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John Fairbanks

4871 J Parkway, Sacramento,CA

Summary

Electrical engineer and business manager with some experience in all parts of running a business. I have also tutored grade school and high school students in math.

Overview

53
53
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Owner

Self
01.2003 - Current

Developed vending route (sales). Serviced vending locations - cleaned and refilled boxes. Managed employees who helped me. Performed accounting and route planning every week.

Technical Marketing

National Semiconductor
01.1999 - 01.2003

Customer contact with customer for charging IC (Motorola).

Engineering Department Manager

Touch Star Division Of Williams Corp.
01.1996 - 01.1999

Technical contact with customers.

Consulting

Various
01.1993 - 01.1996

Business Owner and CEO

Self
01.1991 - 01.1993

Developed and sold electronic home phone answering device.

VP of Engineering

Poqet Computer
01.1987 - 01.1991

Developed the world's lowest power computer in 1989. Google on "John Fairbanks Poqet pc" or "John Fairbanks alumni of influence" to see description of product. Alumni of Influence was an award I received from my university as a result of the Poqet pc.

QA Department Manager

Fairchild Semiconductor
01.1984 - 01.1987

Managed QA for a division of Fairchild Semiconductor.

Engineering Manager

Mattel Electronics And A Software Company
01.1981 - 01.1984

Managed hardware development and software development.

Engineering Project Manager

Texas Instruments
01.1973 - 01.1981

Developed the TI-30 calculator and a family of other calculator products.

Design Engineer

Delco Remy Division Of General Motors
01.1971 - 01.1973

Designed test equipment for automotive electrical products.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Missouri - Rolla (now MST)
Rolla, MO
12.1970

Skills

Design, project management and business management

Timeline

Business Owner

Self
01.2003 - Current

Technical Marketing

National Semiconductor
01.1999 - 01.2003

Engineering Department Manager

Touch Star Division Of Williams Corp.
01.1996 - 01.1999

Consulting

Various
01.1993 - 01.1996

Business Owner and CEO

Self
01.1991 - 01.1993

VP of Engineering

Poqet Computer
01.1987 - 01.1991

QA Department Manager

Fairchild Semiconductor
01.1984 - 01.1987

Engineering Manager

Mattel Electronics And A Software Company
01.1981 - 01.1984

Engineering Project Manager

Texas Instruments
01.1973 - 01.1981

Design Engineer

Delco Remy Division Of General Motors
01.1971 - 01.1973

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Missouri - Rolla (now MST)
John Fairbanks