Gairy Spiers
6788 Birch Rd., Winston, GA 30187, Home 770-485-9195, Web www.gairysplace.com,

 
Summary
 
Dedicated and accomplished 3rd year student with a solid academic background in Network Administration and 4.0 GPA seeking a career change. Works well alone or as part of a team; quick learner who is regarded by peers and mentors as an overachiever who is committed to excellence in this field, as demonstrated by outstanding academic achievement.
 
Skills
 
Network Operating Systems  
  • Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, Ubuntu, Fedora 8, openSUSE, SLES9
Software  
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), OpenOffice.org, Photoshop CS3,
  Dreamweaver CS3
Experience  
  • Apache HTTP Server, Microsoft IIS, cPanel, Fantastico, TCP/IP, DHCP, VPN, Cisco IOS,
     HTML, Virtualization (Virtual PC 2004/2007, VMware)
  • Desktop and Laptop hardware and software installation and repair
  • Customer Service, Time Management, Inventory Control, Multitasking
 
Education
   
Westwood College Online, Atlanta, GA
Expected Dec. 2009
Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Network Administration
  • Member of the Dean’s List every semester with an overall GPA of 4.0
  • Nominated for Alpha Beta Kappa National Honors Society.
 
Employment History
 
Briggs Construction Equipment, Atlanta, GA
2005 to 2008
Heavy Equipment Technician / LAN Support  
  • Maintained computers and equipment utilized by the Service Department
  • Communicated with customers in regard to work orders as well as troubleshooting in the field
  • Due to remote location of Briggs CE IT Department and delays in repairs, asked to resolve
  both workstation and LAN problems for a period of two years
 
Previous Work History, Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX
1995-2008
Heavy Equipment Technician  
  • Responsible for diagnosis and repair of Construction Equipment, both in shop and at remote
  locations
  • Specialized in demolition equipment, hydraulic, electrical, and computer-based diagnostics
  • Communicated with customers
 
U.S. Army, Ft. Riley, KS
1992-1995
Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery  
63D, Self-Propelled Field Artillery Repairer  
  • Responsible for diagnosis and repair of M109 howitzers, M548 ammo carriers, M88A1 recovery
  vehicles, and 113 family vehicles
  • OJT cross-trained as:
  • 45D, Self-Propelled Field Artillery Turret Mechanic
  • 63B, Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic
  • 52D, Power-Generation Equipment Repairer
  • 63S, Heavy-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic
 
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