Tech CV

My curriculum vitae regarding my technical pursuits, primarily in the realm of web coding and Mac & iPod support.

EDUCATION

Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
Bachelor of Music, Professional Music, May 2008

CAREER BACKGROUND

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have a background in retail and food service, having worked as a cashier, caterer, sales person, and customer/technical service representative. These jobs have taught me a variety of skills useful for any career path, namely patience, and a willingness to resolve things calmly.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Elative Marketing
Web Developer
Boston, MA
Jul 2009–present

XHTML/CSS-based websites, with a focus on standards-compliant, semantic, SEO-friendly sites. Always striving to improve quality of work. Moderate to advanced skills with WordPress, along with some JavaScript & PHP experience.

Apple, Inc.
Mac Genius
Cambridge, MA
Sept 2008–Oct 2009

Offered customer service & support at the Genius Bar, offering technical know-how to customers, as well as provided hardware repair services to Apple’s customers; performed hardware & software repair on Macintosh portables & desktops, iPods, & iPhones.

Freelance
Web Developer
Boston, MA
Jan 2006–June 2009

XHTML/CSS-based websites, with a focus on standards-compliant, semantic, SEO-friendly sites. Always striving to improve quality of work. Some JavaScript & PHP experience. Examples:

Apple, Inc.
Mac Specialist / iPod Genius
Cambridge, MA
June 2004–Sept 2006 | Jan 2008–Sept 2008

Sold Macintosh computers & iPods; repaired or replaced iPods, handled service queue for the Genius Bar.

Apple, Inc. / Volt Technical Services
Systems Administrator
Boston, MA
Oct 2006–June 2006

Managed a room of twelve desktops (Intel & PowerPC), twelve Xserve G5s, six Xserve RAIDs, all networked together to provide a flexible training environment, from basic Mac OS X instruction to setting up & maintaining an Xsan system.

Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN)
Webmaster / Computer Technician
Boston, MA
Jan 2005–Aug 2006

Set up the entire computer infrastructure for the ripping, recording, storage, and broadcasting of music, both live or pre-recorded radio shows. Maintained a website, forum, & wiki.

Freelance
Technician / Consultant
Boston, MA
Jan 2002–May 2004 | Oct 2006–Jan 2008

Provide miscellaneous computer services, from basic computer aid to more sophisticated setups.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Software: Coda, TextMate, CSSEdit, Dreamweaver, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Sibelius, Finale, GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quicken, Microsoft Word & Excel, iWork
  • Languages/Technologies: HTML/XHTML, CSS, PHP, RSS, Mac OS X networks, Mac OS X interoperability with Windows
  • Platforms: Macintosh and Windows. Moderate experience with Linux using LAMP servers.