Summary
I have always liked computers and technology. Linux has been a constant study since 2000 when I installed it for the first time as my primary operating system. I have an amateur radio operators license.
Experience
Terms of Service Agent
Bluehost.com
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry
September 2012 – Present (10 months) Orem, UT
Assist customers who have violated the terms of service. Sometimes because their accounts were compromised, or their email accounts were. Sometimes I assist the legal team with various issues.
XML Editor
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Religious Institutions industry
January 2010 – March 2012 (2 years 3 months) Greater Salt Lake City Area
• Accelerated the process of converting thousands of documents into an XML format.
• Accelerated the process of converting thousands of documents into an XML format.
• Evaluated documents for readiness to be transformed into an XML format.
• Developed applications to facilitate the transformation of documents into XML format.
• Developed processes to transform documents into XML format.
• Worked in an agile environment to meet deadlines.
Office Manager / Accounting Assistant
T&A Management
August 2009 – October 2009 (3 months) Greater Salt Lake City Area
• Performed accounting duties for customer businesses:
»» Bookkeeping
»» Payroll
»» Quarterly Taxes
• Ran the office in the afternoons unsupervised.
• Provided assistance to customers
• Helped digitize customer files for easier retrieval
Associate
Deseret Industries
Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Retail industry
March 2008 – August 2009 (1 year 6 months) Greater Salt Lake City Area
• Worked in the Collectables area.
• Priced Collectables in accordance with guidelines.
• Helped to keep other areas of the store clean, and organized as assigned.
• Worked cash register
• Interfaced with customers to provide assistance and a positive experience
Partner Account Manager
Overstock.com
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; OSTK; Internet industry
April 2006 – November 2007 (1 year 8 months) Cottonwood Heights, UT
• Worked to get new product on site, via third party drop ship program.
• Developed spreadsheet to quickly manually build product listings which took productivity to the same level as 4 people working.
• Kept pricing and product information accurate
• Helped to resolve customer service issues.
Collateral Review Auditor
Security Connections, Inc.
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Banking industry
June 2005 – September 2005 (4 months) Idaho Falls, ID
• Checked Mortgage Documents (Name Affidavits, Note, Note Addendums, Mortgage, and Mortgage Riders) for First Franklin Mortgages for accuracy, and completeness in preparation for their sale to investors.
• Completed Inventory of all Mortgages
• Worked on Special Projects Utilizing Excel and Visual Basic.
STC Lab Assistant
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
July 2003 – December 2004 (1 year 6 months) Rexburg, ID
The Student Technology Center's mission is to help students, faculty, and staff of Brigham Young University - Idaho to utilize all forms of technology efficiently.
• Facilitated the use of software for completion of projects
• Cross trained on new technologies to better assist customers
Full-Time missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Religious Institutions industry
October 1997 – October 1999 (2 years 1 month) Greater Denver Area
• Informed interested persons about the beliefs and teachings of the church
• Performed up to 4 hours of community service a week
• Provided instruction of up to twenty missionaries at a time
• Provided statistical reports weekly
Computer Tutor
Butte College
Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry
November 1996 – August 1997 (10 months) Oroville, CA
• Facilitated the use of software for completion of projects
• Helped to remodel two computer labs to better serve students and faculty
• Assisted in monitoring network conditions
Education
University of Phoenix
Masters of Science, Accountancy
2010 – 2011
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
2003 – 2004
Business, Finance, and Computer Science
Butte Community College
Associates of Arts, Business Administration
2001 – 2002
Economics, Accounting, Business
Activities and Societies: Institute Men's Association, SIFE
Butte Community College
Associates of Science, Computer Information Systems
1996 – 2001
Algorithms, C++, Visual Basic
Gridley High School
1992 – 1996