| John W. Murch |
| john at johnmurch dot com http://www.johnmurch.com |
| Education | University of Vermont(UVM) Burlington, Vermont | May 2006 | |||
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| Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science | |||||
| Minor in Business Administration | |||||
| Certification | CompTIA A + Certification | November 2000 | |||
| Computer Skills | Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP, Apple OS X, Familiar with Linux and FreeBSD | ||||
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| Leadership Activities | College of Engineering and Math (CEM) Student Leadership Council | Spring 2005 - Present | |||
| President UVM Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE) | Fall 2003 - Present | ||||
| Vice President UVM IEEE | Fall 2002 - Spring 2003 | ||||
| Grants and Awards | 2006 Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Student Branch Award | ||||
| 3rd Place Recipient of 2003 IEEE Region 1 Student Paper Contest | |||||
| 2002 Recipient of University of Vermont's URECA! (Undergraduate Research Endeavors Competitive Awards) | |||||
| 2002 Recipient of Sigma Xi's Recipient of Grants in Aid of Research Program (GIAR) programs for Vermont Chapter and Sigma Xi National | |||||
| Work Experience | Help Center Intern | September 2005 - January 2006 | |||
| Burton Snowboards Burlington, VT Perform help desk/troubleshooting support for employees via phone and on-site. Deal with internal customers in calm and professional manner. Customized a network boot disk. Assisted in Computer lease return for over 140 computers. |
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| Technology Collaborative Action Teams (TechCATS) & Jr. Doctor Program | Spring 2004 - Present | ||||
| Center for Teaching and Learning UVM Burlington, VT Assisted faculty members creating WebCT courses for their classes. Helped faculty members and students build websites using Mozilla Composer. Assisted in maintaining Movable Type and Wordpress blogs for faculty members and customized their own layouts. Designed and coded website for faculty members' research on Tablet PC. Setup and conducted focus group on Tablet PC. Assisted faculty members and students in video editing using iMovie and Final Cut Pro. Developed a valid OPML Blogroll for the UVM community using PHP/MySQL, RSS, and XML. |
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| IT Internal Support Internship | May 2005 - August 2005 | ||||
| Boston Engineering Corporation Waltham, MA Assisted in VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) implementation with 30 Polycom phones using Asterisk. Provided Desktop support for 30 users using Windows 2000. Implemented a Kickstart script update instant messages in jabber for ssl upgrade. Bundled and labeled 30 cables for installation of new rack in server room. |
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| Internship | Summer 2003 and 2004 | ||||
| Microstrain Williston, VT Performed measurements for implantable wireless sensors. Established communication between Chipcon Zigbee development kit. Developed program to configure offset of thermocouple dependent on all types and temperatures from 0 to 700 degrees C. (Summer 2004) Integrated a Linksys Wet11 into MicroStrains Wireless Web Sensor Network. Throughput soldering of 20 MicroStrain Demod-DVRT. Revised manuals for MicroStrain's G-Link and Wireless Web Sensor Network. (Summer 2003) |
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| Assistant in Sales and Service | June 2002 - August 2002 | ||||
| We Are Golden: Computers Wireless and More Union, NJ Diagnosed and repaired customer computers (Win9x/NT/2k/XP) and assisted in sales. Built custom component desktops for customers. Performed virus removals, upgrades, and tune ups. Performed on-site installation and repair for customers. |
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| Technical Engineer | October 2001 - March 2002 | ||||
| Calacom Associates Westfield, NJ Repaired and configured computer components to meet customer's requirements. Performed on-site troubleshooting for business clients and customers. Answered phones and provided customer services. Sales representative for company at computer shows. |
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