Thomas Orkney
PO Box 7126
Olympia, WA 98507

Phone: (360) 754-7926  Fax: (360) 754 2192
E-mail: torkney1@ix.netcom.com or kari@olywa.net

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

A position that utilizes my BS degree in Programming,
education in accounting and interest in technology.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Programming Languages:

Pascal, 8088 assembly language, dbase III Plus,  Cobol, C
also learning C++, html, Visual Basic and JAVA

Operating Systems:

MS-DOS, Data General MV10000, Windows 3.1, WIN '95

Software:

Microsoft Word, Excel, Office; Norton Utilities, dBase III Plus & IV,
HTML 4.0

EDUCATION:

4/98 - 10/98 
RCH Vocational School, Renton Wa
Computer System Specialist
GPA 3.6

09/83 -- 04/87
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

BS COMPUTER SCIENCE/PROGRAMMING Major Classes - Pascal & Data Structures I & II; 8080/86 Assembly Language;
   Managerial Accounting; Marketing; Statistics; System Analysis
Degree: Bachelor of Science -  April 1987


09/81 -- 07/83 Grays Harbor Community College,
  Aberdeen, WA

      Major Courses - COBOL; Basic; RPG III; Accounting I & II;
    1 YR. CERTIFICATE - DATA PROCESSING.

EXPERIENCE:

1986 -- 1987  INTERN PROGRAMMER: DSHS, Office of Information Systems
Olympia, WA


  Designed and wrote programs in dBase III for Information
    Services Loan System.

10/95 - present Kari and Associates, Tumwater, WA

  Contract Programming, Hardware Maintenance, Software
    Management


05/88 -- 05/96 United States Postal Service
Tacoma-Olympia-Raymond WA

MAIL PROCESSOR

Process mail using automated systems
Familiar with postal codes, policies and procedures
Customer service training
Excellent attendance record

07/75 - 04/78  United States Navy, Japan, Hawaii,
Philippines and California

COMMUNICATIONS

Visual Communications using flashing light (morse code), flaghoist, and
semaphore for maintaining contacts with other ships

Honorable Discharge

12/83 -- 09/87 The Evergreen State College -- Housing/maintenance,
Olympia, WA

CREW SUPERVISOR

Supervised housing crew
Assumed responsiblity for quality and completion of housing
maintenance
Hired employees and monitored their work performance

PERSONAL:

Research genealogy, history, technology and financial trends
on the Internet
Active in local BBS services