Experience

National Center for Supercomputing Applications

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant System Engineer

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Application Specialist

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2016

  Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Manage and administer third party application Pinnacle by Calero. Tasks including but not limited to writing SQL queries, data manipulation, using Java and Perl scripts to run custom scripts, implement and plan systems upgrades, system QA/QC, application deployment, vendor and client communication, and documentation.



Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referal Agencies

• Application Developer

  • Nov 2009 - Apr 2011

  Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area Web Developer responsible for ASP.NET VB code, developing custom JSON parser, SQL queries, system optimization, coding QA/QC, test case development, system deployment planning, and client relations.



Office Depot

• United States
• Retail Office Equipment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Jul 2009 - Nov 2009

  Champaign, IL Sold computers, computer accessories, cameras, various technologies, and office supplies. Assisted in stocking shelve, rang up customers, and provided excellent customer service.



Coe-Truman Technologies is now CTI Meeting Technology

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Analyst

  • Oct 2006 - Feb 2009

  Used VB.NET to create an application to deploy files to the staging and production environments Application ensures the release process is being followed through various checks and prompts Time needed to deploy was cut substantially Application checks for certain credentials for additional work that will need to be performed



Qualex

• Consumer Goods
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technician

  • Aug 2006 - Oct 2006

  Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Worked on client laptops and printers for repairs



Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Used VBA in Excel and Word to create test documents that summarized the document Used VBA to export data from Excel to Access in designated formats Some TSO/Mainframe coding



Central Michigan University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resnet Dispatcher/ Tech

  • May 2002 - May 2006

  Used VB.NET to create an application to streamline appointment documentation input Maintained software utilities, appointments, and scheduling of techs and software tools Connect students’ computers to the campus network and solved networking issues Purged viruses, spyware, etc from students’ computers

• Resident Assistant

  • Aug 2003 - May 2005

  Worked in a face pace environment with a diverse staff and hundreds of residents Provided advice and conflict resolution for residents varying from roommate issues to pregnancy Maintained subtle watch over residents and enforced university policy where needed Used inspiring methods to create a safe, friendly, and educational environment for residents Plan and perform fun and educational programs with other staff members for residents’ enjoyment



Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2004 - Aug 2005

  ***Summer Only*** Followed a detailed testing plan to ensure that software packages were safe for deployment Used Rational Robot for creating scripts used for regression testing against current applications Used the Rational Suite to test and validate software package functionality Used WISE to test software package DLLs stability