2007-2008Web Developer, Sales Assistant, PRTech, LLC.
Sales Assistant and manager of all business accounts, whose duties include communicating with all present and new clients, creating sales estimates and quotes, pursuing sales opportunities, and coordinating company resources to fulfill customer needs. Development and maintenance of client websites, involving work with Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, and Kentico CMS. Web application development using C# under an ASP.NET 2.0 environment. Utilization of various skills including graphic design, photography, Japanese language ability, and programming.
2006-2007Information Technology Specialist, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Responsible for the repair and maintenance of all library computer systems and peripherals through daily interaction with all library staff. Serve as an information technology consultant for the library staff. Training of department student hires in troubleshooting hardware and software problems. Implementation of an interactive, geospatially aware Geographic Information System (GIS) web application to display digital aerial photographs on a Web Map System. Documentation of troubleshooting procedures for internal use and the creation of user instructions for staff and student use. Conducted workshops for continued staff learning covering a broad range of topics such as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to instant messaging and photo sharing in the Hamilton Library’s Web 2.0 seminar series.
Assistant Language Teacher, JET Programme, Fukuoka, Japan
Assistant teacher of English as a second language in 9 elementary schools and 1 junior high school in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Prepare English language teaching materials and instructing classes of up to 40 children aged 5 to 16. Directly responsible for consulting and collaborating with teachers in Japanese and executing lesson plans in the classroom. Solely responsible for monthly English language training seminars for 8 elementary school teachers. Conducted two English language teaching method seminars for elementary school teachers in Japanese.