Systems Administrator at Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania Area
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- Systems Administrator at Penn State University
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- IT Support Specialist at Penn State University
- Desktop Support at The Pennsylvania State University
- Research Associate at The Pennsylvania State University
- Graduate Student at The Pennsylvania State University
- Systems Administrator at The Pennsylvania State University - Chemistry
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- Pennsylvania State University
- Moravian College
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Edward Smiley Jr.’s Summary
I just finished up my Ph.D. in Chemistry at The Pennsylvania State University. The emphasis of my work is doing Molecular Dynamics computer simulations of ion/solid interactions. While I expanded my knowledge in Chemistry in graduate school, I was able to pick up many IT and administration skills. I am the systems administrator of our groups instrument and office computers. We also have a small computational chemistry cluster which gives me experience with Linux administration and networking.
While my degrees are in chemistry, I have found that I have an extreme passion for all items of technology. I am an experienced user of Mac, Linux and PC computer systems and have progressive skills in Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro. Regardless of what type of job I find, my Ph.D has allowed me to develop self-discipline and the ability to work and think independently and creatively.
Edward Smiley Jr.’s Specialties:
Operating Systems: Windows: (95-2000, XP, NT, Server 2003), Mac OS X, and Linux:(Fedora, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and CentOS)
Programming Languages: Fortran, Perl, awk, and Sed
Applications: Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, and Symantec Corporate Edition.
Hardware: PC and Mac Systems, RIM Blackberry
Edward Smiley Jr.’s Experience
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Systems Administrator
Penn State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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IT Support Specialist
Penn State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2007 — October 2007 (8 months)
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Desktop Support
The Pennsylvania State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2006 — January 2007 (4 months)
Provide computer technical support for faculty, staff, and students. Network support also provided. Operating Systems include all flavors of Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
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Research Associate
The Pennsylvania State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)
Continuing graduate research in chemistry. Also maintaining group computers and computational cluster
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Graduate Student
The Pennsylvania State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
August 2000 — August 2006 (6 years 1 month)
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Systems Administrator
The Pennsylvania State University - Chemistry
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 2000 — August 2006 (6 years 1 month)
While I was in graduate school, I administered all our groups office and instrument computers. This gave me experience in troubleshooting problems on the Windows platform. I also implemented and maintain our group file server which runs on Windows Server 2003. Finally, I also implemented and maintain our computational cluster which runs a Linux operation system.
Edward Smiley Jr.’s Education
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Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D, Chemistry, 2000 — 2006
Thesis dissertation titled "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Atomic and Cluster Bombarded Surfaces", 2006. Published in Analytical Chemistry, 2003. Applied Surface Science, 2004, 2006.Received Department Travel Award in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Teaching Assistant for Chemistry 11 (General Chemistry) and Chemistry 14 (General Chemistry Lab), and Chemistry 526 (Spectroscopic Methods)
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Moravian College
B.S., Chemistry, 1996 — 2000
Honors thesis entitled "An investigation of the material properties of DMNPAPOE and DMNPAPBE composites."
- Activities and Societies:
- President of the Moravian College American Chemical Society (ACS) club 1998-2000, Baseball 1996-1997.
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Edward Smiley Jr.’s Interests:
Digital Photography, new technology, music
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