Experience

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 2012Present (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.

L1 Tech Support

Bluehost.com

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry

July 2012September 2012 (3 months) Provo, Utah Area

Assist customers with technical issues surrounding their websites.

XML Editor

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Religious Institutions industry

January 2010March 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 2009October 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 2008August 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

HTML Specialist

Heritage Web Solutions

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry

January 2008March 2008 (3 months) Provo, Utah Area

• Created HTML files from provided PSD files
• Answered customer support calls
• Cross-sold services

Partner Account Manager

Overstock.com

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; OSTK; Internet industry

April 2006November 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 2005September 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 2003December 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

Direct Care Professional

California Vocations, Inc.

April 2000December 2002 (2 years 9 months) Paradise, CA

• Provided care for five adults with developmental disabilities
• Instructed adults in independent living skills
• Provided one on one training in independent living

Full-Time missionary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Religious Institutions industry

October 1997October 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 1996August 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

20102011

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Bachelor of Science, Business Management

20032004

Business, Finance, and Computer Science

Butte Community College

Associates of Arts, Business Administration

20012002

Economics, Accounting, Business

Activities and Societies: Institute Men's Association, SIFE

Butte Community College

Associates of Science, Computer Information Systems

19962001

Algorithms, C++, Visual Basic

Gridley High School

19921996