Arthur C. Hughes 207 Woodland Rd.
Libertyville, IL 60048
http://proxy318.com
proxy318@proxy318.com



Objective  To obtain a position meeting challenges in a development environment.
Education
Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL
B.S. in Computer Science - May, 2003
  • Classes included; Programming in C and C++, Programming in Cobol, System 370 Assembler, Computer Systems Organization, Unix, External Data Structures, Data Structures in Assembler, Operating Systems Organization, Systems Analysis and Design, Database/Data Communication Software, Calculus for Business, and Finite Math
Work Experience
2003-Present Libertyville School District 70 Libertyville, IL
Technology Associate
  • Troubleshot network and software problems, installed new hardware, installed operating systems, trained users, wrote help documentation
  • Researched and implemented an internet gateway system with content filter from free and open-source software resulting in a savings of over $15,000
  • Wrote a collection of scripts to automatically install and update applications and operating system software upon computer startup
  • Wrote an online Content Management System to manage calendars, teacher websites, school websites, trouble tickets, workshop registration, online surveys and more
2001-2002 Prescient Development Schaumburg, IL
Networking Consultant
  • Trouble shooting network connectivity, installed new hardware, installe operating systems, trouble shot hardware, data maintenance, systems configuration, troubleshot hardware and software issues
Technical Knowledge Programming Languages
  • C, C++, VB 6.0, PHP, HTML, COBOL, S390 Assembler, JCL, Unix Shell Scripting, QBasic
  • Databases: SQL/MySQL, Oracle, Access, IMS, VSAM, QSAM
Hardware
  • Have experience with a wide range of PC hardware, including: motherboards (Socket 7, Socket A, Socket 370, FC-PPGA, Slot-1, Slot-A) graphic cards, network interface cards, SCSI cards, sound cards, various types of multimedia cards, CD-ROM Drives, CD R/W drives, RAM (SIMMS, DIMMS, RDRAM), printers
  • Gadgets: Most 3Com Palm Devices, Compaq IPAQs, Franklin eBookman, and other PDA type devices
Software
  • Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, 2000 Professional, XP Corporate Edition, Redhat Linux 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, SUSE Linux 7.0, 7.1, Mandrake Linux 7.0, 7.1, 8.0, 8.1, Slackware Linux 8.0, 8.1
  • Office: Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access), Sun StarOffice 5.2, KOffice
  • Internet: Eudora 5, Outlook Express 5, 6, Outlook 97, 2000, XP, various telnet clients
  • Multimedia Software: Jasc Paint Shop Pro 6, 7, Jasc Animation Shop 3, Ulead Video Studio 3, 4, 5, Virtual Dub 1.4, FlaskMPEG 0.6, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, The Gimp
Special Interests
  • Creating web sites, assisting others with computer problems, installing various computer programs, writing games and programs, building custom computers, expanding my knowledge of computers, and generally learning more about technology for the future. Website example: http://www.proxy318.com. http://www.waupacadental.com http://www.dvc-law.com http://www.macinmind.com
  • Working with alternative Operating Systems (UNIX, Linux, BSD, OS X, etc.) Installing and configuring such systems, generally working with and becoming familiar with these Operating Systems
  • Former vice-president and cofounder of the Computer Gaming League Of Northern Illinois University. http://www.niucgl.com
  • Author of internationally renowned eFilter email cleaner
  • Author of the popular Cobol and Assembler source code editor, CodeEditor
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