Independent Media Production Professional
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- Sr. Technical Support Specialist - Computer Services: School & College Support at Temple University
- Host & Producer of the CaffiNation Podcast at www.caffination.com
- Designer | Media Consultant at Puzzle Piece Productions
- Past
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- Technical Support Specialist - Computer Services: School & College Support at Temple University
- Student Worker: Unix Consultant at Temple University
- Education
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- Temple University
- GW Carver HS for Engineering and Science
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Paul Rj Muller’s Summary
Podcaster, Technologist and system guru. Current host of the CaffiNation Podcast, a show all about my twin passions of Caffeine and Technology:
Graphic and web designer with a focus on graphic identity management and web presence.
Self-taught technologist well versed in all aspects of system setup and rebuild; server configuration, desktop setup, wide format printer/scanner maintenance and calibration, desktop rebuilds. Experienced with PC, Mac, Suse and Ubuntu, LAMP machines. Familiar with Unix, Redhat, Solaris, OpenBSD.
Paul Rj Muller’s Specialties:
New Media Production: Web site setup & design, Audio Production, editing and cleaning, video production.
Server Setup and Maintenance, System Rebuilds and troubleshooting. Design application training and troubleshooting. Wide Format plotter maintenance and calibration.
Paul Rj Muller’s Experience
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Sr. Technical Support Specialist - Computer Services: School & College Support
Temple University
(Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Architecture Department
Co-chair of IT Tech Fee Committee. Help draft yearly IT report requesting out of budget items and services from Tyler School of Art, and delineates current state of the IT Infrastructure within Architecture Department and focuses on infrastructural needs.
Responsible for drafting Architecture Departmental IT Budget covering system upgrades, consumable costs, staffing and maintenance planning.
Hire and manage student workers for departmental lab coverage. Develop training materials give lectures to entire Departmental Body in regards to procedure, and technical instruction.
Work with Instructional Support to introduce use of iTunesU and New Media in general to wide circulation for alternate methods of tutorials and content distribution.
Planned and helped organize PodCamp Philly 2008 at Temple University, worked on staffing issues, technical support coverage and university relations with event organizers. -
Host & Producer of the CaffiNation Podcast
www.caffination.com
(Media Production industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Produce and publish a 35 minute show twice a week for over 2 years, focusing content on Technology News and Caffeine Culture explained for the common man.
Presenter and mentor in New Media space, giving lectures on Podcasting, Audio editing and New Media marketing.
Support TechPodcast Network through joint initiatives and cross promotion of member shows and network events such as collaborative coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show.
Monitor trends and produce blog posts in a timely manner responding to current discussion within various forms of social networks. Promoting content and accepting feedback through various channels within the divergent social networks.
Test products and review in a timely manner providing feedback to vendors and candor to the consumers of the show. -
Designer | Media Consultant
Puzzle Piece Productions
(Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)
Puzzle Piece Productions is a small web design and consulting company with experiance in designing small business websites, creating logos, graphic identities and IT consulting.
Graphic and web design content creation and consulting.
Design and implement innovative IT solutions for small businesses through creative use of Open Source software and low cost technologies to emulate more expensive solutions. -
Technical Support Specialist - Computer Services: School & College Support
Temple University
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2003 — January 2008 (4 years 7 months)
Temple University Lab Manager: Architecture Department
Web application development and large scale lab reporting. Created a first-of-its-kind lab population display for the TECH Center, a 600 seat lab.
Update and troubleshoot design software packages for Architecture Department lab and general university labs.
Hire and manage student workers for departmental lab coverage.
Develop training materials; give lectures to entire Architecture Department in regards to procedure, technical instruction, and application support.
Oversee and troubleshoot departmental printing needs, specifically wide-format plotting and scanning, keeping high quality graphic printing available 24/7 during peak usage periods. -
Student Worker: Unix Consultant
Temple University
(Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1999 — June 2003 (3 years 9 months)
Maintained server room systems database, updated websites and preformed minor graphic design as requested. Researched and tested new university services. Also preformed System maintenance, and cabinet wiring.
Paul Rj Muller’s Education
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Temple University
BA , Anthropology , 1998 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Field School research in Archeology
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GW Carver HS for Engineering and Science
Additional Information
Paul Rj Muller’s Websites:
Paul Rj Muller’s Interests:
Podcasting, New Media, Programming, Graphic Design, Web Design, Writing
Paul Rj Muller’s Groups:
TechPodcasts, Podcamp Philly
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Temple University TECH Center
Paul Rj Muller’s Honors:
Eagle Scout, Champion of Caring, Union League Citizenship Award,
Paul Rj Muller’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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