Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
- Current
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- Professional Blogger at Read Write Web
- Professional Blogger at Microsoft
- Past
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- I.T. Engineer at Bank of St. Petersburg
- Systems Administrator at La-Z-Boy
- Network Technician at KView
- Education
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- Southwest Florida College
- Appalachian State University
- Connections
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Sarah Perez’s Summary
I had worked in I.T. since 2001, initially as a network engineer, then as a Systems Administrator for La-Z-Boy of Tampa Bay. When the La-Z-Boy franchise was sold by the owners, I took a position as an I.T. Engineer for Florida Bank Group, the holding company for several community bank subsidiaries across Florida, including the Bank of St. Petersburg here in the Bay area.
In February 2008, I left the full-time position at the bank to become a professional blogger. I now blog for Microsoft's Channel 10 (on10.net) , Read Write Web (readwriteweb.com), as well as my own site (sarahintampa.com). I have also recently launched a small tech blog network, Grand Effect (grandeffect.com).
Sarah Perez’s Specialties:
GERS, MCSE, MCP, N+, A+ Certifications
GERS specific - auto-scheduled reports, Customer Service Module, SQL scripts/reports, DBA menu, killidle, GERS email, barcoding, custom menus, user manuals
Internet/web - blogging, knowledge of blog networks, TypePad, WordPress, web 2.0, social networking, social media, socialprise, web apps, SaaS, S+S
Sarah Perez’s Experience
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Professional Blogger
Read Write Web
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
February 2008 — Present (6 months)
I joined the team of bloggers at Read Write Web in February of 2008. I now contribute to the site a couple of times per day in addition to my work for Microsoft's Channel 10.
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Professional Blogger
Microsoft
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Online Media industry)
July 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)
As a blogger for Microsoft's Channel 10, http://www.on10.net, I contribute to a community of tech enthusiasts by creating posts on the latest in music, mobility, photography, videography, gaming, and new PC hardware and software. Channel 10 is the place for all those who are passionate about technology.
* I also run and author a popular tech blog at www.sarahintampa.com.* -
I.T. Engineer
Bank of St. Petersburg
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Banking industry)
February 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 1 month)
I actually worked for FB Tech & Services which provides technical support to several community banks belonging to Florida Bank Group. These include the Bank of St. Petersburg, Bank of North Florida, Florida Bank of Tallahassee, and Florida Bank of Sarasota.
If you would like to know the details of my work, I invite you to read my resume online: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d8sxxj3_22hq3zm3 -
Systems Administrator
La-Z-Boy
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Furniture industry)
February 2002 — January 2007 (5 years)
Responsibilities: network administration, daily backups, GERS & Windows desktop support, AV updates, WSUS, consumer website maintenance, SQL reports, network maintenance, host meetings, meet with vendors, research and propose hardware/software/network upgrades, user training, Sharepoint administration, Exchange administration, SBS 2003 domain administration, management of & posting to company blogs
Software: Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Pro, Windows 98, Windows Small Business Server 2003, Sharepoint Services, Exchange 2003, SAV Corporate Edition, GERS, MS Office 2000/XP/2003, OpenOffice, Furniture Link video catalog, Routeview, Fleet Maintenance Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe GoLive!, Lotus Approach, Esker SmarTerm, WinVNC
Hardware familiar with: SonicWall, Adtran, Cisco, Annex termservers, barcode scanners, inkjet/laser printers, digital cameras/card readers, PDAs, PCs, Neowares, switches/hubs -
Network Technician
KView
(E-Learning industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
This position was an internal I.T. position providing tech support for a software company that is no longer in business.
Sarah Perez’s Education
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Southwest Florida College
Associates, Computer Networking, 2001 — 2003
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Appalachian State University
1993 — 1997
Additional Information
Sarah Perez’s Websites:
Sarah Perez’s Interests:
Blogging, Web 2.0, Technology, Windows, Computers
Sarah Perez’s Groups:
Channel 10 (on10.net)
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Sarah Perez’s Honors:
La-Z-Boy President's Club; two Service Awards
Sarah Perez’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
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