John Altizer

2025 Peachtree RD NE • Apt. 544 • Atlanta, Georgia 30309-1413

(404) 367-8549 • jaltzr@rocketmail.com

 

Goal: Computer/Systems/Engineering Technician

Professional Certifications and Distinctive Achievements:

    US Army: Ft. Ord, CA. 1985-1987. MOS 52D: Power Gen. Equip. Repair, & Acting TV Production Specialist.

    ISCET: International Society of Certified Electronic Technicians, Associate CET.

    NARTE: National Association of Radio & Telecommunications Engineers, Tech, third class.

    FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operator, technician class. KD4EHA

    N+I ITM: previous NetWorld+Interop InteropNet Team Member, 2 shows.

    TV Production, volunteer: 2nd Ponce De Leon Baptist Church- Camera (on AIB 5x/wk) • GPTV Pledge Drive crew, 2 seasons. • Certified PeopleTV Producer & crew (3/98- ), usually Director for 2 weekly live shows. • AT&T Community TV Prod. Crew (7/99- )

    ARES Volunteer: Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteer for Fulton County.

Education and Training:

    Electronic Engineering Technology major

        • C language programmer with practical experience.

        DeVry Institute of Technology; Decatur, Georgia.

        GPA 4.0 Winter quarter, 1993.

    Associate of Applied Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology

        • Pascal, 80x86 Assembly, 6803, and Process Control programming experience.

        • Studies included analog & digital circuits & design, RF, microwave, fiber optic, advanced PC electronics.

        ITT Technical Institute; Spokane Washington.

        GPA 3.6. Graduated with honors September 1989.

    Power Generation Equipment Repair course

        US Army Engineer School; Fort Belvoir, Virginia. June 1987.

    VCR Repair & TV Servicing course

        Monterey Peninsula Adult Education Classes; Monterey, California. June 1987.

    Audio/Visual-Television department

        E.L. Vandermeulen High School; Port Jefferson, New York. September, 1985.

Experience:

    Mayor’s Office of Marketing and Communications, City Channel 26 – Atlanta, Georgia. 

    Nov. 2000-present.

        • Video Production/Studio Technician: Crew and Direct many studio productions (original programming)

        • responsible for recording, maintaining, & archiving the City Channel’s daily News broadcast Archive.

        • often Direct the City Channel’s Telecast of Atlanta City Council & Committee meetings.

        • Responsible for several EFPs of Mayoral events

        • sometimes direct Master Control operations & programming.

        • assist with EFP/ENG of the Mayor’s & Council Member’s Press Conferences.

    TicketMaster - Southeast; Atlanta, Georgia. April 1998-May 2000

        • Data Communications and Field Service Technician, TELCO, and some LAN experience

        • maintain & provide tech support for state-wide segament of data WAN for SE. Ran dept. occasionally.

        • maintain GA central Hub (4 local Hubs, 120+ TM outlets & 14+ major venues & clients)

        • provide partial (front-line) Tech support for most of SE TM network. Trained several new co-workers.

    TechAmerica (a Tandy company); Doraville, Georgia. November 1997-April 1998

        Electronics-Parts Department Sales Associate & primary technical consultant of the department

    Onsite Engineering; Lawrenceville, Georgia. May 1997-September 1997

        Various assignments, including:

    Micromeritics

        • made cables, wiring harnesses, and instrument sub-assemblies per CAD diagrams/blueprints

        • wiring/cable testing with computerized network continuity analyzer

    Southeastern Vending Services

        • Validator (Bill Acceptor) Repair

    NCR

        • Preventive maintenance of cash registers at Wal-Mart stores

    MSI Services; Duluth, Georgia. October 1996-December 1996

        Dade Behring Inc., World Parts Center (formerly DuPont), Hapeville, Georgia

            Electronic Technician

            • Repaired electro-mechanical assemblies for Blood-Plasma Analyzers

            • Configured and operated advanced Wayne Kerr 930 ATE PCB analyzer

            • Performed complex test of Photometer sub-assembly

            • Calibrated & tested precision Photometer ADC unit, & ran Analyzer technical diagnostics

            • Calibrated test station, and made various test samples

    Elite Staffing Services, Inc.; Alpharetta, Georgia. May, 1996-April 1997.

        Various assignments, including...

            Electronic Technician

                Scientific Atlanta; Lawrenceville, Georgia

                •Tune, calibrate, trouble shoot, & repair CATV multi-port diplex RF Broadband distribution amplifiers.

                •Extensive experience in calibrating, setting up and operating HP 8753C/D Network Analyzers.

                • 30-48+ checks & measurements (9 categories) performed on distribution amplifiers

                • 17 test configurations routinely accessed & modified on Network Analyzer

    George Berry Studios; Atlanta, Georgia. Fall of 1996-May 1996.

        Helped with restoration of one-hundred year old farmhouse in Palmetto, Georgia.

    Temporary Specialties, Inc.; Atlanta, Georgia. 1994-April 1997.

        Various assignments, including...

            Quality assurance / Quality Control.

                Checkmate Electronics; Alpharetta, Georgia.

                • MICR Check Scanner calibration, troubleshooting and occasional repair work.

            Assembled computer accessory kits.

                Fountain Marketing Group; Alpharetta, Georgia.

                • Packaged computer systems, tested computer configurations, installed computer components.

            Operated printing press machines.

                • Network Publishing; Lawrenceville, Georgia.

            US Army; Fort Ord, California. 1986-1987.

                • Managed shop tool room

                • Repaired power generation equipment (MOS 52D)

                • TV Production, Studio Tech., Editor, Videographer

                • Repaired, installed and operated numerous types of studio television equipment.

    Computer programmer

        Emory University Religion Department (part-time); Atlanta, Georgia. 1979-1984.

            • Custom designed, wrote & debugged integrated software package for university main-frame computer.

References available.