Installation, Field Service, and Test of plasma ion sources.

 Support and maintain Cameca IMS-1280 SIMS mass spectrometer and related lab activities. Maintain and troubleshoot ultra-high vacuum system, including turbo pumps, ion pumps, scroll pumps, and mechanical pumps. Perform unassisted major maintenance functions on Cameca IMS-1280 Mass Spectrometer, including Cesium and Duoplasmatron ion sources, Secondary ion optics immersion lens cleaning, Microscope optics maintenance and alignment, and multi-collection electron multiplier… Show more  Support and maintain Cameca IMS-1280 SIMS mass spectrometer and related lab activities. Maintain and troubleshoot ultra-high vacuum system, including turbo pumps, ion pumps, scroll pumps, and mechanical pumps. Perform unassisted major maintenance functions on Cameca IMS-1280 Mass Spectrometer, including Cesium and Duoplasmatron ion sources, Secondary ion optics immersion lens cleaning, Microscope optics maintenance and alignment, and multi-collection electron multiplier troubleshooting.  Diagnose and solve water circulation, pneumatic, and mechanical problems. Manage Wisc-SIMS lab spare parts, tool, and supply inventories supporting researchers. Tutor graduate students and internal/external users on operation of laboratory equipment, including microscopes, gold coater, polishing equipment, and vacuum sample storage. Troubleshoot and repair IMS-1280 high voltage and low voltage components. Manage sample preparation and polishing involving geological and biological samples. Assist scientists in the post and pre analysis of samples SEM and Light Interferometer (Profilometer) instrument to gather data before and after analysis.  Evaluate equipment costs and interface with suppliers to solve problems and save money. Show less

 Managed installation and procurement of fiber optic and twisted pair telecommunications equipment in 4 Central Offices and remote terminals throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Organized on-site meetings with representatives from different companies to install telecommunications equipment. Provided support and administration of UNIX platform for network operations center with SBC long distance.

Administered 20 faculty and student users utilizing a SGI 32 processor super computer used to simulate virtual engine performance characteristics.