MARK T. GONCE
607 McKeithan Road
Florence, SC 29501-8811
Phone: (843) 673-0475
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION:
09/83 to 09/84 Siena Heights College Bachelor of Applied Science G.P.A. 4.0
09/81 to 09/83 RETS Electronic Schools Diploma in Electronic Engineering Technology G.P.A. 4.0
01/81 to 06/81 Catonsville Community College General Chemistry II and Accounting I 10 credits
06/80 to 08/80 Anne Arundel Community College General Chemistry I 4 credits
09/78 to 06/80 St. Mary's College of Maryland Engineering and Liberal Arts studies 54 credits
PHILOSOPHY:
We can do ANYTHING with enough TIME and MONEY!
EMPLOYMENT:
08/92 to present
MECCA Incorporated FuquayVarina, North Carolina
• Programming and development of the EDS system for Emergency Operations.
• Acted as system administrator.
• Maintaining configuration management.
• Integration of applications and hardware to produce a customized system.
• Troubleshooting of code.
• Designed and created a microprocessor controlled printed circuit board to interface existing Security data transfer system to the PC.
• Maintain contacts with suppliers of developer's software.
• Training of customer staff on the operation of the Fire, Security, and EDS systems.
• Offer assistance to personnel on questions regarding the Security system.
• Wrote many drivers specific to front ends such as Opto22, AMSD, Sygnetron, and many more.
• Design and program an entire Fire Computer System from ground up.
• Wrote a communication package to communicate with Silicon Graphics computer.
• Wrote a fire simulator routine for use with the newly developed Fire Computer System.
• Wrote a communication package to send data to NRC in plant emergency situations.
• Design and program as senior programmer an entire Security Computer System from ground up.
11/89 to 08/92
Damas Corporation Baltimore, Maryland
• Engineering and design of a wide variety of control circuitry.
• Configuration of LAN system for interaction of controllers.
• Perform ladder logic and BASIC programming.
• Use and maintenance of programmable logic controllers.
• Debugging of prototype automated machinery.
• Maintain close contact with vendors.
• Retain all necessary documentation required to troubleshoot systems.
• Working with Motor Control Centers, AC and DC variable speed drives.
• Train site personnel in the operation and troubleshooting of equipment.
10/86 to 01/89
Quantum Resources Florence, South Carolina
• Contracted to the H. B. Robinson Nuclear Project for computer services.
• Working with three major plant computers: The Emergency Response Facility Information System, the Security Computer System, and the Fire Computer system.
• Contracted to act as senior technician for security computer system.
• Monitoring of flows, temperatures, pressures, alarms, card reader information, and more, through the use of a variety of digital, analog, and pulse, inputs and outputs.
• Provided for system upgrades, configuration management, preventive maintenance program, procurement information, spare parts, software and firmware updates, related documentation, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Maintenance of Host computers, Data concentrators, and field multiplexers.
• Maintenance of peripherals to these systems such as disk drives, printers, monitors, and Uninterruptable Power Supplies.
• Train site personnel in the operation and troubleshooting of equipment.
07/84 to 10/86
Sygnetron Protection Systems, Inc. Timonium, Maryland
• Field Engineer for the installation of security systems for various plants and government facilities.
• Accomplish all work necessary to perform a system start-up.
• Determine malfunctions of system and redesign and devise alternatives as necessary.
• Discuss progress, problems, and possible field modifications with engineers and customers.
• Act as liaison between site officials and O.E.M.
• Performed system tests.
• Prepared and wrote parts of maintenance manuals.
• Assembled experimental and prototype circuitry according to engineering instructions.
• Set up standard test apparatus, and conducted functional, operational, and environmental test to evaluate performance and reliability of equipment.
• Adjusted, calibrated, aligned, analyzed, and interpreted test data.
• Troubleshooting and repair of printed circuit boards.
• Train site personnel in the operation and troubleshooting of equipment.
SKILLS:
Skilled in the use of multimeters, variable power supplies, oscilloscopes, signal generators, power buss analyzers, fiberoptics power meters, optical time domain reflectometers, frequency counters, meggers, and various specialized equipment. Have done component level, board level, and system level repair. Experienced in making fiberoptic terminations. Dealt with customer problems both over the phone and face to face. Well versed on the use of DOS and personal computers. Have performed programming in FORTRAN, BASIC, C, machine code, FOURTH, and ladder logic. Operating systems include MPX, RDOS, DOS, and QNX, as well as specialized systems provided on circuit boards with embedded operating systems such as Matrox and PCS. Fundamental understanding of SQL databases. Use of Watcom and Borland C Compilers.
Primarily programming since 1992. Consider programming now to be my primary expertise.
EQUIPMENT:
Gould Concept 32/67 computers (now known as ENCORE), Data General S-120 computers, Data General NOVA computers, IBM 80X86 compatibles, and many other circuit board level processor platforms. CDC and Data General disk drives, Kennedy and Storage Technology tape drives, Intecolor, IDT, and XYCOM color graphics terminals, DEC, CIE, and Televideo terminals, Seiko Instruments, Data Products, DEC, Okidata, and Hewlett-Packard printers, Liebert and Exide uninterrupted power supplies, Cutler-Hammer GH95 Full-Wave Regenerative DC drives, Reliance and Graham Variable Frequency AC drives, Allen-Bradley PLC's, Unitrol Motor Control Centers and more.
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
FCC General Radiotelephone License July 11, 1988 License Number PG-4-18547
Associate Certified Electronics Technician March, 1983 Registration Number AC-6588
Journeyman C.E.T. (Industrial) August 27, 1986 Registration Number MD-199
DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES:
Electronic Engineering Technology Degree RETS Technical School 09/23/83
Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Siena Heights College 12/20/84
Sygnetron Security System Maintenance Course 10/17/86
Data General H120 Eclipse S/20 Field Maintenance 11/21/86
Storage Technology Corp. 2920 Tape Subsystem 12/39/86
Seiko Instruments CH-5300 Maintenance Training 05/06/88
Advanced IBM and Compatible PC Maintenance Course 10/28/88
REFERENCES:
On request. Also includes copies of all diplomas, licenses, certificates, and awards.