Engineer High School

Oser Computer Solutions

Helping Window users switch to the Mac

James H. Oser

(Jim)

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Novato, CA. 94947-3726

Cell: 415-***-****

Email: abo7he@r.postjobfree.com

Web site: http://www.OserConsulting.com

Skill set:

System Administration (Mac OS X Server and Mac OS X Desktop, Linux, Unix)

Programming (ruby on rails)

System IntegrationEmployment Record:

April 1999 to presentOwnerOser Computer Solutions (aka Oser Consulting)

113 Santa Maria Dr.

Novato, CA. 94947

I am a certified member of the Apple Consultants Network (ACN). I do system

administration for companies who need part-time but not a full-time system administrator.

I also rescue companies when the full-time system administrator makes a mistake.

Business clients include dentists, real estate agents, and accountants. Have worked for

the North Marin Water District(NMWD) and the Novato Chamber of Commerce.

Have created VPNs using SonicWall equipment.

Have used Microsoft Remote Desktop to log into XP machines from a Mac or from a PC. Also

used other remote software such as VNC, Timbuktu, ssh, ftp, Apple Remote Desktop (ARD).

Since 1999 I have serviced over 250 different clients.

October 2008 - present Founded, ran, and generally the main presenter of the Golden Gate

Computer Society Mac Special Interest Group (GGCS Mac Sig)

January 2004, January 2005, and January 2006 Answered questions at the Apple Consultants

booth at the San Francisco MacWorld conference.

January 2000 - March 2001 Founded, organized and ran the Golden Gate Computer Linux Sig.

Usually I was also the main speaker of these monthly meetings.

March 2000 - June 2000. Taught one class for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors,

Tuesday thru Friday in C Programming at Marin Catholic High School. Initially, the class

used the Symantec Mac compiler. I then installed the Mac Code Warrior compiler. Later, I

installed a Linux server on their network. The students then telneted into the server from

Macs and ran gcc. The final assignment was to work in a team and create a game.

Presentations

November 2009 North Bay Internet Sig, at O'Reilly's in Sebastopol, "Second Life"

December 2000 Novato Chamber of Commerce, Networking Alliance, "Common Computer Problems"

Discussed computer problems found in small and medium size businesses.

November 2000 Novato Sunrise Rotary "Common Computer Problems"

January 2000 Golden Gate Computer Society Wednesday SIG, "Introduction to Linux"

Presentation was for Windows PC users.

September 4, 1998 to April 9, 1999TrineCom (aka San Rafael MicroAge)

1099 D Street, Suite 205

San Rafael, CA. 94901

Sr. Systems Engineer

TrineCom does system administration for small businesses who use Southware Accounting

System on a SCO UNIX or WinIntel platform. Hired

for my SCO UNIX expertise, but spend more time solving Windows 95, 98 and NT problems.

Supported customers remotely via modem connections or went on-site.

Many problems involved Windows machines seeing UNIX and vice-versa. Customers had SCO

Vision, SCO Advance File and Print Sharing, or NFS. Configured local printers and remote

printers.

April 20, 1998 to July 15, 1998 (Contract)

Presage Software Development Company

901 E. Street

San Rafael, CA. 94901

Wrote C code for a 1st and 2nd grade girls' reading game for Macintosh and Windows

platform using an in house API.

December 15, 1997 to April 6, 1998Avirnex Communications Group

101 Rowland Way, Third Floor

Novato, CA. 94945

Telecom start-up. Went belly up right away.

Programmer

Siemens Business Communications Inc. (Formerly ROLM and IBM.)

Santa Clara, CA.

Development Staff Engineer

UNIX C Programmer

Worked for ROLM/IBM/Siemens for 12 years (10 years in Silicon Valley and 2 years in

Munich, Germany).

Certifications:

Apple Certified Support Professional 10.6 November 2010 (Snow Leopard certification)

Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.4 July 2006 (Tiger Server certification)

Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist 10.4 June 2006 (Tiger certification)

Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.3 July 2005 (Panther Server certification)

Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist 10.3 March 2004 (Panther certification)

SonicWall September 2001

Education:

University of Southern California, MS, June 1979

University of California, Berkeley, BS, June 1976

Operating Systems:

Mac OS X and older Mac versions.

Microsoft Desktop: 9X - XP, Vista, Windows 7

Microsoft Server: NT - 2003 including SBS 2003

UNIX: Linux (Ubuntu, Centos, Fedora, Red Hat, Suse, Knoppix, Caldera), SCO, Sun Solaris,

BSD

Amateur Radio Operator since age 13: WB6YAY

Languages:

Read, write and speak German.

Worked for 2+ years for Siemens in Germany.

Organizations, that I presently participate in.

Apple Consultants Network (ACN)

East Bay Ruby (Rails) Meetup Group

Golden Gate Computer Society (GGCS) Mac OS X Special Interest Group, co-founder

North Bay Internet Society (NBIS)

North Bay Linux User Group (NBLUG)

North Coast Macs Users Group (NCMUG)

San Francisco Ruby (Rails) Meetup Group

Toast of Petaluma Toastmasters Club

Organizations that I previously participated in:

Novato Sunrise Rotary Club, 2004 Secretary, 2001-2004 Webmaster

Golden Gate Computer Society Linux Special Interest Group, founder

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