Welcome
Your are currently viewing the Technology/Skills section of my Digital Portfolio. From here you can find out what interests me in the field of technology as well as current skills that I possess. Also, having had an internship in the IT field I am very capable working with computers as well as end users in a very professional manner.
Hardware Skills
I have had experience building PC's from the ground up so I know their working parts intimately. I have also build and managed networks so I also know all about what makes those tick and how to troubleshoot various problems relating to hardware/networking issues.
Specific Skills
- Here is where you can learn about my various computing skills.
I have had advanced training in all MS Office products. I have used three major operating systems have had formal training in the first two: Windows(3.1-XP), Linux(SuSE,Fedora,Red Hat, Slackware, Debian), and Tiger (Mac OS X).
I have a great deal of experience coding in Java as well as Visual Basic 6, and most recently Visual Basic.Net. I also am fluent in SQL and have worked with relational databases (MS SQL Server, MySQL, DB2, MS Access). I have manipulated data within databases directly and indirectly via programs and websites(asp). Most recently I have begun learning C++ and plan to pick up PERL soon.
I also have significant experience with web based technologies. I have worked with the following programs: MS FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver(this site was designed with it), Stylus Studio(XML), SoThink MenuEditor(DHTML), and of coarse the ever popular notepad. I have used Active Server Pages (ASP), ASP.Net, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML, XHTML, XML, XSL, DHTML, Coldfusion (CFM), JavaScript, and Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBscript).
I am also experienced in Anti-Malware technologies. I know how to remove virus', spyware, and most other common problems. I have used a number of products for years and as a result have a great working knowledge of their capabilities and limitations. Said programs include: Norton Anti-Virus (personal and corporate), Spybot Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware SE, Zone-Alarm, Web-Root Spysweeper, and McAfee Antivirus. Note: I have also been known to get so irritated I manually go and kick the malware's butt, you ever seen TRON?
What Interests Me
Almost everything and anything interests me when it comes to computers. I always love learning new technologies and how to implement them. I would say that hardly a day goes by where I don't learn something new about computers, whether is hardware, software, programming, or whatever. My plans to further my love for computers includes a career in the IT field, most likely what I am doing right now (software development) or possibly datawarehouseing or network security.
Disclaimer
This website makes extensive use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) as well as JavaScript and required a relatively modern version of Internet Explorer to display properly. If you need the latest version click here.
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This is where you can find my most recent random thought, I'll try to update as often as I can.
As of late I've rediscovered the joy of Lemmings, yes that game from way back when, and its still as fun as ever.
I believe that people are far to ignorant to this issue, so please for your own safety click this.
Told you it was random...
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April '07 - Made some minor tweaks and updated information to reflect my status for the summer/fall of 2007.
July '06 - Totally reinvented the website from the ground up using various web skills, but still working out the finer details.
Fall of '05 - This site was created under the /dp address and it had basic information, quite boring.