Robert Dills Email & Phone Number

After 46 years and one month in the work force since college, I have retired!I’ve had 25 unique job titles/ranks (more if you count variations) in 23 different organizations (27 if you count buy outs and reorganizations) and worked in 36 different offices/cubicles, finishing my Army career as a Command Sergeant Major and my civilian career as a principal.

Marlborough, MA

Promoted from Senior Support Engineer II (below); same desk; same computer; same job description; more money!

At last, after 30+ years, a job I'm actually qualified, on paper, to perform! Computer Based Training Developer providing instructional design, graphic design, systems architecture, software engineering, audio/video editing, and whatever else is required. Program utilities and provide classroom instruction as needed.

Acton, Massachusetts

Instructor. Learned how On Demand works.

Norwood, Massachusetts

I survived.

Worcester, Massachusetts

A+ Certification. Created all training materials in hours before each day's classes. Trained successor.

Wilmington, Massachussetts

Interviewed as Field Engineer; hired as Instructional Designer. Raman and Ion Spectrometry. Graphic Design. Instructional Design. Called back after lay off but already had better job.

Norwood, Massachusetts

Aircraft Avionics. Engine monitoring. Achieved Kirkpatrick Level 4. Graphics, Training, Specified and set up training room. Hannibal Lectern. Called back as contractor after lay off to update on-line training.

Process Control Systems. Software Engineering. Human Interface design. Instructional Design. Multimedia Computer Based Training. Classroom Instructor for C and Unix. CBT won Massachusetts Interactive Media Conference's award for stand-alone training in 1996. After layoff, called back twice to teach new instructor how to teach what I taught.

309th CSH, 455th CSH, 719th Bn

Command Sergeant Major. If you have to ask, you would not understand.

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Operation Desert Shield & Storm. Computer Unit. Came home with the same number I went in with.

CNC Machine Tools. Controls Engineering. Assembly Language. Ladder Logic. Servos & stepper motors. Open and closed loop systems. Robotics. EPROMS. Human Interface Design. Answering Specifications. National Electric Code. An 8080 processor card with delusions of grandeur. A twenty-two foot fuse. Programmed a PDP-11 how to use a dot matrix printer to do.

Wherever They Sent Me

Drafted. Trained by Army and IBM. Instructor. Maintenance (98+% uptime). Paratrooper (It was an accident--really!).

Master’S Degree, Education: Integrating Arts

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Graphic Design

High School, College Prep

Activities and Societies: Band, Stage Crew, & Mad Printers InkHigh School needs a description?