
Institutional Information Technology, Lifelong Learner
Sacramento, California Area

Institutional Information Technology, Lifelong Learner
Sacramento, California Area
Have developed and supported information technology operations for eight years at institutions in both the public and private sector, including: Cray Supercomputer (Chippewa Falls, WI), IBM Global Services (Rochester, MN), HP Enterprise Servers (Roseville, CA), and the California Department of Education.
Currently pursuing a graduate degree in Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento.
C, C++, content management systems, CSS, TCL, ksh, Oracle, Informix
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
February 2008 — Present (11 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Computer Software industry)
August 2000 — December 2005 (5 years 5 months)
Developed and maintained HP's custom manufacturing shopfloor system. Programmed primarily in C, C++, and TCL in a HP-UX 10.20 and 11.0 environment. Received four monetary bonuses based on performance, along with approximately half-dozen non-monetary recognition awards. Received three pay raises in five years. As part of a worldwide layoff of 15,000 employees beginning in early 2005, my position was terminated.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)
June 1999 — August 1999 (3 months)
Supported IBM's Rochester campus Lotus Notes infrastructure.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SGID.OB; Computer Software industry)
June 1998 — August 1998 (3 months)
Supported SGI-Cray's Chippewa Falls, WI fabrication plant's Y2K compliance initiative.
BA, Computer Science, 1995 — 2000
Study Abroad, Riga Latvia, Fall 1997
technology, running, non-violent communication, progressive politics, religious liberty, learning, campy horror films, humor, friends, exercise, volunteering, organizing
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Save the Children (sponsored child, Mozambique)
Plan International (sponsored child, India)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
National Center for Science Education (NCSE, life member)