CONTACT INFO
Nick Simpson
1430 S Church St.
Jacksonville, IL 62650
US
nix@nixweb.org
Home: 217-370-4046
Contact Preference: Email
URL: www.nixweb.org
RESUME  
Resume Value: w4p86jh6y9vx69nz   Resume Headline: Webmaster - Web Designer  

 

Nickolas J. Simpson

1430 S Church St. Jacksonville, Illinois  62650
Phone: 217.370.4046
E-Mail: nix@nixweb.org 

 

Career-minded, individual with outstanding interpersonal skills seeking employment in the computer and technology field.

 

Qualifications

 

  • Broad knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and operating systems.
  • Experienced in HTML, PHP,  JAVA, and DHTML.
  • Proficient in Vantive, Lexmark Markvision, Active Directory, and Visio.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and stress tolerance.  Applicant works well under pressure and meets deadlines.

 

Work Experience

 

The Corduroy Couch - 235 W Walnut St. Jacksonville Illinois 62650             Phone: 217.370.4046

2005 to present

Owner and operator of local smoke shop and lounge.   Have kept up on computer skills by working on my own websites and networking needs in the shop and at home.

 

Getronics - 607 East Adams, Springfield, Illinois 62701                                 Phone: 217.747.7495

May, 2000 to 2005

Primary responsibilities include technical support of DCFS personnel including all software, hardware, and usage issues, provide limited mainframe support, and Windows NT/2000 network troubleshooting. Complete all required support documentation.

 

Cybertek - 1275 Sandusky Road, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650                Phone: 217.291.2000

February, 2000 - May, 2000

Primary responsibility was to provide support for policy-related issues for multiple insurance companies, policyholders, and agents.

 

PSO - 1012 North, Springfield, Illinois                                                            Phone: 217.726.0492

September-December, 1999 (Hired for contracted DCFS hardware refresh project)

Primary responsibilities included Y2K compliance testing and BIOS upgrading, software configuration for DCFS on desktop computers, including AAS400 emulation software, IBM mainframe emulation software, NT user configuration, Microsoft Office 2000, Dell Client Manager software, anti-virus software, and SNA client configurations.

 

Computer Center - Jacksonville, Illinois.

Part-time, 1999

Assisted with computer building, repair, and installing after-market hardware and software.

 

Education

              

  • Computer Operating Systems & Business Applications, Lincoln Land Community College, earned 3 credit hours, grade of "A".
  • Small Business Management, Lincoln Land Community College, earned 3 credit hours, grade of "B".
  • Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville, Illinois, graduated 1997.

 

SUMMARY
Desired Salary/Wage: 16.00 USD Per Hour
Current Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager)
Years of relevant work experience: 10+ to 15 Years
Work Status: US - I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.
Active Security Clearance: No
Target Job: Target Job Title: Webmaster - Web Master
Alternate Target Job Title: Web Site Design
Desired Job Type: Employee
Intern
Temporary/Contract/Project
SeasonalTemporary/Contract/Project
Desired Status: Full-Time
Part-Time
Per Diem
Target Company: Industry: Internet Services
Telecommunications Services
Management Consulting Services
Computer Software
Healthcare Services
Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
Government and Military
Business Services - Other
Computer/IT Services
Occupation:
    IT/Software Development
  • Computer/Network Security
  • Desktop Service and Support
  • Network and Server Administration
  • Other/General: IT/Software Development
  • Systems Analysis - IT
Target Locations: Selected Locations: US-IA
US-IL
US-IL-Southern
US-IL-Springfield/Champaign
US-IN
US-MO
US-MO-Springfield/Joplin
US-MO-St. Louis
US-NC
US-NV
US-NV-Las Vegas
US- NV-Reno
US-OH
US-OK
US-TN
US-TN-Memphis
US-TN-Nashville
US-TX
US-UT
US-IL-Bloomington/Peoria
Relocate: Yes
Willingness to travel: Up to 100%
Education: Jacksonville High School US-Illinois-Jacksonville
High School or equivalent
Average Student, Science Club, Wrestling
Lincoln Land Community College US-Illinois-Springfield
Some College Coursework Completed
Small Business Management
Experience: 3/2005 - Present The Corduroy Couch Jacksonville, Illinois
Industry: Retail
Owner/Operator
Ran local smoke shop that sold cigarettes and smoking accessories.

Maintained local network in the office.

I ran and operated the brick and mortar store and the website for the same.
5/2000 - 6/2005 Getronics Springfield, Illinios
Industry: Computer/IT Services
Tech Analyst II
Primary responsibilities include technical support of DCFS personnel including all software, hardware, and usage issues, provide limited mainframe support, and Windows NT/2000 network troubleshooting. Complete all required support documentation.

Worked with Active Directory, SMS, Citrix, Vantive Ticketing System and many other industry standard apps for desktop support.
2/2000 - 5/2000 Cybertek Jacksonville, Illinois
Industry: Insurance
Policy Holder Specalist
Primary responsibility was to provide support for policy-related issues for multiple insurance companies, policyholders, and agents.

Also assisted with netwok share setup and OCR project to move all old hardcopies of the policies to softcopies available to all specialists.
9/1999 - 12/1999 Perfect Service Organization Springfield, Illinois
Industry: Computer/IT Services
Software Install Technician
Hired for contracted DCFS hardware refresh project as part of the installation/deployment team.

Primary responsibilities included Y2K compliance testing and BIOS upgrading, software configuration for DCFS on desktop computers, including AAS400 emulation software, IBM mainframe emulation software, NT user configuration, Microsoft Office 2000, Dell Client Manager software, anti-virus software, and SNA client configurations.
1/1999 - 9/1999 The Computer Center Jacksonville, Illinois
Industry: Computer Hardware
Hardware/Software Tech
Assisted with computer builds, repairing customers computers, and installing after-market hardware and software on cutomers machines.

System cleanup, defrag and virus protection services rendered on many computers as well.
Skills: Skill Name Skill Level Last Used/Experience
Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Homesite, and other Web De Expert Currently used 10 years
Quality Control/Quality of Service Assessment Expert Currently used 5 years
Quickly Adapt To Workplace and Co-Workers Expert Currently used 10 years
Quickly Learn New Software and Procedures Expert Currently used 10 years
Phone Support Of Proprietary Software Expert 1 year ago 5 years
Customer Service Expert Currently used 10 years
Microsoft Office Expert Currently used 10 years
Windows NT,2000,XP Expert Currently used 10 years
Photoshop Intermediate Currently used 5 years
Web Development/Design Expert Currently used 10 years
Vantive Ticketing System Expert 1 year ago 5 years
Network Setup and Configuration Intermediate Currently used 10 years
End User Software and Hardware Troubleshooting Expert 1 year ago 5 years
Languages: Languages Proficiency Level
English Fluent - Full Knowledge