James R. (Ronnie) Laws
656 Boone Station Rd., Gray, TN 37615				[Send email using form at bottom] 
(Cell)  [Send email to request phone number] 41.1586

Work Experience
2005-2009		President/CEO			FSDataVault
•	President of offsite computer data back-up business
o	Determine business backup needs, configure and monitor data backups
o	Provide customer support

2007-2008		Line Supervisor		Elizabethton Municipal Airport
•	Supervisor over the flight line at the airport
o	Managed 5-8 line employees
o	Provided flight control and service for inbound and outbound flights
o	Maintained computer network

1980 - 2005						Snap-On Inc.   Elizabethton, TN
Metallurgical / Chemical Lab (1980 – 1985)
•	Destructive testing and chemical analysis on nickel chrome plating bath

Forge Die Designer (1985 – 2005)
Sr. Project Analyst (2003 – 2005)
•	Proficient with CATIA through ver. 5
o	Responsible for evaluating and providing feedback to software vendor on new
versions of CATIA
•	Use CATIA to design 3D solid model forging dies for CNC milling equipment
(ver. 4 thru ver. 5)
•	Ensure all prints and tool sheets adhere to ISO 9001 
•	Develop programs for high-speed hard milling using CNC and APT
•	Produce 2-D drawings for product purchase
•	Design production tooling with CATIA (ver. 2 thru ver. 5)
•	Experience with AUTOCAD for mark-up / changes of vendor supplied drawings

Network/Telephone Administrator (1995 – 2005)
Security Manager (1995 – 2005)
•	Network Administrator for 41 unit network
o	Perform maintenance and backups of UNIX & NT Servers
o	Training, trouble-shooting, repair of software and hardware on Windows
servers
•	Security and Telephone Administrator for all personnel
o	Installation and maintenance of badge-key security system
o	Provide customer support and maintenance of telephone system
Education
•	1987-1990	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, TN
o	B.S. Engineering Design Graphics, GPA 3.17
•	1980-1983	Northeast State Technical Institute	Blountville, TN
o	A.S. Drafting and Design Technology
Current Technology Skills
	XHTML, CSS, Flash, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft
Office

References
	Rick Goergen		262-914-6847
	Dave McAuley 		 [Send email to request phone number] 37-4926
David McDaniel		 [Send email to request phone number] 43-5771