Paul Trudeau
**** *** ***** ***** ********, TX **227
Mobile: 469-***-**** Landline: 214-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
Work Experience
Insurance Agent
Self-Employed - Savannah, TX
February 2006 to Present
• Provide guidance for clients in fiduciary relationships by listening to their needs and aligning various products required to ensure that they obtain their financial goals - mortgage elimination, education funding, lost breadwinner income indemnification, lifestyle continuation, income streams, retirement and estate planning.
• Design presentations and illustrations to make complex financial concepts and products easily comprehensible, and tailor these products for best fit scenarios.
Network Technician III
New Orleans Public Schools
3520 General DeGaulle Drive, New Orleans LA 70114 Suite 5055 504-***-****
August 2001 to September 2005
• The focus of my position was to insure the stability and usability of the network to guarantee maximum uptime for principals, teachers, staff and students for continual communication with servers and peers. Successfully implemented and administered support for over 400 PCs and servers in my twelve assigned schools. Significantly reduced maintenance by centralizing software support by interoffice WAN. Solved networking problems in routers, switches, digital and analog systems.
Have expertise in all Windows Operating System versions.
• Designed macros for customers to automate all routine tasks. Assisted teachers and office personnel with Microsoft Office software issues and hardware issues.
• Able to punch down cables, wire patch panels and trace connectivity problems. Own and know how to efficiently use the latest troubleshooting equipment, including the Byte Brothers TRV 10/100 and Microtest MicroScanner.
Laid Off because of Hurricane Katrina.
Computer Specialist
City of Kenner
1801 Williams Blvd, Kenner LA 70062 504-***-****
November 1991 to January 2000
Was the Supervisor for the city IT PC Department. Responsible for all recommendations for all departments concerning hardware and software.
Also taught Microsoft Office classes to city employees.
Instructor
Innovative Endeavors, Southern University 504-***-****
6400 Press Drive, New Orleans LA 70126
Fall 2000 – Spring 2005
Taught Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and computer literacy classes to at-risk 7th and 8th grade students from Carver Middle School, St Bernard Housing Project and Carver Housing Project through Project Alert Program on Saturday mornings. Responsible for interacting with the students also in an out-of-school environment, counseling parents as well as the students. Responsibility also included being a big brother, example and mentor to the students, taking them to extracurricular and cultural events, and exposing them to different aspects and viewpoints of life. Emphasis was on instilling into the students that they could be whatever they set their minds to be.
Education
Associate of Arts in Electronics Technology
Delgado Community College - New Orleans LA 504-***-****
Sept 1988 to May 1990
Licenses
Producer
Texas Dept of Insurance Agent Producer's License