Education

Minot State University Minot, NDComputer Science & Business Education, Minor in Business Information Technologies, Concentration in Mathematics, Concentration in Graphic Design

Certifications

Brainbench Certifications: Multiple Windows Operating Systems, IT Aptitude, Coldfusion Programming 4.5, Written English, HTML Programming Training in Verity Administration, Documentum Administration, Solaris System Administration, Oracle Portal Admin, AS/400 Backup and Recovery, Inktomi, WebTrends, Coldfusion Programming and Administration, Iplanet Enterprise WebServer, Apache Web Server, and LINUX Languages and Operating Systems UNIX, LINUX, Windows OS, Windows NT - 2K, Windows Office Suite, Lotus Notes, Netscape Browser and Email, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Coldfusion, C++, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, PERL, CGI, Shell Scripting, SQL, Frontpage, Jdeveloper, Documentum, CATSWeb, Verity, Oracle, SSL Administration for Webservers and many other applications as well as Customer Support, and Training.

Work experience

2004 - present NDCPD / MSU Minot, ND Computer Support Specialist

Web Content creation, modification and testing for multiple projects and NDCPD main website Graphic and Web layout design System Administration, computer technician, and other related technical duties Illustration design Program training and trouble shooting System architecture and analysis Staff Training Marketing.

2002-2003 Computer Aid Allentown, PA Web Adminstrator/Architect

Administered companies new direction of Intranet through Oracle Portal interwoven with Documentum and Verity Search Engine expected to reduce intranet publishing time by at least 50%, while also reducing the cost, and training needed to design and publish documents Consulted on architecture and installation of applications Reported through WebTrends outdated content and applications, reduced wasted disk space by over 30%, system resources over 20%, and a noticeable improvement in website response times.

2000 - 2002 IBM Allentown, PA Web Adminstrator/Architect

Administered the Web Servers, and associated applications of 20 Enterprise systems with an average uptime in excess of 99% Designed and Implemented the current High Availability Environment for Enterprise both Internal and External, as well as being intricate part of the implementation of DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) setup and activation Initiated effort to reduce issue resolution times from over 2 weeks, to less than 4 hours, for any customer reported item Server or code related issues as well as issues on both UNIX and NT server platforms Educated many of the customers and co-workers through classroom and individual training of HTML, and other application and desktop software