Objectives

I am looking for a career in a professional environment. There needs to be room for growth, as well as a continual challenge to me as a person. I want to make good money for an honest days work and feel satisfied at the end of the day.

Why you should Hire me...

I enjoy doing a good job and learning to do it better each time. I have an extensive education, and many years of job experience. I have seen many company's failures, and I have seen a few successes, I can take these lessons and use them as an asset to your company. When it comes down to it, I can help make your company better.

Education

• AA in Mechanical Engineering With Honors from Miami-Dade Community College
• Comptia A+ Certified
• American Welding Society (AWS) SMAW 6-G D1.1 Certified

Experience Summary

General Laborer:

I have done manual labor ranging from the physical cleaning of barns, to driving fork-lifts, and loading/unloading trucks. I have many years of general construction under my belt, and have worked at almost every phase of construction. I am not afraid to get my hands dirty.

Certified Welder:

I am a skilled tradesman. I have done x-ray quality work on stainless steel and aluminum using TIG welding, and I am certified for AWS in the 6-G (ALL) position welding. This just means I have skill with my hands and am very capable of paying attention to important details.

Graphics Designer Web Site Builder:

I have designed advertising and graphics work for several businesses. I have designed 2 book covers (1 Award Winning), and I have designed many websites ranging from personal to professional using a wide range of technologies. I have a good understanding of how presentation and placement can have a profound impact on any content.

Web Programmer / Web Application Developer:

I have successfully built and released web applications and local intranet applications, for several businesses, and have created a complete content management system from scratch that is now commercially available. I have more than 3 yrs experience in web programing in PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript.

Internet Service Provider Phone Technician:

I have worked for 3 ISP's as a phone technician, 2 very large (Fortune 500), and 1 very small. I have about 2.5 years collective experience providing over the phone tech support. I have supported a wide variety of operating systems and software packages.

Computer Technician:

I have been working on, and using computer technology most of my life. I am familiar with many types of physical hardware, down to component level in some cases. I am familiar with many software packages (Too many to name). I have about 6 years of professional computer tech experience.

Project Manager:

I have about 1 year professional experience as a project manager, for 2 small companies. I watched one project go from concept to functional prototype, managing hardware, software development, QA, and physical production. The other I created plans to build a scalable call center project for a financial services company.

Summary

If you would like an educated, creative, and flexible professional to be working for you, please contact me. I want to make you money. I want to make money while I'm doing it.

Because of the length of my complete resume this has been summarized. Below is just a list of technologies, and systems that I have used and are familiar with, but it is by no means exhaustive. Even if I do not know how to do what you are looking for... I learn very fast.

Skills of Interest

Welding Related:

OAW, SMAW, GTAW, GMAW. Steel, Stainless Steel (SS), Aluminum.

Network Protocols and Services:

CDMA, EVDO, 1xRTT, Networking (Configuration and Setup), RJ-45 wiring, TCP/IP Networks, Packet Datagrams, DNS, DHCP, NAT, IP Mapping, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, TFTP, POP3, MySQL, PHP, VOD, TFTP, Asynchronous File Transfer Protocols (Zmodem/Xmodem/Kermit), Apache web Server Configuration, VoIP Systems, SMB, NFS.

Operating Systems

MS Windows 95 / 98 / 98se / NT 4.0 / 2000 Pro / ME / XP (Home and Pro), Mac OS X, Linux (Red Hat / SuSE / Mandriva / Fedora Core / Slackware / etc...), Embedded Linux  

Software Packages

Mambo, Paypal, Word Perfect, GIMP, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express, Adobe Illustrator, GNATT, DIA.

Programing Languages:

PHP, Javascript, Turbo Pascal, and I am familiar with many others. 

Markup Languages:

HTML, CSS

 Contact me about any questions or specific details you may be interested in, but most of all please contact me if you have a position that is screaming out for a talented creative person to fill.

Thank you for your time and patience.

Matthew P. Craig