Tricia M. Homis
cell/voicemail: 408.205.5815
t [at] triciahomis [dot] com

 

Objective
To work in a technologically challenging environment where I am constantly learning.
Experience
Computer Resource Specialist II; UC Santa Cruz
Transportation and Parking Services Department
 
January 2003–Present          Santa Cruz, CA 
•  Maintenance of a network of Macs and PC's, including troubleshooting, hardware installation, and peripheral control
•  Setup and administration of websites and databases using Mac OS X Server/Filemaker Server
•  Database and website design and maintenance
•  Customize solutions to multiple user groups
•  Assist in keeping Permit Point of Sale system up and running
Customer Service Rep/Technician; Computerware By Elite 
October 2001–December 2002          Santa Cruz, CA 
•  Worked with customers to determine applicable system for their needs
•  Hardware/Software troubleshooting and installation, experience with Mac Test Pro
•  Kept abreast of constant hardware/software releases, major and minor OS issues
•  Dealt with Apple Technical Support on near daily basis
SQA Contractor; Apple Computer, Inc./MODIS IT 
June 2000–October 2001          Cupertino, CA 
•  Tested a wide range of components on Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2.1/Mac OS X.1
•  Software Update for OS X [10.0.1 through 10.0.4]
•  Direct work with terminal/command line interface and two-machine debugging
•  Knowledge of testing methodologies, tools, and bug writing/regression
Customer Service Rep/Asst Manager; Computerware, Inc. 
Nov. 1999–May 2001          Santa Clara, CA 
•  Assisted customers with choice of computer, software, and accessories
•  Troubleshooting of system software, conflicts
•  Hardware installations, including memory, hard drives, general repair
•  Various administrative/inventory duties
Independent Consultant; Self-employment 
Jan. 2000–Present          Bay Area, CA 
•  Troubleshooting of operating system problems, hardware malfunctions
•  Advise clients on purchase of equipment, software, accessories
•  Instruct clients in basic functioning of Macintosh
•  General data work/Powerpoint presentations
Additional employment available upon request.
Skills
Software: 
Adobe Photoshop/Image Ready, ATM Deluxe, PageMaker, GoLive, Illustrator. Quark XPress. Macromedia FreeHand, Flash. Word/Excel/PowerPoint. All versions of Netscape and Microsoft Browsers. iMovie, iTunes, AppleWorks. SoundJam. Audion. Toast and Apple's DiscBurner. Knowledge of FTP, telnet, UNIX commands and basic shell scripting. Strong knowledge of HTML. Rudimentary knowledge of Perl/C programming and CSS.
Hardware: 
Can build and pillage a Mac [hard drives, memory, video cards]. Complete knowledge of Apple systems and a large amount of third party hardware [printers, scanners, digital cameras, CD burners, mp3 players, etc]. Experience with FireWire, USB, SCSI, and Networking peripherals.
Education
California State University, Fresno 
1995–1999          Fresno, CA 
Bachelor of Art in Graphic Design

Gavilan Community College 
2003–Present          Gilroy, CA 
Continuing Education - Unix

Also learning Perl through private instruction.

References
Available upon request.