| Skill |
Dates |
Description |
Operating Systems |
| DOS |
1990-2001 |
From an old 286 to a shiny new Athlon, I use it daily. Extreme Familiarity. |
| Windows 95, 98 |
1995-2001 |
Used daily, I could practically install either of these blindfolded. Extreme Familiarity. |
| Windows 3.1, Milenium |
2000-2001 |
Used Windows 3.1 briefly on an old laptop, used Milenium on friends' computers while setting up/installing hardware for them. Milenium is essentially an extension of Windows 98 so I have strong familiarity there, poor familiarity with Windows 3.1. |
| Windows NT, 2000 |
1997-2001 |
Used NT daily at Metatec and CompuServe, also occassinally in Ohio State labs. Used 2000 at home off and on for about a year. Strong Familiarity. |
| Solaris 2.6, 2.7 |
1997-2001 |
Primary work environment at OSU, also used extensively at CompuServe. This is the Unix distribution that I am most familiar with. Novice System Administrator Familiarity. |
| HPUX, BSD |
2000-2001 |
Used various HPUX and BSD distributions intermittently at CompuServe. Intermediate User Familiarity. |
| RedHat, Debian |
2000-2001 |
Used RedHat extensively at home and at CompuServe. Later switched to Debian for better package management/easier upgrades. Intermediate System Administrator Familiarity. |
| BeOS |
1999 |
Experimented with at home for a few weeks, long enough to get everything working and become familiar with most of the configuration. Novice Familiarity. |
Programming Languages |
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| Perl |
2000-2001 |
Used weekly if not daily. It is my scripting language. Example projects include my Stock Database, fantasy baseball league website and database, various windows and unix scripts, and some math tinkering. Intermediate-Strong Familiarity. |
| C/C++ |
1998-2001 |
Primary Academic programming languages, used to varrying degrees in about 8 different classes. Also used C extensively at Metatec. Example projects include: implementing various data structures/sorts, a simulator/assembler/linker-loader, an interpretter, maze navigation program, and others. Intermediate-Strong Familiarity. |
| Java |
1999 |
Used primarily in a short crash course in Java. Typical projects included building GUI's, a mail program, and other very simple programs. Novice Familiarity. |
| Pascal |
1997 |
Used in an intro to programming class at OSU. Novice Familiarity. |
| Lisp, Scheme |
2000 |
Used Common Lisp in a crash course at OSU, used Scheme briefly in a Programming Languages course. Lisp and Scheme are functional languages that require a completely different mind set than traditional languages like C++. This is something I have not yet mastered. Novice Familiarity. |
Database Tools |
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| SQL |
2000-2001 |
Used extensively at Metatec and with personal projects (Stock Database, fantasy baseball league). Intermediate Familiarity. |
| MS Access |
2000-2001 |
Used extensively at Metatec and with personal projects. Intermediate-Strong Familiarity. |
| Oracle |
2000 |
Used semi-frequently while at Metatec. Novice User Familiarity. |
| Sybase |
2001 |
Used in a database course at Ohio State. Novice User Familiarity. |
Web Technology |
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| HTML |
1997-2001 |
Used regularly in web pages, occasionally in documentation. My favorite HTML editors are things like Emacs, Notepad, Edit Plus2, and vi. Strong Familiarity. |
| CGI |
2001 |
Used for form processing and page generation for the fantasy baseball league website. Novice Familiarity. |
| MS Personal Web Server |
2000-2001 |
Used to host a variety of sites over the past two years. Novice-Intermediate Familiarity. |
| JavaScript |
2000 |
Used occassionally in various pages for things like OnMouseOver's, also used briefly in version one of the fantasy baseball league website. I learned just enough to do what I needed. Complete Novice. |
| ASP |
2000 |
Used briefly in version one of the fantasy baseball league website. I learned just enough to get access to my database. Complete Novice. |
Networking |
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| Net Protocols |
2000-2001 |
Knowledge of the OSI layers and various protocols such as TCP, IP, Ethernet, Token Ring, HTTP, FTP, POP, SMTP. This knowledge is a mixture of information gathered through class, experimentation, and troubleshooting. Strong Familiarity. |
| Packet Sniffers |
1999-2001 |
Familiar with the use of a variety of packet sniffers. Intermediate-Strong Familiarity. |
| Network Cable |
2000-2001 |
Experience running/crimping cat5/RJ45 networking cable for my apartment. Intermediate Familiarity. |
| Equipment |
2000-2001 |
Knowledge of Hubs, Routers, switches, what they do and how they do it. Intermediate Familiarity. |
| Zany Miscellany |
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| Hardware |
1997-2001 |
Experience installing all manner of PC hardware and assembling PCs. Strong Familiarity. |
| Services |
2000-2001 |
Experience setting up and running a variety of services on different platforms: telnet, ftp, ssh, smtp |
| Software |
1997-2001 |
Experience with a variety of software like MS Office, Exceed, Reflection, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Studio, PVCS, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, ICQ, AIM, Eudora, etc.... |
| On The Job Skills |
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| Support |
2000-2001 |
Experience with phone support, problem resolution, trouble ticket, and change log systems. |
| Talking with Users |
2000-2001 |
Experience talking with users to coax additional information from them and iron out specification deails. |
| Teamwork |
1999-2001 |
Experience working in teams, resolving issues in meetings, working in a cooperative fashion. |