Jody Wong

E-mail: jody_wong@hotmail.com
WWW: http://www.oocities.org/jodeman.geo

Work Experience

  • May 1997 - Present
      SGI - Silicon Graphics
    • B&B Solutions Inc., Laval, Quebec
      Technical Manager/Representative, Internet Marketer/Consultant/Researcher, Website Developer & Administrator, Graphics Designer
      • Technical Representative (PC and UNIX platforms with a heavy focus on Silicon Graphics (SGI) Workstations & Peripherals)
        • Systems/peripherals testing, troubleshooting, systems assembly, repair, customization, general maintenance, technical training/consultant
      • Online Internet Researcher, Consultant, and Advertiser
      • Architect, Administrator & Co-designer of Corporate Website Awarded BizCardz's Web Quality Award!
      • Online Marketer of Corporate Website, products & services.
      • Merchandise Shipping & Transport
      • Designed professional/individual logos and graphics including this spinning logo.

  • October 1995 - Present
    • Vitality Services, Montreal, Quebec
      Freelance Graphics Designer, Technical Consultant, Website Administrator
      • Creator and designer of graphical-based interactive multimedia brochures.
      • Architect, Administrator and designer of company website.
      • Designer of Company Logos
      • Resolved computer hardware and software problems.
      • Technical consultant


  • February 1997 - March 1997
    • Sodema Inc., Montreal, Quebec
      Call Center Agent
      • Working in a team of Call center agents, informed Credit Card clients of a major petroleum company of a new insurance program for their Credit Card.

  • August 1995 - February 1996
    • JW Designs/Computer Services, Lasalle, Quebec (p/t)
      Graphics Designer, Computer Technician
      • Created and designed graphical-based interactive multimedia brochures similar to the Multimedia Resume found at the top of this page.
      • Designed professional/individual logos and graphics.
      • Designed brochures and advertisments.
      • Designed professional/personal webpages/websites for use on the World Wide Web.
      • Computer technician and consultant

  • July 1995 - August 1995
    • Vancouver CommunityNet, Vancouver, British Columbia
      Volunteer
      • Assisted new users with registration and technical problems.
      • Reception/Answered help phone line questions about CommunityNet's system.
      • Minor bookeeping
      • Processed donations to the CommunityNet.
      • Processed mail, files, user registrations and memberships.

  • March 1995 - July 1995, January 1996 - December 1996
    • Audio Bibliophile, Montreal, Quebec
      Graphics Designer, Technical Consultant
      • Created and co-designed graphical-based interactive multimedia brochures and press releases.
      • Consultant and co-designer of store's corporate webpage for use on World Wide Web. (now offline)
      • Created & designed Catalogue of Merchandise.
      • Designed and implemented program for data backup.
      • Resolved computer hardware and software problems.
      • Provided product recommendation.

  • July 1994 - September 1994
    • Micro M.D., Lasalle, Quebec
      Technician
      • Assembled and repaired computers.
      • Software consultation.
      • Merchandise transport.

Computer Skills

    Hardware

    PC Platform

  • What do you wish to know? Ask me and I'll tell you if I've done it before. Like everyone else, I'm experienced in the upgrading and installation of various pieces of hardware.
  • SGI Platform

  • Extensive experience in maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting the following SGI Workstations.
    • SGI Indigo, Indy, Indigo2, O2, Octane, Personal Iris
  • Upgrading of CPU, Graphic boards, Memory, Motherboards, etc. on both PC and SGI platforms.
  • Preparing External Disk Drives in Enclosures
  • Networking an SGI Workstation onto an internal network.
  • Various hardware testing, formatting, maintenance & troubleshooting methods using Irix 5.2 - Irix 6.5 OS.
  • Software Installation
  • Software

    MS-Access, MS-Excel, MS-Word, WordPerfect, AmiPro, CorelDraw, Lotus Freelance Graphics, WinFax PRO, Paint Shop Pro, Audio Vendor & many others. This list is many years old. The list has grown enormously since then. Currently learning The Gimp and the Blender rendering program.

    Operating Systems

    MS-Dos, Microsoft Win3.x, Win95, Win98, SGI Irix 5.2 - Irix 6.5.x, Redhat 6.1 Linux, Mandrake 8.1 Linux.

    Internet Skills

    PINE/E-mail, rTIN/Usenet, Telnet, WS_Ftp, CuteFTP, Website designing, Website marketing. Am familiar with the following browsers: Lynx, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Neoplanet Browser

    In the past, I have used HotMetal HTML editor, Sausage Hot Dog HTML Editor, NetObjects NetFusion and Microsoft FrontPage. However, I prefer hand-coded HTML layouts and designs due to greater flexibility and control. All the following websites were coded using common notepads such as Microsoft Notepad that comes with Win95, Joe, Jot, Pico and/or vi that comes with Linux/Unix.

    Some of the Websites that I've worked on:

    Business Websites

  • B&B Solutions Inc. Awarded BizCardz's Web Quality Award!
  • BiblioNet
  • Finestone & Chan - Business & Investment Experts
  • Vitality Services
  • Personal Websites

  • Jodeman's Homepage
  • Jodeman's SGI & Stuff
  • Cutey's Clubhouse
  • Lasher's NTN Ruminations
  • Wong Wun Sun Association Dragonboat Team Homepage

I have compiled for your easy viewing: Websites that I have worked on

Education

1994 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Chinese: Mandarin, Level 2
1992 H&R Block, Montreal, Quebec
Basic Income Tax Preparation
1992 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Certificate of Chinese Language and Culture
1990-1992 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Major: Marketing
1987-1990 Dawson College, Westmount, Quebec
Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (Commerce)
1982-1987 Lasalle High School, Lasalle, Québec
Diplome en Etudes Secondaire

Languages

  1. English
  2. French
  3.  (Chinese)
    • Cantonese
    • Mandarin
    • Taishan dialects

Extracurricular Activities

Literature

  • Fantasy
  • Motivational (particularly Les Brown)
  • Personal growth (Dale Carnegie)
  • Science Fiction

Sports / Activities


Personal and professional references are available. They will be furnished upon request.

  © 1998 Jody Wong. All trademarks, logos & product names mentioned or displayed herein are the property of their respective holders.