MICHAEL JOHN
DEXTER
35 Plant Avenue
Hudson, Massachusetts
01749-1427
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Telephone: (978) 562
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Cellular: (617) 584 - 7080
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Work: (781) 372 - 3471
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OBJECTIVES :
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To obtain a challenging position with an innovative
and technology driven company which will allow me
to utilize my Windows NT training and my troubleshooting
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WORK HISTORY : |
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March 2000 - Present
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ClearCase
Technical Support Engineer, Rational Software
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- Promoted to 2nd level engineer within 8 months
- Solid working knowledge of Windows NT4 and
Windows 2000 Administration
- Multiple Domains, LAN, WAN, Rights and Permissions
VPN
- NFS and SMB skillset with (Hummingbird Maestro,
TotalNet Advanced Server - TAS, Samba, MS Windows Services for
Unix, and Intergraph Disk Access) interop packages
- Software Alpha and Beta testing of new products
- Update internal and external technical documentation
- Active role in Peer training via a Mentor Process
for new hires
- Created and maintained an internal web site
of product specific information over a Windows 2000, IIS 5 Web
Server
- Enhancement of education in Web Development,
Multimedia, Web Design, Visual Basic, Web Graphics, Java, Java
Script, Cascading Style Sheets, and Server Side Includes
- Effectively manage a large call volume while
keeping my customer queue and customer contact times low.
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October 1999 - March 2000
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Consultant
Associate for IMI Systems Inc. at Compaq Computer
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- My position with Compaq is on the "NORTH
AMERICAN PRE SALES ENGINEER" TEAM, which is responsible
for the configuration of customers' high volume Storage and
or Backup needs (upwards of 6+ Terabytes)
- This position requires: vast knowledge of RAID
(0,1,2,3,4,5,0+1) and SCSI (narrow, wide, high or low voltage,
single ended or differential) as well as troubleshooting the
configuration of Logical Units (LUNs), Volume Sets, Parity (RAID
5), Redundancy (transparent fail-over or multi-bus fail-over)
for storage solutions and power; Clustering (max number of servers
in a cluster, depending on the operating system)
- Created web based support Matrix's with interlinking pages
and proposed a redesign of an internal website
- All work done by phone and email (requires meticulous organization
skills and excellent attitude)
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May 1998 - Current
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Independent
Consultant
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- Troubleshoot problems with BIOS; hardware/software configuration
and compatibility issues; modem connection issues and cabling
problems
- Assist with basic web publishing design and development
- Responsible for complete system tear-down and restores (both
hardware and software)
- Maintain systems and organize files and data
- Advise on hardware and software upgrades
- Configuring TCP/IP addresses for network access and email
set-up
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July 1999 - October 1999
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Technology
Support Group, United Parcel Service
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- Supported, maintained, and upgraded over 350 end-users at
3 locations with 25+ (home grown) applications
- Supported 16 servers which operated on NT 4.0 and NetWare
- Knowledge of additional Token ring network (Cau's, Lam's,
Mau's), Ethernet, ISDN, T1, and T3
- Passed 33 intense internal certification tests based on home
made applications all within first month
- Y2K compliance testing and remote computer repairs
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April 1997 - July 1999
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Minolta
Business Systems
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April 1998 - July 1999
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Technical Product Specialist |
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- Troubleshot laser fax, printer, and copier problems
- Set up and maintained an MS Excel database of all current
customers
- Laser Technology certified, and trained in Digital Imagery
- Quality Customer Relations and Time Management resulted in
high customer confidence in my work
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November 1997 - April 1998
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Shop Technician |
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- Help desk, answered shop phone and assisted technicians in
troubleshooting
- Responsible for setting up and preparing new equipment to
be installed at customers site
- Responsible for maintaining current/new customer demonstration
equipment
- Provided in-house troubleshooting skills and on hand training
in our showroom of 15 - 20 different models of equipment
- Set-up and maintained an MS Excel database for tracking all
in house shop activity
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July 1997 - November 1997
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Dispatch coordinator |
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- Help desk, answered up to 7 phones lines
- Provided correspondence to customers on troubleshooting problems
and assessed the need for technicians to go on site
- Ensuring my team of technicians are all dispatched and have
all necessary information to do their job effectively
- Set-up and maintained an MS Excel database on all technicians
and all territory information
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April 1997 - July 1997
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Certified Account Executive |
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- Responsable for earning new customer accounts
- Set up and maintained all current and new customer accounts
on Symantec Act 4.0 and Lotus Approach 97
- Scheduled appointments and utilized time management skills
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November 1996 - March 1997
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Certified
Sales and Leasing Consultant, Midway Nissan
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- Achieved and maintained a certified level of achievement
- Offered a pleasant purchase experience and a quality demonstration
of product and features
- Assisted in negotiations and helped to achieve a common ground
for doing business
- Set-up and maintained an MS Excel database for tracking all
sales, customers, and promotional material
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July 1996 - November 1997
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Assistant
Used Car Manager, Certified Sales and Leasing Consultant, Victory
Ford
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- Responsible for a 2.5 million dollar inventory
- Set-up and maintained a database for tracking repairs, sales,
promotional material, and inventory
- Assisted in appraisals of used vehicles to be traded in
- Determined if a traded in vehicle could be retailed/wholesaled
- Set up vehicles to be auctioned and/or transferred to other
locations
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November 1995 - July 1996
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Chief
Operations Manager, Escort Limousine
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- Responsible for all daily operations in running a bus/limousine
service
- Answered all phone calls and set-up appointments for showing
fleet of 20 vehicles
- Utilized basic text program for customer billing and dispatching
of Chauffeurs
- Responsible for setting up of new accounts and all account
management
- Verified Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Purchased a $75,000 10 passenger limousine and a $225,000
55 passenger bus
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January 1995 - November 1995
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Certified
Sales and Leasing Consultant, Victory Ford
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- Attended classes in negotiation, customer satisfaction, and
closing deals
- Attended a special class in light truck selling GVW and GVWR
- Set-up and maintained a database of all customers and inventory
and pricing
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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE : |
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HARDWARE :
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Compaq Xeon Server, Compaq Proliant Server, Compaq Deskpro, Compaq
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters, Compaq Fibre Channel Hubs and Switches,
Compaq Notebooks, Compaq Raid Array Controllers, Compaq Storageworks,
Dell Servers, Dell Laptops, IBM Thinkpad, Auspex, EMC, NetApp -
Network Appliance |
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SOFTWARE :
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MS Outlook 97, 98 and 2000, MS Outlook Express, MS Office Premium
2000, MS Office Professional 97, MS Service Packs and Upgrades,
MS Internet Explorer 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, Paint Shop Pro 6.0, MS Front
Page 98 and 2000, MS Visual Studio 6, MS Visual Basic 6, Macromedia
DreamWeaver 1,2,3, Symantec PC Anywhere 8 and 9. Adobe PageMaker,
Adobe Acrobat Reader 3x and 4x, Norton Antivirus Deluxe 5.0, Quarterdeck
Clean Sweep Deluxe, Quarterdeck Remove-It 98 4.0, Rational ClearCase
3.x, 4.x, 5.x, Rational ClearQuest 2000, Ulead PhotoImpact 5 and
6, Lotus Approach 97, Symantec Act 4.0, Quicken 99 and 2000 Deluxe,
Partition Magic, Corel Draw, Adobe PhotoShop, misc. Vector Graphics
based programs, Rational SiteCheck, MS Visual C++, IBM Visual Age
for Java 3.5, Rational Attache', Rational ClearCase LT, TAS, DiskAccess,
Samba, MS Servies for Unix, Hummingbird, Veritas and Legato Backup
Software, Network Monitor, NT 4.0 Option Pack |
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Desktop/Server Products :
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MS Window 95/98/Me, MS Windows 2000 Professional,
MS Windows 2000 Server. MS Windows 2000 Advanced Server, MS Windows
NT 4.0 Workstation, MS Windows NT 4.0 Server, MS Internet Information
Server 4.0and 5.0, MS Windows 3.x, MS Proxy Server 2.0, MS DOS 6.22 |
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Networks:
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ETHERnet, TCP/IP, SAN - Storage Attached Networks, NAS - Network
Attached Storage, DAS - Disk/Device Attached Storage, NetBeui, NetBios,
COM+, WINS, DNS, Proxy, DHCP, RPC, WINSOCK |
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CERTIFICATIONS : |
A+ Certified; MCP; MCSE in NT 5.0 (pending),
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EDUCATION : |
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January 15, 2001 - January 19, 2001
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Pinnacle Training Centers
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Stoneham, Massachusetts
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Certificate Program - Microsoft Visual
Basic 6.0 |
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September 1999 - March 2000
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Clark University
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Certificate Program - Microsoft Windows NT
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October 1998 - May 1999
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Clark University
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Certificate Program - P.C. Service and Support
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September 1991 - May 1992
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Mt. Wachusett C.C.
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Gardner, Massachusetts
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Associates Program - Criminal Justice
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