Generalist / Geek of many talents
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Sr. Engineering Technician at Philips
- Contributer at Wikipedia
- Volunteer Head Coach at Cascade Vaulters
- Past
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- Machine Operator, Assembler II & III, Production Temporary at Philips
- Volunteer Assistant Coach / Coach of Record at Vaulters of the Northwest, Composite Team
- Volunteer Assistant Coach at Redwing Vaulters
- Owner / Technical Solutions Developer at Soot-n-Smoke Software
- Volunteer Assistant Coach at Great Falls Pony Club Vaulting Team
- Database Administrator / Software Developer at Research Assessment Management, Inc.
- Network Administrator at IconixGroup
- Transportation Engineer at Virginia Department of Transportation
- Transportation Data Analyst Supervisor / Agency Management Analyst at Virginia Department of Transportation
- Transportation Data Analyst / Engineering Technician III at Virginia Department of Transportation
- Education
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- El Camino Real
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Tom Sayles’s Summary
Dynamic technical professional with more than ten years of experience in the development of strategies and solutions in many disciplines including:
-- Civil / Traffic Engineering,
-- Manufacturing,
-- Teaching & Coaching,
-- Non-profit Youth Equestrian Sports,
-- Software / Database and Network Development & Management,
-- Business Process Re-engineering and Automation.
Tom Sayles’s Specialties:
Seeing the big picture, process documentation, automating information flow, VB, PHP, HTML, CSS, Podcasting, Blogging, RSS, traffic accident record analysis, highway capacity analysis, traffic simulation, Equestrian Vaulting
Tom Sayles’s Experience
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Sr. Engineering Technician
Philips
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PHG; Consumer Electronics industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Engineering support of ongoing research and development projects. Duties include planning, documentation and conducting tests of various equipment, processes and products. Also responsible for data collection / acquisition and analysis including development of software and/or scripts (in a variety of languages) to organize and prepare raw data for processing by standard analysis tools.
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Contributer
Wikipedia
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)
December 2006 — Present (3 years )
Occasional contributor / editor to Wikipedia articles within various knowledge domains of expertise. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=TSayles
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Volunteer Head Coach
Cascade Vaulters
(Non-Profit; Sports industry)
October 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)
Volunteer coach to vaulters ranging in age from 5 to 16+ years old, including competitively at regional and national levels.
Lead formation and leading growth of nationally competitive equestrian vaulting club. Launched / developing club's web site, CascadeVaulters.org.
In 2006 lead club to several first place finishes, including Regional Silver Championship and Regional "Best Horse". -
Machine Operator, Assembler II & III, Production Temporary
Philips
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PHG; Consumer Electronics industry)
May 2001 — August 2008 (7 years 4 months)
Special assignments including process development and documentation, JAVA software development with Eclipse, JUnit and the ImageJ APIs, and testing of experimental equipment.
Key Machine Operator during development & deployment of two new production lines.
Preformed various production tasks including operation / troubleshooting of multi-cell robotic machinery. -
Volunteer Assistant Coach / Coach of Record
Vaulters of the Northwest, Composite Team
(Non-Profit; Sports industry)
November 2004 — August 2005 (10 months)
Assisted in preparing composite "C" team for competition though the 2005 season. Mixed / prepared digital music for freestyle routine. Lead use of digital video for rapid feedback training and longer term progress tracking.
Team finished first in compulsories and fourth overall at AVA/USEF National Championships in Denver, CO. -
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Redwing Vaulters
(Non-Profit; Sports industry)
April 2001 — October 2004 (3 years 7 months)
Coached walk, trot and beginning canter level vaulters.
Mixed / prepared digital music for entire club (20+ vaulters).
Assisted in preparing 2002 Reserve National Champion "C" Team.
On site Assistant Coach for "NOW" composite "C" team at 2003 AVA/USEF National Championships in Denver, CO. -
Owner / Technical Solutions Developer
Soot-n-Smoke Software
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
October 1999 — May 2001 (1 year 8 months)
Develop and deliver technical strategies and solutions. Spearhead business growth and development. Develop software, and provide marketing and technology consulting services to diverse clientele.
Assess client needs, and recommend appropriate technologies in support of network and business systems.
Direct all marketing, budgeting, strategic planning, administrative and financial functions. -
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Great Falls Pony Club Vaulting Team
(Non-Profit; Sports industry)
March 1997 — October 2000 (3 years 8 months)
Lunged both at practice and in competition for walk and trot level vaulters.
Coached walk and trot level vaulters. -
Database Administrator / Software Developer
Research Assessment Management, Inc.
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
October 1997 — August 1999 (1 year 11 months)
Expert advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on matters related to needs assessment, technology, development tools, technical staffing and other issues.
Maintained a system of Jet/Access databases within multi-user and standalone infrastructure. Orchestrated the delivery of new version of this distributed database system. Scheduled the project, supervised other developers, programmed in Visual Basic, tested and delivered final files via CD-ROM/e-mail to users.
Provided 2nd Tier and end-user telephone and on-site technical support. Spearheaded deployment of 90+ laptops for use by Head Start review teams. Administered, troubleshot and supported internal networks and systems.
Managed Internet connectivity for the entire company, including complete migration of ISP, IP address and host name to a more reliable service. -
Network Administrator
IconixGroup
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
January 1997 — September 1997 (9 months)
Administered all daily network operations for a leading provider of web site, multimedia, interactive and print projects to Fortune 500 companies. Managed two NT servers, a Macintosh e-mail server,
25+ Macintosh and Windows workstations, and TCP/IP network topology.
Ensured integrity of file, print and HTTP services using Internet Information Server and Netscape. Administered SMTP/POP3 e-mail across two domains with 50+ users.
Orchestrated the deployment of T1 Internet connectivity, Ethernet switching, a second NT server and $20,000+ in new hardware/software assets. Served as technical advisor to Macintosh developers for production of software installers and auto-run CD-ROMs for the Windows environment. -
Transportation Engineer
Virginia Department of Transportation
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
May 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 8 months)
Assigned to the Traffic Engineering Division. Developed a MS Access multi-user, networked database to track highway safety projects. Incorporated cost benefit analysis and project ranking/tracking functionality.
Developed highway simulation models using NetSim and FreSim microscopic simulation tools. Designed and taught a course for groups of up to 20 engineering staff in the use of Highway Capacity software.
Conducted traffic safety and operational analyses, prioritized a $3.5 million highway safety improvement program budget, and supervised two engineering technicians. -
Transportation Data Analyst Supervisor / Agency Management Analyst
Virginia Department of Transportation
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
April 1994 — March 1995 (1 year )
Consolidated nine regional highway databases into a single relational database including data entry, search and administrative reporting, and change tracking. Directly supported 15 technicians and supervisors.
Designed and implemented document templates and forms using MS Word. Resolved computer hardware, software and wetware issues. Supervised three Engineering Technicians, assisted with staffing decisions, developed job descriptions and drafted periodic performance appraisals. -
Transportation Data Analyst / Engineering Technician III
Virginia Department of Transportation
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
December 1993 — March 1994 (4 months)
Tom Sayles’s Education
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
BS , Civil Engineering , 1988 — 1993
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El Camino Real
High School , 1985 — 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- Print Shop
Additional Information
Tom Sayles’s Groups:
American Vaulting Association
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Virginia Tech Alumni Group -
United States Equestrian Federation
Tom Sayles’s Honors:
Westaff branch employee of the year 2001.
Tom Sayles’s Contact Settings
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