David O'Trakoun

Past

• Web Developer at Miller Systems
• Technical Assistant at University at Albany, Department of Chemistry
• Freelance Web Designer at Self-Employed

• IT Intern at GE Capital
• Java Developer Intern at GE Capital Solutions
• College Intern at Town of Hyde Park, Department of Recreation
• Contract Employee at Manpower Incorporated

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Education

• State University of New York at Albany
• Dutchess Community College
• Marist College

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Portfolio

David O'Trakoun’s Summary

Experience in corporate settings, universities, and town government/small business settings.
Interested in biological science and pharmaceutical industries.
Focus on IT, web design, and software development.

David O'Trakoun’s Specialties:

PHP, .net programming, database administration, project life-cycles and tracking, usability design, Section 508 & web accessibility

David O'Trakoun’s Experience

• Web Developer

  Miller Systems

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  July 2009 — November 2009 (5 months)

  Trained in OpenText CMS (formerly RedDot) implementation
  Drafted Test Plans for website quality assurance
  Designing COMs in Microsoft Visio
  Maintained Coldfusion/MS SQL based websites

• Technical Assistant

  University at Albany, Department of Chemistry

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — June 2009 (2 years 10 months)

  Webmaster
  CELL maintainer

• Freelance Web Designer

  Self-Employed

  (Internet industry)

  July 2008 — December 2008 (6 months)

  Provided consultation services
  Drafted contracts
  Created and sent invoices
  Designed website and graphic designs
  Provided customer support to clients, long distance and in person

• IT Intern

  GE Capital

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Financial Services industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

  Upgrading business applications from .NET 1.1 to .NET 2.0 (ASPX, MS SQL, VB.NET)
  Developing automated cross-server file-handling services
  Delivering project outlines and presentations to senior and upper management

• Java Developer Intern

  GE Capital Solutions

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Capital Markets industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  IT intern

• College Intern

  Town of Hyde Park, Department of Recreation

  (Government Agency; Recreational Facilities and Services industry)

  January 2007 — February 2007 (2 months)

  Brochure design
  Form design
  Mailings

• Contract Employee

  Manpower Incorporated

  (Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

  June 2006 — January 2007 (8 months)

  IBM pSeries and zSeries server assembly
  Sensitive parts handling and cataloging

David O'Trakoun’s Education

• State University of New York at Albany

  BS, BA , Computer Science, Information Science, Physics , 2005 — 2009

  Presidential Honors Scholar
  Dean's List - Fall 2005, Spring 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc., Asian American Alliance Webmaster, Chinese Student Association Webmaster, Teaching Assistant for CSI 201

• Dutchess Community College

  2004 — 2004

• Marist College

  2003 — 2004

Additional Information

David O'Trakoun’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

David O'Trakoun’s Interests:

open source, php, database systems, programming, biology, pharmaceuticals, bioinformatics, art, web design, web development, it, personal finances, investing, pool

David O'Trakoun’s Groups:

•    University at Albany AlbanyNYC Alumni
•    INROADS, Inc
•    General Electric Current & Former Employees
•    Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc.
•    University at Albany Alumni

David O'Trakoun’s Contact Settings

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