Owner at HotSpot Technologies
Terre Haute, Indiana Area
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- Chief Information Officer (CIO) at L.J. Michaels Inc.
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at MaximumTailgating.com
- President at HotSpot Technologies
- Past
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- Consultant at Corporate Freight Management
- Junior Developer at Cetani
- Systems and Network Administrator at Sony DADC
- CSSE Webmaster at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Geek Squad In-Store Agent I at Best Buy
- School Board Videographer at Covington Independent Public Schools
- Phone Bank Caller at Just Go Vote Foundation
- Cisco Computer Internetworking Student Co-op at Covington Independent Public Schools
- Student-Produced Week Webmaster at Channel One News
- Technology Lab Administrator at Urban Learning Center
- Web Designer at Portal Planet (Sole Proprietorship)
- Lobbyist at ProSpace
- Education
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- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Holmes High School
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Sean Feeney’s Summary
Over ten years experience through such student organizations as the Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and SkillsUSA-VICA as well as through the employers listed here working in all phases of computer operations, computer repair, help desk/technical support, Internetworking, web design, web development and web programming including the operation and maintenance of multiple types of computer consoles, servers and peripheral equipment. 1996-Present.
Sean Feeney’s Specialties:
Web design and development using XHTML, CSS, PHP, Flash, JavaScript, Django, Ruby on Rails. Software engineering management (CSDA). Server and workstation installation, configuration and maintenance in heterogeneous environments (Windows, Linux, Unix). Network design, installation, and maintenance and security (CCNA). Customer service and loyalty acquisition. Organization management and bi-partisan political lobbying.
Sean Feeney’s Experience
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Chief Information Officer (CIO)
L.J. Michaels Inc.
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
-Responsible for all technology assets of the organization including servers, workstations, routers, switches and websites.
-Integration of the Internet and the World Wide Web into both immediate business plans and long-term strategy in a volatile market and an industry undergoing drastic change.
-Maintenance of Apple and Windows PCs.
-Electronic Sign Message Design
-New Media Marketing
-Website Development
-Small-scale Active Directory management. -
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
MaximumTailgating.com
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)
-Designed and implemented a public ning-based social network and wiki.
-Consultation on and implementation of new IT initiatives.
-Responsible for innovation, integrity, and maintenance of company website. -
President
HotSpot Technologies
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2004 — Present (4 years 5 months)
-Worked with multiple clients on a variety of Information Technology issues including website development and hosting, networking, and computer repair.
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Consultant
Corporate Freight Management
(Logistics and Supply Chain industry)
March 2008 — June 2008 (4 months)
-Reverse engineered a PHP back-end interface between a company MSSQL database and a customer-facing MySQL database.
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Junior Developer
Cetani
(Computer Software industry)
May 2008 — June 2008 (2 months)
-Created a new, dynamic corporate website to replace current static solution.
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Systems and Network Administrator
Sony DADC
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SNE; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 9 months)
-Maintained and updated over 160 Windows 2003, Red Hat Linux and Unix AIX servers in four different countries. Exposed to LPAR and HACMP environments.
-Compiled network security reports and rolled out Windows Updates using Shavlik.
-Cisco DNS management. VMWare ESX virtual server installation and management.
-IBM SAN management. Contingency and backup planning.
-Enterprise-wide deployment and configuration of IBM Director, BMC Portal and IBM Tivoli software.
-Generated savings of $16k/year by planning and implementing Open Source Solutions like Nagios, Perfparse, and Centreon.
-Performed server builds including hardware configuration, racking, cabling and OS installations.
-Corporate wiki management and upgrades. Administration of over 50 My/MS-SQL databases.
-Perl, VBScript, Batch and shell scripting to generate server logs and automate tasks.
-Planned and implemented a new Citrix development environment to provide better stability for offshore resources and consultants. -
CSSE Webmaster
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)
-Evaluated the state of the current website and made recommendations for improvement.
-Designed and implemented a new version of the website using a CMS.
-Created a PowerPoint presentation about how to improve the entire Rose website. -
Geek Squad In-Store Agent I
Best Buy
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; BBY; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2005 — August 2005 (7 months)
-Repaired customer PCs and electronics.
-Evaluated the current state of customer units and the cost effectiveness of repairing them.
-Recommended complete solutions for individual customer needs. -
School Board Videographer
Covington Independent Public Schools
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 2004 — July 2005 (1 year)
-Taped monthly school board meetings using a Sony DVCAM.
-Captured the stream directly to S-VHS format for airplay on the CPC Government Channel. -
Phone Bank Caller
Just Go Vote Foundation
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)
October 2004 — November 2004 (2 months)
-Called hundreds of Kentucky residents to urge them to vote for both President and Congressional Representatives in the 2004 election.
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Cisco Computer Internetworking Student Co-op
Covington Independent Public Schools
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
May 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 4 months)
-Designed and implemented the high school website and websites throughout the district.
-Supervised a team of web design co-op students.
-Installed and maintained Windows NT/2000 servers and Windows 2000/XP workstations.
-Recommended software and hardware purchases and consulted on network security issues.
-Planned, installed and supported LANs, video networks and editing bays.
-Wired an entire elementary school’s MDF room on my own. -
Student-Produced Week Webmaster
Channel One News
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; PRM; Online Media industry)
April 2004 — April 2004 (1 month)
-Designed a special SPW section using Adobe Photoshop 7, Macromedia Flash MX, and BBEdit on an Apple workstation.
-Built the site’s daily content including a blog, photo gallery and behind-the-scenes videos using a Bricolage CMS.
-Site featured on the daily news program to 8.5 million high school students and received 50,000 visits within its first three days of being online. -
Technology Lab Administrator
Urban Learning Center
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2003 — December 2003 (3 months)
-Taught adult students how to use computers, the Internet, e-mail and Microsoft Office.
-Maintained lab computers and network.
-Operated a copier machine for professors as needed. -
Web Designer
Portal Planet (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2003 — April 2003 (1 month)
-Designed layouts and produced graphics and flash for customer websites using Adobe Photoshop 7, Microsoft FrontPage XP and Swish 2.
-Recommended scripts to improve the usability of the websites.
-Promoted company websites. -
Lobbyist
ProSpace
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)
March 2002 — March 2002 (1 month)
-Trained to become a lobbyist during ProSpace’s March Storm 2002 event.
-Briefed the congressional staff of US Representatives Ron Lewis, Mike Pence, Don Sherwood, Dennis Moore and of Senator Mitch McConnell on space-related issues.
Sean Feeney’s Education
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Software Engineering, Computer and Political Science, 2005 — 2009 (expected)
Software Engineering is essentially the same as Computer Science but includes courses in software project management.
- Activities and Societies:
- Model EU, President of College Democrats, General Manager of RoseView (TV Station), AIAA, Webmaster for Astronomy Club, President of PC Gaming Club, Film Club, Director of the Anomaly Response Network, Car Audio Club
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Holmes High School
Additional Information
Sean Feeney’s Websites:
Sean Feeney’s Interests:
Web Design, Computers, TV/Radio Production, Paranormal Investigations, Astronomy, PC Gaming, Car Audio Systems
Sean Feeney’s Groups:
Model EU
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Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda Members, Advisers, & Alumni -
BlogIndiana
Sean Feeney’s Honors:
Finalist in IEEE CHC60 Computing History Competition, 2006
1st Place State SkillsUSA-VICA Website Design, 2005
1st Place Regional SkillsUSA-VICA Technical Math, 2004
1st Place Regional SkillsUSA-VICA Internetworking, 2003 and 2004
2nd Place State FBLA Network Design, 2005
2nd Place Regional FBLA Website Development, 2004
2nd Place State FBLA Technology Concepts, 2003
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