Appalachian Cast Products Abingdon, VA Sep 2012 to Jul 2013 Supervisor / Machinist / WelderQuality Tool And Die Bristol, TN May 2010 to Aug 2012 Machinist / WelderEarhart Millwright Bristol, TN Feb 2007 to Jan 2010 Maintenance "A"Superior Ind. Johnson City, TN Mar 1993 to Sep 2005 Machinist "A"/ Mold repair "A"
Education:
Northeast State Technical Community College Blountville, TN 1990 to 1994 Welding Technologies / Machine Tool Technologies
US CELLULAR Asheville, NC Sep 2008 to Jul 2011 Network Field EngineerUS Cellular Schaumburg, IL Jun 2005 to Sep 2008 Technical Operations EngineerUS Cellular Asheville, NC Jun 2001 to Jun 2005 Network Field EngineerUS ARMY Fort Bragg, NC 1999 to 2001 Multi-Channel Transmission System Operator/Maintainer/SupervisorUS ARMY Fort Bragg, NC 1997 to 1999 Mobile Cellular Base Station Installer/Operator/Maintainer
Skills:
Fourteen years in the wireless communications field - technical instructing / writing / auditing, Nortel CDMA, Aviat microwave systems, and military secure communications. Attended seminars, conferences and suitcase training from vendors to keep up with industry standards for power, grounding and inventory control. Assisted in the prioritization of technical issues that warranted the development of standards. Assembled and lead groups of field representatives, vendors, regional support operations staff, and others as needed to research best practices for the creation of technical standards for the operations and maintenance of US Cellular's network. Performed quality audits throughout the company to ensure compliance with OSHA, FCC, company and industry standards for power, grounding and documentations. Performed cycle counts throughout the company to ensure compliance with Sarbanes / Oxley 2002 ruling of inventory management and reporting. Company liaison between vendors and our end users of their products to troubleshoot unique equipment issues / failures or to enhance or add features. Wrote material and drafted training aids to teach classes on proper inventory tracking. Taught Train the Trainer courses for regional subject matter inventory control experts. Attended RFPs to provide technical input, as well as assess the impact of proposed products to the Standard Operating Environment to aid in the selection of vendors to best provide products and services for my company. Developed and maintained standards on the following topics for operating personnel that balanced operating and customer needs: - Preventative maintenance policies and programs. - Technical training. - Safety training and implementation. - Inventory and spare assets allocation and distribution. - Management of company fleet vehicles. - Other specific policies and standards as needed. Monitored product performance based on information in operating records and end user feedback to identify trends, patterns, and efficiency to initiate vendor modifications or develop new standards to improve operational impact. Inform and advise operating management and personnel about standards requirements to support compliance, including documentation procedures to create an audit trail. Performed User Acceptance Testing on inventory tracking software to inform the developers of technical requirements needed to best support field audits. Assembled teams of handpicked subject matter experts to conceive, then write policies and standard operating procedures. Wrote revisions to the company inventory manual as equipment was upgraded or phased out. Hosted multiple webinar training sessions with an average attendance of 120 associates. Excellent verbal and written communications skills and possess the ability to work in adverse situations with diverse individuals. Proficient with Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP and Microsoft Office 2007/2003/XP.
Dr. Booher graduated from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport in 1994. He works in Lafayette, LA and specializes in Internal Medicine. Dr. Booher is affiliated with Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and Saint Martin Hospital.
David Booher (1976-1980), Terry Choate (1976-1980), Craig Jones (1982-1986), Paul Sparks (1977-1981), Courtney Andis (1996-2000), Nadine Millier (1994-1998)