Tim Hinricher

Dell Rapids High School

Class of 1981

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First Name	Tim
Last Name	Hinricher
Graduation Year	Class of 1981
Gender	Male
City	N/A
State/Province	MN
Country	United States
Occupation	Reliability Engineer at Thermo King
Married	Yes
About Me	I've worked primarily for 4 major companies. After the U of Iowa, I worked for Rockwell International (now Rockwell Collins) in Cedar Rapids from 1989 to 1995 and supported elecrical hardware design updates for the Boeing 737/757/767 EFIS system. It was there that I met my wife, Lisa, within a group of friends that went rock climbing at the Mississippi Pallisades and Devil's Lake, WI. We had two kids, Zachery and Rebecca. Then I suffered through a downsizing created by a lack of Boeing orders. Through an alumni publication, I found a lead for my next job at Motorola in Arlington Heights, IL. I worked there for 7 years system testing VoIP and cable telephony products and received a couple promotions to a Lead Engineer. I was able to travel a bit on business and went to Australia twice, the Philippines once, and France once. Lisa and I had our third child, Bailey in Illinois. I again suffered through another downsizing after the dot.com bust and 9-11. Eager to stay employed, I hounded John Deere about an opening for a Lead Engineer in Des Moines until they hired me. Unfortunately, I took a 25% pay cut and generally had an unpleasant experience there for 2 and a half years. In 2005, I quit and took my present position at Thermal King (part of Ingersoll Rand) in Bloomington, MN. The chemistry between my boss, Julio, and me was a key factor and I've been happy the 4 years since. Again, I was able to travel on business and went to Washington, DC, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Suzhou, China. My focus now is in software and electronics reliability, especially accelerated life testing, and I mak...(read more)