JACK ALAN NICHOLS ADDRESS and PHONE provided upon email request E-mail: jackn01234@yahoo.com   URL: www.psychobabyl.com NETWORK ADMIN & COMPUTER PROFESSIONAL 3D VISUAL FX & GAME ARTIST / WEB DEVELOPER WEB MASTER / INSTRUCTOR FOR WEB, I.T. , OFFICE & DESIGN APPLICATIONS      Over 25 years of computer related experience as a Computer Technician, Help Desk Technician, Systems Technician, Software Admin, Server Admin, and Network Admin in various platform environments such as early Macintosh, Amiga, IBM PC, Windows, Windows NT, DEC Alpha, Novell, Unix, and Linux.      Over 20 years of graphics related experience as a 3D Artist (PC Game Development), Visual Effects Artist (TV and Film), Web Design and Development. Includes 5 years experience in HTML web page design. Exposure to Pre/Post processing languages such as JavaScript, XML, Cold Fusion, PHP, ODBC and MySQL Databases. Over 4 years as an Instructor for IT , MS Office and Web and Graphic design applications at a Post Secondary, Vocational School.      Over 15 years of electronics related experience as an Electronics Technician, Electronics Assembler, Mechanical Assembler. Excellent soldering ability, and knowledge of color coding, schematics, component level troubleshooting and repair, electronics test equipment, and basic analog and TTL digital (Boolean) design principles.      Can work independently with little or no supervision, or as a member of a team. A balance of logical troubleshooting and resource management as well as artistic creativity. The desire to continually learn and meet new challenges. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 2007 2006 - 2007 2006 2006 2005 - 2006 2005 2000 - 2005 1999 - 2000 1991 - 1999 1990 - 1991 1989 - 1990 1988 - 1989 1988 -1988 1986 - 1988 -- Shipping and Receiving Lead MJF Media, Algood, TN -- Injection Molding Machine Operator - Parts Puller HMMI, Inc. Sparta, TN / Staffing Solutions -- CS Email Rep SunTrust, Inc. Cookeville, TN / Manpower -- CNC Machinist Big Bend Tech. (Rhythm NA), Sparta, TN / DP Personell -- Assembly Tech I / Fabrication Tech I Kingston Timers, Smithville, TN / Staffing Solutions -- Assembler Wal*Mart, Sparta, TN -- Painter / Maintenance Narrow Gauge Inn, Fishcamp, CA -- Instructor / Web Master MCed Career College, Fresno, CA -- Visual FX (effects) Artist Foundation Imaging, Valencia, CA -- 3D Artists (1.5 years) -- Systems Support Technician (4 years) -- Technical Support Rep (2 years) Yosemite Entertainment, Oakhurst, CA (formerly Sierra On-Line, Inc.) -- Service Manager MacSource Computers, Fresno, CA -- Computer Technician Computer Mart, Fresno, CA -- Assembler / Test Technicican Russco Electronics, Fresno, CA -- Computer / Electronics Technician Clovis Unified School District, Clovis, CA -- Assembler / Test Technicican Russco Electronics, Fresno, CA EDUCATION 2004 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2000 1997 1996 1996 1995 1995 1982 1982 1981 California State Bureau of Post Secondary and Vocational Schools - Authorization as Instructor for: Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Web Page/Digital Multimedia/Information Resources Design. CompTIA Linux + Certification CompTIA A+ Certification Typing Score 70 WPM - Microcomputer Education Center California State Bureau of Post Secondary and Vocational Schools - Authorization as Instructor for: Web Design , Microcomputer Applications, and Network Administration. Web Master Developer Certificate - 720 class hours - Microcomputer Education Center CompTIA iNet+ Certification Microsoft Education Certificate - Internet TCP/IP with Windows NT Srv/Wrkstn 4.0 Microsoft Education Certificate - Supporting Windows NT Server 3.51 / 4.0 Novell Education Certificate - NetWare 4.1x administration Novell Education Certificate - NetWare 3.1x Administration Silicon Graphics Education Certificate - Introduction to IRIX (SGI Unix) Graduate Missile Systems Analyst Specialist Certificate - U.S.A.F. Community College - 760 class hours A. S. Electronics Technology - 37 units applied - U.S.A.F. Community College McLane High School, Fresno, CA - Passed CHSPE
Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Server / Adv. Server / Home / Professional Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 / 4.0 Workstation / Server Microsoft Windows ME / 98 / 95 / 3.11 / 3.1 MS DOS 6.22 / 6.0 / 5.0 Phoenix DOS 3.3 Red Hat Linux 8.2 / 7.2 / 6.1 Mandrake Linux 10.1 / 9.2 / 8.2 / 6.5 Ubuntu Linux 6.06 / 6.10 SGI IRIX 6.x / 5.x NetBSD (Amiga) 1.0 Novell 4.x / 3.x MS Office 2000 / 97 / 95 Adobe Photoshop CS / 7 / 6 / 5.x / 4.x / 3.x Adobe ImageReady 3 Adobe Premiere 6 / 5.x / 4.x Lightwave 3D 8.3 / 7.5 / 6.5 / 5.6 / 4.0 DPS Perception VR HTML / DHTML / CSS Forms / Tables / Frames JavaScript / JScript Hand Code (Text Editor) / WYSIWYG Code Genie 3 / 2.x DreamWeaver MX / 4 / 3 Flash MX / 5 / 4 Fireworks MX / 4 / 3 Cold Fusion MX / 4.5 PHP / MySQL Microsoft IIS 5 / 4 / 3 Apache / ProFTP