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Relevant Experience -- Dec 01 -
Present Independent Consultant designing, building implementing, and
maintaining internet web sites, communications networks, web servers for a wide
range of small and medium business clientele. Also designing and deploying custom database
programs for a wide range of applications; from auto racing to zoology cataloging
with a large portion of ‘odd jobs’ in between.
June 01
- Nov 01 Windows 2000 MCSE Boot Camp, Wave
Technologies. Completed all core exams and also Building E-Commerce Sites at NYU. Dec 00 -
May 01 Consultant to Ann Taylor, to oversee the corporate operations center during
the transition
from a mainframe shop to an NT/Unix operation. Developed a new, detailed
operations center logging program in which
insured that in-house staff performed and logged more than two thousand specific
tasks per week with full reporting to senior management. Conducted
extensive NT
and procedural training for operations center management and personnel.
June 00
- Nov 00 Consultant to ThinkChain, a major, high-powered, well-financed Dot.Com startup venture in Midtown
Manhattan. This was an "all-Win2k" rollout operation run on very tightly metered timeline. Built and deployed 300+ highly customized workstations for Java
programmers and web developers in one week. Also
charged with deploying and managing of the firm's laptop computers. Built and deployed 75+ IBM Thinkpad machines. Developed database inventory programs for
all of the firm's hardware, software and a loaner program.
Feb 98 -
June 00 Consultant to Deloitte & Touche for the development and deployment of their new East Coast Deloitte Applications Center (DAC). Facilitated this project from the 'computer parts' and site
construction phase through deployment and ongoing operations. Designed and built online logging program to
establish and document all preventive
maintenance procedures for D&T staff to
follow. Was also instrumental in the development of the DAC intranet which monitors many aspects of site
performance, inventory, technical & operational
procedures, contact
information as well as serves as the internet portal for other key
information. Also trained the East DAC D&T
in-house staff at Windows NT and
Back Office subjects to the point they moved from zero certifications to 100% MCSE qualified. July 97
- Jan 98 Full-time student and independent
consultant. Completed MCSE, Unix Sys Admin and Webmaster certification
programs. Deployed numerous networked business systems and custom programs
for selected clientele in the NYC / NJ area. Also conducted Windows NT
training for ISP personnel. June 95
- June 97 Consultant to Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts law firm in NYC. Facilitated rollover from Novell/MSDOS 386/486 to
Pentium/Windows NT system of 500+ user system. Dealt with all conversion issues including network
topology & hardware, server installation & integration, workstation
configuration & deployment, data conversion (databases, wp docs, spreadsheets, DTP and PIMs)
and training issues (training the training dept through end-user training).
After conversion, was further tasked to develop and deploy mobile computing system of 200+
IBM Thinkpad computers for the firm's attorneys to interface with the NT
system from anywhere in the world. 1988 -
1994 Consultant and business owner of Computer Magic, The Clermont WorkStation and The Computer Doctor computer sales , services and repair operations in upstate New
York (upper Hudson Valley).
Developed rural-market startup plans and built 600+ client base, primarily composed of small-business owners. Provided full 7/24
support for all business systems. Essentially brought this
technology-impaired territory full-scale into the technology revolution with
training and support facilities. Clientele ranged from funeral homes to body
shops to bowling alleys, providing a wide-range of problem-solving challenges
and wealth of hands-on, real-world experience. 1983 -
1987 Independent Consultant in Southern
California and Hardware -- ·Most recently assembled, built, configured and
maintained more than 60 Compaq rack-mount
systems (1500s to 6500s) at D&T East
DAC. ·Maintain thorough familiarity of
entire Intel x86 family from 8088 to Pentium III class multi-processor machines. Have
more than ten years repair facility level of hands-on experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and upgrading
all variations of this hardware family. ·Well-versed and innovative with hardware rollout techniques
involving new
and converted systems. Adept at tape, network, removable drive and disk-cloning
techniques to maximize quality and speed of deployment. Have personally built
1500+ new rollout machines for Windows 3.x, 95 and NT systems. ·Complete knowledge of laptop/notebook hardware. Have
worked extensively at sales, configuration, troubleshooting, repair and
rollout operations. Developed and implemented mobile
computing strategy for international law
firm and deployed 200+ IBM ThinkPad systems. ·Proficient with nearly all networking hardware installation
and maintenance from running cable to Compaq server assembly, rack-mount
installation and ongoing maintenance & troubleshooting. Good familiarity
and working knowledge of NIC adapters, hubs, repeaters, switches, bridges and
routers (Cisco & Bay Networks). Have installed 200+ networking systems
from workgroups to WANs. Software -- ·MS MCSE,
MCT, MCP + Internet Certified since 1997 and
maintain current status. ·Aggressively pursue the most recent
web development software including UltraDev, DreamWeaver,
Adobe GoLive, PhotoShop, Illustrator, MS Visual InderDev, Perl, SQL & ODBC techniques. ·Maintain full familiarity with
nearly all aspects and product inclusions of the MS Office Suite, Adobe, MacroMedia development tools, and Lotus Smart Suite product lines. Have conducted 300+ formal training sessions on
these product platforms. ·Highly proficient at relational database design and implementation. Have converted
200+ business database programs from older formats (mainframe to obscure PC
formats) to DBF, MDB and Lotus Notes formats. Prefer Lotus Approach for database
development phase and additionally work with MS
Access, FoxPro, DBASE and Lotus Notes for implementation projects. Have developed and deployed
full-life-cycle versions of 100+ manufacturing, small business billing,
inventory and operations programs. ·Regularly use broad spectrum of
publishing, graphics and multi-media software from CAD to web page
development. Well-versed with nearly all Adobe, Micrographx, Corel and Microsoft product offerings in this arena. Education -- Academic MA -- Public Communication -- BA -- Advertising
& Illustrative Photography -- Brooks Institute -- 1976 BA -- Political
Science -- AA -- Mechanical
Engineering / Design -- Professional Building E-Commerce Sites Certificate -- A+ Certification --
CTIA -- 1999 MCSE, MCT, MCP+ Internet Certification -- Microsoft Corporation -- 1998 UNIX System Administration Certificate -- Webmaster Certification Program -- New Jersey Institute of Technology
-- 1996 Market Research Analyst Qualification --
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