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Ted Thompson

Ted Thompson

Experienced Electronics Technician, Product Designer, and Web Coder..

Location
Burbank, California (Greater Los Angeles Area)
Industry
Music

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Summary

I am a hard worker with exceptional technical skills and aptitude who is searching for the next employer to dedicate my industry, loyalty, and creativity to.

Experience

Freelance Web Designer

Federal Productions

2007 – Present (5 years) Burbank, CA

Created various websites for clients, as well as creation of freeware add-ons for various commercial products.

Electronics Technician

Music Go Round

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry

2011 – 2011 (less than a year) Cockeysville, MD

Diagnosed, repaired and evaluated the viability of keyboards, guitar amplifiers, PA systems, and speakers.

General Manager, Lead Technician, Engineer & Designer

Speakeasy Vintage Music

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry

February 2005 – January 2011 (6 years) Dover, PA

Served as the primary technician and day-to-day manager of cyustom repair and re-manufacturing shop specializing in vintage keyboards and amplifiers. Created Owners documentation, test protocols, and researched and designed new products including the Caribbean Motor Controller and 122AMA.

Owner - Technician

Maryland Organ Service

December 1995 – February 2005 (9 years 3 months) Baltimore, Maryland Area

Took over grandfather's organ repair business; established and provided warranty service for Yamaha products, Lowrey organs & Suzuki digital pianos in the Baltimore / Washington area. Business acquired by Speakeasy Vintage Music in 2005.

Pipe Organ Technician, Electronics Technician

David M Storey Pipe Organ Technicians, Inc.

October 1994 – December 1995 (1 year 3 months) Baltimore, Maryland Area

Honed Skills in pipe organ repair; served as the in-house electronics expert. Participated in the restoration of several notable turn of the century Henry Niemann instruments.

Junior Technician

Maryland Organ Service

June 1988 – September 1994 (6 years 4 months) Cockeysville, MD

First technician position I held. Duties were limited to the repair of instruments and the procurement of parts when needed. I provided warranty support for Baldwin, Roland, and Kurzweil products. During this period I became a certified Roland technician.

Apprentice / Organ Technician

Maryland Organ Service

June 1978 – May 1988 (10 years) Baltimore, Maryland Area

Began apprenticeship in at age 8 (1978), working at first on pipe organs and eventually graduating to electronic organs and digital pianos. Completed a one-year vocational-technical internship in electronics, computers & robotics before being taken on as a full-fledged technician.

Skills & Expertise

  1. HTML/XML
  2. HTML + CSS
  3. Vacuum Tube Electronics
  4. Electronic Circuit Design
  5. Organ Tuning and Repair
  6. Piano Tuning and Repair
  7. Image Editing
  8. Copywriting
  9. Copy Editing
  10. Pipe Organ tuning, voicing, and repair
  11. Industrial Design
  12. Web Standards
  13. XHTML
  14. Product Design
  15. Wordpress
  16. W3C
  17. Technical Drawing

Education

Central Vocational Technical School

Certified Electronics Technician, Electronics, Computers, and Robotics

1985 – 1988

Dulaney High School

High School Diploma, General Studies

1985 – 1988

Activities and Societies: Technical Theater Crew Chief 1987-1988

Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:

Learning. Many of my creations are the result of my wanting to dissect how something worked, or reasearch how something was done.