| Christopher P. McGee | |
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| 12/08/2007 | |
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672 Beth Lane www.chrismcgee.info |
Objectives To fortify my knowledge of computers and electronics as well as to grow creatively in 3D design and animation. To enrich other people’s lives by helping them to understand and enjoy what technology has brought to us. Education Spencerian College Summer 2009 (in progress) Associate's Degree in Computer Graphic Arts Eastern Kentucky University May 1995 Some college coursework completed Lafayette Senior High School May 1993 High School diploma Experience Graphic Artist | Instant Signs June, 2000 – Present Laying many different styles of signs, from small stickers and decals to vehicle graphics, to giant banners. Designing logos and vectorizing customer's artwork for use on signs. Loading and operating large-format vinyl-cutting plotter. Weeding, taping, and laying vinyl graphics onto many types of substrates. Color-matching and printing onto various adhesive and banner media with a wide-format printer. Computer Service Technician | Advanced Computers and Communications September 1998 – May 2000 Many service functions including repairs, diastostics, and upgrades. Also built many computer systems for the company to sell. Set up networking for the business as well as for clients. Developed better methods for tracking inventory, printing invoices and receipts, purchase orders, etc. Offered many suggestions for improving the company as well as recording radio advertisements. Worked creatively on the business' World-Wide Web site and made many new improvements on company practices. Computer Service Technician | Computers Repairs Services January 1998 – August 1998 Diagnosing and repairing a vast array of problems with IBM PC-compatible machines, printers, and related devices. Also going to many service calls to fix systems on-site. Essentially the same area of work as Computer Trader. Using various software diagnostic tools such as The Troubleshooter, RamExam, etc. Sales Associate | Film Festival Concepts, Inc. November 1997 – August 1998 Renting out and selling videocassettes, recommending titles, repairing the computer system, recommending computers to buy, upgrading them and setting the system up for business use. Calling the late list, handling and counting money, as well as taking inventory. Sales Associate | Babbage’s, Etc. December 1997 – January 1998 Basic sales duties, as well as handling returns, complaints, pre-purchases, and call-in list. Recommending titles to customers, offering add-ons for them, and answering any questions they may have. Computer Service Technician | Computer Trader March 1997 – October 1997 Troubleshooting various problems on customers’ IBM PC-compatible machines as well as some Apple Macintosh machines. Working on systems from 8088s up to Pentium and Pentium-compatibles and fixing many problems associated with Cyrix and AMD processors. Used several operating systems, such as MS-DOS, PC-DOS, MS-Windows 3.x, MS-Windows 95, MS-Windows 95 OSR2, and Mac-OS. Building entire computer systems from scratch and preparing them for sale as well as cleaning up computers taken in on trade and preparing them for sale (including low-level formatting, etc.). Working with diagnositic programs such as Micro 2000's MicroScope v5.0-v6.16 and American Megatrend, Inc.’s AMIDiag v4.0-v5.0. Also did some other odd jobs for the business. Computer Service Technician | Systems Support Group, Inc. March 1997 – October 1997 Troubleshooting various problems associated with clients’ DOS-based systems as well as small- to medium-sized networks. Fixed difficulties with pharmaceutical systems, upgrading many different computers, and building new systems from the ground-up. Worked on DOS/Windows systems mostly as well as QuickScript and other concurrent DOS platforms. Computer Contractor | Analysts International Corporation May 1996 – August 1996 Testing Japanese printer drivers for assorted inkjet and laser printers. Also maintaining the TCP/IP network connections and troubleshooting various computers with differing configurations. Worked with both repairing and upgrading systems as well as keeping track of inventory. Systems used were similar to those in Perrin McGee Agency, Inc., with the addition of SUN workstations, Macintoshes and OS/2-equipped PCs. Used mostly English & Japanese Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, but also used some Korean, Chinese, and Hebrew. Other software used were the native Japanese programs, Microsoft Test v4.0, and many different printing programs like CorelDRAW! v6 And Adobe PhotoShop v3.0. Contract Employee | Digital Pink, Inc. August 1994 – May 1996 Contract work creating World Wide Web sites and assisting in development of software. Computer Service Technician | Perrin McGee Agency, Inc. May 1995 – May 1996 Maintaining network operations and troubleshooting problems. Also entering data and transactions on the side. Installing software and teaching users how to operate the software such as Microsoft DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Applied Systems’ The Agency Manager, Novell NetWare v3.12, etc. Systems worked on were IBM Compatible MS-DOS machines; 486DX2-66Mhz and Pentium-75Mhz being the most often used. Administrative Assistant | Perrin McGee & Co. May 1992 – August 1993 Basic office work including data entry on Windows- and DOS-based machines, use of programs over a network, financial analysis, word processing (WordPerfect for Windows and Word for Windows), correspondence, office mail, and insurance policy preparation. Extensive customer service experience. Skills
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