Thorkild Hansen

Background

About Thorkild Hansen

Field Service engineer with 30 years of traveling experience, domestic and international. Experience in electronic design, production and repair. Proficient in hand soldering methods (traditional and SMT), ultra high vacuum and various pump methods, high precision mechanics, ESD handling and precautions, service, repair and handling of various microscope techniques, fiber laser technology, glass processing techniques, robotic cell handling equipment, close customer relations and product training. Personal: Inquisitive, persistent, cheerful, detail oriented and accurate, professional approach on all levels, cost moderate, time effective and punctual, reporting and business intel gathering. Fluent tri-lingual verbal and in writing, in-line skating, alpine skiing and motorbike riding. Present holder of a Class 2 medical. Post career key points: Designing and manufacturing test equipment at Delta on: Automated leak test chamber for space electronics. Life time test bench for edge connectors. Automated life time test bench for push buttons. EHF electronic CAD design for satellite up/downlink. Profiling vapor phase, IR and wave soldering processes. Maintaining Siemens pick and place machine. Field Service Engineer at Zeiss for: Conventional light microscopes. Laser confocal microscopes. 2-photon microscopes. Scanning electron microscopes. Transmission electron microscopes. High resolution digitizing scanner for aerial photo recordings. During this employment I had 3 suggestions of mechanical and software improvement awarded, 1 with special distinction. Sales intern and news letter editor on: Data acquisition components. Production engineer at NKT Photonics on: Manufacturing fiber laser equipment for perimeter surveillance, sub surface seismic monitoring and wind turbine warning systems amongst others. Field service engineer at Vytran on: Repair and maintaining glass processor and fiber splicing equipment in Europe. Present career key points: Global Field Service Engineer at Sophion on: Full automated and high throughput patch clamp equipment.