ANDREW C. TRAPP HOME ADDRESS: CONTACT INFO: 1007 W. Clark St. Phone: 217 / 367-4970 Apt. #2 Email: dreamer-71@yahoo.com Urbana, IL 61801-2486 Web: www.geocities.com/dreamer-71 Employment Objective: Entry-level position in computer-related work. I am looking for a long- term career with opportunities for advancement. Fields of interest include computer troubleshooting & repair, scanner-related graphics design, HTML, and Windows 95-ME. Relocation is a possibility, although Illinois is preferred. Education: • College: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989-95 and 1997. Have completed my B.S. degree in ceramic engineering (available upon request), with electives in materials science. Graduated with a semester GPA of 3.335/4.0. • High school: Crete-Monee HS, Crete, IL, 1986-89. Designated an Illinois State scholar (top 10% of high school seniors). Lettered in track and math team. Member of National Honor Society. • Am presently working toward a CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification. Recent and Significant Job Experience: • Several miscellaneous and temp jobs to help support and put myself through college. • Amdocs, 2109 S. Fox Dr., Champaign, IL, 217-239-8799; Aug. 2000 to July 2001. Very broad range of duties, including: offloading of computer servers & other equipment; packing & processing of packages for shipment via UPS, USPS, FedEx, and Airborne; assisting other employees with any work or environmental problems they may have; employee relocation; building main- tenance; mail delivery; report processing; and some data entry. Strong multitasking skills required. • MetriTech Inc., 4106 Fieldstone Road, Champaign, IL, 217-398-4868; Feb. 2000 to July 2000. Educational scorer for math and science exams from Ohio and New York states. Duties include individual scoring of state-level exams, transport of scored exams to data entry, and providing guidance to other employees when they have questions about interpretation of exam answers or procedures. • U.S. Census Bureau, 125 W. Church St., Champaign, IL, 217-363-3830; Mar. & Apr. 2000. Census enumeration duties for the Champaign-Urbana and Univer- sity of Illinois area. Working as a team, we were responsible for the preparation, assembly, distribution, collection, sorting, and error- correction for the 2000 Census forms and related paperwork. Some travel was necessary for training, as was a pleasant and knowledgeable demeanor when meeting with Census form recipients. • Ford Motor Co., Lincoln Hwy., Chicago Heights, IL, 708-756-6600; Aug. 1995 to Sept. 1997. Automation tender on Taurus/Sable hood assembly line. Worked closely as a team to achieve becoming one of the first ISO-9000 certified in-plant assembly lines and, later, the first certified Ford Stamping Plant in all of North America. Emphasis was placed on improving both quality and efficiency. • Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; Aug.-Dec. 1992. Worked on a research project dealing with properties of superconducting YBCO materials. This assignment required taking the initiative and rapid, independent learning of the aspects of quality manufacturing and analysis to produce materials of varying compositions. Gave two presentations detailing the progress and results of my work. Other Skills: • Proficient on Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX-based systems. Assembled my computer from individual component parts, including selection, installation, and troubleshooting. This included designing the best computer possible for the desired applications within budget. • Experience includes use of Excel, Word, WordPerfect, vi, Netscape Communi- cator & Composer, Internet Explorer, Windows 3.1 through ME, Unix, Linux, Mathematica, various Internet-related programs, some PowerPoint, and several other document and graphics editors. Very computer-literate, an adept learner. • Experience in web page design and maintenance (self-taught). See my web pages (address above) for examples. Other web pages I've done include Lutheran Youth Organization (http://www.geocities.com/nowLYO) and the UIUC College Libertarians (http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/liberty). • Have had a broad variety of experiences with image scanning, editing of audio, video and images (including cropping, sharpening, size and resolution adjustment, conversion, nonlinear editing, and numerous other enhancements), video CD (VCD) creation and authoring, and web publishing. • Have working knowledge of laboratory instruments, including high-pressure die press, X-ray spectrometer, controlled atmosphere sintering furnace, sputtering machine, and related laboratory skills. • Have worked with various industrial machines: cutters, grinders, die press, punch press.