## BIO
Summary: I am a results-oriented individual with the specialized training, dedication and actual work experience to successfully adapt to the ever-changing field of Information Technology. I am skilled in assessing requirements, determining priorities, analyzing courses of action, and making adjustments for peak efficiency. I have strong interpersonal communication skills and can easily work with all levels of management, co-workers, and clients. My ability to research and troubleshoot problems is probably one of my most valuable skills. Operating Systems: * Microsoft Windows (XP, 2000, NT(4, 3.5x), WFW, 3.1x - 1.0) * Linux (Distributions: Gentoo, Red Hat, Mandrake, Slackware) * DOS (Microsoft 3.1-6.22, IBM PC-DOS, DR-DOS) * Citrix (Winframe, Metaframe) Hardware: * Intel and AMD based PCs and Servers and peripherals. * Kickstart and Professor PC Diagnostic cards * Networking (Hubs, Switches, patch panels, wireless access points, 802.11) Software: Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Macromedia (Dreamweaver, FreeHand, Fireworks, Homesite, ColdFusion Server/Studio), Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, ImageReady), Microsoft Frontpage, IIS(4 & 5), Apache (1.3.x,2.x.x), Crystal Reports, SQL Server (7 & 2000), MySQL, DB2, SmartDraw Pro, Embarcadero (ERStudio, DBArtisan, RapidSQL), Oracle 9i, Quickbooks Pro, numerous other applications related server protocols or services (usenet, email, fax, DNS (Windows & Bind(Linux & NT)), DHCP, FTP, Firewalls, NATs, and SMB) on Windows and Linux platforms. Just to name a few. Languages: Coldfusion (2 - MX), Perl, PHP, JAVA, ASP, Visual Basic (4 & 5), HTML, DHTML, SQL, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, JScript, VBScript, BASIC, Pascal, XML, XSLT, UML. Education: * Galveston Community College (Galveston, TX) - Major: CIS - (1992) Certification: * Macromedia Certified ColdFusion 5 Developer Experience: (05/01 - 10/02) Vmeals, Inc. ([login to view URL]) - Charlottesville, VA Sr. ColdFusion Developer/Technical Lead/Network Administrator Development of an online catering brokerage for use by groups of ten or more people. This project was broken down into six separate ColdFusion 5 applications, two ASP applications (web services), and two Visual Basic applications that were then integrated together. Responsibilities: * Architect website. * Design prototypes. * Develop or oversee development of each application though its full life cycle. * Maintain source code integrity and revision control using CS-RCS. * Timely prioritization and resolution of all site errors. * Regular administration of SQL Server 2000 database. * Daily and weekly backups of source tree and company's file server. * In house technical support and admin of all workstations and servers on LAN. * Weekly status reports. (07/00 - 06/01) eTesters, LLC. ([login to view URL]) - Charlottesville, VA ColdFusion Developer/Network Security Administrator Worked with a team of developers to create an online search portal and project management tools for engineers in the Test and Measurement Industry. Maintained security updates for our IIS, MS SQL Servers (both 7 & 2000), file servers, and firewall. Responsibilities: * Design Prototypes * Task and project oriented development * Create and maintain Verity collections * Research and implement new technologies when appropriate * Maintain source code integrity and revision control using Visual Source Safe. (11/97 - 05/00) FTS Data Solutions - Galveston, TX Owner/Operator A small IT consulting company. Primarily computer hardware sales, assembly, and service. Responsibilities: * Technical Sales * Client site service calls. * Manage Account Payables/Account Receivables * Bookkeeping and Payroll with Quickbooks Pro * Inventory control and acquisition * Website design per client specifications (static HTML, ColdFusion, PHP, and Perl.) (02/96 - 09/97) Deer Park Computers, Inc. - Deer Park, TX Technical Sales/Computer Technician A family owned retail computer store and Internet service provider (ISP). I originally accepted a position here as an in house/onsite computer technician and was surprised with a transfer to sales the day I started. Responsibilities: * Handle all walk in clients requesting to purchase a new computer. * Onsite service calls when in house technicians were unavailable. * Client's system repairs during peak workload. * Static website design with HTML and JavaScript. (12/94 - 02/96) Furmanite America, Inc. - La Porte, TX MIS Support/Assistant Supervisor An industrial leak sealing corporation. Responsibilities: * Payroll reports for both the Manufacturing and Engineering departments. * Invoicing of all custom leak sealing hardware manufactured both on and off site. * Coordinate shipping of manufactured hardware. * Maintain and modify the Access 2 database application all invoices, payroll, and inventory was stored on. * Write custom Access database applications per needs of either Manufacturing or more often Engineering departments. * Administer Novell network. * IT and help desk support for Engineering, Manufacturing, Corporate, and local region offices. Interesting Facts: * Assisted in the technical editing and authored the glossary of the book "Fusebox: Methodologies & Techniques. ColdFusion Edition" * Opening technical speaker for the ColdFusion Fusebox Conference 2000 Professional References: 1. Nat Papovich ([login to view URL]) , Fusium, Inc. Author of: Fusebox: Developing ColdFusion Applications 2. John P. Ashenfelter ([login to view URL]), Transistion Point Author of: ColdFusion 5 For Dummies & ColdFusion MX For Dummies 3. Bonnie Betts ([login to view URL]), Betts Interprise Technologies Additional references proudly furnished upon request.
## Area of Expertise
Coldfusion 4.01-5
Coldfusion MX 6-9
PHP 4+
Python 2.4-2.7
Javascript
HTML & DHTML
XHTML
CSS
BASH Scripting
AutoIT Macro Scripting
SQL (MS Access, MS SQL, MySQL, SQLite)
Speech Computing:
(Natlink, Vocola, Unimacro)
