David Ford
402 North Elm Street, Kimball, Nebraska, 69145
(315) 308-0842
dave@daveford.info
http://daveford.info
Objective
To obtain an Information Technology degree at Western Nebraska Community College.
Experience
Kimball Main Street Market – Carry out - August 2008 – May 2009
• Worked at Kimball Main Street Market from August 2008 to May 2009 as a Carry out. This job included carrying groceries, maintaining stock, and providing customer service.
Freelance Computer Maintenance and Repair - 2007-Present
• Perform computer software support. Also remove viruses, trojans, malware, and spyware from various machines.
• Perform computer hardware repair and replacement. Perform various upgrades, including RAM, power supplies, hard drives, motherboards, as well as other components.
• Configure wireless and wired home networks.
Volunteer
WyldRyde IRC Network – January 2010 – Present
Services Administrator of the WyldRyde IRC Network. Provide help to users free of charge. Help maintain the network servers.
Kimball E-Free Church - October 2010 – Present
Play percussion in youth group band once a week.
Lights and Sound – May 2010 – Present
Ran lights and sound for two musical productions at Kimball high school. Also have helped with various other programs in the control room.
Education
Kimball High School, Kimball NE
Pending High School Diploma - May 2011
Honor Roll 3 years.
WNCC, Scottsbluff, NE - December-May 2010
Completed Advanced Microcomputer Applications class as a junior in high school.
Final Grade: A
Achievements
Band
Lettered 2007-2010
District Music Contest – 2007-2011
Honor Band – 2010, 2011
Skills & Interests
Expertise: Computers, Hardware, Software, Networking, Web Services and Social Media
Interests: Reading, Travel, Drums and Percussion, Radio Broadcasting, Podcasting, RADAR, Music, Fitness.
Software Knowledge: Windows 98-7, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, CentOS), Mac OS X (Leopard, Snow Leopard), iOS, Android.
Software Knowledge: Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, Access), Google Docs, iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers), iLife (Garageband, iPhoto) WordPress, Drupal, Web Browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari), FTP Clients (FileZilla, WinSCP, Fetch, Transmit), VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Fusion.