Senior Programmer at J-D Strong Consulting, Inc.
Greater Boston Area
- Current
-
- Senior Programmer at J-D Strong Consulting, Inc.
- Past
-
- Claims/Holder Reporting Administrator at Affiliated Computer Services
- Miscellaneous Clerical/Customer Service at Manpower
- Data Entry Operator/Customer Service Representative at Westaff
- Assistant Manager at SCC ACE Hardware
- Education
-
- St. Petersburg College
- University of Florida
- Recommended
-
2 people have recommended David - Connections
-
6
connections
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
David Clark’s Summary
Currently studying for Apple's newly-offered 10.5 Leopard certifications, while increasing knowledge and skills with Applescript, Objective-C, graphic design, UI and icon creation, XHTML/CSS/PHP, and any other skill required to deliver a solution at J-D Strong Consulting, Inc.
Goals include continuing hone skills and knowledge, and to help JDSC grow and meet the needs of an increasing number of clients while continuing to provide high quality solutions for each one of them.
Experienced with the following: Operating Systems: Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista, DOS, UNIX (BSD, Linux, etc.), as well as MacOS (Classic & X, including 10.5 Leopard, Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist; Apple Tech ID USA072G3). Software: Microsoft Works & Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Access, Entourage, & Outlook), Corel Draw & PhotoPaint, Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, Distiller, Fireworks, Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign, ImageReady, Photoshop, etc.), Pagemill, QuarkXpress, ACT! 2000, CCH, Cakewalk, Re:Cycle, Acid, SoundForge, Peak, AutoCAD R 10-14, Peachtree Accounting, Quicken, Quickbooks, TurboTax, Microsoft Money, WordPerfect, OpenOffice, Keynote, OmniPlan, OmniOutline, OmniGraffle, FileMaker Pro (and Server), BBEdit, Final Cut Pro, iLife, iWork, Xcode, etc. Experienced with HTML, in both static form and as dynamic content (utilizing the PHP pre-processor) on Mac & UNIX servers running Apache, JavaScript, shell-scripting using the BASH, TCSH, CSH and KSH shells, DNS, and SMTP, as well as familiarity and use of the FTP/SFTP/SCP, telnet, SSH and VPN protocols, Applescript, C/C++, and VB script. Have practical experience in web design and system administration, remote support, programming, accounting, banking with a business, ordering and receiving, organization/project management, the hardware business and home repairs, as well as retail industry sales.
David Clark’s Specialties:
Mac OS X and Linux support and automation, graphic, print, and web design, icon and UI creation and optimization, programming, shell-scripting, and Applescript, in addition to networking and system administration.
David Clark’s Experience
-
Senior Programmer
J-D Strong Consulting, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2005 — Present (3 years)
Consult on various projects, including installing and configuring Linux servers both in-person and remotely via SSH and VNC, performing data recovery tasks from damaged tapes, and implementing new backup automation using shell scripts and crontab. Designed and maintained numerous domains using PHP, HTML, and JavaScript. Automated backends consisted primarily of shell-scripts to update the file system and content, with PHP managing & maintaining the archiving functions, as well as automating the page layout. Worked with DNS and networking, mail handling, firewalling, and Apache server settings, as well as scripting and monitoring various other system tasks. Current projects include maintaining servers, remote support, web design, writing automation for Mac and Linux, writing and packaging applications for Mac OS X, using FileMaker Server Advanced to interface with PHP-generated pages, print design in InDesign/Photoshop, and programming a telnet-based multi-user chat in ANSI C.
-
Claims/Holder Reporting Administrator
Affiliated Computer Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2004 — October 2006 (2 years 7 months)
Worked on Claims/Holder Reporting for the State of Delaware's Unclaimed Property Division (State Escheator). Systems included ACS' AS/400, CCH, CPS, Mellon Workbench, Remote Plus, Wagers, & Xcitek. Claims duties included customer service, generating claims from e-mail/fax/mail/phone, plus stock research, claims processing, requesting additional evidence, and sending negative letters when property was not located. Holder Reporting duties included maintaining DE's unclaimed property database, loading electronic/paper reports, overseeing offsite keypunch, researching/updating corporate actions, researching/reconciling reports against Custody transactions, fixing and balancing reports entered by other personnel, entering stock transactions, and creating flow charts and training materials. Additional activities included writing VB scripts, writing Excel formulae, assisting with technical issues, claims, research, and stock transactions, beta-testing & bug-submissions, and database cleanup.
-
Miscellaneous Clerical/Customer Service
Manpower
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MAN; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
August 1998 — December 2001 (3 years 5 months)
Handled loan servicing at SouthTrust Bank, answering telephone questions about loans and assembling loan histories for various customers. Performed web design and online sales for G&G Machinery. With Raytheon, responsibilities included translating R6σ meeting notes into PowerPoint presentations and functioning as an administrative/engineering assistant for the OPTUS program, using a combination of Microsoft Office and AutoCAD. In the procurement department, duties included obtaining quotes and placing purchase orders, in addition to communicating with the requesting departments. For the T3 Program, duties consisted of assisting with production planning, which included tracking various statuses, checking the cycle counts of floor stock and correcting this information on CICS, and transferring parts both to and from stores.
-
Data Entry Operator/Customer Service Representative
Westaff
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WSTF; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
June 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Responsibilities included answering incoming calls and solving customer service problems, as well as data entry, notating customer accounts in the database, and the sale of renewals and vacation packages at Florida Travel Network. At Flagship Mortgage Services, responsibilities included data entry, processing credit checks, collation and disbursement of files and memos, as well as assembling information folders and other daily office maintenance tasks.
-
Assistant Manager
SCC ACE Hardware
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)
June 1994 — June 1997 (3 years 1 month)
Managed most accounting and banking, ordering and receiving, as well as sales and cashier duties. Performed minor electrical, lighting, and mechanical repairs. Also worked on remodeling, repainting, installing a new office and shelving, and other store interior repair.
David Clark’s Education
-
St. Petersburg College
Drafting, General Education, Music 1997 — 2001
During this period I took classes, primarily in subjects that I was interested in, while working full-time.
-
University of Florida
Pre-Med, Programming 1994 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Intermural Football and Tennis
Additional Information
David Clark’s Websites:
David Clark’s Groups:
-
Ubuntu Users / Linux Users member -
Apple Professional member -
Gmail Users member
David Clark’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
