Education

Master of Computer Science, Expected May 2010
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND

Bachelor of Computer Science, May 2008
Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Work Experience

Network Administrator
June 2009 - Present
SpaceAge Synthetics, Fargo, ND

Designed and implemented Small Business Server 2008 based network with in-house Exchange. Added wireless network to building. Created extensive documentation on existing network and new server infrastructure. Performed network over-hall for TIA compliance.
Programs Used: SBS 2008, Exchange 2007, Dia

Web Master
September 2003 - Present
Minnesota American Legion Boys State, Minneapolis, MN

Developed and currently maintaining an informational website. Wrote PHP/MySQL database system for candidate registration. Created web application for online program voting.
Programs Used: NetObjects Fusion, Notepad, Coppermine, WSFTP, Drupal

Network Administrator Intern
June 2008 - August 2008
Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minneapolis, MN

Assisted in day to day operations of network. Completed workstation imaging and deployment project. Assisted with backup vendor research and selection. Configured network switches and assisted with server installation. Designed and implemented router installation and firewall rules.
Programs Used: Vyatta router, PuTTy, Windows Server 2003, VMware ESX

HRIS Intern
May 2007 - August 2007
Express Scripts, Inc., Bloomington, MN

Analyzed and implemented security improvements for PeopleSoft Human Resources management software. Developed system documentation. Assisted with Kronos time clock installations and upgrades.
Programs Used: Microsoft Office 2007, Kronos management software, PeopleSoft 8

Computer Skills

Operating Systems
Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7, Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux, Mac OSX, Mac OS 9, Sun Solaris 10

Languages
HTML, PHP, XML, JavaScript, Python, Scheme, Java, C, C++, VBScript

Programs
Microsoft Office 95-2007, Microsoft InfoPath, Microsoft Projects, OpenOffice, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, Quicken, QuickBooks, PeachTree First Accounting, NetObjects Fusion, Sound Forge, Apache, Ulead VideoStudio, Norton Ghost, Quark, Word Perfect, Microsoft Works, ZoneAlarm Professional, Partition Magic, MATLAB, MySQL, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, WinSCP, Putty, Delphi, Coppermine, Joomla, Eclipse, PeopleSoft 8, Vyatta router, VMware ESX, Dia, Exchange 2007, Drupal

Certifications

Cisco CCENT Certified
April 2008

CompTIA A+ Certified
December 2007

CompTIA Network+ Certified
October 2005

Activities

American Legion Boys State Counselor
2004 - Present

Swift County Relay for Life Volunteer
2003 - Present

National Eagle Scout Association
2002 - Present

Minneapolis Police Reserve Officer
2007 - 2008

T'ai Chi Student Group
2007 - 2008

R.O.V.E.R. Student Group
2004 - 2008

American Mensa Member
2005 - 2007

Honors

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2009 - Present

University of MN IT Honors Program
2004 - 2008

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar
2004

MN American Legion Boys State Samsung Award
2003

Eagle Scout Award
2002