| Oct 31st 2000 - Present |
Systems Administrator Department of Business, Tourism and Culture Yukon Territorial Government, Whitehorse Yukon |
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My primary Responsibility is for Server Administration on the departmental Domain utilizing Microsoft Windows NT4 Server, as well as maintaining, supporting, purchasing, and configuring new computers, printers, and other hardware in a LAN, WAN, and MAN network environment. I am also responsible for recommending and implementing network integrity and security measures in a secure government environment. Responsibilites also include general support of photocopiers, the internal telephone system, relevant clerical duties (filing, organizing, processing applications " requests, etc), ordering and maintaining stocks of consumables, Technical Support / Troubleshooting of hardware and Yukon Government COE standard software, and recommendations on hardware, software, and systems requirements within the department. In 2002, I developed, coded, and implemented the departmental website following the Yukon Government "Common Look and Feel" guidelines, as well as authored a departmental document specifying guidelines for developing content for other departmental websites. This document was subsequently adopted by the Yukon Government Public Websites Committee as the first draft of a future Yukon Government set of guidelines for all government web development by outside contractors. Since 2001, I have also been responsible for Property Management issues covering all buildings in the department, including identifying and managing maintenance items, as well as being the contact with the Property Management Agency for developing the annual Facility Management Agreements for these buildings. |
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| Dec 1st - Feb 13th 2001 |
Web Site Consulting Contract Yukon WorkInfoNET Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Working on a consultant basis, the contract was to provide technical expertise and recommendations regarding integrated web site components and site layout. Recommendations were made after studying the technology already in use, and finding suitable compatible software for implementation on the site. | |
| July 5th - Aug 31st 2000 |
SAS Programing Contract Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Contract was for generating some 1300 graphs of housing statistics from SAS datasets of 33 Yukon regions/communities. The graphs will be used by Yukon Housing Corporation to provide housing indicators for policy and planning purposes. The process involved experimenting with various tabulate and graphing procedures using SAS v.8.x software, and finally by exporting from SAS to MS Excel format for the generation of the graphs. | |
| Sept 1999 - Apr 2000 |
Lab Monitor Yukon College Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Keyholder responsible for monitoring network operations, and individuals in the college Network Lab. Duties also included troubleshooting immediate network problems, as well as helping individuals to perform networking / Operating System related tasks. | |
| June 1999 - May 2000 |
Project Coordinator Yukon "Computers For Schools" Program, Whitehorse, Yukon |
Under the employment of the Yukon Entrepreneurship Centre Society, with direction from Industry Canada's
national CFS Program, I was hired to implement the Computers For Schools program in Whitehorse. Tasks
accomplished included the following:
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| June 1999 |
Computer Tutor YTG Public Service Commission Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Two week term position responsible for troubleshooting and helping with computer-related problems experienced by government personnel from many departments. Software included MS Outlook '97, MS Office 4.3 and '97, and other software. During the term, I was exposed to, and used the "HEAT" reporting system. | |
| June 1997 - Dec 1998 |
Contract Web Designer Faro, Yukon |
| Designed and implemented Internet websites on a contract basis. The official page of the "Town of Faro Yukon", ( www.faro.yk.net ) and "Shane Wilson Sculptures" ( www.shanewilson.com ) were both undertaken and completed successfully. | |
| June 1992 - Dec 1998 |
Self-employed Computer Consultant Faro, Yukon |
| Worked with members of the public on a consultant basis to deliver advice on computer hardware, software, and configuration, as well as troubleshooting and repairing computer systems. I was also the local resource person for YKNet concerning Internet related software / hardware configuration and troubleshooting of TCP/IP based problems, as well as occasional work with their network based hardware (Cisco router / modem bank). | |
| Mar 1995 - July 1997 |
System Technician - CV Computing Faro, Yukon |
| Assembled, tested, and configured computer systems for retail sale. Also did Technical Support and Troubleshooting. | |
| Aug 1996 - June 1997 |
Computer Instructor Yukon College Faro Campus Faro Yukon |
| Instructed adult students in MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 / 3.11 / 95, MS Word 95, MS Excel, and WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows. Duties involved developing lesson plans and assignments, as well as developing and grading exams. I was also responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting the peer-to-peer network present in the campus. | |
| 1985 - 1997 | Other employment / Volunteer / Community Activities |
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Software: I have experience with the following Operating Systems. This includes installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance:
I have over 10 years experience installing, configuring, repairing, and maintaining the following types of computer hardware:
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Details of Courses and Grades can be found on the Details Page.
| January - April 2001 | Yukon College Computer Studies Program ( Part Time ) |
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| September 1999 - April 2000 | Yukon College Computer Studies Program - Second Year |
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| September 1998 - April 1999 | Yukon College Computer Studies Program - First Year |
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