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I am a student halfway through my law degree looking for part-time work in the Information Technology field during term. I have extensive experience in installing new hardware and software and have experience in administering a medium sized network (150 workstations). I have excellent communication skills and am able to convey technical issues to non-technical people. I am able to work both individually and as part of the team and am quick to take the imitative when required. I also have experience in database driven website design.

Education

2003 - Present

University of Sheffield

Entering the second year of a three year LLB Law Degree

1999 - 2003

Ashby Grammar School


5 A-Levels: Business Studies (A), General Studies (B), Information Technology (B), Mathematics (B), Physics (A)

5 AS-Levels: Business Studies (A), General Studies (A), Information Technology (A), Mathematics (A), Physics (A)

11 GCSEs: Biology (A), Chemistry (B), Economics (A), English Language (A*), English Literature (A), Electronics (A*), German (B), Information Technology (A), Mathematics (A*), Physics (A), Religious Education (B)

Employment History

Summer 2004

LK Limited

Network Administrator/User Support

Responsibilities and Achievements:

  • Provided hardware and software support for both internal and remote network users.
  • Assumed a network administration and maintenance role during a 2 month period when no full time IT staff was available.
  • Conducted research into offsite data storage options for the company.
  • Worked with the company’s leased line provider to arrange a bandwidth increase and to investigate methods of spam and virus control.
  • Assisted in the purchase, installation and configuration of a new Microsoft Exchange server.
  • Implemented a new webmail service for external users in order to overcome limitations experienced with the previous system.
  • Installed and configured all new PC systems.
  • Performed the daily backup routine.

2001 - Present

Champneys Springs Health Farm

Waiter

Responsibilities and Achievements:

  • Provided efficient and polite service to a variety of high profile customers.
  • Developed good communication and problem solving skills in dealing with customer complaints and comments.

Systems Experience

My experience currently includes but is not limited to these following pieces of software and hardware but I am quick to learn to use new systems when they are presented to me.

Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/Server 2003
MS-DOS
Exchange 6/2003
Compaq/HP Proliant Servers
Symantec Velociraptor Firewall
Dameware Utilities
Microsoft Office Suite (including Access)
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Adobe Photoshop

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 9th September 1984
Marital Status: Single
Driving License: Full, Clean