Gregory Smith: Firefighter in Nisswa, MN
Gregory Smith
Firefighter
Nisswa | United States
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Work experience
City of Walker
Firefighter | 09/2008 - Current
Extinguish fires, search and rescue, auto extrication, community fire prevention instruction.
Walker Hackensack Akeley Independent School District #113
K-12 Substitue Teacher | 01/2016 - Current
• Carry out a program of study prescribed in the lesson plans left by the classroom teacher.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and objectives as indicated in the lesson plans for the lessons, units, or projects assigned.
• Employ instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting lesson objectives.
Leech Lake Brewing Company
Owner/President/Brewmaster | 04/2010 - 08/2015
• Successfully worked with federal, state and local government agencies to establish a production craft brewery, wholesale distributorship and retail tap room
• Developed products, managed production schedules, product manufacturing, procurement, sales and distribution, employee resources
• Conceived of branding--logo and label artwork--and marketing information
• Responsible for accounts payable/receivable, payroll and tax functions
• Composed formal business plans, proposals and cash flow projections.
IBM Corporation
Technical Sales Specialist | 09/2006 - 03/2010
• Configured custom storage systems to meet customer performance and cost requirements in support of the IBM sales team
• Functioned as a Subject Matter Expert during quality assurance reviews
• Clearly communicated technical specifications and requirements both verbally and in writing.
IBM Corporation
Mechanical Design Engineer | 01/2001 - 08/2006
• Designed sheet metal and plastic hardware for server and storage systems
• Mechanical design lead on custom computer-integrated kiosk projects
• Documented engineering changes and composed manufacturing, field support and end-user manuals
• Functioned as a member of an inclusive development team.
IBM Corporation
Manufacturing Quality Engineer | 09/1999 - 12/2000
• Liaison between manufacturing and development, identified and resolved product issues effecting manufacturing quality
• Composed and formally presented to executives metrics indicating the state of US and Ireland server manufacturing plants
• Responsible for Reconfiguration Center quality in China
• Efforts resulted in cost savings through reduced scrap and process efficiencies, along with customer satisfaction and improved manufacturing morale.
IBM Corporation
Hard Disk Drive (DASD) Test Engineer | 09/1997 - 08/1999
• Designed and implemented tooling for disk drive testing
• Vibration and heat transfer analysis
• Extensive vendor interaction.
Education history
University of Colorado Denver
Bachelor of Science | 1988 - 1997
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