Aurel (Adi) Cernea

8220 West River Road, # 222

Brooklyn Park, MN, 55444

Phone/Fax: (612) 560-7541

SUMMARY & OBJECTIVE

An individual with more than 8 years of experience in various computing environments including extensive experience in software development for educational and social work applications. Experience in all phases of the software engineering process with emphasis in PASCAL. Experience in Windows NT based, network administration. Also in different packages of software (Microsoft, Symantec, Borland), various operating systems (MS DOS, Windows NT, LINUX), Graphic User Interfaces (WINDOWS 3.1/3.11/’95), TCP/IP, IPX. My objective is to find a challenging job where I can use my skills and creativity.

EXPERIENCE

April 1997 - present Allina Health Systems

IS support/ System Analyst

April 1996 - April 1997 Alternative Resource Corporation Minneapolis, MN

Level 3 Helpdesk Technician for Allina Health Systems

January 1996-April 1996 Poliac Research Corporation Minneapolis, MN

Computer Consultant and Network Administrator

System Administrator for a Windows NT network, connected to the Internet through a LINUX firewall.

1994-1995 G&K Services Minneapolis, MN

Computer Consultant

1993-1994 Save the Children, Denmark, Craiova branch, Romania

Assistant to General Manager & PC Support Specialist

 

1993 COSA-INTARF Craiova, Romania

PC Support Specialist and Network Administrator

1990-1992 Computing High School Craiova, Romania

Teaching aide

EDUCATION

June 1997 - Crystal Reports for advanced user training session

January 1997 - Two weeks Windows NT 4.0 Server Administration training course

1991-1994 College for Artificial Intelligence and applied Software "COSA-INTARF", Craiova, Romania. BS in Computer Sciences ranked first in graduating class with a score of 90/100.

Programming Languages & Editors

Pascal, C, FoxPro, HTML, Brief and VI; MS Access 2.0, 95 and 97

Workstation Operating Systems:

· DOS · NT 3.51 & 4 (inc. Windows 2000 [NT5 betas])

· Linux (Redhat) · Windows 3.x, `95 & `98

Server Operating Systems:

· NT 3.51 & 4 (inc. Windows 2000 [NT5 betas]) · Netware 3.x, 4.x & some v5

Server Applications:

· Microsoft Back Office: ° Exchange 4.0 & 5.x · Novell Groupwise 3.x, 4.x & 5.2 · ARCserve -Netware to v6.1, NT to v6.61 · Backup-Exec -Netware to v7.5, NT to v7.1 · Symantec WinFax/TalkWorks · Cheyenne (CA) FaxServe · Apache Web

Network & Server Management:

· Compaq Enterprise Insight Manager · Novell ZENWORKS · Microsoft SMS

Enterprise Applications:

· ° Sybase ° Informix · Anti-Virus products from ° Dr. Solomons ° MacAfee ° Norton (Symantec) ° Cheyenne (CA)

Productivity Applications:

· Microsoft Office - ° Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, MS-Mail /Exchange /Outlook ° MS Money ° Frontpage ° Publisher · Lotus CC:Mail · Lotus Organizer · WordPerfect Office - ° WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Paradox, Corel Presentations, CorelCentral · Seagate - Crystal Reports (5.1, 6.0 and 7.0)

 

HARDWARE UTILIZED

IBM PC and compatibles, Macintosh

AWARDS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Social events organizer at St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church, St. Paul. Former president of the Parish Council during 1998.

HOBBIES

Learning new languages (I can speak English, French, Romanian, some Spanish and Japanese), soccer and acting.