Chris Simmons, Avid BeOS User.

Curriculum Vitae


Chris Simmons Download my CV.
cs.haiku@gmail.com (picture taken April, 2002, Toronto airport)

Objective

To further broaden my experience working in the IT or ICT industry.

Experience

Owner, Journalist
8/2001 – Present: HaikuNews.org

  • Resumed operations of BeOSJournal.org and systematically upgraded its web infrastructure to conform to W3C specifications, adhering to web standards for web compliant browsers. (re: Mozilla)
  • Increased web traffic from a few hundred hits per day to nearly one million steady hits per month.

Lead Programmer
6/2002 - 4/2003: FlexDirekt B.V.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

  • Created and coded the underlying job management system used by FlexDirekt B.V. and WerkDirekt B.V.
  • Released phpMyJobs onto SourceForge, a leading open source project management site.

Teacher
1/1999 - 1/2002: Community School
Kinkora, North Bedeque, PE, Canada

  • Weekly computer and information technology instruction to classes of students in various Community School learning programs.
  • Private tutoring and instruction were also included for other companies before, during, and after the Community School sessions.

Manager
6/1998 - 10/2000: One Stop Info Shop
North Bedeque, PE, Canada

  • Sales of computer hardware, software, including upgrades & maintenance.
  • Provision of tourism information and guidance for seasonal travellers.
  • Creation of various business websites and occasional related project work.

Freelance IT Assistant
6/1994 - 8/1997 Black Type White Paper
Edmonton, AB, Canada

  • Worked as part of a large team on many different projects, including creation of a Telephone Directory.
  • Assisted where needed to maintain the even flow of work, resources, and information.
  • Trained in the many aspects of Desktop Publishing and emerging Information Technologies, such as web design.

Education

5/1993 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Computer Systems Technology

  • Completed first year of the 2 year course.

5/1991 M. E. LaZerte High School
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada General High School Diploma

  • Excelled at Computers and Math.

Skills
Skill Level Experience (years)
Windows / DOS Expert 12+
X86 Hardware Expert 10+
HTML, Web Design, Infrastructure Expert, Expert, Intermediate 6+
MS Office Intermediate 6+
Internet Concepts Intermediate 7+
Linux, Be Operating System Intermediate, Expert 3+, 4+
Networking Intermediate 6+
PHP / MySQL Expert / Intermediate 3+
C++, Javascript, Java Intermediate 3+
 

Additional Information

I can be contacted via email: cs.haiku@gmail.com, or my website: http://haikunews.org

I deal well with good, solid direction, and also play nice with others. I have great communication skills when dealing with the public, and can handle stressful situations.

Thanks for taking the time to consider my resume. I hope to speak with you soon.

Cordially yours,

Chris Simmons