Vincent Leonberger

3802 Beech Down Dr.

Chantilly, Va. 20151
(703) 631-0892 Home
(703) 304-0383 Cell
vl4b78c0@westpost.net
Sony Electronics Inc. 1987 - 4/30/2010
Staff Engineer / Technical Support
* Effectively support SCSI professional optical data storage products e.g., Magn
eto Optical drives (SMO-F551, SMO-F561), Professional Disc for Data, AIT tape, 1
2" WORM, Optical/Tape robotic libraries. Customer applications are medical, mili
tary, legal, and financial.
* Provide successful data recovery and copy services for MO and 12" WORM media.
* Provide detailed support for ISV Independent Software Vendors.
* Successfully support sales managers, marketing, VAR's and channel distributors
.
* Provide effective ECA engineering change advice.
* Liaison between end users and design engineering team in Tokyo.
* Provide effective 2nd Failure Analysis and QA for Sony lithium ion laptop batt
eries to improve LION manufacturing processes.
* Sustain inventory control for LION batteries.
* Control import/export shipping and receiving responsibilities.
* Support National call center for Sony branded consumer optical products.
* Provide flexible sales support at conventions such as FOSE (Washington DC), Co
mdex (Las Vegas, NV), and RSNA (Chicago, Ill). AIIM
National Service Engineering Supervisor
* Supervise National technical support for 12" WORM and magneto optical storage
and libraries.
* Diagnose SCSI traces for Sony storage products.
* Successfully support OEM storage libraries e.g., Plasmon, Exabyte, Spectra log
ic, HP etc that utilized Sony optical drives.
* Develop and conduct Field Engineering training for TPM (third party maintainer
s) e.g., Memorex Telex, Anacomp, Tab Products, Intrepid, Kodak, IBM, Sony Field
Engineers,etc.
* National Field Engineer
* Install and repair Sony professional optical storage libraries and drives. WDA
600, WDA330, WDA930, OSL2500, OSL6000.
* Provide on-site customer technical support.
* Implement remote control diagnostics using Bus trace and pcAnywhere software.
* Bench repair Sony 12" WORM drives.
Philips Information Systems 1980 - 1987
Technical Bid Specialist
* Respond to state, local and Federal bid requests.
* Answer technical specifications for RFP.
* Price analysis.
* Test and evaluate hardware and software applications.
Branch Technical Specialist / Field Engineer
* Instruct FE's on maintenance, troubleshooting and operation of Word Processors
, PC and peripherals.
* Troubleshoot system problems for designated Md. Va. DC territories.
* Maintain product technical support documentation.
* Interface with Corporate HQ concerning hardware and software problems.
* Perform component level repairs.
Bendix Communications Division 1978 - 1980
Tester Troubleshooter
* Test and troubleshoot RF transponders and receivers to component level for DoD
(field backpack radio) Military contract.
* Test and troubleshoot Beacon Interrogation system (ground to air communication
) video test set simulator under FAA quality control observation.
* Obtained security clearance.
Education: A.A.S., Electrical Technology. Lorain CC College, Ohio 1977.
B.S., Computer Science. Grantham University, Mo. 2005.
Languages: Studied C, C++, Visual Basic, Assembly, Java.
Awards: Delta Epsilon Tau International Honor Society, Grantham University.
Outstanding Achievement Award, Sony Electronics 2005.
Interests: Tennis, biking, guitar, digital recording of original music.
References are available upon request.