comments online using X-terminals running PROMIS.
- Coordinated installation of networking equipment and connectivity for statistical process control.
- Designed and maintained internal webpage.
- Trained new employees on shift.
- November 1998 - May 2000
Consultant, Wild Web Services, Kanata
- Part-time consultant work doing webpage coding, design, and layout.
- January 1996 - July 1996
Fabrication Technician, Northern Telecom, Nepean
- Worked in clean room lab as equipment operator in Ion Implantation area.
- Responsible for operating equipment which processed silicon wafers (implanting, stripping,
cleaning, examining, measuring).
- Responsible for tracking batches of wafers through processing using X-terminals running
specialized software (PROMIS, MAGIX, DATATRAK).
- January 1993 - September 1993
Customer Systems Engineer, Bell Canada, Toronto
- Worked with both Local and Wide Area Network Engineering groups.
- Set up Data Traffic Systems Collection equipment at customer locations to determine line usage
and statistics. Wrote Excel Macros for data import and manipulation to generate automated
reports and graphs for Systems Engineering group.
- Enjoyed customer relations and development of computer skills in area of Windows, DOS,
UNIX, and Mac operating systems and applications.
- Gained knowledge of communications hardware and software (LAN and WAN), terminal and
communication devices, transmission techniques, media, and protocols.
- January 1992 - August 1992
Switching Engineer, Unitel Communications, Toronto
- Designed private virtual networks for customers, programmed DMS-250 telephone switch,
debugged reporting system, coordinated programming implementation of long-distance
originating and terminating call screening, communicated with customers.
- Greatly increased computer and communication skills and obtained invaluable knowledge in
area of communications.
Education:
- September 1999 - December 2000
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
- Studying for Bachelor of Science, Honours Computer Science
- Courses in Computer Programming, Java, Calculus, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematical
Logic, Data Structures, Computer Architecture.
- September 1993 - January 1996
Sir Sandford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario
- Completed 3-year Electronics Engineering Technologist, and 2-year Electronics Engineering
Technician diplomas, specializing in Computer Systems
- Maintained Dean's List standing for both diplomas.
- Courses in Electronics, LAN Networks, Operating Systems, Digital Controls, Troubleshooting,
Signal Processing, Microcontrollers, Digital Systems, Visual Programming, Data
Communications, Assembly Programming, Technical Sales and Customer Relations, Recording
Technology, Telephony, Problem Solving.
- Received Bronze Medal in Bell sponsored, 1994 Ontario Skills Competition, for Post-Secondary
School Level Electronics.
- September 1990 - December 1992
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
- Studied for Bachelor of Applied Sciences, Honours Computer Engineering.
- Courses in Computer Programming, Digital and Analog Electronics, Interfacing, Calculus,
Algebra, Graphical Design, Management Science, Physics, Organizational Behaviour.
Interests:
- LAN Networking, Internet Accessibility (HTTP, FTP, Telnet), Webpage layout and design,
Computer Programming, Graphics, Scanning/Imaging, Drawing, Audio/Visual Electronics.
References available upon request.