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.