Marcus Ickes

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix in 2008.

Associate in Applied Science in Electronics Technology from South Plains College in 1988.

Work History:

Microcomputer Lab Coordinator, Department of Engineering Technology, Texas State University of San Marcos, since November 2008. Responsible for lab computers, printers, software, and network.

Previously, I worked at Tokyo Electron of America as a Field Service Engineer; maintaining, repairing, and upgrading photolithography tools. While at TEA, I worked for AMD / Spansion, Motorola / Freescale, Sematech, and Samsung.

Also, I worked at Texas Instruments, where I was introduced to the semiconductor industry. As a Photolithography Technician, I repaired and maintained photolithography equipment through preventative maintenance and statistical process controls.

Before Semiconductors, I was a programmer. I wrote programs for a factory automation project for Texas Instruments. I computerized an Accountant's business, bringing in the equipment and writing the software. I also updated a mass mailing system for an insurance agency with postal barcodes by re-writing the code.

Interests:

I love technology, science, and mathematics. I also love to program computers, and read science fiction.