...Automotive Service Technicians And Mechanics Career Essay Iven Garcia GUST 1270 Professor Adams 30 November 2009 The career that I have literally chosen is the automotive service technician and mechanics career. The reason why I chose this career it’s because… Well actually I have plenty and many reasons to choose from because I am very passionate about this career and I have lived through it my entire life. One reason is that Auto Mechanics is because to me it’s an interesting field to me. I decided to explore the topic a little more to get a better understanding of what it would take to become a successful automotive technician . I have lived through the auto mechanics field pretty much all through my life. Well actually since I have been born. The reason of this is very simple. That is because my very own dad is an auto mechanic himself. Well actually to be more exact, he owns his own auto mechanic shop. Since I was little I have always helped him at his work because I have always enjoyed working with vehicles. Since the very first day that I started working with him I already knew that the automotive field was the job for me. Since I was a baby my very own parents use to tell me that I would disappear out of their sight. And when they used to find me I used to be playing with the tools besides my dad helping him out. I have pretty much made my mind up about actually going further in this career. Not only because I actually enjoy doing that job but also...
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...Timothy C. Sidwell Sidwell 01 Mr. Jimenez English 102 21 September 2012 Automotive Technician An automotive technician is an individual who is qualified to work on most vehicles and their systems. They work on a variety of vehicles, a specific part of the vehicle, or with a particular make or model of vehicle. They must provide the customer with a repair order/work order, detailing what is wrong with the vehicle and how much it will cost for the repair. The work order contains things such as the needed parts and the amount of time it will take to complete. In repairing vehicles, their main role is to diagnose the problem quickly and accurately. They are also referred to as service technicians or service techs. Service technicians work on traditional vehicle parts such as the engine, transmission, brakes, and heating and air conditioning. Must also be familiar with parts pertaining to the electrical aspect of the vehicle, including the steering systems and fuel injection systems. Other integrated electronic systems, such as accident avoidance sensors and tire pressure sensors are becoming more commonplace also. A growing number of them are being required to become knowledgeable in vehicles that run on alternative fuels such as ethanol and electricity. Most technicians today specialize in certain systems of the vehicle while others are knowledgeable in every aspect of their operating systems. Some of the systems of specialization are air conditioning, brakes...
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...I would welcome the opportunity to arrange a brief meeting to introduce myself, discuss your current and future business needs, as well as, how I can be an asset to your company. Thank Larry Pope | 202 shortreed Rd | Jacksonville Fl. 32254 | Moblie: 904-300-4620 | lpope429@yahoo.com | | Objective | | | I am seeking a challenging and professional affiliation as a technician with an aggressive firm that would utilize a person of my caliber, extensive talents, experience, and education to fulfill its strategic mission. | | | | Experience | Contingent Network Service inc.Field Network Tech,2010- Present Memphis. TnInstall cable cat 5 router,switch | | Misource, Jacksonville, FL | | Project Manager, 2008 - 2010 | | Install test and or terminate fiber, cat 5, 6, 3 and install all hardware includes modem, router and switches. All on Military bases and under military compliance. | | | | Audio Visual Innovation, Jacksonville, FL | | Project Manager, 2005 - 2007 | | Handled job assignment for entire office sales and technicians. Resolved all builders and customers questions and complaints. Mapped all jobs before and after completion.Use Microsoft office and good with 2000 and XP. | | | | US Data & Voice inc., Jacksonville, FL | | Project manager, 2001 - 2005 | | Install and test terminate cat5,3,and 6 wiring for phone and data system in offices . | | | |...
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...receive care for heart attacks, strokes, and other types of cardiovascular diseases. NHMS was quickly able to recruit a quality physician to head the unit as well as additional professional staff, however finding qualified technicians have become much more difficult than originally anticipated. The problem does not seem to be so much in terms of the position being attractive to candidates, but rather a lack of skilled technicians in the immediate region. Most of the skilled technicians are already employed, and are not actively seeking jobs with other organizations. In order to fill the 35 technician positions, the director of staffing has created a new staffing strategy that includes the following: 1. Place advertisement in the local newspapers 2. Contact staffing agencies that specializes in placing technicians into health care facilities 3. Organize a job fair and invite local professionals to attend 4. Offer a $1,000 signing bonus to anyone who joins the organization and stays for at least 180 days Although these four staffing strategies have the potential to increase the pool of candidates, I do not believe this strategy is strong enough nor will it be sufficient in aligning with the strategic goals of NHMS in filling 35 technician positions. The current...
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...Factors to consider when choosing an appliance repair technician There are several things that make lives easier. Gadgets are some of these things. They help in completing work within a short period of time and also ensure that the work is done effectively. Sometimes these gadgets or electronics many fail to work as expected. They might fail to work due to different factors. One of the factors is poor maintenance. They need to be regularly checked by an expert for any faults. Using them when they are not functioning accordingly can lead to greater problems to the user and also to the machine. Some machines which have loose connections can lead to electrocutions. This is very dangerous as it can lead to death. Apart from that, faulty machines consume a lot of energy and the output is very low. This brings the power bills up and also if the apparatus are not fixed on time they can break down completely. Only the qualified technicians are allowed to handle the problems. There is a lot that one has to be exposed about the machines before one can fully be able to fix any problem. It is not easy to get one who is qualified. Most of them who are qualified have tight schedules and thus becomes impossible to schedule an appointment with them. Others are very expensive and it becomes difficult to hire them. However, there are other ways that one can use to get to the right and affordable persons. One of the ways is through research. Research on the papers or the internet can leave...
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...Cellphone No.: 0935-968-0915 CAREER OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full time position in a company which offers a professional working environment that enables me to grow while meeting the corporation’s goals. WORK EXPERIENCE: TOYO INK (PHIL.) CO. INC. Laboratory Technician / Research and Development Chemist 106-B, Integrity Ave., Carmelray Industrial Park, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna Philippines (September 2009 to November 2012) - Duties and Responsibilities • In-process Quality Checking of Pigment Paste, Gravure, Offset, Silkscreen and Waterbased Inks. • Performs Color Matching Job for Gravure, Offset, Silkscreen and Waterbased Inks. • Evaluate incoming raw materials. • Prepare small batches of Gravure, Offset, Silkscreen and Waterbased Inks. • Prepare Certificate of Inspections for finished products. • Technical Service on customers when needed. (ex. Trial Run for evaluation of approved products.) - Handle the following machines and equipments: • Variable mixer for Offset Inks and Silkscreen Inks • RI Tester • RK Proofer • Spectro Densitometer (X-rite 500 series) DeGustibus Computer Repair and Printing Services (Family Business) Computer Technician / Maintenance Brgy. Matabungkay Lian Batangas (January 2013 – December 2013 ) Duties and Responsibilities • Install and configure local area data communications networks which may carry data, voice and video communications following organization standards...
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...Date: Feb. 20, 2014 To: Ken Weston From: Islam Nassar Subject: Computer technician's issues. I would like to inform you that I am facing a major issue in our company. In the past month, three computer technicians suffered from similar complaints such as, sharp pains in the wrist, increasing numbness, and decreased range of motion. I have never had these complaints in this short time and the severity of symptoms seems to be increasing. I consulted experts from the sport and orthopedic medicine clinic about this major issue. They described these symptoms as repetitive strain injuries that might require surgeries if the cause of these symptoms is not corrected. Also, the physical therapist believes that exercise and wrist splints may help relieve symptoms and she recommended the consultation of an ergonomic analyst who recommended that, after his visit and observation of the company's work environment and equipment, the old keyboards should be replaced with ergonomic ones and every mouse should be replaced with a trackball. I investigated this situation from perspective of cost-benefit analysis. the ergonomic keyboards are designed to split the traditional rows of keys in half and to place the rows of keys at different angles, allowing the wrists to stay straight and relieving pressure on the forearm. Also trackballs do not require the repetitive clicking motion of the forefinger. Although following the recommendations of experts are costly, I think that they will avoid...
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...(50 points) Chapter 1 Assignments Read Chapter 1. I encourage you to do all of the exercises. However, only report on those listed below. Exercise 1.1 (as written): 1 through 8. Exercise 1.2 (as written): 1 through 4. Exercise 1.3: Report your answers to the 6 entries from pg. 10. Exercise 1.4: List the 3 careers which you labeled 1,2,3, and 20. For each one, explain why you labeled the occupation with that level of status. For example: 1) Auto technician: I ranked auto. technicians number 1 because nearly everyone relies on automobiles for transportation. Without transportation, most people would not be able to support themselves or a family. Auto. technicians serve a crucial role in maintaining our standards of living. Exercise 1.1 First Impressions 1. I am a student athlete. 2. I need to stop procrastinating. 3. I want to graduate with my AA in May. 4. My current life stage in selecting a career has been altered recently, but is still moving in the right direction. 5. I would like to change my work ethic to be a little stronger. 6. If all goes well in the next five years, I will be doing the following things: Settled down with a family somewhere, financially stable, with my career established, possibly kids on the way! 7. If things go poorly in the next five year, I will be doing: more schooling to get another degree to change my career paths, not married or not even in a relationship, and financially unstable, but...
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...inconvenienced every day due to the late and missed appointments. In the scheduling process of the appointments the company tries to make each customer happy by giving them the date they are requesting. With this being the case the days ends up getting overbooked. The company allows an overbooking percentage of up to 103-105% for the load. While the company is giving the customer the date they want, essentially they are pushing other customers out of the load. There are managers assigned to each state and those states are broken down into different regions i.e. north, south, east, west. It is the duty of the load manager to make sure that each job gets assigned to a technician so that every customer is serviced in a timely manner. The company expects that there will be unforeseen events that may cause the technicians to run behind i.e. traffic, car issues, and wrong addresses on the account. The company provides a 4 hour appointment window, for example, 8am-12pm. The company does notify the...
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...References 9 Section 1: Target Organization - Identifying the Network * My organization is located in Pompano Beach, FL with a secondary warehouse location at Sunrise, FL. The company employs around 1,400 to 1,500 employees which 300-400 are computer and mobile device network user. * All of our users must use password protected sign on to access the network which gives access to our main software systems. * The company uses to Dell servers, one for back up and one for daily accessing. * The IT department consists of 5 employees; * IT manager – Supervises all IT technicians and Help desk operators. * Network I technician – overviews and maintains network protocols, ensures regular server maintenance is executed. * Network II Technician – gives back up to Network I and provides different analytical services to users. * Help desk technicians I and II – Executes more regular tasks, such as user maintenance, printer set up, workstation access and set up, and mobile devices. Section 2: Diagramming the Network - Network Architecture Our main server is at our Pompano location which controls all of our logical aspects of the network. Main server is a Section 3: Network Models Transport Layer Section 4: Network Protocols and Agents Section 5: Network Security Section 6: Network Management...
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...Scarce skills Jobs are scarce. What plan can you make to secure a job in today’s world of work? The answer is to study for a scarce skill! What is a scarce skill? A scarce skill is a qualification or job for which there are too little people in South Africa doing the job. Government would like to set South Africa on a winning economic pathway, by developing the skills of our people and assisting people to find employment more easily. Studying for a scarce skill would not only mean helping your country, but also helping yourself! A scarcity in qualifications or jobs, can come from the fact that the occupation is new and very few people have studied to fill these posts. It can also happen that people have not chosen to study for the course and a scarcity developed in the job. Sometimes special experience is required, for example people with years of experience of management, or in other cases people are needed in certain towns, cities or geographical areas. Scarcity can also be in terms of equity, for example too few women enter into a specific career. 2 How can you benefit? Choose to study for a scarce skill. Not only will you be able to find a job more easily, but chances are that you will be paid better and progress to the top of your career path more easily, because employers will snap you up. Also, some qualifications are scarce all over the world, which means that opportunities open up for you much more easily. You can make an appointment with one of the Department’s careers...
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...Student Or A Computer Technician? Being a computer technician is fun, but it also have its own side effects. A computer technician is dealing with tons of problem at the same time in his head, which can make him go crazy, but it could also make him rich. A student also undergoes a series of tension throughout his academic career, which can also make him crazy, but wouldn't give him a dime. Thus, students and computer technicians have some similarities and differences between them. In order to avoid the tension, they both needs to be time managing, hardworking and also generate a sense of responsibility within them. Time management is a required skill for both students and computer technicians. As of students, they need to sign up for classes on time, submit assignments on the due date, and also attend the classes on time. A student also needs to have a balance between his job and school agenda. In order to be a computer technician, one needs to be time managing because they go to different locations on the same day, and they don't want to arrive late for their work. If by chance, the technician gets late in one place, then the rest of his assignments will be late too. A computer technician shouldn't be late because there could be a lot of lives who are depending on his job for living, whereas a student mustn't be late because it might ruin his own life by not giving importance to the skill of time management. Both students and computer technician should be hard working...
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...PSY 220 Check Point: Goal Selection 10/11/2012 As read in chapter 7, the matching hypothesis suggests a simple answer to the question of which goals do not or do add enhancement to a person’s well-being. Goals that fit a person’s values, needs and sense of self are likely to be the ones that increase a person’s well-being. Goals that are mismatched to with the person are known to lead to no change, or also known to even diminish well-being. (Steve R. Baumgardner, 2009) I have made many goals in my life starting throughout high school and did manage to follow through with a few that benefitted my well-being and also did not. A poorly-matched goal that I once made was to immediately push myself to go out and get a part-time job in or near my area. The reason was because my family would say rude comments about me not having a job and not being able to support myself. I desperately applied to tons of places and landed a job as a sales associate. On the third day working there I knew that I had made a mistake but I only took the job to prove to others that I am not “lazy” and also because it was the only job that offered me an interview. The negatives were that this job was forty-five minutes away from my home. I started with no money and no gas so I was having to ask my parents for money to start. I was only working three and a half hours a day making eight dollars an hour. Driving to and from work would cost me fifteen to twenty dollars a day of gas which meant that I was spending...
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... * The loom technicians were unwilling to work alongside the young women as writing the contracts with the company. * All girls were hired are unskilled and inexperienced in engineering or electronic system. However, they are also incorporated with the loom technicians who directly lead them as a team. * Besides that, these girls had close relative with other loom technicians so they don’t want to work under other person. They were not responsible and cared about their work. * Finance * The financial situation was not good meanwhile they spent lots of money to hire 5 girls more to work with an expert instead of hiring only 1 loom technician. * Production * As the case described, the loom-assembly required the highest concentration and in earnest. But the loom technician was lack of taking responsible for equipment and it made the productivity decreased. * Operation * Managers didn’t give specific rules and regulations for the loom technicians and 5 girls. So when they had conflicts, they couldn’t compare with any standards. * When the conflicts lead to damage, just only the loom technician had to take responsible for its. It’s unfair. 2. The causes of inter- departmental of Hovertec case. * Human resources * The company signed a contract which agreed no women in working with the loom technicians, but they are against it when they let 5 young women worked with the loom technician. * The loom technician was paid the...
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...employees that is needed to make the new system rollout successful. In order for the two-day training program to succeed, the budget plan must be redeem effective, efficient, and productive. To propose a budget to Markway Inc., calculating the individuals that needs to be hire, should be calculated. The number of trainers needed for the training session is calculated by the employees that are attending. Researching the company logs, the number of employees attending training is approximately 90. Calculating the number employees attending, the needed number of trainers that should be hire is 6. That will give each trainer an equal number of 15 employees in their care. An approximately of 2 technicians should also attend the two-day training session for setup and technical support. The technicians should be in attendance to ready the company’s database for ready access by the training offsite location. Each personnel attending training is an important factor, when calculating the training budget to successfully plan out the...
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