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Jon Bonofiglio Accelerator Operator III   BS, EET, DeVRY Institute of Technology 1987 Joined NSCL in February 1995 Phone (517) 908-7308 Fax (517) 353-5967 Office 101   bonofiglio at nsclmsuedu

The Operations Department is responsible for the daily operation and general maintenance of the Coupled Cyclotrons at the NSCL. The cyclotrons are in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week barring scheduled shutdowns and breakdowns. At least one operations staff (Cyclotron Operator or just plain Operator) is on duty all the time. Currently we have 7 operators working a 6-week rotating shift schedule. I've been employed at the NSCL for more than six years as a cyclotron operator, the last six months as the operations group supervisor. My first job after graduating from college was installing and servicing Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment. I flew around the country for nearly eight years working in this field and, boy, are my arms tired. My job responsibilities at the NSCL range from hands-on wrench twisting to controls software programming. I thoroughly enjoy my work at the NSCL and count myself lucky to be a part of a world-renowned physics program.