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Resume 16

Stephen William
17 Oak Tree Drive
Austin, TX 77346

OBJECTIVE

To secure a challenging career opportunity that utilizes the experience and education I have to offer in the area of Desktop Support, technical writing or training.

EXPERIENCE

October/2001 to Present
Crown Computer Corporation - San Marcos, Texas

HARDWARE SOFTWARE TESTER
Duties include:
  • Identify and prepare test data.
  • Maintain test facilities.
  • Execute and evaluate test results and make pass/fail determinations.
  • Maintain test case libraries, test environments and an inventory of automated tools.
  • Maintain version control on test equipment and related documentation.
  • Consult on the use of test facilities and automated test tools and procedures.
  • Review and validate functional and technical specifications.
  • Test new software releases and report any problems with the new release or conflicts with other software or operating systems.
  • Troubleshoot errors that have been reported by recreating the exact hardware/software environment in which they occurred.
May/2001 to October/2001
SELF-EMPLOYED WHILE OBTAINING A+ CERTIFICATION During this time I have taken various courses and been involved in the following short term contract jobs:
  • Hub and UPS installation for IS&T
  • Windows 2000 Rollout for IS&T
  • PC Consultant at Wildflower Inc.
  • PC Consultant at Living Reporting
1997 to May/2001
Riverbank Consolidated, Previously known as Champion - Austin, Texas

SOFTWARE SUPPORT/TRAINING COORDINATOR/TECHNICAL WRITER
As part of my daily routine as Technical support, which includes but is not limited to,
  • performing software and hardware upgrades and installations,
  • technical writing on all aspects of the software,
  • workstations and paper machine upgrades,
  • including graphics creation for the booklets,
  • planning,
  • coordinating,
  • performing the training for the end-user, this includes assisting in the creation and support of the online CBT s.
Software Support:
Responsibilities for this position include:
  • Fulfilling network and application requests and assisting internal employees with technical troubleshooting including identification, resolution, escalation, referral, and follow-up with PC, network and application issues.
  • Software installations include Lotus Notes 4.5, MS Office, 95 , 97 and 2000, NT Workstation 4.0, Windows9X, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe PhotoShop.
  • CBT support for end users.
  • Software startup support for end users.
  • Y2K testing for the Champion Product Tracking System.
  • Redesign of NMS. Donohue Industries Product Tracking System.
  • Key Player in the training and implementation of the Majiq product tracking system that is currently being used today.
Technical Writing/ Documentation:
  • I determine training needs by administering performance analysis, then interview SME s and managers to obtain and develop information used to create storyboards that are submitted for review.
  • On approval these storyboards are used to develop the final products, which are learning guides, job-aids, troubleshooting manuals as well as training aids such as agendas, overheads, hand-outs and pre/post assessments which are used to determine the level of knowledge achieved.
  • I have worked on several projects where my involvement included learning software so that I could develop training material and job-aids, which were used in training end users, and then supporting the startup.
  • Develop and edit graphics that are used in the creation of training material using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
  • I create and maintain reports that are requested by management and operation personnel as well as continually update training manuals to meet OSHA requirements, which include graphical representation of the procedures to be performed in training and also for safety issues.
1996 - 1997
Champion International - Austin, Texas

TRAINING COORDINATOR
  • As the number 7 Training Coordinator, I planned, scheduled, aided in the development and support of the interactive computer based training material; which included; media, programming, technical writing, and curriculum development to implementation. This included the video, graphics, voice-overs and student records.
  • Facilitated training steering team meetings, coordinated Technical Writer and subject matter expert interaction and performed Dacum task analysis.
  • I reported employee training to management via written reports, spreadsheet analysis and presentations.
  • Duties include Curriculum Development; coordinating resources for the development of training materials, evaluating effectiveness of training, facilitation of Training Steering Team meetings, coordinate training with outside vendors.
Applications and Utilities:

This includes not only installation experience but also extensive working knowledge of each
application:
MS Office 95 , 2000 DreamWeaver
Access Dialup Networking
Excel Eudora Mail
PowerPoint Lotus Notes v. 4.5
Word Outlook Express
Word Perfect, Macintosh Cute FTP
Corel Draw Cute HTML
Corel Flow Hot Dog Pro 2.0
Adobe Exchange Netscape Composer
Adobe Illustrator v.7 & 8 WS_FTP Pro v 4.1
Adobe PhotoShop v.3, 4, 5 & 5.5 Internet Explorer v. 3.0 - 5.5
Kai s Power Goo Netscape 2.0 - 4.6
Photo Impact by Ulead McAfee
True Space v.2.0 Regclean

Operating Systems:

DOS v 5. - 6.2 Windows 95 /98 /ME/2000/XP
Windows 3x Win NT 3.5/4.0

Hardware Knowledge:

Gateway Nic Cards, 3com, Realtek
Hewlett Packard LaserJet Macintosh
IBM Compatibles Sony 166 - 200
CD ROM Lexmark
DVD Players CPU
Hard Drives Digital Cameras
Internal/External Modems Hubs
LAN Home Networking Mother Boards
ATI rage & Matrox Video cards Sound Cards
Routers Iomega Zip Drives

Hobbies:

Web page design and HTML markup language, example can be seen at building computers, computer
repair, football, basketball, fishing, and camping.

Education

June/2001 A+ Certification Houston, Texas
1977 - 1979 McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana
Major - Business

1996 - 1999 Various corporate training courses include:

Information System Design Microsoft Excel
Creative Writing Microsoft Word
Adobe Photo Shop Dacum Facilitation
Adobe Illustrator Project Management
Microsoft Access 8.0 Time Management

References available on request

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