Objective          

To further grow and lean, while benefiting the company with my current knowledge and skills.

 

Education         

8-00/5-04           G.W. Carver High School Magnet            Houston, TX

 

High School diploma

-GPA on a 4.0 scale 3.4

-Graduated number 19 out of 84

-Member of the first local student tech team

-Member of the first local video-graphics team

 

Engineering Classes enrolled in

-BCIS 1- All Microsoft Office Programs

-BCIS 2- MOUS (MOS) Certification

-Digital Electronics- Basic understanding of circuitry

-Programming 1- C, C++ VB, HTML, JAVA

-Computer Repair- Computer maintenance & troubleshooting

-Network Cabling & Design- Certification to install copper based systems

-Engineering Graphics- Autodesk Inventor

-CAD A,B,C&D- Autodesk AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop & Inventor

-Computer Applications- CNC, Master CAM, Master CAD & Inventor

-Video Graphics- Adobe Photoshop, Premier & Audition

-Research, Design & Development- Leadership, Team work & reinforced the past 3 years of experience

 

Professional experience 

7-03/9-04           Best Buy Co      Houston, TX

 

In-store Computer Tech

-Check customer units in via STAR system

-Determine if a customer’s unit could be serviced or had to be returned to vender via DEVO

-Diagnose customer units

-Contact customers to advise possible solution(s)

-Restoration of Operating Systems

-Backing up of information to CD or DVD

-Removal of viruses/trogons/droppers/worms/spy-ware/ad-ware

-Memory/Hard Drive/ I/O card/Mother Board installations

-Removal of foreign objects from units

-Prep units for shipping either Direct to the Vender or to Service    Center in Dallas

-Program CD’s for Corporate use

-Repair/Up-grade Corporate computers

 

9-04/Current    HAL-PC         Houston, TX

 

SIG Leader

-Prepare lesson plan

-Demonstrate proper use of equipment

-Prep equipment for classes

-Stay in communication with other SIG leaders on up coming classes

 

Volunteer experience     

-Worked about 2 hours after school on Aldine ISD Network

-Aided integration of Windows/Office XP to the Aldine ISD Network

-Aided in network security and allowing system to be more user friendly

-Created Norton Ghost images and uploaded to local server

-Updated systems with latest security patches and Anti-Virus

-Removed Viruses at the WAN level

-A+ Hands On SIG Leader at Houston Area League of PC Users (HAL-PC)

 

Awards received

-CATE outstanding Senior 2004 in CAD-2004

-Nation Qualifier Team America Rocketry Challenge-2004

-Business Professionals of America State qualifier- Network Design Team-2003/2004

-Business Professionals of America State qualifier- PC Servicing and Troubleshooting-2004

-President’s award for Academic Excellence

-Member of National Technical Honor Society-2004

-Received American Congressional Service Awared-2004

-Outstanding Student in Research, Development and Design Spring-2004

-Outstanding Network Assistant-2004

-Outstanding Videography Student-2004

-Outstanding Computer Engineering Student-2004

 

Certifications

-C-Tech- Copper Based Network Installation

-MOUS- Word 2000

 

Hobbies           

-Maintaining the wired/wireless network in my home

            (Around 4 P2P networked computers)     

-Reading up on the latest technology

-Teaching others how to maintain their computer(s)