WORK HISTORY

Rik Thiel

Date Work place / Location Position & duties Reason for leaving
2007 Queensland Police Service Senior Technical Officer - Radio Electronics Section
Install, commission & maintain radio communications and other electronic equipment. Monitor and identify equipment needs. Part of team of three - Sergeant, S.T.O. and T.O.

2006 Queensland Police Service Technical Officer - Radio Electronics Section
Install, commission & maintain radio communications and other electronic equipment.
Promotion
2005 Bundaberg Sugar P/L Electrical Tagger & Tester
Responsible for maintaining the safety and tag currency of all portable electrical items at 3 mills and numerous farm/rural workshops.
Fill next position
2003 Various Handyman duties, electronic repairs, wildflower harvesting, photographer, travel mapper, holidays and several interstate relocations. Promotion from temp duties
2002 XLCom Head Radio Communications Technician Position closed
1999/01 Faith Lutheran Secondary School Information Technology Manager Stress related
1997/01 Village Earth P/L Managing Director Company wound up
1995/01 Rik's Trainers & Writers Proprietor
Manage and create/deliver training
Workload sold, business closed
1993/4 Port Adelaide ITeC
Port Adelaide SA
Trainer
Electronic training & coordinating
Commuting 760 kilometres every week.
Organisation de-funding imminent.
1992/3 Unemployed
Greenock SA
Commence construction of family home
Restore motor vehicle for family use
Completed NEIS Course and Cert Small Business Management to commence business.
1991 Mackay Communications
Mackay Qld
Manager Mutual. Business sold by owner.
Tropical climate unsuitable.
1990/1 Rix Electronix Alice Springs. NT. Director
Electronic Contracts
Contracts complete.
CES referred/recommended next position
1988/90 Farmer Electronics
Alice Springs NT
Technician
All things electronic
Commence own business
1988 Ascom Electronics
Alice Springs NT
Workshop Manager
Supervision
Contract breached by employer
1986/7 Tracker Communications
Adelaide SA
Final Test Supervisor
Quality Control & departmental liaison
Company in receivership
1984/8 Rix Electronix / Rondello Enterprises
Springton SA
Director
1. All rural management duties
2. Radio communications sales & service
Rural economic down-turn
1978/84 South Australian Police Department
Adelaide SA
Technician
Radio Communications installation & service
Commence own business
1977 Dick Smith Electronics
Adelaide SA
Salesman & Technician
Communications
Invitation to next job
1976 Rix Electronix
Mannum SA
Owner / manager
Radio/TV Sales & Service
Invitation to next job
NOTE: Several positions were part time or after hours and were undertaken concurrently.

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