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A child of the computer-revolution, my diverse history in the computer field has allowed me to learn and adapt to all situations. My goals are to continue the course, expanding my knowledge in a variety of technology driven endeavors, while at the same time being an important part of the corporate machine to which I belong.
I have a wide variety of tools available, both mental and material, am a valuable part of any team I join, and have trained and managed a variety of people, both novice and experienced.
Feel free to contact me to discuss the future!
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
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Cunningham Research Group Ormond Beach, Florida 1997 to PRESENT |
A full-service market research firm with a nationwide network of interviewing locations equipped with a wide variety of facilities for paper, CAPI, CATI, focus groups and more. |
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DATA PROCESSING MANAGER
- Management of all personnel in department and coordination of efforts will all other departments and nationwide locations
- First company to integrate the MI PRO survey platform in the United States
- Extensive survey programming using SPSS Quancept for a wide variety of clients
- Data manipulation and formatting for various formats based on need (80 Column Card, single-line ASCII, Column Binary, Excel, comma-delimited, etc)
- Data entry of paper surveys, including verbatims and open end coding
- Creation of mechanisms for various special needs, including:   diskette routines (for running jobs at other agencies), CD-ROM routines, USB Pen Drive routines, data collection routines, specialized data consolidation methods, formalizing data formats for specific clients and tools to produce data quickly and accurately, and much more
- Creation and oversight of 'confidata' mechanisms currently employed by company and it's clients - enables full validation via phone, database lookup, timing and Sigma verification
- Coordination with, and in many cases, oversight of personnel from other departments for various projects
- Transfer of programs and job data to and from various nationwide sites (company-owned and third party)
- Extensive use of Microsoft Excel and VBA for specialized data manipulation requirements for various clients
- Visual Basic, VBA and JavaScript programming performed for various internal mechanisms
- Integration of new technology into daily use (including evaluation of MI Pro, Net-MR, Oasis 2, Quancept, Quantum, SPSS and other client-proprietary products)
- Installation and maintenance of all software and server applications used
- Upgrade and repair of all PCs used in the department
- Responsible and/or involved in major software purchases for both the department and the corporation as a whole
- Windows NT and 2000 server administration (department and corporate levels)
- Involvement in networking related issue resolution (LAN and WAN)
- Personally developed and maintain over 95% of the data processing mechanisms used since the department was created in 1998
Former position:   Data Processing Supervisor
Former position:   Information Systems Technical Support
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Orbiter Online Internet And Entertainment Service Daytona Beach, Florida 1994 to PRESENT |
Local internet service, paid for by donations from users. Supplies the community with online games, internet access and web hosting for very little or no cost. |
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OWNER and OPERATOR
- Local online service provider for games (local and nationwide), teleconference, discussion forums and internet access (web, telnet, irc, etc)
- Accounting, software installation and maintenance, and all hardware assembly
- Setup of websites and access mechanism sprovided for hosted domains
- Own and maintain:   www.Malena.net
- Own and maintain:   www.Orbiter.com
- Own and maintain:   www.WindsorHillOnline.com
- Several other past and present web sites owned, maintained and hosted (available upon request)
Contact/Reference:   Self
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Independent Child Abuse Relief Enterprises Daytona Beach, Florida 1993 to 1999 |
A locally-based center dedicated to the treatment of sexually, physically and emotionally abused children, and juvenille offenders. Funded by federal, state and local sources. |
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DATA PROCESSING SPECIALIST |
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General Electric - Aerospace Division Daytona Beach, Florida 1991 to 1992 |
A worldwide aerospace research and development firm, specializing in simulations (flight, combat, etc). |
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT |
KNOWLEDGEBASE |
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Computer Programming and related |
- MI PRO Web / CAPI / CATI Platform
- SPSS Quancept CAPI / CATI / Web Platform
- SPSS Quantum Data Cleaning
- Microtab Data Entry Management
- dbase III and IV
- HTML
- (minor) Microsoft Visual Basic
- (minor) Microsoft VBA
- (minor) Microsoft VB Script and ASP
- (minor) JavaScript
- (minor) Microsoft SQL
- (minor) SPSS Quantum Tabs
- (minor) Opinion One Oasis2
- (minor) GMI NetCAPI
- (minor) Hyperquest
- (minor) SPSS v9
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Computer Applications and Environments |
- Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / Me / NT4 / 2000 / XP
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft DOS (all versions)
- TCP/IP, IPX, and Microsoft networking
- UltraEdit
- Wide variety of everyday software packages spanning several versions
- (minor) Macintosh OS
- (minor) Microsoft Powerpoint
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Other Skills |
- Strong analytical skills
- Clear and detailed communication capabilities
- High level of dedication and desire to complete tasks
- Constantly expanding knowledgebase
- Always willing to take the extra steps needed to accomplish goals
- Able to direct and guide co-workers as needed, while answering to those in command
- Problem-solver, solution-inventer and extremely detail-oriented
- Highly accurate and fast typing skills
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FORMAL EDUCATION |
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Duarte High School   and Calvary Road Christian Academy Duarte/Monrovia, CA |
Graduated 1986. Special interests included computer programming, band, orchestra and choir. |
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Citrus Community College Glendora, CA |
Attended classes at various points during junior high and high school, taking predominately computer-related courses. |
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BrainBench Certifications www.BrainBench.com |
Several certifications by way of extensive testing, ranging from Programming and Networking to Analytical Thinking to English Language. |