[This resume is available for informational purposes only. I
am not currently seeking employment.]
Career Objectives |
To utilize and expand my extensive training and
experience in a responsible and challenging position. I seek a
career with a progressive and technologically oriented organization
in the Northwest Arkansas area or via telecommunication. |
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Personal Strengths |
Strong interpersonal skills characterized by a
pleasant and outgoing personality; self-starting and ambitious;
devoted to expanding knowledge and experience in a wide variety
of areas. |
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Demonstrated Skills and Experience |
Extensively diverse scope of responsibilities with
all facets of small business ownership and management, including,
but not limited to, new product development, deployment and support;
accounts payable, receivable and payroll; corporate web site development
and programming. |
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Positions Held |
TNS Group, Inc. (formerly Tintagel Net Solutions Group, Inc.)
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Fayetteville, AR |
Vice President and Treasurer (Part-time)
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2003 - present
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President, CEO and Chief Developer |
1997 – 2003 |
Attended to all facets of small business
ownership and operation, including, but not limited to: client
acquisition and support, marketing strategies, bookkeeping, corporate
web site development and maintenance, new product development. |
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Creative Fundamentals, Inc. |
Fayetteville, AR |
President, CEO and Chief Developer |
2001 - 2004 |
Create, redevelop and maintain customer web sites;
planning, development, testing and support of corporate and client
custom Perl programs; all facets of small business management, including,
but not limited to: corporate marketing strategies, maintenance of
accurate legal and accounting records, and client acquisition and
relations. |
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Quebecor Printing USA Corporation |
New York, NY |
Sales Assistant / MIS Support |
1996-1997 |
Served as MIS liaison for a large sales office,
providing hardware, software and network support; served on corporate-wide
technology task force formed to implement standardized office and
intranet automation technologies; created and managed budget, forecasting,
and production databases;served as liaison between plants, clients,
and sales representatives to facilitate effective and efficient
completion of projects; prepared client presentations, proposals,
and printing agreements; assisted sales clients with expediting
and troubleshooting production orders; assisted corporate and subsidiary
departments with questions. |
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation |
New York, NY |
Administrative Assistant to Director of South American
Finance |
1994-1995 |
Coordinated large meetings and conference
calls; arranged alll
domestic and international travel; requistioned international
visas, reorganized filing system; various day-to-day projects. |
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Paramount
Communications, Inc. (now Viacom International, Inc.) |
New York, NY |
Administrative Assistant to Treasurer and Director |
1992-1994 |
Prepared daily stock and cash flow reports;
opened, closed, and modified subsidiary studio production bank
accounts, compiled and distributed additional financial reports during
Viacom acquisition and subsequent corporate transition, coordinated
stockholder banquets and film previews; developed
and
maintained
departmental
databases. |
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Manhattan Gas Heating, Inc. |
New York, NY |
Office Manager/Assistant to President |
1986-1990 |
| Created database of clients, maintenance contracts
and vendors; constructed
client service agreements and correspondence. |
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Volunteer Positions Held |
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Eta
Sigma Phi
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NW Arkansas
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National Treasurer
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2006-2007 |
Elected by national peers to serve national
role. .
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Eta
Sigma Phi, Beta Pi Chapter |
NW Arkansas
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Treasurer (Re-elected) |
Academic Year 2005-2006 |
Treasurer |
Academic Year 2004-2005 |
Collaborated with advisors, officers,
and the Student Government on the planning and deployment of organization-sponsored
events. Prepared and revised budgets. |
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Perl
Mongers |
Telecommuting |
Group Founder and Leader |
1997 – 2003 |
Founded and manage a local chapter of
Perl Mongers, a user group of Perl programmers. |
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World Organization of Webmasters |
Northwest Arkansas |
Group Founder and Leader |
2001-2003 |
Established a WOW chapter presence in Northwest Arkansas to support
and enhance the role of individuals and organizations that create,
manage, or market web
sites. |
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Microsoft Corporation |
Telecommuting |
Counselor |
1997 |
Supervising and instructing children ages 5-14 in web design at
the Microsoft Kids Web Camp. |
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Computer Knowledge |
Operating Systems |
Microsoft Windows 3.1 ,95, 98, 2000, XP
Linux |
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Applications |
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio)
95, 97, 98, 2000, XP
Intuit QuickBooks Pro
Microsoft Money
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign
Macromedia MX Suite
Adobe Photoshop, Image Ready
Quark XPress
ArchiCAD
Real Producer
A wide variety of PC and Internet Applications |
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Web Servers |
Apache (Linux, Windows, Solaris) |
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Programming, Markup and Design |
Perl (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language) program development:
requirements assessment, architecture, development, testing, documentation
and support.
MySQL
Logo conception and development
Web site design and development |
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Education and Seminars |
University
of Arkansas
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Fayetteville, AR |
Major: Classical Studies, Philosophy & Anthropology
Honors College
Dean’s List: Fall 2003 to present
Cumulative GPA: 3.964 / 4.0 (103 hours completed as of Fall 2005)
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2003 - present |
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Packages, References, Objects and Modules, PerlWhirl 2002
Ordered Hashes (in Perl), Yet Another Perl Conference, 2000
Advanced Perl Programming Techniques, Yet Another
Perl Conference, 2000
Practical Web Programming, PerlWhirl 2000, 2000
Regular Expression Mastery, Yet Another Perl
Conference, 2000
Graphic Communications, New York City
Technical College, Brooklyn, NY
Graphic Communications, W.C.
Bryant High School, Long Island City, NY |
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Academic Achievements |
Phi Kappa Phi
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April 2006 |
Inducted into this national all-disciplinary
honors society for being in the top 7.5% of the all juniors at
the University of Arkansas.
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Sturgis Study Abroad Grant |
April 2005 |
Awarded by the William J. Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
for outstanding Honors scholar undergraduate accomplishments. |
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Harold Hantz Scholarship Award |
April 2005 |
Awarded by Philosophy Department based on outstanding
undergraduate achievements. |
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Alpha Sigma Lambda, Nu Epsilon Alpha Chapter |
April 2005 |
Nominated and inducted into the Nu Epsilon Chapter
of Alpha Sigma Lambda based on academic achievement. |
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Award for Academic Excellence |
January 2005 |
Presented by The Office of Non-Traditional & Commuter
Students. |
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Eta Sigma Phi, Beta Pi Chapter |
December 2003 |
Nominated and inducted into Beta Pi chapter of Eta
Sigma Phi based on academic achievement. |
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Other Achievements |
SASA Photo Contest Winner
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Received award and prize for photograph taken during Summer 2005 Study Abroad trip to Greece.
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perlarchive.com |
Conception, development, deployment and ongoing maintenance of
a web site directory of Perl programs, support community, and knowledge
base for Perl programmers. (1 million page views/month) |
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scriptsolutions.com |
Conception, development, deployment of website focused towards
developing perl programs to be provided at no cost to the internet
community. (over 1.5 million downloads as of January 2003) |
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Acknowledged book technical reviewer: |
Web Development with Apache and Perl
Manning Publications, 2002
ISBN: 1-930110-06-5 |
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Perl How to Program
Deitel, Deitel, Nieto & McPhie, 2001
ISBN: 0-13-028418-1 |
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Internet & World
Wide Web How to Program
Prentice-Hall, 2001
ISBN: 0-13-030897-8 |
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Cross-Platform Perl
(Front
cover acknowledgement and quote)
IDG Books Worldwide, 2001 ISBN: 0-7645-4729-1 |
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Hobbies and Recreation |
Photography
Travel
Web Design and Programming
Reading/Independent Research
Scuba Diving (Certified Sports Diver BSAC,
Certified PADI Rescue
Diver, Certified PADI Medic
First Aid)
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