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Tyson J Van Horn Jr.
Fresno, CA

OBJECTIVE

Obtain a position that will allow me to use my experience in supervising, networking, telecommunications, assembly production, graphics and problem solving.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1998 – 2008
Hunter Industries, Inc., San Marcos, CA

Production Supervisor - Fresno
IS and IT Support - Fresno
  • Provide direction and motivation for assembly team
  • Facilitate layout and workstations design
  • Software installation, upgrades, updates and training
  • PC workstation maintenance and upgrade
  • Network, telecommunications and backup systems support
  • Work instruction and assembly methods
  • Facility maintenance management
Accomplishments
  • Assisted with a major move to new location.
    • Found new location through broker. Point man for local contractors and installers. Designed plant layout, consoled with manufacture representatives installed workstations, network and telecommunications. Acknowledged for being under planned budget.
  • Employed subcontractors to avoid unnecessary production cost.
    • Found a local furniture restoration company to do conformal coating processes. 
      • Avoided paint and varnish equipment, EPA permits and added employment cost.
    • Found Chowchilla’s women’s prison to do PCB assemblies.
      • Avoided wave solder equipment, EPA permits and added employment cost.

1996 - 1998
Buckner, Inc., Fresno, CA

Production Engineering Assistant
  • AutoCAD Lt and AutoCAD 12&13
  • Engineering and manufacturing change orders (ECO, MCO)
  • Assembly documentation
  • Assembly workstation and fixture building
  • Network support
  • Telecommunication support
  • Computer graphic assistance for catalog, parts manuals and work instructions.
Accomplishments
  • Reproduced assembly procedures of older product and trained assembly team.
  • Self taught on writing and documentation of assembly procedures using BPCS, Adobe, Canvas 5.0 Excel, Word and other in-house resources saving Buckner added employment cost.

 1991 - 1995
Clearwave Audio Technologies, Fresno, CA

Owner, Manager and Designer
  • Design and development of product lines for retail and OEM accounts.
  • Coordinated with subcontractors and suppliers.
  • Provide direction, training and motivation for the assembly team.

Accomplishments

  • Customer Server
    • Listening to customer’s request to provide information, console on designs and resolve issue.
  • Purchasing
    • Researching and negotiations with representatives to obtain the lowest price on materials and services.
  • Making Goals
    • Manufactured hundreds of loudspeaker systems for the UA Cinemas, nation wide with only a crew of 5 core employees on time and on budget. 

1987 - 1990
ASC Signs, Fresno, CA

Software Support and Graphics Support
  • Installed and maintained accounting software.
  • Reception and data entry.
  • Graphic assistance with hand drawn signage and with layouts.
  • Work with installers in field to learn all manners of install methods.
  • CAD CAM operator of software and router tables to cut large foam signage letters and logos.

1982 - 1987
Executone, Inc., Fresno, CA

Interconnect Service Technician
  • Installed and programmed PBX and Key service systems.
  • Field service technician

1971 - 1982
Music Industry

Sales and Technical Support
  • Sales installation and maintaining of sound reinforcement systems (still involved)
  • Stage set design, fabrication and lighting (CSUF, Fresno Stage Union, Fresno Opera)
  • Club and concert band support technician.  
  • Sound Engineering
Accomplishments
  • Customer Server
    • Listening to customer’s request to provide information, console on designs and resolve issue in retail market.
    • Able to do problem solving under extreme pressure during live performances

 SPECIAL SKILLS and ABILITIES

  • Personal Computers and Basic Networking
    • Build and configure PC
      • Repair and maintenance of workstations and personal computers
      • Install, configure, repair and maintain office LAN 
      • TCP/IP, Novell, servers
    • Operating Systems install and configure
      • DOS all
      • WINDOWS 3.0 to XP Pro (SP2)
      • MAX OS X
    • Software
      • MS Office up to 2007
      • Lotus Notes up to 6.5
      • AutoCAD up to 2000
      • J. D. Edwards
      • Adobe Photoshop, Deamweaver and Illustrator
      • Too many to list
  • Telecommunication
    • Installation, Interconnecting and Programming PBX and Key Services
  • Wood working
      • All hand tools
      • Small to large powered equipment
      • Cabinet design and fabrication
  • Home construction
  • Painting, all methods
  • Electrical 
    • Industrial electrical systems
    • Sound reinforcement and stage lighting systems

TRAINING, WORKSHOPS and SEMINARS

  • Lift Truck Operation (Hunter Ind., Inc.)
  • Welding (Fresno City Collage 2003)
  • Manages & Supervisors (Rockhurst Collage Conference)
  • Medical First Aid & CPR (EMP International)
  • Access Basics and Advanced (Career Track)
  • AutoCAD (R.O.P. City of Fresno)
  • Telecommunication Classes PBX / KSU (Executone Inc.)
  • Stage Craft (CSUF)

INTERESTS and ACTIVITIES

Playing Musical Instruments, Computer Recording, Body Building, Cycling and Woodworking

Reference can be provided upon request.

jvanhornrlh@earthlink.net
2009
 
   
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