Matthew Groat Email & Phone Number

Ottawa Lake, Michigan

Primary person responsible for developing developing internal software and managing databases for a growing electronics manufacturer. Wrote build documentation in a high mix manufacturing environment. Coordinated prototype builds of new products. Automated and error proofed various processes. Respond to feedback from team leaders, management, engineers, and customers.

Tested and troubleshot electronic circuits using specialized test fixtures, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and other tools. Repaired failed assemblies by hand-soldering both through-hole and surface-mount parts.Helped supervise a group of employees to accomplish daily and weekly quotas. Trained employees in company policies and electronics concepts. Inspected PCAs to ensure compliance with IPC standards and customer requirements before shipping.

Worked with a FedEx Ground contractor. Traveled in the truck with a driver and used a handheld computer to ensure over 100 accurate deliveries per day. Regularly lifted and carried packages weighing over 75 lbs. Worked face-to-face with customers, safely handled hazardous materials, and collected CODs.

Gave technical support to students and faculty both in person and over the phone. Deployed new hardware. Created disc images of computer hard drives. Trained coworkers and wrote documentation for various troubleshooting procedures.

Configured, installed, and repaired marina wireless networking equipment.

Repaired and configured home computers for customers. Performed operating system installs, virus clean-ups, and cannibalized old systems for parts.

As, Computer Science

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