A position as a Software Engineer, Software Tester, or Network Administrator.

• Five years' experience in software programming and testing.
• Extensive working knowledge of C++, and object-oriented programming for the Windows platform using MFC.
• Proficient at computer hardware assembly and maintenance, and network setup and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of system administration of Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP and Linux platforms, and some familiarity with Unix, BSD, and MacOS.
• Familiar with all common office software suites, including Microsoft Office, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, and KOffice.
• Experienced with administration of TCP/IP networks, as well as Windows-specific networking.
• Familiar with assembly language, Pascal, Visual Basic, PHP, SQL, HTML, and CSS.

Grand Mortgage Corporation (2004 - Present):

Network Administrator:

• Development and implementation of company-wide IT security policies.
• Determination of the company's computer-related needs, and implementation of hardware and software solutions.
• Administration of an approximately 50-node Windows network spread over multiple locations through a VPN.
• Hardware and software maintenance and support for in-house computer users.
• Administrator of Windows Domain, email system, website, Cisco routers, and Calyx Point databases.
• Oversaw transition from traditional phone system to a Voice Over IP system, and administrating and troubleshooting the new system.

Charter One Bank (2003 - 2004):

Mortgage Processor III:

• Underwrote mortgage applications using FNMA Desktop Underwriter tools, determining each applicant's creditworthiness, and making the decision to grant the loan.
• Responsible for record-keeping of all cancelled and denied applications, for government audit purposes.

Self-Employed (2001 - 2002):

Self-Employed Computer Consultant:

• Built customized workstations for clients. Worked with each client to suggest the best options for their needs and preferences, and then built, configured, and installed the systems.
• Performed one-on-one training sessions in the basics of computer use.

Digital Processing Systems / Leitch Technologies (1996 - 2001):

Software Developer (1998 - 2001):

• Implementation of video and audio processing algorithms in C++, for award-winning dpsVelocity digital video editing software.
• Design and implementation of GUI features for dpsVelocity, including a Trim Table designed to ease detail-level work on individual video elements and multi-element transitions.
• Wrote hardware-interface C++ code to allow dpsVelocity and DPS Batch Capture to remotely control specialized hardware, including video cameras and recording decks, over IEEE 1394 and RS-422 interfaces.
• Oversaw localization project for dpsVelocity, restructuring the code in preparation for production of Unicode foreign-language versions.
• Implemented version authentication and software copy protection system in C++.
• Wrote training materials for incoming programmers and testers.
• Administrator of SourceSafe source code management system.

Software Tester (1996 - 1998):

• Use of logical and creative testing methods to seek out, narrow down, and positively identify software bugs.
• Helped to develop Maintenance Request bug-tracking system.
• Day-to-day administration and troubleshooting of Windows-based corporate LAN and individual workstations.
• Setup of new video capture and editing workstations.
• Performed in-house and end-user technical support.

Other Experience:

• Two years as a Linux / OpenBSD server administrator and webmaster for the vis.nu Networks, an independent project.

North Central College, Naperville, IL:

Graduated 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. 3.0 GPA. Recipient of Presidential Scholarship for academic excellence.