Irmo, South Carolina ***** 803-***-**** home
803-***-**** cell
Email: abmuw5@r.postjobfree.com James D. Yoak, Jr.
Objective To leverage my management, personal and
professional skills in securing a position in the
Banking or Information Technology field.
Experience 2001-2009 Pitney Bowes, Inc West Columbia, SC
District Technical Consultant
Accompanying Sales personnel on customer calls to
assist in application development, data analysis,
order closure and product demonstration.
Responsible for approving all orders of shipping
and weighing software-based systems installation
process.
Analyzed business data determining software and
hardware compatibility with Pitney Bowes products.
Planned, organized and facilitated training for
district personnel on Pitney Bowes products.
2000-2001 Broadslate Networks Charlottesville, VA
Systems Engineer Manager - South Region
Pre and Post sales support for LAN/WAN DSL
customers.
Providing technical support and training for system
engineers.
Managed System Engineers in a four state region.
1997-2000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC Columbia, SC
Information/Systems Network Engineer
Network topology support, Cisco Router and Catalyst
Switch installation/configuration for several
remote Ethernet and Token Ring network segments
using ISDN circuits, frame relay circuits and
support.
Routing Protocol support with RIP, OSPF, IGRP and
EIGRP.
Routed Protocol experience with TCP/IP and IPX/SPX.
Day-to-day support of network connectivity for
multiple lines of business within the Blue Cross
organization.
Researching and installing IOS for Cisco routers
and switches.
1995-1997 CPU, Inc. Huntington, WV
President
Network design and implementation.
Computer maintenance contracts for businesses.
Cable plant installation and maintenance.
Awarded and completed a contract with the U.S. Army
Corp of Engineers to install a WAN to over 50 sites
along the Ohio River. This included installing and
configuring CSU/DSU's, Cisco routers and installing
networking and security software on all PC's.
1994-1996 T3 Corp. Huntington, WV
Project Manager
Maintained hardware repair on a 700+ user network
(microcomputers, Laser Printers, Plotters,
Scanners, etc.)
Installed peripheral equipment and software.
Installed network cabling (10baseT, Coax and
Fiber).
Supervised in updating computer systems.
1991-1994 Corwin Ford Sales, Inc. Mannington, WV
Finance and Insurance Specialist
Provided customers with finance opportunities to
acquire transportation.
Performed maintenance on several microcomputers and
printers.
1988-1991 Charleston National Bank Charleston, WV
Assistant Vice President/Compliance Officer
Assured that all Federal and State Laws, Rules and
Regulations were complied with.
Instructed seminars on various compliance issues.
Maintained a Compliance Help Desk for 140+ banks
located in West Virginia and all contiguous states.
Designed new loan documentation for Banker systems.
Produced a compliance newsletter that provided
information of new or changing laws, rules or
regulations.
1978-1988 First Exchange Bank Mannington, WV
Data Processing Manager/Auditor/Compliance Officer
Initiated the banks first in-house Mainframe
computer.
Maintained all computer systems and teller
machines.
Conducted regular audits on all banking functions.
Initiated a compliance symposium in the region in
which I was awarded the ABA's Presidential
Citation.
Skills Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Office, GroupWise, PCAnywhere, Cabletron
hubs, Cisco routers and switches, CSU/DSU, TCP/IP,
Category 5 cabling, Hubbell patch panels, 3Com
switches, WAN, LAN, Linux, TAO, RUMBA, Network
General Sniffer, Racal Wordnet, Netview 6000,
Larscom Multiplexer, Fluke LanMeter.
Certification
and Selective CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
Studies A+ Certification
MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional
ACRC - Advanced Cisco Router Configuration
I-NET+ Certification
CPC Certification - Certified Postal Consultant