PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

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CHRISTOPHER GURLEY

**** ********** ****** ****, ***********, PA 17225 H: 717-***-**** C: 717-***-**** ac2rgj@r.postjobfree.com Experienced technician with excellent client and project management skills. Action-oriented with strong ability to communicate effectively with technology, executive, and business audiences. Articulate and driven to succeed. I put my company and my skills as a technician on hold to take up the responsibility of caregiver for my mother when she needed it. With her recent passing I am looking forward to getting back to my roots as an independent technician Strong verbal and written communication

Self-motivated and independent worker

Powerful negotiator

Client assessment and analysis

Hungry for work and a new career

Strong work ethic

Excellent troubleshooter

Fast learner and easy to train

Able to carry a 100lbs + up a ladder

Comfortable working in difficult climates

Extremely tech savvy

DATA RECOVERY AID, INC

CEO and Data Recovery Sales/Technician Lancaster, Pa September 2002 - March 2011 CEO, Founder, and Operator of Data Recovery Aid, Inc Responsible for all written communication from Website to basic emails for all customers Repair and recovery of damaged hard drives and corrupted files Familiar with the installation and recovery environments of Windows 95 to 7 and all iterations In between, some Linux, Unix, and Mac

Created multiple networks designed for file recovery and virus isolation Responsible for building and maintaining dozens of recovery specific PC's from the hardware to the software

Responsible for repairing hardware and configuring laptops, desktop, RAID's, NAS, and Tape drives Familiar with installation and operating Exchange Server, SQL Server, Quicken, QuickBooks, all MS Office, some POS, many types of specific tape back up software, and nearly all Recovery software Provided sales and support directly with other CEO's, Military personnel from all branches, Law EDUCATION

enforcement, legal teams, City governments, your average PC user, and on one occasion NASA Ran CAT 5, dedicated phone, and cable lines for multiple offices across multiple levels UNITED CEREBRAL PALASY OF SOUTH CENTRAL PA

I Worked As A Caregiver For A Client Who Had Special Needs. Chambersburg, Pa January 2008 - May 2017 Provided round the clock in home care for specials needs patient (my Mother) Worked with Doctors and Nurses to establish best course of treatment for patient with multiple disabilities Patient was bariatric, non-ambulatory and required a wheelchair and Hoyer lift to simply leave the house Advanced arthritis left patient unable to use hands to feed herself Responsible for ALL details of living: special meal creation, shopping, dressing, personal hygiene, medication administration, transport to and from dialysis (3 days a week) and transport to a prolific amount of doctor appointments

The degenerative nature of the combined illnesses required an increasing amount of dedication until her death on May 27, 2017

BIRCHES GARDEN ARABIANS

Horse Care Taker and grounds keeper Greencastle, Pa January 2013 - August 2017 Transferred horses from stalls to field

Cleaned and prepared stalls

Fed, watered, brushed and looked after general health of the horses Stocked straw and hey

Mowed, weed whacked, pulled weeds, and general grounds keeping Exercised horses

Trimmed and cut back trees and shrubbery on the premises BACHELOR OF HUMANITIES Communications/ writing instensive Penn State University

State College, PA 3 credits shy of my degree in Jan, 2000 Recipient of Pell Grant and Perkins Scholarships (both depend on a high GPA 3.5 and above for acceptance)

Winner of the Golden Key award

Member of the Honor Society 3 years in a row

I left my last 3 credits unfinished due to personal illness and then a cascade of life mishaps, and then finally I started my own company which didn't require a degree

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