| Career Objective |
Employment in the Computer/Information Technology
Industry as a System/Network/Database Administrator or Programmer
in an encouraging and growing work environment. |
| Education |
| Earlham College |
Richmond, IN |
1997 -- 2002 |
Bachelor of Arts --
Computer Science
- Computer Science courses focused on Applied Computer
Science.
- Coursework included research and work with
Parallel/Distributed Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, Robotics and Systems Programming along
with the core Computer Science courses.
- Liberal Arts Degree included courses in the
Humanities, Fine/Performance Arts, Social Science,
Religion, Philosophy and the Natural Sciences.
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| Work Experience |
| Best Buy |
Virginia Beach,
VA |
11/12/2003 --
Present |
Seasonal Sales
Associate -- Computers
- Interacted with customers who came to the store
looking for computer hardware, peripherals and
accessories.
- Worked with the customer to find the complete
computer solution for their needs, at times
configuring a custom built computer for them.
- Participated in the fast paced sales environment
which occurs in a large retaier during the holiday
retail season.
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Earlham College --
Computing Services Department |
Richmond, IN |
10/2001 -- 8/2002 |
Database
Programmer
- Researched, designed, developed and implemented a
Web Based Network Management Tool with a PostgreSQL
database back-end to aid in the active configuration
of new computers on the campus network. The utility
also assisted in the management of computers already
present on the network and is still in active use at
Earlham.
- Interfaced with preexisting Oracle database to obtain
required information about users.
- Worked with the on-site Systems and Network
Administrators in order to make the transition to the
new system as error free as possible while providing
all of the necessary functionality.
- Provided emergency Systems/Network Administration
services when/where the need arose.
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Earlham College --
Computer Science Department |
Richmond, IN |
5/2000 -- 5/2002 |
Systems & Network
Administrator
- Participated as a member of a team of students
responsible for managing a hybrid network of 30+
Linux Workstations (Faculty & Lab Workstations),
2 Multi-Node Beowulf Clusters (Parallel Computing
Clusters), 3 UNIX/Linux Servers, Windows & Macintosh
Computers (approximately 50+ machines).
- Responsible for providing daily production level
support for email, Apache HTTP/S, PostgreSQL
Databases, DHCP, DNS, NIS/NFS, FTP, SSH, SAMBA,
Netatalk & SystemImager (System Image propagation for
the Linux Labs), along with lab and limited application
support for the users. Performed hardware and software
upgrades as the need for greater capacity and security
arose.
- Researched and implemented the use of the System
Installation Suite to assist in the synchronization of
the software installed on the lab/faculty workstations.
This Suite included the use of SystemImager and C3
(from ORNL) tools providing the ability to easily
manage large numbers of Linux Workstations.
- Interacted with users to tune the services provided
so that they best suited their academic purposes.
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Earlham College --
Computer Science Department |
Richmond, IN |
7/2001 -- 9/2001 |
Research
fellow
- Participated in research into the implementation
of the PostgreSQL database using parallel file
systems.
- Worked closely with the on-site 16 node Beowulf
Cluster, the Parallel Virtual File System, and
benchmarking PostgreSQL performance across the
cluster.
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| Advisory Planning
Limited |
Norfolk, VA |
7/1992 -- 7/1997 |
Part-Time
Consultant
- Contracted on a call basis to assist clients in their
selection of appropriate computer hardware for their
use at their home or small business. Included
interacting with clients to determine what their needs
were and how to best fit their needs.
- Purchased materials from vendors (or acquired from
stock on hand) and assembled computer in a timely
fashion. Included the setup and configuration of
Operating System and any software that was
purchased.
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| Skills |
| Skill Name |
Skill Level |
Last Used |
Experience |
| C |
Expert |
May 2002 |
4 years |
| C++ |
Intermediate |
May 2001 |
1 years |
| HTML |
Expert |
Currently used |
4 years |
| Java |
Intermediate |
November 2000 |
2 years |
| Microsoft Products |
Intermediate |
Currently used |
10+ years |
| Perl |
Expert |
Currently used |
3.5 years |
| PostgreSQL |
Intermediate |
Currently used |
3 years |
| Solaris |
Intermediate |
August 2002 |
1.5 year |
| SQL |
Intermediate |
Currently used |
3 years |
| SystemImager |
Expert |
May 2002 |
2 years |
| Unix/Linux |
Expert |
Currently used |
4 years |
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| Volunteer Experience |
| Boy Scouts of
America |
Norfolk, VA |
- Achived the rank of Eagle Scout.
- Participated in numerous self and group let/organized
volunteer projects between 1989 and the present.
- Have participated as a Brotherhood Member of the
National Brotherhood of Scouts (Order of the Arrow)
since 1996 (elected by troop).
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| Bennett's Creek
Volunteer Rescue Squad |
Suffolk, VA |
- Served as an Emergency Medical Technician since
1999.
- Currently working towards elevating my certification
to Emergency Medical Technician Cardiac
Technician.
- Elected EMS Captain in September of 2003. Responsible
for scheduling, membership, special events and many
other squad functions.
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| Douglas MacArthur
Memorial |
Norfolk, VA |
- Served as a volunteer tour-guide from 1995 to
1997.
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| References provided on
request. |