MICHAEL JOHN DEXTER
35 Plant Avenue
Hudson, Massachusetts
01749-1427

Telephone: (978) 562 - 3017
Cellular: (617) 584 - 7080
Work: (781) 372 - 3471

 
OBJECTIVES :
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 skills to the fullest advantage.
 
     
  WORK HISTORY :  
   
March 2000 - Present
ClearCase Technical Support Engineer, Rational Software
 
  • 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.
October 1999 - March 2000
Consultant Associate for IMI Systems Inc. at Compaq Computer
 
  • 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)
May 1998 - Current
Independent Consultant
 
  • 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
July 1999 - October 1999
Technology Support Group, United Parcel Service
 
  • 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
April 1997 - July 1999
Minolta Business Systems
 
April 1998 - July 1999
Technical Product Specialist
 
  • 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
 
November 1997 - April 1998
Shop Technician
 
  • 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
 
July 1997 - November 1997
Dispatch coordinator
 
  • 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
 
April 1997 - July 1997
Certified Account Executive
 
  • 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
November 1996 - March 1997
Certified Sales and Leasing Consultant, Midway Nissan
 
  • 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
July 1996 - November 1997
Assistant Used Car Manager, Certified Sales and Leasing Consultant, Victory Ford
 
  • 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
November 1995 - July 1996
Chief Operations Manager, Escort Limousine
 
  • 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
January 1995 - November 1995
Certified Sales and Leasing Consultant, Victory Ford
 
  • 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
  TECHNICAL EXPERTISE :    
   
HARDWARE :
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
SOFTWARE :
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
Desktop/Server Products :
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
Networks:
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
     
  CERTIFICATIONS : A+ Certified; MCP; MCSE in NT 5.0 (pending),
       
  EDUCATION :  
   
January 15, 2001 - January 19, 2001
Pinnacle Training Centers
Stoneham, Massachusetts
  Certificate Program - Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
     
September 1999 - March 2000
Clark University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
 

Certificate Program - Microsoft Windows NT

     
October 1998 - May 1999
Clark University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
 

Certificate Program - P.C. Service and Support

     
September 1991 - May 1992
Mt. Wachusett C.C.
Gardner, Massachusetts
 

Associates Program - Criminal Justice