Greg Almeida
145 Price Court
Tracy, California 95376


Summary:
Over 15 years of computer experience including 7 years Internet applications development and 4 years complex electro-mechanical and process support. Areas of Expertise include:
  • Business Intelligence Application Development
  • Knowledge Acquisition, Management and Sharing
  • Web Development, Administration and Automation
  • Software / Website Testing and Quality Assurance
  • Internal and External Marketing / Sales Support
  • Business Performance Management
  • Hardware and Software Technical Support
  • Global Collaboration
  • CDROM Mastering and Production
  • More Than 20,000 CDROMs Produced
  • Install, Maintain, Diagnose and Repair Semiconductor Capital Equipment

  • Technical Skills:
  • Business Intelligence Systems
  • Enterprise Applications
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Workflow / Tracking Systems
  • Image / Document Processing
  • RF Delivery Systems
  • Gas Delivery Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Robotics
  • Plasma Etch Processing
  • Electro-Mechanical Systems
  • Technical Writing
  • Content Management Systems
  • Data Warehouse Systems
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Sun Solaris
  • Silicon Graphics IRIX
  • Mac OS
  • Internet Information Server (IIS)
  • Netscape Enterprise Server
  • Apache HTTP Server
  • Apache Tomcat
  • TCP/IP / HTTP / FTP
  • e-mail / Network Communication
  • HTML / DHTML / XML / XSL
  • Active Directory / LDAP
  • Web Services
  • Hyperion Applications
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • JavaScript / VBScript
  • SQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • OLAP Cubes / ETL
  • Microsoft Access / Excel
  • ODBC / ADO / OLEDB
  • Active Server Pages (ASP)
  • PHP / MySQL
  • InstallShield
  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • CGI / Perl / JAVA
  • .Net Framework
  • Manage2000 / Unidata

  • Employment History:
    General Electric InVision, Incorporated, Newark, California
    (Formerly InVision Technologies, Incorporated)
    Business Intelligence Application Developer
    2003 - Present
    • Develop Business Intelligence applications and processes to support Business Performance Management initiatives.
    • Provide guidance and capital expenditure justification for software purchases.
    • Administrate Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Essbase implementation projects.
    • Produce Intranet Portal and various Intranet applications.
    • Administrate IIS and Intranet application servers.
    • Provide support for enterprise applications i.e., HRMS, Manage2000, in-house technical documentation, in-house troubleshooting applications
    iSmith Consulting Services, Tracy, California
    Owner / Consultant
    1996 - Present
    • Provide expertise, advice, support and other professional services to companies in the Semiconductor industry, Life Sciences industry, Business-to-Business Internet industry, Marketing industry and Professional Sports industry.
    • Develop and implement Technical Information distribution methodologies.
    • Develop various web sites and portals.
    • Develop Capital Equipment Preventive Maintenance strategies and tracking systems.
    • Perform website and software testing services and quality assurance functions.
    Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, California
    Senior Knowledge Base Engineer
    1992 - 2002
    • Recognized as the technical lead within the department.
    • Supervised the development and release of all Lam Research Technical Information Products (technical venue of Lam's Intranet and Extranet sites as well as regularly released CDROM titles). Content included technical publications, periodicals, drawings, schematics and catalogs.
    • Administrated web servers, relational databases, file servers, application servers and a data warehouse.
    • Produced supporting documentation for software applications, product evaluations, and proposals.
    • Worked closely with the marketing department to produce marketing materials for internal and external customers.
    • Perform website and software testing services and quality assurance functions.
    • Increased Technical Support and Field Service staff productivity by more than 15% by providing accurate and up-to-date information at the point of use.
    • Received Employee of the Quarter award for the initial release of the Intranet Site / CDROM products.
    • Received a 4.0 (perfect score) from an external customer on a Supplier Report Card for Lam’s Technical Information Products.
    Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, California
    Field Service Engineer
    1991 - 1992
    • Installed, maintained, diagnosed and repaired complex semiconductor capital equipment. Including expertise in the following disciplines: plasma etch processing, RF delivery and matching, gas delivery, pressure control, robotics, wafer transport, AC/DC distribution and temperature control systems.
    • Utilized advanced tools, technologies and methodologies in the course of testing and calibrating various systems on the equipment including Langmuir Probes, Residual Gas Analyzers and Helium Leak Detectors.
    • Diagnosed RF matching systems and other control systems to the device level when necessary.
    • Produced technical documentation consisting of procedures, failure analysis, and Field Engineering Change Requests.
    • Received a letter of acknowledgement from a customer for my service and dedication.
    • When requesting service, customers frequently asked for me by name.
    Tegal Corporation, Petaluma, California
    Field Service Engineer
    1989 - 1991
    • Installed, maintained, diagnosed and repaired complex semiconductor capital equipment. Including expertise in the following disciplines: plasma etch processing, RF delivery and matching, gas delivery, pressure control, robotics, wafer transport, AC/DC distribution and temperature control systems.
    • Diagnosed RF matching systems and other control systems to the device level when necessary.
    • Managed the largest service contract in the Western Region including a large inventory and additional personnel when required.
    • Produced technical documentation consisting of procedures, failure analysis, and Field Engineering Change Requests.
    • Recognized as the technical lead for the metal etch product line.
    Education and Professional Training
    • Bachelor of Science Electronics Engineering Technology (BSEET), DeVry Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
    • Hyperion Financial Management
    • Hyperion Planning
    • Hyperion Essbase
    • Hyperion Analyzer
    • Hyperion Application Link
    • Vignette Business Integration Studio
    • Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Training
    • SAP R/3 Training
    • Advanced CAIS Training
    • Total Quality Management Training
    • Six-Sigma Quality Training