Aug '01

¨ Chicago Public Schools: {CPS} Successfully completed seven-month project assessing schools, creating accurate reports and maintaining the school databases on a Fuji P600 tablet. Managed and engineered LAN/PWR AS-Builts for numerous contractors. 
Created ACAD drawings on 24” x 36” and provided documentation per CPS guidelines.

¨ Dell: Performed Pre-Sites & installations of Win 2K Server networks w/DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP.

¨ CNA, Insurance: Worked with different Chicago teams to migrate over 3,000 PCs 
to Win XP, helping CNA to reach their goal of migrating 15,000 PC's.

Globetrotters International, Inc. IT Design Engineer/Project Manager.
¨  Designed / Re-engineered the LAN/WAN (Including WiFi-Wireless Networks) infrastructure for the Capital Improvement {E-Rate} Program in the unique environment of 
CPS-Chicago Public Schools, utilizing a Fiber Optic 100BaseFX backbone.
Almost all of the designs were unique to each school due to the fact that the principals would upgrade their schools independently.
¨  Created the design drawings and documentation for integrating the existing systems into the new scope of work. Used ACAD 2K and Visio 5.0c to create MDF racks & room layouts.
¨  As the Managing Architect {MA}, managed, consulted and verified designs by other engineering firms, then oversaw the projects to ensure that the contractors responsible for the installations professionally installed them within the CPS guidelines.       
¨  Became familiar with Cisco 29xx & 3640 switches & routers, Cisco, 3Com & Apple Wireless products, Digikey, Intel, & SMC hubs, so as to blend the old and new technologies smoothly.
Through efforts extending outside the workplace,
secured a Microsoft Certified Professional status.

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Sol’s Computer Works, Computer consulting, Chicago and Vicinity
§  Focused on the tuning of my technical skills {MCP/MCSE training}.
¨  Performed W95 > NT4-WS & Novell 3.12 > NT4-SRV Migrations.
¨  Setup 25-user 10/100-BaseTX Win95 print server.
¨  Setup & serviced Apple Power PCs & Mac G3’s.
¨  City of Chicago: Setup and cloned 186 systems w/ghost, Rebuilt ( from scratch) 
     a  56 user Win-NT4.0 BDC Token-Ring Server at the Social Security Administration.

Sol’s Computer Works, Chicago, Illinois. Business Manager, CIO, Technical Support.  
¨  Using vision, boldness, and persistence, created a microcomputer service business.
¨  Consistently maintained a recall rate of less than 2 percent by establishing a Quality Assurance Program.
¨  Setup systems and procedures for incoming equipment such as: pretest, checkout, repair, final tests, 
 and delivering finished products to the customer.
 This produced excellent customer service/satisfaction, and extremely low recall rates.

¨  Created budgets, systems and procedures for running the office efficiently, and with consistency.
¨ Implemented and updated several different accounting systems, then supervised and maintained them.
¨  Produced accounting procedures that followed items from:  ordering, via PO’s, to the final payments of invoices.
¨ Setup a self-correcting filing system utilizing a color-coded system.

¨  Performed network administration on Apple,  Microsoft, Novell, and proprietary Minicomputer networks.
¨  Covered service on the full line of Apple products from Apple ][ > 2e, Mac 128K/Plus > Power PC & PowerBooks.
¨  Maintained the office / shop network, using a Novell server as a technical database.
¨  Developed extensive systems integration and deployment experience in heterogeneous networking environments: AppleTalk, Novell NetWare, Windows For Workgroups (Win3.11), Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and LANtastic.
Also worked on RAS, Dayna/Ascend, Max200Plus, WAN bridge/routers and terminal servers.
¨  Developed a very high skill level for repairing, troubleshooting networks & systems on an extremely wide variety of mini and microcomputers and peripherals. Became proficient with Internet tools and provided data recovery services.
©  We were a Compaq and Leading Edge Service Center.
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Received a commendation as "very dedicated and conscientious technician showing self-initiative."

Control Data Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. Senior Customer Engineer.
¨ Performed on-site repairs on IBM 360/370 mainframe subsystems;
such as Memories, Hard drives, Tape drives, Printers. 
¨ Conducted inventories and trained customer engineers.

Nelson Megan Volkswagen, Chicago, Illinois
V.W. Mechanic & parts counterman

From '66 on - Misc. Motorcycle Maintenance on Honda's & BSA'a
'67 First successful overhaul of a motorcycle engine on a Honda 305 Dream.
'70 First successful overhaul & upgrade of a V.W. engine on a classic '61 V.W. Sunroof bug.

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Trained/Experienced on:
Through Seminars; Vendor Training; CBT and Self-Teaching Programs,
the following skill sets were achieved:

Accounting:

Disk Operating Systems

CPM 2.2, MSDOS 2.11 > 7.1, PCDOS 1.1 >7.0, Win 95/98, Win-NT/2K/XP.

Network Operating Systems

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & Word 97/2000), FrontPage 97/98/2K, MS Project 2K,
Internet Explorer 3.02 to 6.0.2600, Netscape 3.01 to 7.2,
WordPerfect 5.1/6.1, WordStar 3.3/4.0, Visio 5.0c/2K, ACAD r14 & 2K,
Tape Backups: HP-SureStore & Seagate/Veritas-Backup Exec,
and experience with various business packages A/P, A/R, GL, and Inventory.

&

Misc.

   Diagnostics & Utilities by IBM, Compaq, Dell, Diagsoft,
McAfee:{VirusScan 3.02+ Desktop & Enterprise, NetShield for Netware – evaluated ePolicy Orchestrator},
Micro House, Ontrack, Pestpatrol, Spybot - Search & Destroy,
Symantec: {Norton SystemWorks, NAV- Desktop & Enterprise }, ZoneAlarm Pro-Firewall.
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