Accredited Achievements

Champion of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition - Baker College 2008
Recipient of the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)
                        Commander’s Coin
Honorary member of The Planetary Society and The Optimists Club
Winner of the Kristin S. Oswald Memorial Scholarship

Technical Proficiencies

Area Of Expertise

Working as a volunteer for many non-profit organizations seeking technological solutions on very limited budgets, I have developed the expertise to identify what an organization is really seeking and how to develop a specific plan of action meeting most if not all set requirements. I have always managed to deliver solutions under the given budget.

Work Experience

Friends of Detroit & Tri-County, Detroit, MI
    Technology Director, Systems and Network Engineer

    Goal:         Helping  a community to become self-sufficient

    Action:      Understanding the community’s values. Establishment of community center. 
                     Deployment of three computer labs, a telecommunications closet and a VOIP
                     phone system in addition to authenticated free wireless in home internet
                     access spanning four square miles.

    Outcome:  Establishment of a safe in-house learning environment used daily by an
                     average of 50 people. The wireless network is used at all times with an                       average of 75 authenticated users. Phone cost reduction of 75%.

Intrepid Defense, Birmingham, MI
   Technology Developer / Advisor

   Goal:         Improve existing holographic technology for real life application

   Action:      Adapted a NVIDIA device driver to work with holographic hardware.

   Outcome: This holographic display was used by Homeland Security at the
                   Super Bowl XL in Detroit

McMath Hulbert Observatory, Lake Angelus, MI
    Technology Director, Systems and Network Engineer

    Goal:        Bridging the Digital Divide

    Action:     Co-wrote curricula for Oakland, Pontiac and Detroit schools. Deployed long     
                    distance learning infrastructure across four Oakland Technology Centers.           
                    Set up multiple private Technology Centers in local communities. Co-
                    developed and ran multiple technology oriented summer camps for
                    unprivileged children. Advisor to other organizations seeking tech-solutions.

   Outcome:  Pilot programs became standardized and curricula accepted for
                    mainstreaming. Technology centers have continued to flourish.

U-name-It Events & Entertainment, Pontiac, MI
    Web Designer / Administrator

    Goal:        Attractive web site with multiple signup forms
   
    Action:     Worked with a graphic design team to produce attractive graphics Created a                     MySQL database and a PHP based management and user input interface with                     data validation

   Outcome:  All event and team registrations were now being handled online vs. over the phone                     and paper.

PalaceStone, Auburn Hills, MI
   Network / Computer Administrator, Web Designer

   Goal:         Higher productivity and security

   Action:      Active Directory rollout with an Exchange server

   Outcome:  After restricting access to non work related material and implementation of                     Outlook followed by group and one on one training sessions, productivity begun
                    to rise steadily. Security was established to acceptable standards.

ANR Communication and Technology Services, MSU East Lansing, MI
    Computer Technician, Phone Support, Linux Program Research

Education

Baker College
    Pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Applied Science,
    Computer & Network Security
    GPA: 3.93 Graduating: June 2009