Travis H. Beaver
115 Pinebrook Drive
Rochester, NY 14616-1665
Phone: (585) 225-1656
E-mail: travbeav@rochester.rr.com
Home Page: http://home.rochester.rr.com/travbeav



OBJECTIVE

To obtain a professional position in the field of Information Technology which will effectively utilize the skills and work experience I have acquired during my past co-op, college, and full-time careers, while providing an opportunity for growth in those skills.

   
SKILLS Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, NT 4 Workstation/Server, 2000 Professional/Server, XP Professional
  Programming: HTML, Visual Basic 6, Borland C++, UNIX Bash shell scripting
  Software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, Macromedia Dreamweaver
   
EDUCATION Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
  Bachelor of Science - Information Technology, February 2002
Minor in Political Science
  Concentrations: Data Communications & Networking, and Network Administration
  Alumni Scholarship, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01
   
  Aquinas Institute of Rochester, Rochester New York
  New York State High School Regents Diploma, June 1998
  Albert R. Gaelens, C.S.B. Award for Outstanding Christian Character, 1998
  Keri Ann Manuszak Memorial Scholarship In Science, 1998
   

WORK EXPERIENCE

February 2002-Present - Continuing at Harris RF Communications as a full time Network Engineer as part of the Engineering I.T. Department. Duties include asset manangement, software compliance, engineering PC support, engineering server upgrades, network support and upgrades, general PC support, and audio/visual presentation setups, amoung others. Coordinated installation of, and responsible for the Division's "smart" electronic conference rooms' equipment and controls.
  May 2000-February 2002 - Information Systems Technician co-op position at Harris Corporation - RF Communications Division IS Department Desktop Support Group, 1680 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610. Full and part-time position based on season. Worked as part of the desktop support group with PC upgrades, new PC deployment, software troubleshooting, system rebuilds, asset disposal, basic network support, and upgrade of various 10-Base2 coax infrastructures to twisted pair, among several other duties. Assisted team in supporting over 1,200 PCs. Windows 95, NT4, and 2000 environments utilized.
  1996-Present - Self-employed on a need basis with computer consulting work. This has consisted of: hardware & software upgrades, full system rebuilds, system maintenance, technical support, connecting to the Internet, as well as pricing and building of new systems within financial constraints specified. Also design, install, and maintain several home networks, and build and support PCs for those customers.
  1992-2002 - Self-employed on a need basis with neighborhood landscaping and home improvement jobs such as mowing, design and construction of new gardens, garden and shrub maintenance, interior and exterior painting and staining, driveway sealing, ceramic tile repair and installation, and cable and telephone wall jack installations.
   
ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS Billiards, bowling, gardening, golf, home improvements, landscaping, skiing, computing, personal home page building, networking, architecture, drive-in movie theatres, ships, shipwrecks, history, construction, remodeling.
   
REFERENCES Excellent references available upon request.