Experience
**/**** – present PRO Consulting Services Inc
Houston, Texas
Application Support Specialist
Responsible for report generation and maintenance using Excel/VBA, data processing, client account placement and maintenance, basic programming. Technical and administrative support for operating systems and software application. Conducting and reporting results of the internal Information Security Management System.
11/2007 - 10/2008 IntelliTax / Orrtax Software Solutions
Houston, Texas
Customer Support Representative (Support Analyst / Tier II)
Over the phone training, support and assistance on the usage and
installation of proprietary tax preparation software application.
as a member of the Tier II team, advanced support on the
installation and troubleshooting on a more complex network
environment, as well as troubleshooting and exporting data from
the SQL database used by the software application.
05/2004 - 11/2007 Freelance Consultant
Services offered to small/home businesses, troubleshooting
hardware and software, hardware/software installation and
upgrades, training in computer applications, research, analysis
and development of small applications solutions. Some examples:
05/2004 - 06/2004, 10/2004 - 02/2005, 04/2005 - 05/2005
01/2006 - 02/2006, 08/2006 - 09/2006, 03/2007 - 04/2007
Aziz Jewelers Wholesale
El Paso, Texas
Development of Point of Sale small application in FoxPro,
computer procedures for clerical functions, upgrades of computer
equipment, digital imaging.
07/2004 - 09/2004
Speedee Prints
Charlotte, North Carolina
Training in computer applications, stationary and labels design,
upgrade from modem to DSL internet connection.
05/2005 - 12/2005
Internacional de Cajas, SA de CV
Monterrey, NL MX
Project for administrative package synchronization between main
office in Mexico with the 3 satellites offices in the US
(Houston, Dallas and San Antonio TX), Customer Service support
and sales for three months in the Houston office.
07/99 to 04/2004 UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.
El Paso, Texas
• User Support Group - Borderwide (since 01/00)
Troubleshooting and testing of computer in-house application,
research and analysis for application enhancement and
upgrading, communications liaison between users (Operations) and
IT (HelpDesk/Software Developers) department, EDI liaison for the Southern border accounts, technical documentation writing and reviewal.
• Delphi Team (07/99 to 12/99)
Border Cargo Selectivity reporting to US Customs of Delphi
shipments, monitoring of shipments once that they got into
US Customs facilities, minor clerical tasks like:
generating reports from computer application, filing and archiving.
05/98 to 02/99 El Paso Los Angeles Limousine Express
El Paso, Texas
Computer Technician / General Manager’s Assistant
Primary Duties:
Troubleshooting hardware (printers, monitors, communication between computers), troubleshooting programs in Basic, implementing and upgrading macros in Lotus 1-2-3 worksheets, clerical tasks assigned by the Company’s
General Manager (asking for quotes, arranging meetings, etc.)
10/94 to 01/97 Desarrollo y Control, S.A. de C.V.
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
Software support / Trainer
Primary Duties:
Customer training in the use and implementation of a
business software application, consulting in hardware and
software acquisition, minor hardware upgrading and installing.
01/88 to 10/94 Internacional de Cajas, S.A. de C.V.
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
Data Systems Manager ; Administrative Assistant
Primary Duties:
Implementation of a Local Area Network, system analyst and programmer, bookkeeping, implementation of a business application, payroll, inventory control, supervising personnel, accounts receivable and payable, administration of the information flow between office personnel and the owner.
Education
01/98 to 01/99 El Paso Community College
El Paso, Texas
Business Administration
08/86 to 05/90 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Facultad de Ciencias Fisico-Matematicas
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
Licenciado en Ciencias Computacionales
(US equivalency Bachelor of Science in Computer Science,
by comparison of courses listed by UTEP)
Special Skills Fluent in Spanish
Administrative knowledge
Good communications skills
Computer knowledge MS-DOS and Windows environments
Novell Netware
Programming languages: Basic, Pascal, VBScript, C, Python, Perl
Relational Databases design and programming:
FoxPro, dBase, Access, SQL
Spreadsheets: Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro, Excel
Communications : File transfers (FTP), e-mail
HTML, JavaScript, AutoHotkeys, scripting languages
Hardware installing/removal
References Available upon request.