{"id":6,"date":"2021-06-08T12:31:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T12:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jake.realityindustries.ca\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-01-16T02:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:57:54","slug":"my-resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jake.realityindustries.ca\/index.php\/my-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"My Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>BRIEFLY I AM\u2026 <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A high energy computer professional with over twenty-five years hands on experience<\/li>\n<li>Able to quickly learn new operating systems and applications<\/li>\n<li>A team player with well-developed interpersonal and problem-solving skills<\/li>\n<li>Constantly updating my knowledge and skill set through research and experimentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>MY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE&#8230;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Software Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"33%\"><b>Application Software<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">MS Office and Office 365<\/li>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">LibreOffice<\/li>\n<li>EMC ApplicationXtender<\/li>\n<li>Ellucian Banner<\/li>\n<li>Gimp<\/li>\n<li>VMWare Workstation<\/li>\n<li>Webmin<\/li>\n<li>Cockpit<\/li>\n<li>Virt-manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\"><b>Operating Systems<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 3.11- Windows 11<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2000 &#8211; 2025<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu Linux<\/li>\n<li>Debian Linux<\/li>\n<li>MacOS<\/li>\n<li>RedHat Enterprise Linux<\/li>\n<li>Android<\/li>\n<li>iOS<\/li>\n<li>FreeBSD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\"><b>Development Tools<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visual Studio<\/li>\n<li>Oracle Database Client<\/li>\n<li>Team Foundation Server<\/li>\n<li>VB.NET and C#<\/li>\n<li>HTML and CSS<\/li>\n<li>ASP.NET<\/li>\n<li>WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Python<\/li>\n<li>SQL Server Manager<\/li>\n<li>Visual Studio Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"33%\"><b>Server Software<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MS SQL Server<\/li>\n<li>MS Hyper-V<\/li>\n<li>MS Active Directory<\/li>\n<li>MS DHCP and DNS<\/li>\n<li>MS Remote Desktop and FreeRDP<\/li>\n<li>Apache<\/li>\n<li>MySQL and MariaDB<\/li>\n<li>Routing and Remote Access<\/li>\n<li>KVM and Qemu<\/li>\n<li>NextCloud<\/li>\n<li>Apache Guacamole<\/li>\n<li>DNSMasque DNS and DHCP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\"><b>Internet and Network Software<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mozilla Firefox<\/li>\n<li>Google Chrome<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Edge<\/li>\n<li>FTP, SFTP and SSH<\/li>\n<li>Skype<\/li>\n<li>Mozilla Thunderbird<\/li>\n<li>WinSCP<\/li>\n<li>Filezilla<\/li>\n<li>MS Teams<\/li>\n<li>Discord<\/li>\n<li>Zoom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\"><b>Tools and Utilities<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acronis True Image<\/li>\n<li>GParted Partition Editor<\/li>\n<li>Various AV Software<\/li>\n<li>Killdisk<\/li>\n<li>Adobe Reader<\/li>\n<li>Nmap network scanner<\/li>\n<li>Jira<\/li>\n<li>Footprints<\/li>\n<li>Bash<\/li>\n<li>MS Powershell<\/li>\n<li>Virsh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Hardware and Software:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Installed SAS\/SATA and NVME hard drives and SSDs, graphics cards, RAM, and CPU\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Extensive experience with both hardware and software RAID and Windows Storage Spaces<\/li>\n<li>Diagnosed and repaired numerous network and computer problems<\/li>\n<li>Installed\u00a0and configured scanners, digital cameras, and USB capture devices<\/li>\n<li>Deep knowledge of\u00a0Windows, on desktops, laptops, tablets, and servers<\/li>\n<li>Installed OS\u2019 manually and through imaging solutions such as Ghost and Acronis Trueimage<\/li>\n<li>Installed and configured MacOS on Apple desktops and laptops<\/li>\n<li>Extensive experience Installing and managing Unix, Debian, and Ubuntu workstations and servers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Communication and Supervisory:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Performed as System Administrator using Windows, Linux, and AIX servers<\/li>\n<li>Provided direction to junior developers and student employees on various projects<\/li>\n<li>Developed policy for lab and technology usage on campus<\/li>\n<li>Sourced, ordered, and managed software licenses and computer hardware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>MY EDUCATION&#8230;<\/b><\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"453\" height=\"17\"><b>Information Technology Institute (ITI), <\/b>Halifax, Nova Scotia<b> <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"right\"><b>1994<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"661\" height=\"17\">Diploma in Applied Computer Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>MY EMPLOYMENT&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"501\" height=\"1\"><b>Systems Support Specialist, <\/b>Registrar\u2019s Office,<b> <\/b>Dalhousie University<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"right\"><b>July 2022 \u2013 Present<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"662\" height=\"73\">\n<ul>\n<li>Provided technical support for the Registrar\u2019s Office; 120 users supporting 19000 students.<\/li>\n<li>Managed Active Directory, SQL Server, and provided security management for several University wide applications,<\/li>\n<li>Performed user management for the main student information system, Banner, Infosilem, for class and schedule management, and document management systems.<\/li>\n<li>Developed and maintained several in-house software solutions using VB.NET, C# and SQL Server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"501\" height=\"1\"><b>IT Coordinator, <\/b>Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dalhousie University<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"right\"><b>July 2018 \u2013 July 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"662\" height=\"1\">\n<ul>\n<li>Managed, ordered and deployed software, licenses, and computer hardware for Faculty, staff and students.<\/li>\n<li>Supported both hardware and software for the entire Faculty, as well as students.<\/li>\n<li>Built and deployed virtualized solutions for research and educational purposes.<\/li>\n<li>Managed the Faculty\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"501\" height=\"1\"><b>Tech Support and System Administrator, <\/b>Registrar\u2019s Office,<b> <\/b>Dalhousie University<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"right\"><b>August 2006 \u2013 July 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"662\" height=\"1\">\n<ul>\n<li>Provided technical support for the Registrar\u2019s Office.<\/li>\n<li>Managed Windows 2003 and 2008 servers, providing Active Directory, SQL Server, Virtual Machine, Remote Desktop, Web, and backup services.<\/li>\n<li>Managed Novell Netware servers providing file, print and authentication services.<\/li>\n<li>Developed several in-house software solutions using VB.NET, C# and SQL Server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"501\" height=\"1\"><b>Technical Support and Service Representative<\/b>, Eastlink<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"right\"><b>February 2005 \u2013 Aug 2006<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"662\" height=\"1\">\n<ul>\n<li>Performed technical support duties for phone, Internet, and digital cable customers.<\/li>\n<li>Troubleshot and configured cable modems, digital cable decoders, and digital video recorders for business and residential customers.<\/li>\n<li>Posted work orders for installation and maintenance of Eastlink equipment, and scheduling service.<\/li>\n<li>technician visits to customers, including radio dispatch services for repair and install crews, and emergency repair crews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"662\" height=\"1\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><b>References available upon request.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRIEFLY I AM\u2026 A high energy computer professional with over twenty-five years hands on experience Able to quickly learn new operating systems and applications A team player with well-developed interpersonal and problem-solving skills Constantly updating my knowledge and skill set through research and experimentation MY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE&#8230; 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