Resume: Computer Support Specialist
David R. Lewellen
David R. Lewellen
lew...@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
A System Administration related position providing hardware and software
support on various computing platforms. Opportunities to further my skill
sets via training and subsequent acquisition of relevant certifications are
considered a plus. Remote system administration (off-site) is considered a
plus. Independent decision making is considered ‘the norm’. Bilingual
environment (English and German) is considered a plus.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating Systems: MSDOS, Windows NT/98/95/3.1 et al., IBM AIX
4.3/4.2/4.1/3.2/3.1, MacOS, LINUX.
Some exposure to HP-UNIX, SunOS. and Solaris.
Hardware: Board level servicing skills. IBM RS6000 Systems, IBM PC
compatibles, Macintosh product line. Networking components: NICs, hubs,
routers, and bridges.
Application software: MS Office components, Aldus Pagemaker/Framemaker,
Lotus Approach, Dbase4, Lotus Notes/Domino Server, Netscape Web Server.
Service utilities: Numerous hexadecimal editors, direct-to-media data
recovery low level editing programs, and hardware/software management tools.
Partition Magic, PC Anywhere.
Programming: MSDOS Batch Processing, BASIC, ASSEMBLY (Z-80/8086/8080), UNIX
SHELL, Dbase4, MIDI data stream.
Note: listed applications and utilities represent only a few selected items.
EXPERIENCE
1988-Present
self-employed D.B.A. LeWorks
Field and off-site service of various commercial and private clients.
Multi-platform environments including PC’s, Unix systems, and Macintosh’s.
New user OS and application training, long-term user help-desk. Custom
stand-alone and network systems design, configuration, installation and
maintenance. Cross-platform database conversions and reconstruction.
Currently providing RS6000/AIX on-site service and customer telephone
support to a Worldwide IBM RS6000 vendor. Client references available on
request.
1973-1988
Self-employed D.B.A. David R. Lewellen
Contract electronics service. Maintenance of specialized video and
electromechanical entertainment machinery. Custom design and reprogramming
of Assembly language EPROM’s, per support of large vending route. Board
level service of hardware/software/firmware OS on various systems: Sega,
Nintendo, Williams, Gottlieb, etc. Field service on 3M Dedicated Word
processors, and Itek Photo Reproduction systems. Hand assembly and testing
of locally manufactured analog audio mixing consoles prototypes.
EDUCATION
RCA Service Center CTC Series Training and Certificates 1971-1972.
Washington Technical Institute degree Electronic Engineering 1972-1973.
North Seattle Community College continuing Education 1990-1996
Algebra Labs , English composition,
German language studies, Performance arts.
Authorized IBM Training:
IBM AIX Version 4.3 System Administration 1998.
IBM AIX Version 4.3 Advanced System Administration 1998.
IBM Certifications:
RS6000 Certified Sales Specialist
AIX 4.1 Certified Support Specialist
OTHER
Alpha/Beta external software testing 1990-1992 Central Point Software
Alpha/Beta external software testing 1992-1993 Symantec Software
Products:
Central Point Software Commute 2.0
Symantec Q&A for Windows 2.0
Symantec/Delrina WinFax 7.0 German Language version
Direct interaction w/Symantec Dublin offices
Additional software testing in conjunction with numerous digital audio and
MIDI sequencing software manufacturers. Programs tested include: CoolEdit
and Jammer Pro.
Experienced Audio Engineer with several accredited album projects,
On-site live recording, studio post-production, and mastering. In-house
analog and
digital multi-track recording facilities. Live mixing engineer associated
with local network television Telethon production.
Languages: Fluent in English and conversant with German.
Hobbies: bicycling, swimming, reading classic literature.