ERIK A. QUIST

513 E Fairlawn Drive

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 278-3974

cseaq@eiu.edu

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Business Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University Spring 1999

Major: Computer Management

Minor: Industrial Technology

University of Maryland College Park, MD

Major: Mechanical Engineering Jul 1994 - Dec 1996

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY

Major: Marine Engineering Jul 1992 - Apr 1994

Major: Marine Transportation

SKILLS DOS, Win 3.1/95/98/NT, UNIX, Mac, COBOL, Pascal, Visual Basic, HTML,

Internet(Netscape and Internet Explorer), E-mail, Dbase, Lotus, Oracle, Autocad R12,

Cadkey 4.0, WordPerfect, QuatroPro, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,

LAN installation/setup, NT Server administration, Technical writing skills,

Management skills, Adaptable to different environments.

EMPLOYMENT Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL

EXPERIENCE Night Lab Supervisor/Administrator July 1999 – Present

Supervise five computer labs

Keep computers and servers running properly

Install and configure LAN cards and other hardware

Install and configure new software

Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL

Extra Help – Human Resources June 1999

Queries on a CICS system

Updating contracts on a CICS system

Creating new contracts on a CICS system

Filing and sorting employee data

Domino's Pizza Mattoon, IL

Driver Aug 1998 – July 1999

Answer phones and take customer orders

Keep store clean and orderly

Make sure shelves are stocked

Pizza Hut Mattoon, IL

Shift Manager Jan 1997 - Oct 1997

Customer relations

Control labor usage during shift

Prepare food items

Maritime Administration, DOT Washington, DC

Administrative Assistant Oct 1994 - Apr 1995

Provide people with maritime information

update the student and ship databases(Dbase)

Provide Maritime Institutions and Labor Unions with information about students in the

Maritime Program

Create useful spreadsheets for displaying student and ship data

Sealand Tacoma, WA

Engine Cadet Fall 1994

Record gage readings from boiler to the engine log

Assist in engine maintenance including boiler cleaning, routine lubrication and

replacement of worn parts

Assist in machining and welding of parts using a variety of hand and power tools

Pumping ballast between tanks for proper trim of ship

Watch for signal bells from bridge and report changes in desired speed to the duty engineer

Totem Ocean Trailer Express Tacoma, WA

Deck Cadet Summer 1994

Keep navigational charts clean and orderly

Assist in navigation of vessel including entering way points into GPS, monitoring the

radar and celestial navigation

Take inventories of ship equipment

Taking soundings of ballast tank levels and recording them in the log

Checking to ensure proper securing of cargo

American President Lines San Francisco, CA

Engine/Deck Cadet Jul 1993 - Dec 1993

Assist in navigation of vessel including monitoring radar, entering way points in the GPS,

marking ship location on charts every half hour and celestial navigation

Create inventory spreadsheets for the ships safety equipment, movie library, lashing

equipment and charts

Assist in engine room maintenance including cleaning purifiers, routine lubrication and

replacement of warn parts

Assist in machining and welding of replacement parts using various hand and power tools

Pumping of diesel fuel from the holding tanks to the main fuel tanks

ACTIVITIES Association of Information Technology Professionals

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

National Eagle Scout Association

Intercollegiate Offshore Sailing Team

Intercollegiate Pistol Team