Saturday, December 17, 2005

Resume'

Contact: jeanine_severson@gct21.net

Help Desk - Temporary Position


2006 TechSource San Francisco, CA (Turin Networks Inc.)

* Help Desk, via VPN, email, phone and in person

* Support of Global Sales Force on various issues such as connectivity to e-mail and other network resources

* Hardware: HP/Compaq Proliant, DL series servers. Toshiba Tecra/Dell Lattitude Laptops

* Software: Altiris Deployment Server, Computer Associates E-Trust, Windows 20003/2000/NT server, Windows XP/2000/NT workstations, Microsoft Office

* Assist with administration of Windows 2000 Active Directory Environment

* Cisco Unified Call Manager

* Some facility related duties (employee moves, etc.)

* Update content on company intranet

* Write documentation on IT procedures


Customer Service/Technical Support Manager (ISP)


2002-2006 Novatrope Rohnert Park, CA

* Assist customers with billing issues and credit card processing

* Create and maintain online documentation for customers including creating web pages with extensive resources on company website after identifying customer needs

* Perform ongoing Internet research for new services, products and technology

* Experience in domain registration procedures and Web hosting/Website issues

* Make recommendations for improvements in customer service and office procedures

* Hire and train employees in company procedures to ensure highest standard of customer support

Technical Support Specialist


2001-2002 State Transit Authority Sydney NSW Australia

* Provided technical support to internal end users on Win 95,98 and NT operating systems as well as printers and other office peripherals

* Installed hardware and software to end user PC's

* Involved in consolidating five office locations to one central location, including computer equipment and assisted in set up of office network

* Performed system PC upgrades/repair and troubleshooting

* Provided detailed help desk analysis report to reduce overall costs, patch security vulnerabilities and streamline operations

Transportation Specialist


1992-2001 Laidlaw Transit, Santa Rosa, CA

* Communicated in a professional and courteous manner with school personnel, parents and others about student bus behavior and routing issues

* Created and implemented behavior modification plans for students

* Maintained appropriate student management and report student incidents to the appropriate supervisors

* Adhered to strict time schedules for transporting students to and from regularly scheduled neighborhood locations

* Maintained accurate logs to meet the requirements of the California Highway Patrol and the Department of Transportation

* Specialized in working with special needs and behavior problem and special needs students

Education


September 2005 - Present Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
* Introduction to Unix

2001-2001 TAFE College Sydney, AU

* Diploma of Information Technology (Systems Administration)
* Certificate IV Technical Support
* Certificate III Software Applications

1991 GED

Other Experience


Web design (HTML, CSS, Some Dreamweaver, Some Flash), Internet & PC Security

EXAMPLES

# Apache Con
# Spanish Works INC
# Yoga Center of Santa Rosa
# Local ISP Online
# BanISP.com
# BanISP..net
# ConnectTo Members Page
# Christmas Cards Company

Other Experience Non - IT


* Sweetheat Plastics - Print Machine Operator

* Material Progress/Komag - Computer Disk Grinding Machine Operator

* Handi-Cup - Styrofoam Machine Mechanic

* Forkilift

* General Warehouse

* Order Picking/Packing

* Shipping/Receiving

* Assembly

* Freight Loading/Unloading

* Weighmaster

* Janitorial

* Landscaping

* Cashier

Volunteer Work


* Women's History Project, Windsor, CA

* Children's Day Treatment Center - Classroom Teacher's Aid and Individual Tutoring, Santa Rosa, CA

* Children's Day Treatment Center - Mentoring Program, Santa Rosa, CA

* State Transit Authority Sydney NSW Australia - Technical Support

* Novatrope Rohnert Park, CA - Technical Support (Worked as a volunteer until I was hired permanent)

* Technical Support for some elderly and disabled people who need help with general computer, internet and email issues. This is done on an as-needed volunteer basis

Other Information


* Clean DMV

* Own reliable, insured vehicle

References


References are available on request.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Running Knoppix

I was able to run Knoppix in GUI mode on my home pc. It was very slow to respond but I liked the interface. I am running Windows XP Pro, Processor x86 Family 6 Model 10 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~1100 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date
Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7V600 ACPI BIOS Revision 1005, 8/1/2003
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB

I want to figure out why it is so slow to respond on my pc. I will post it here when/if I find out why and the resolution to the problem.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Trying out Knoppix and Ubuntu

In my Unix course one of the extra credit assignments is to do a lab using Knoppix. I completed the lab and found Knoppix to be easy to use.
I did not get it to run in GUI mode due to a hardware issue but I will keep trying. I have downloaded Ubuntu as well and plan to test it soon. I will post my experiences in using both of these OS's here once I have had time for some real testing.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

What am I working on now?

I am currently taking an Introduction to Unix Course. It is very challenging but I love it. The course is giving me a better understanding of what I do at my current job. My plan is to enroll in a PHP course next which will complement the Unix course I am taking.

Friday, October 21, 2005

Keep up to date with internet security issues

One of the other blogs I maintain has a lot of current security information.
You can check it out here- http://blog.connectto.net/index.php?blog=8&cat=27

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Yoga Center of Santa Rosa

Another project
http://www.yogacenterofsantarosa.com/ Website Design including animations

A Photo Gallery For Spanish Works Inc I Created

Just a simple photo gallery with rollovers.

Here http://www.spanishworksinc.com/photo_gallery.htm

Free Banners I created for ConnectTo.net

Check them out here http://members.connectto.net/banner.htm

and here http://members.connectto.net/freeanimatedbanners.htm

The banners are simple and plain but that is how they need to be for the ConnectTo.net affiliates.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Projects I have worked on

ApacheCon.com San Diego 2005 Website Design

ChristmasCardsCompany.com Website Maintenace

SpanishWorksInc.com Website Maintenace

Members.Connectto.net Some Design and Website Maintenace

Blog.Connectto.net Creation and Content