PAUL M.

SIMONDS
2500 Overlook Terrace #6
Madison, WI 53705
ps7744c8@westpost.net
(608) 312-0680

Objective: Seeking a challenging and interesting position in manufacturing or t

elecommunications with a growing company.

Transferable
Skill Sets:
Telephone Technician
* Installed, tested and repaired communication equipment, such as public address
and intercommunication systems, wired burglar alarms, switchboards, telegraphs,
telephones and related apparatus, including coin collectors, telephone booths a
nd switching keys.
* Repaired cables, laid out plans for new equipment and estimated material requi
red.
* Supervised and coordinated activities of workers engaged in maintaining electr
ical equipment and private telephone lines serving offices and operating station
s of utility districts.
*
Panel Wirer
* Installed electrical wiring and assembled components in control cabinets, elec
trical and industrial equipment and related industrial apparatus.
* Laid out diagram for electrical installations, according to wiring specificati
ons.
* Attached breakers, relays, contactors, bus bars, transformers, insulators, reg
ulator cabinets, condenser units, motor and generator sets, meters, plugging dev
ices and fuse blocks to mounting holes with bolts and screws.
* Tested and adjusted electrical assemblies, using electricians' hand tools and
test equipment.
* Discussed errors in diagrams and production order with supervisor and engineer
to clarify assemble problems.
* Tested wiring continuity and connections, using ohmmeter, text lights, and oth
er testing devices.
Data Communication Technician
* Installed and repaired data communications lines and equipment for computer sy
stems, using hand tools and test instruments.
* Reviewed work orders to move, change, install, repair, and remove data communi
cations equipment, such as modems, cables, and wires.
* Spliced wires and cables, using hand tools and soldering iron.
* Tested communication lines to ensure that specifications were met, using testi
ng instruments such as voltmeter and data scope.
* Read messages on computer screen to verify that data was being transmitted bet
ween locations, according to specifications.
Process Operator
* Performed activities such as preparing chemical solutions and in operating pur
ification units, reaction vessels and driers in polymerization of raw materials,
such as synthetic rubber and resin.
* Observed control-panel instruments to verify conformity of reaction and monome
r-recovery process to specifications.
* Maintained production records and prepared reports on department activities.
* Studied production schedules and estimated worker-hour requirements for comple
tion of job assignments.
* Established and adjusted work procedures to meet production schedules, using k
nowledge of capacities of machines and equipment.
* Recommended measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and
quality of product.
* Suggested changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase effic
iency of shop, department, and work crews.
Line Lead/Facilitator/Trainer
* Developed and conducted programs to train in the installation, programming, sa
fety, maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
* Conferred with managers, instructors and customer representatives in order to
determine training needs.
* Evaluated training packages, including outline, text and handouts written by i
nstructors.*Attended meetings and seminars to obtain information useful to train
ing staff and to inform management of training programs.
* Read and interpreted blueprints, planning sheets, sketches and related technic
al data to determine tooling requirements, setup procedures, control settings an
d machining methods and sequences.
* Operated machine manually to perform non-automated functions and when automati
c programming was faulty and machine malfunctioned.
As the only Certified Trainer-Trained over 200 employees in various areas
and achieved significant improvements in their productivity.
Supply Tech Canteen Services VA
Maintained all vending mach
ines in the VA hospital. Inventory, order, stock, and repair.

Experience:
Wright Vending
Fitchburg, WI
Warehouse
2009 to Present

Canteen Services VA Hospital

Madison,WI
Supply Tech
2007 to 2009
Prince Telecom
Milwaukee, WI
Telephone Technical 2006 to 2007
Danfoss, Inc. Milwaukee, WI
Panel Wirer/Cell Trainer 2003 to 2006
American Communications Tech Milwaukee, WI
Data Systems Technician 2001 to 2003
Eastman Chemical Kenosha, WI
Process Operator 2000 to 2001
Paul Simonds Milwaukee, WI
Contractor 1999 to 2000
Motorola Libertyville, IL
Machine Specialist/Leader/Facilitator 1993 to 1999
Military: U.S. Marine Corps Beirut/Honduras
Honorable Discharged Served 5 Years
Education: Tremper High School Kenosha, WI
Diploma
Training &
Certification: * Trained in the following areas:
* FCC Regulations
* Signal Meter and Locators
* Digital Systems
* Blueprint Reading/Drawing
* OSHA Regulations - Hazardous Conditions
* Facilitation
* Certified Trainer
* Certified Forklift Driver
References: Available upon request